By Professor David Sanderson

Journal articles

Lyons M; Schilderman T; Sanderson D, 2011, 'Harnessing time: Reflections on constraints to development', Environmental Hazards, 10, pp. 213 - 217, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17477891.2011.597498

Burnell J; Sanderson D, 2011, 'Whose reality counts?: Shelter after disaster', Environmental Hazards, 10, pp. 189 - 192, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17477891.2011.595581

SWIFT DA; SANDERSON DCW; NIENOW PW; BINGHAM RG; COCHRANE IC, 2011, 'Anomalous luminescence of subglacial sediment at Haut Glacier d'Arolla, Switzerland – a consequence of resetting at the glacier bed?', Boreas, 40, pp. 446 - 458, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1502-3885.2010.00196.x

Sanderson D, 2011, 'Good design in urban shelter after disaster: lessons from development', Boundaries International Architectural Magazine, pp. 64 - 69, http://www.alnap.org/resource/7168

Muñoz‐Salinas E; Bishop P; Sanderson DC; Zamorano J, 2011, 'Interpreting luminescence data from a portable OSL reader: three case studies in fluvial settings', Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 36, pp. 651 - 660, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/esp.2084

Hodgson DA; Roberts SJ; Bentley MJ; Smith JA; Johnson JS; Verleyen E; Vyverman W; Hodson AJ; Leng MJ; Cziferszky A; Fox AJ; Sanderson DCW, 2009, 'Exploring former subglacial Hodgson Lake, Antarctica Paper I: site description, geomorphology and limnology', Quaternary Science Reviews, 28, pp. 2295 - 2309, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2009.04.011

Hodgson DA; Roberts SJ; Bentley MJ; Carmichael EL; Smith JA; Verleyen E; Vyverman W; Geissler P; Leng MJ; Sanderson DCW, 2009, 'Exploring former subglacial Hodgson Lake, Antarctica. Paper II: palaeolimnology', Quaternary Science Reviews, 28, pp. 2310 - 2325, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2009.04.014

McGuire WJ; Solana MC; Kilburn CRJ; Sanderson D, 2009, 'Improving communication during volcanic crises on small, vulnerable islands', Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 183, pp. 63 - 75, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2009.02.019

Cresswell AJ; Sanderson DCW, 2009, 'The use of difference spectra with a filtered rolling average background in mobile gamma spectrometry measurements', Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment, 607, pp. 685 - 694, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2009.06.001

Sanderson D; Sharma A, 2008, 'Winners and losers from the 2001 Gujarat earthquake', Environment and Urbanization, 20, pp. 177 - 186, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0956247808089155

Sanderson DCW; Cresswell AJ; White DC, 2008, 'The effect of flight line spacing on radioactivity inventory and spatial feature characteristics of airborne gamma‐ray spectrometry data', International Journal of Remote Sensing, 29, pp. 31 - 46, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01431160701268970

Hansom JD; Evans DJA; Sanderson DCW; Bingham RG; Bentley MJ, 2008, 'Constraining the age and formation of stone runs in the Falkland Islands using Optically Stimulated Luminescence', Geomorphology, 94, pp. 117 - 130, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2007.05.006

Sanderson DCW; Bishop P; Stark M; Alexander S; Penny D, 2007, 'Luminescence dating of canal sediments from Angkor Borei, Mekong Delta, Southern Cambodia', Quaternary Geochronology, 2, pp. 322 - 329, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.quageo.2006.05.032

Cresswell AJ; Sanderson DCW; White DC, 2006, '137Cs measurement uncertainties and detection limits for airborne gamma spectrometry (AGS) data analysed using a spectral windows method', Applied Radiation and Isotopes, 64, pp. 247 - 253, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2005.07.013

Cresswell AJ; Allyson JD; Sanderson DCW, 2001, 'A code to simulate nuclear reactor inventories and associated gamma-ray spectra', Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 53, pp. 399 - 409, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0265-931x(00)00143-0

Sanderson DCW; McLeod JJ; Ferguson JM, 2001, 'A European bibliography on airborne gamma-ray spectrometry', JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY, 53, pp. 411 - 422

