This paper provides a framework for integration of urban design, based on core principles from both the urban design and disaster risk reduction fields of theory and practice, identified from relevant literature in these areas.

This paper reports research findings that examine the different types of discretion exercised by planning professionals in English and Victorian Planning systems.

This research paper aims to explore the potential to improve the role and effectiveness of urban planning in decreasing disaster risk. It suggests that risks associated with disasters will be reduced if certain urban planning and disaster management theories and practices are integrated, focussing particularly upon citizens’ participation in the processes of planning.

The aim of this paper is to demonstrate the importance of incorporating urban climate understanding and knowledge into urban planning processes in order to develop cities that are more sustainable.

For emergency planning purposes, it is critical to estimate the range of times involved in the evacuation of a community during bushfire disasters, and the factors that might influence it. This paper addresses this issue with a particular emphasis on spatial configuration in urban fringe residential development.