An EconoTimes perspective

Dale Dominey-Howes

Professor of Hazards and Disaster Risk Sciences, University of Sydney

Professor of Hazards and Disaster Risk Sciences, University of Sydney I’m a global leader in natural hazards and disaster risk reduction My work spans the interface between the human and earth environments/sciences - exploring the characteristics of natural hazards (distributions, frequencies & magnitudes) and their impacts on people, communities and human systems.My socially oriented work examines human hazard knowledge and perception, action and inaction. The goals of my work are to: enhance community resilience; reduce losses from natural disasters; and develop appropriate disaster risk reduction strategies.