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Nadimpalli, K.
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Exposure information is fundamental in the development of risk-assessment models for natural hazards, lifeline and infrastructure failures and their consequences. This research develops a comprehensive, consistent and standardised National Hazard Exposure Modelling Framework (NHEMF). The research identifies the fundamental data requirements and modelling to derive exposure information to enable a better understanding of the vulnerability of people, buildings, businesses, economy and infrastructure. A comprehensive literature review on disaster risk reduction from international, national and local level perspectives at various phases of disaster management identified different components of exposure information requirements and existing gaps. A workshop was convened with an aim to obtain current and future information requirements of researchers and end users for evidence based decision making. In parallel, a review was conducted to understand the existing exposure information provision capabilities across the nation. The information was processed to analyse gaps and to identify the priority areas for future investment in disaster mitigation. This presentation will outline the gap analysis and proposed framework. The 'Hazardous Substances Exposure Information Framework' will be demonstrated in the presentation as an example. Extremely Hazardous Substances (EHS) can be released accidentally as a result of chemical spills, industrial explosions, fires, or accidents involving railroad cars and trucks transporting them. Workers and residents in communities surrounding industrial facilities where EHS are manufactured, used, or stored and in communities along the nation's railways and highways are potentially at risk of being exposed to airborne EHS during accidental releases. The Hazardous Substances Information System (HSIS) and the National Pollutants Inventory (NPI) database are relevant subject matter systems but do not provide exposure information. The modelling framework provides a base to source and maintain exposure information to enable researchers and end users to reduce the risk from natural hazards for communities in Australia.
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