Emma Calgaro

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September 2, 2021

The Great Australian Dream? New homes in planned estates may not be built to withstand heatwaves

Victoria Haynes, University of Sydney; Dale Dominey-Howes, University of Sydney, and Emma Calgaro, University of Sydney

The research, focused on the Jordan Springs estate in Western Sydney, found houses were built close together and made from materials which exacerbate hot weather.

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April 29, 2021

‘We always come last’: Deaf people are vulnerable to disaster risk but excluded from preparedness

Emma Calgaro, University of Sydney; Dale Dominey-Howes, University of Sydney, and Leyla Craig, University of Sydney

Those with disaster experience said they hadn’t received proper warnings, which led to confusion, helplessness and panic. There was a sense that ‘we always come last’.

Picture painted by a primary school child in Sri Lanka after the tsunami in 2005. UNESCO World Heritage Centre

April 4, 2018

Children aren’t liabilities in disasters – they can help, if we let them

Christine Eriksen, University of Wollongong; Avianto Amri, Macquarie University; Briony Towers; Emma Calgaro, University of Sydney; John Richardson, The University of Melbourne; Katharine Haynes, Macquarie University, and Scott McKinnon, University of Wollongong

It’s understandable to want to shield children from the impacts of disasters. But research suggests that they should be given a voice in disaster planning and a role in reducing the risks.

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The Great Australian Dream? New homes in planned estates may not be built to withstand heatwaves

‘We always come last’: Deaf people are vulnerable to disaster risk but excluded from preparedness

Children aren’t liabilities in disasters – they can help, if we let them

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