By Professor David Sanderson

Books

Sanderson D, 2026, Design for Disaster Recovery Putting People First to Reset Humanitarian Aid in the Built Environment, Routledge

Sanderson D; Bruce L, 2020, Foreword

Sanderson D; Bruce L, 2020, Urbanisation at risk in the pacific and asia: Disasters, climate change and resilience in the built environment, http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780429290176

Aysan Y; Clayton A; Cory A; Davis I; Sanderson D, 1995, Developing Building for Safety Programmes Guidelines for Organizing Safe Building Improvement Programmes in Disaster-prone Areas, IT Publications

Sanderson D; Cowden B; Davis I; Twigg J, 1995, Disaster mitigation, preparedness and response: an audit of UK assets, IT Publications, Rugby

Book Chapters

Bird E; D'Antoine D; Davis S; Leadbeater A; Harkin J; Keedle L; Moreton M; Pelly E; Aldrich D; O'Hara D; Sanderson D; Williamson B, 2024, 'Disaster Recovery Almanac', in Disaster Recovery Almanac, UNSW HowWeSurvive, Sydney, Australia, https://howwesurvive.com/what-can-help#almanac

Sanderson D, 2024, 'Getting ahead of the curve – identifying opportunities to build resilience in urban disaster recovery', in Integrative Approaches in Urban Sustainability - Architectural Design, Technological Innovations and Social Dynamics in Global Contexts

Sanderson D, 2024, 'The importance of dignity in disaster recovery is too easily forgotten', in Brady K; Keen L; Diane N (ed.), Disaster recovery almanac, Volume 1, pp. 48 - 51, https://howwesurvive.com/what-can-help

Sanderson D; Patel R; Gleason K, 2023, 'Urban Health and Disaster Resilience', in McQueen DV (ed.), Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Global Public Health, Oxford University Press, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780190632366.013.441

Walker A; Sanderson D; Walliman N, 2023, 'Blending Leadership Philosophy and Practice in the Aid Sector in South Asia', in Handbook of Global Leadership and Followership, Springer, pp. 1 - 1

Sanderson D, 2023, 'Identifying Opportunities to Build Resilience in Urban Disaster Recovery', in Sustainable Built Environment [Working Title], IntechOpen, http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.109475

Walker A; Sanderson D; Walliman N, 2023, 'Blending Leadership Philosophy and Practice in the Aid Sector in South Asia: Versatility as Both a Leadership Attribute and Approach', in Handbook of Global Leadership and Followership Integrating the Best Leadership Theory and Practice, pp. 657 - 693, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-21544-5_40

Sanderson D; Bruce L; Sitko P, 2020, 'Climate and disaster risks, challenges and opportunities for resilient Pacific towns and cities', in Sanderson D; Bruce L (ed.), Urbanisation at risk in the Pacific and Asia : disasters, climate change and resilience in the built environment, Routledge, New York, pp. 22 - 33, https://www.routledge.com/Urbanisation-at-Risk-in-the-Pacific-and-Asia-Disasters-Climate-Change/Sanderson-Bruce/p/book/9780367258474

Sanderson D, 2020, 'Identifying resilience in recovery – complexity, collaboration and communication', in Sanderson D; Bruce L (ed.), Urbanisation at risk in the Pacific and Asia : disasters, climate change and resilience in the built environment, Routledge, New York, pp. 206 - 219, https://www.routledge.com/Urbanisation-at-Risk-in-the-Pacific-and-Asia-Disasters-Climate-Change/Sanderson-Bruce/p/book/9780367258474

Pettit C; Wentz E; Randolph B; Sanderson D; Kelly F; Reades J, 2019, 'Tackling the Challenge of Growing Cities: An Informed Urbanisation Approach', in Hawken S; Han C; Pettit C (ed.), Open Cities and Open Data: Collaborative Cities in the Information Era, Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-6605-5_9

Sanderson D, 2019, 'The importance of prioritising people and place in urban post-disaster contexts', in The routledge handbook of people and place in the 21st-century city, routledge, new york, pp. 252 - 262

Sanderson D, 2018, 'Implementing area-based approaches in urban post-disaster contexts', in , Asia Science Technology Academia Advisory Group (ASTAAG), pp. 48 - 50

