By Professor David Sanderson

Journal articles

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

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

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; 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

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 Cs-137 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

Bateman MD; Swift DA; Piotrowski JA; Sanderson DCW, 2011, 'Investigating the effects of glacial shearing of sediment on luminescence', in QUATERNARY GEOCHRONOLOGY, ELSEVIER SCI LTD, POLAND, Nicolaus Copernicus Univ, Fac Math, Torun, pp. 230 - 236, presented at 13th International Conference on Luminescence and Electron Spin Resonance Dating (LED), POLAND, Nicolaus Copernicus Univ, Fac Math, Torun, 10 July 2011 - 14 July 2011, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.quageo.2011.11.012

Xu S; Freeman SPHT; Sanderson D; Shanks RP; Wilcken KM, 2011, 'Cl can interfere with Al³⁺ AMS but B need not matter to Be measurement', in NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION B-BEAM INTERACTIONS WITH MATERIALS AND ATOMS, ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV, NEW ZEALAND, GNS Sci, Wellington, pp. 403 - 405, presented at 12th International Conference on Accelerator Mass Spectrometry (AMS), NEW ZEALAND, GNS Sci, Wellington, 20 March 2011 - 25 March 2011, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nimb.2012.01.045

Sanderson DCW; Murphy S, 2008, 'Using simple portable OSL measurements and laboratory characterisation to help understand complex and heterogeneous sediment sequences for luminescence dating', in QUATERNARY GEOCHRONOLOGY, ELSEVIER SCI LTD, PEOPLES R CHINA, Peking Univ, Beijing, pp. 299 - 305, presented at 12th International Conference on Luminescence and Electron Spin Resonance, PEOPLES R CHINA, Peking Univ, Beijing, 18 September 2008 - 22 September 2008, 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

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

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, UNSW HowWeSurvive, Sydney, Australia, Volume 1, https://howwesurvive.com/what-can-help#almanac

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

Sanderson D; Ramalingam B, 2015, Nepal earthquake response: lessons for operational agencies, ALNAP, UK, http://www.alnap.org/resource/20140

Sanderson D; Willison Z, 2014, Philippines Typhoon Haiyan response review, ALNAP, http://www.alnap.org/resource/12316

Morgan N; Naz S; Sanderson D, 2013, Pakistan floods response 2010-12, Christian Aid, London, http://www.christianaid.org.uk/emergencies/past/pakistan-floods-2010/independent-evaluation.aspx

Russ C; Walker P; Sanderson D, 2012, Humanitarian Training and Education Snapshot Report

Sanderson D; Knox-Clarke P; Campbell L, 2012, Responding to urban disasters: Learning from previous relief and recovery operations, London, http://www.alnap.org/resource/7772#

Sanderson D; Clermont C; Spraos H; Sharma A, 2011, Urban disasters - lessons from Haiti. Study of member agencies’ responses to the earthquake in Port au Prince, Haiti, January 2010, Disasters Emergency Committee, London, http://www.dec.org.uk/sites/default/files/pdf/dec-haiti-urban-study.pdf

Rodericks A; Sanderson D, 2002, A livelihoods context for disaster management, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Geneva, Chapter one, box 1.4, http://www.ifrc.org/Global/Publications/disasters/WDR/32600-WDR2002.pdf

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