Sanderson DCW; Scott EM, 2001, 'Special Issue on Environmental Radiometrics', Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 53, pp. 269 - 270, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0265-931x(00)00135-1

Allyson JD; Sanderson DCW, 2001, 'Spectral deconvolution and operational use of stripping ratios in airborne radiometrics', Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 53, pp. 351 - 363, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0265-931x(00)00141-7

Sanderson D, 2000, 'Cities, disasters and livelihoods', Environment and Urbanization, 12, pp. 93 - 102, http://dx.doi.org/10.1630/095624700101285497

Sanderson D, 2000, 'Cities, disasters and livelihoods', Environment and Urbanization, 12, pp. 93 - 102, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/095624780001200208

Sanderson D, 2000, 'Cities, Disasters and Livelihoods', Environment and Urbanization, 12, pp. 93 - 102, http://dx.doi.org/10.1630/095624700101285497

Sanderson D, 1999, 'Implementing action planning to reduce urban risk', Open House International, 24, pp. 33 - 39

Allyson JD; Sanderson DCW, 1998, 'Monte Carlo simulation of environmental airborne gamma-spectrometry', Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 38, pp. 259 - 282, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0265-931x(97)00040-4

Sanderson D, 1997, 'Reducing risk as a tool for urban improvement: the Caqueta ravine, Lima, Peru', Environment and Urbanization, 9, pp. 251 - 261, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/095624789700900102

Tyler AN; Sanderson DCW; Scott EM; Allyson JD, 1996, 'Accounting for spatial variability and fields of view in environmental gamma ray spectrometry', Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 33, pp. 213 - 235, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0265-931x(95)00097-t

Tyler AN; Sanderson DCW; Scott EM, 1996, 'Estimating and accounting for 137Cs source burial through In-situ gamma spectrometry in salt marsh environments', Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 33, pp. 195 - 212, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0265-931x(95)00098-u

Conference Papers

Loosemore M; Sanderson D; Patel S; Greenwald K; Sharma A; Patel R, 2021, 'The role of construction corruption in worsening the human impact of natural disasters: A systematic literature review', in Proceedings of the 37th Annual Arcom Conference Arcom 2021, pp. 158 - 166

Xu S; Freeman SPHT; Sanderson D; Shanks RP; Wilcken KM, 2013, 'Cl can interfere with Al3+ AMS but B need not matter to Be measurement', in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, Elsevier, pp. 403 - 405, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nimb.2012.01.045

Bateman MD; Swift DA; Piotrowski JA; Sanderson DCW, 2012, 'Investigating the effects of glacial shearing of sediment on luminescence', in Quaternary Geochronology, Elsevier, pp. 230 - 236, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.quageo.2011.11.012

Sanderson DCW; Murphy S, 2010, 'Using simple portable OSL measurements and laboratory characterisation to help understand complex and heterogeneous sediment sequences for luminescence dating', in Quaternary Geochronology, Elsevier, pp. 299 - 305, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.quageo.2009.02.001

Sanderson D, 1995, 'Windstorm: Coming to Terms with Mankinds Worst Natural Hazard, Royal Academy of Engineering, London, 4 May 1995.', in Disasters, pp. 275 - 276, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-7717.1995.tb00349.x

Conference Presentations

Sanderson DAVID, 2018, 'Urban humanitarian response, ODI special edition launch of Humanitarian Exchange', presented at ODI launch, London, 27 March 2018 - 27 March 2018, https://www.odi.org/events/4542-urban-humanitarian-response-challenges-and-opportunities

Sanderson D, 2016, 'Resilient neighbourhoods?', presented at Utzon lecture and inaugural Judith Neilson Chair lecture, UNSW, Sydney, 04 May 2016 - 04 May 2016, https://www.be.unsw.edu.au/events/utzonlecture/resilientneighbourhoods

Sanderson D, 2016, 'Keynote presentation, How soon is now?', presented at Australian Institute of Architects (AIA) annual national conference, Adelaide, 28 April 2016 - 30 April 2016, http://hownowissoon.com/home/2016/4/29/keynote-david-sanderson-university-of-new-south-wales