Sanderson D, 2018, 'Balancing capacity with vulnerability: Dwelling on unstable land, Caqueta, Lima, Peru', in Housing Provision and Bottom Up Approaches Family Case Studies from Africa Asia and South America, pp. 315 - 329, http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780429452390-11

Sanderson D, 2018, 'Beyond ‘the better shed’', in Sanderson D; sharma A (ed.), The State of Humanitarian Shelter and Settlements 2018, pp. 2 - 9, https://www.sheltercluster.org/sites/default/files/The%20State%20of%20Humanitarian%20Shelter%20and%20Settlements%202018.pdf

Sanderson D, 2017, 'Cross-Sector Coordination and Collaboration for Humanitarian Assistance in a Disaster Recovery Setting', in Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Natural Hazard Science, Oxford University Press, Oxford, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780199389407.013.178

Sanderson D; Kayden JS; Leis J, 2016, 'Urban Disaster Resilience New Dimensions from International Practice in the Built Environment', in Sanderson D; Kayden JS; Leis J (ed.), , Routledge

Sanderson D; sharma A, 2016, 'Making the case for resilience', in sanderson D; sharma A (ed.), World Disasters Report, IFRC, Geneva, pp. 10 - 37, http://www.ifrc.org/Global/Documents/Secretariat/201610/WDR%202016-FINAL_web.pdf

Sanderson D; Sharma A, 2016, 'Making the case for resilience', in Sanderson D; Sharma A (ed.), World Disasters Report 2016 Resilience: saving lives today, investing for tomorrow, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, pp. 10 - 37, http://media.ifrc.org/ifrc/publications/world-disasters-report-2016/

Lyons M; Schilderman T; Sanderson D, 2013, 'Harnessing time: Reflections on constraints to development', in Sanderson D; Burnell J (ed.), Beyond shelter after disaster: practice, process and possibilities, Routledge, New York, pp. 25 - 29

Sanderson D, 2012, 'Livelihood protection and support for disaster', in Handbook of Hazards and Disaster Risk Reduction, pp. 697 - 710

Sanderson D, 2011, 'Livelihood protection and support for disaster', in Wisner BV; Gaillard J; Kelman I (ed.), Handbook of Hazards, Disaster Risk Reduction and Management, Routledge, pp. 655 - 668, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/267337334_Livelihood_protection_and_support_for_disaster

Sanderson D, 2002, 'Planning in Cities', in Zetter R; White R (ed.), Urban livelihoods, shocks and stresses, ITDG Publishing, pp. 116 - 130, http://dx.doi.org/10.3362/9781780441283

Sanderson D; Hedley D, 2002, 'Strengthening urban livelihoods in Zambia – PUSH II and PROSPECT', in Rakodi C; Lloyd-Jones T (ed.), Urban Livelihoods: A People-centred Approach to Reducing Poverty, Earthscan Publications Ltd, London, pp. 247 - 256, https://books.google.com.au/books?hl=en&lr=&id=iw3cwHUVAQsC&oi=fnd&pg=PA247&dq=Strengthening+urban+livelihoods+in+Zambia+%E2%80%93+PUSH+II+and+PROSPECT&ots=u5naY7jzCi&sig=gEuI1ew_jfn0r_9eZV2kPSnfwtI#v=onepage&q&f=false

Sanderson D, 2000, 'Urban poverty – the challenge of the next millennium', in Who's Who in Charities

Sanderson D, 1999, 'Partnerships in disaster management', in Ingleton J (ed.), Natural Disaster Management, Tudor Rose Holdings Ltd, England, pp. 269 - 271

Sanderson D, 1997, 'Reducing vulnerability to increase capacity; the Caqueta ravine, Lima', in Awatona A (ed.), Reconstruction after disaster issues and practices, Ashgate Publishing Limited, pp. 148 - 165

Edited Books

Sanderson D; bruce L, (ed.), 2020, urbanisation at risk in the pacific and asia, routledge, new york, https://www.routledge.com/Urbanisation-at-Risk-in-the-Pacific-and-Asia-Disasters-Climate-Change/Sanderson-Bruce/p/book/9780367258474

