Rural Disaster Resilience Project:
The Research Arc
Bowles, R., Amaratunga, C., Anderson, G., Cox, R., Pearce, L., & Ursuliak, D.

Case Studies
Draft
Framework

Interviews and
Focus Groups

Community-based
Research
Field Sites
Proof of Concept
•Virtual Community of Practice
•Online Planning Framework
•Tools: RRI, HRA, HRI

Rural Disaster Resilience Project (RDRP)

Conceptual Models

The goal of the RDRP Project is to develop and pilot a participatory, community-centered process for engaging rural,
remote and small coastal (RCC) communities in disaster risk reduction planning at the local level with a focus on
enhancing local capacity and capability. The participatory approach to the research is designed to support the
engagement of citizens in the pilot communities and to elicit and integrate their expertise and insights in the
development of emergency planning project tools, curriculum, and process frameworks.
The original RDRP project resulted in “proof of concept” versions of an online planning framework and tools. With
ongoing support from the Canadian Security Science Program, the JIBC is continuing the RDRP through
implementation projects with an original pilot site community and a newly recruited group of communities in British
Columbia. RDRP continues to gather interest from communities throughout Canada, several US states, and Australia.

Literature Review

RDRP Partners:

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