Reports

Sanderson D; Perugia F; Kroen A; Liu E; Dodson J, 2025, Inquiry into housing policy and disaster: better coordinating actors, responses and data, Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI), http://dx.doi.org/10.18408/ahuri7133001

Heffernan T; Vahanvati M; Halvitigala D; Majumdar A; McEvoy D; Sanderson D, 2025, Enhancing housing recovery policy and practice for improving community resilience to future disasters, Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute, Melbourne, 439, http://dx.doi.org/10.18408/ahuri7133201, https://www.ahuri.edu.au/research/final-reports/439

Heffernan T; Stewart K; Shearing C; Sanderson D, 2024, Flipping the script: young people mobilise adults to increase participation in disaster risk reduction, AIDR, Melbourne, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28722, https://knowledge.aidr.org.au/media/10533/ajem-2024-01_09.pdf

keen M; Sanderson D; osborne K; deo R; faith J; ride A, 2021, Putting People First; Area based approaches for better disaster recovery in the Pacific. Fiji, Vanuatu and Solomon Islands Regional Synthesis, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/27998

keen M; Sanderson D; osborne K; deo R, 2021, Putting People First: Area Based Approaches to Disaster Response in The Pacific, Fiji discussion paper, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/27995

keen M; Sanderson D; osborne K; ride A, 2021, Putting People First: Area Based Approaches to Disaster Response in The Pacific, Solomon Islands discussion paper, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/27997

Sanderson D; Sitko P, 2020, Using the Sphere standards in urban settings (2nd edition), http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.28460.49283, https://spherestandards.org/resources/unpacked-guide-urban-settings-2020/

Sanderson D, 2019, Urban Humanitarian Response. Good Practice Review 12, Overseas Development Institute, London, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/27373, https://goodpracticereview.org/12/

Sanderson D; osborne K; patnaik D, 2019, Nepal earthquakes appeal meta-synthesis, DEC, London, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/27214, https://www.dec.org.uk/article/nepal-earthquakes-appeal-meta-synthesis

sanderson DAVID, 2018, Science & Technology into Action Disaster Risk Reduction Perspectives from Asia, Asia Science Technology Academia Advisory Group (ASTAAG), Japan, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/26592

Sanderson D, 2018, Area-based approaches: Coping with urban complexity – but are agencies ready?, Global Shelter Cluster, Geneva, 13.1, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/27011, https://www.sheltercluster.org/sites/default/files/The%20State%20of%20Humanitarian%20Shelter%20and%20Settlements%202018.pdf

Sanderson D; Sitko P, 2017, Urban area-based approaches in post-disaster contexts Guidance Note for Humanitarian Practitioners, IIED, London, http://pubs.iied.org/10825IIED/

Patel R; King J; Phelps L; Sanderson D, 2017, What Practices Are Used to Identify and Prioritize Vulnerable Populations Affected by Urban Humanitarian Emergencies? Systematic review., Oxfam GB, Oxford, UK, http://policy-practice.oxfam.org.uk/publications/what-practices-are-used-to-identify-and-prioritize-vulnerable-populations-affec-620190

Sanderson D; Patel R; Phelps L, 2016, What are the practices to identify and prioritize vulnerable populations affected by urban humanitarian emergencies? A systematic review protocol of methods and specific tools used to target the most at–need individuals, households and/or communities in urban crises, Oxfam GB, UK, http://policy-practice.oxfam.org.uk/publications/what-are-the-practices-to-identify-and-prioritize-vulnerable-populations-affect-605166

Sanderson D; Sharma A, 2016, World Disasters Report 2016 Resilience: saving lives today, investing for tomorrow, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, http://www.ifrc.org/en/publications-and-reports/world-disasters-report/world-disasters-report/

Sanderson D; Rodericks A; Shresta N; Ramalingam B, 2015, Nepal Earthquake Appeal Response Review, ALNAP, http://www.alnap.org/resource/21348

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