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Building back for a resilient future

Examine the differences between post-disaster vulnerability and resiliency

Learn about the contributing factors of disaster recovery with public policy scholar and crisis management expert, Dr Alastair Stark, followed by lunch at UQ’s stunning Brisbane City campus.

What’s Involved

Hear from Dr Alastair Stark about 3 of the most challenging issues in disaster recovery:

  • post-crisis learning
  • building community resilience
  • collaboration across agencies.

You'll also:

  • network with public and private sector professionals
  • enjoy a stand-up lunch and refreshments will be provided.

Who should attend

  • Public service and policy professionals
  • Members of the community with an interest in disaster recovery governance and policy

Cost

This is a free event.

About the Dr Alastair Stark

Dr Alastair Stark is a public policy scholar, a crisis management expert and has an ongoing interest in the institutionalization of participatory modes of governance. His current policy research examines the role that institutional amnesia plays in the policy process. His crisis management research has been focused upon the relationship between public inquiries and lesson-learning, and in relation to participatory governance he is currently examining the validity of different forms of deliberative democracy in the context of Australian environmental policy. Visit Alastair’s profile on UQ Experts.

Alastair is also the director of the Graduate Centre in Governance and International Affairs at UQ's School of Political Science and International Studies. 

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