Energy and communication infrastructure for disaster resilience in rural and regional Australia

Julie Freeman and Linda Hancock

Regional Studies, 2017, vol. 51, issue 6, 933-944

Abstract: Energy and communication infrastructure for disaster resilience in rural and regional Australia. Regional Studies. Australia's rural and regional areas are prone to frequent natural disasters with extensive socio-economic impacts. Resultant damage to large-grid energy and communication networks can lead to widespread, lengthy outages, signalling the need for alternative infrastructure developments to aid disaster risk reduction and resilience-building (DRRR). Distributed smart renewable energy micro-grid systems can mitigate adverse impacts through outage prevention and rapid service restoration, increase rural and regional resilience, and offer communities opportunities for socio-economic development. However, renewable energy and digital communications policy uncertainty currently adversely affects disaster preparedness and investment in alternative infrastructure, undermining rural and regional futures.

Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2016.1146403

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