Sanderson D; sharma A, (ed.), 2018, The State of Humanitarian Shelter and Settlements 2018, Global Shelter Cluster, Geneva

Sanderson D; Kayden JS; Leis J, (eds.), 2016, Urban disaster resilience: new dimensions from international practice in the built environment, Routledge, New Yrok, https://www.routledge.com/products/9781138849631

Sanderson D; Burnell J, (ed.), 2013, Beyond Shelter After Disaster: Practice, Process and Possibilities, Routledge

Journal articles

Khalili SM; Mojtahedi M; Steinmetz-Weiss C; Sanderson D, 2026, 'Resilient transit-based evacuation planning under flood disruption: An integrated optimisation and agent-based simulation framework with an Australian case study', International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 144, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2026.106375

Sanderson D, 2026, 'The rebuilding in Nepal needs to start now. This is what worked after an earthquake a decade ago – and what to avoid', The Conversation, http://dx.doi.org/10.64628/AA.r3atcdrun

Anshuka A; Sanderson D; Le De L; Neef A; Geetika G; van Ogtrop FF, 2026, 'A Holistic Approach to Early Warning Systems Using an Agent-Based Model', International Journal of Disaster Risk Science, 17, pp. 439 - 455, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13753-026-00729-7

Ulm K; Morrow O; de Leeuw E; Sanderson D; Thornton A, 2026, 'Urban gardening in public space: Policy approaches in Greater Sydney', Urban Studies, 63, pp. 932 - 948, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00420980251382327

De Sisto M; Shearing C; Heffernan T; Sanderson D, 2026, 'Reshaping disaster management: An integrated community-led approach', Australian Journal of Public Administration, 85, pp. 3 - 30, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1467-8500.12668

Heffernan T; Vahanvati M; Sanderson DAVID, 2025, 'A framework for future-focused housing to withstand disasters', The Policymaker

Ewenson L; Sanderson D, 2025, 'The Right to Adequate Housing in Australia: Community-Based 
Disaster Management and Social Work Advocacy', The International Journal of Community and Social Development, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/25166026251340228

Sanderson D; Heffernan T; DeSisto M; Shearing C, 2025, 'Community-centred disaster recovery: A call to change the narrative', Disasters, 49, pp. e12655, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/disa.12655

Heffernan T; Shearing C; Sanderson D, 2024, 'Building age-inclusive disaster risk reduction: Insights among geographically mobile young adults in regional Australia', International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 113, pp. 104813 - 104813, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2024.104813

Heffernan T; Shearing C; Sanderson D; De Sisto M, 2024, 'Building cross-sector recovery collaborations after Australian bushfires: The importance of embracing and linking diverse capitals and capacities', Environmental Hazards, 24, pp. 1 - 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17477891.2024.2368498

Yazdani M; Loosemore M; Mojtahedi M; Sanderson D; Haghani M, 2024, 'Progress and landscape of disaster science: Insights from computational analyses', International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 108, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2024.104536

Brady K; Gallagher C; Molyneaux R; Sanderson D; Heffernan T; Gibbs L, 2024, 'Improving long-term disaster recovery research in Australia through boosting dataset comparability', Australian Journal of Emergency Management, 39, pp. 79 - 80, https://knowledge.aidr.org.au/resources/ajem-april-2024-improving-long-term-disaster-recovery-research-in-australia-through-boosting-dataset-comparability/

Khalili SM; Mojtahedi M; Steinmetz-Weiss C; Sanderson D; Steinmetz C, 2024, 'A Systematic Literature Review on Transit-Based Evacuation Planning in Emergency Logistics Management: Optimisation and Modelling Approaches', Buildings, 14, pp. 176, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/buildings14010176

Yazdani M; Loosemore M; Mojtahedi M; Sanderson D; Haghani M, 2023, 'An integration of operations research and design science research methodology: With an application in hospital disaster management', Progress in Disaster Science, 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pdisas.2023.100300

Shirleyana ; Hawken S; Sunindijo RY; Sanderson D, 2023, 'The critical role of community networks in building everyday resilience – Insights from the urban villages of Surabaya', International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 98, pp. 104090, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2023.104090

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