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Methodology

References

Academic citations, data sources, and frameworks.

Primary Frameworks

  1. Cutter, S.L., Burton, C.G., Emrich, C.T. (2010). Disaster resilience indicators for benchmarking baseline conditions. Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, 7(1).
  2. Cutter, S.L., Ash, K.D., Emrich, C.T. (2014). The geographies of community disaster resilience. Global Environmental Change, 29, 65–77.
  3. De Groeve, T., Poljanšek, K., Ehrlich, D. (2016). INFORM: Methodology for the Index for Risk Management. JRC European Commission.
  4. Cutter, S.L., Barnes, L., Berry, M. et al. (2008). A place-based model for understanding community resilience to natural disasters. Global Environmental Change, 18(4), 598–606. (DROP model)

BRIC Systematic Review & Adaptations

  1. Camacho, C., Bunn, F., Wooding, N. (2023). Measurement of community resilience using the BRIC framework: A systematic review. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 95, 103870. doi:10.1016/j.ijdrr.2023.103870
  2. Camacho, C., Wooding, N., Shervin, F. et al. (2024). Adapting BRIC for England: Development of a Community Resilience Index. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 21(8), 1012. doi:10.3390/ijerph21081012

Quality Framework

  1. OECD/JRC (2008). Handbook on Constructing Composite Indicators: Methodology and User Guide. OECD Publishing. doi:10.1787/9789264043466-en

Exposure Domain Evidence Base

The exposure mapping rules draw on the following domain-specific research and regulatory data. These sources ground the thresholds and cost relationships used in the algorithmic exposure weights.

Fuel & Transport

  1. Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (2023). Report on the Australian petroleum market: December quarter 2023. ACCC. [Diesel share of road freight costs: 30–40%. Wholesale–retail margin analysis. Regional price differentials.]
  2. Bureau of Infrastructure and Transport Research Economics (2022). Road freight estimates and forecasts. BITRE. [Freight cost structure: fuel as proportion of operating costs. Distance-based cost modelling for regional supply chains.]
  3. Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (2024). Inquiry into the National Anti-Profiteering Mechanism: Interim Report. [Ampol, Viva, BP, Mobil pricing conduct. Vertical integration in Australian fuel supply.]
  4. International Energy Agency (2023). Australia 2023: Energy Policy Review. IEA. [90-day stockholding obligation. Import dependency ~90%. MSO structure and reporting methodology.]

Food & Agriculture

  1. Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (2024). Agricultural Commodities: March quarter 2024. ABARES. [Farm input cost transmission. Fertiliser import dependency. Freight share of retail food cost: 8–12% average, ~15% for fresh produce, ~6% for shelf-stable.]
  2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (2024). Consumer Price Index: Concepts, Sources and Methods. ABS Cat. No. 6461.0. [Food sub-group CPI methodology. Quarterly measurement. Seasonal adjustment.]

Electricity & Grid

  1. Australian Energy Market Operator (2024). Quarterly Energy Dynamics Q4 2024. AEMO. [NEM dispatch pricing. Gas-peaker marginal price setting. Renewable generation negative pricing.]

Economic & Housing

  1. Reserve Bank of Australia (2023). The Transmission of Monetary Policy. RBA Bulletin. [Cash rate to mortgage rate transmission lag: 4–6 weeks. Compound stress on households with existing housing pressure.]
  2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (2023). Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA) 2021. ABS Cat. No. 2033.0.55.001. [IRSD methodology. Postcode-level socioeconomic classification.]

Emergency Services

  1. NSW Rural Fire Service (2024). NSW RFS Major Incidents GeoJSON Feed. [Incident classification: Emergency Warning, Watch and Act, Advice. Live feed, ~30 minute refresh.]
  2. Emergency Management Victoria (2024). OSOM Public GeoJSON Feed. [Incident severity weighting. Active status classification. Live feed, ~5 minute refresh.]

Diversity & Concentration

  1. Shannon, C.E. (1948). A mathematical theory of communication. The Bell System Technical Journal, 27(3), 379–423. [Shannon diversity index: original formulation applied here to industry employment and transport mode diversity.]

Coherence/Entrainment Theoretical Frame

  1. Mytka, M. (2026). Cross-substrate coupling in human–AI interaction. SSRN Abstract ID 6439347.

Data Sources

Structural Profile

SourceProviderFrequencyCoverage
Census 2021 DataPacks (by POA)Australian Bureau of StatisticsCensus cycle (5 years)National
SEIFA 2021 (IRSD by POA)Australian Bureau of StatisticsCensus cycleNational
Modified Monash Model 2023Australian Bureau of StatisticsAnnualNational
CER Postcode Solar InstallationsClean Energy RegulatorAnnualNational
Refinery distancesDerived (Lytton QLD, Geelong VIC)StaticNational

Live Signals

SourceProviderFrequencyCoverage
Brent crude, ASX equities, AUD/USD, crack spreadYahoo Finance (delayed)IntradayGlobal / National
Petroleum Statistics (reserves, IEA compliance)DCCEEW via data.gov.auWeeklyNational
Terminal gate prices (diesel + petrol)Australian Institute of PetroleumDailyNational (city-level)
NEM wholesale electricityAEMO Visualisations API5-minute dispatchNEM regions (5 states)
FuelWatch (diesel + petrol, station-level)Government of Western AustraliaDailyWA
FuelCheck (diesel + petrol, station-level)NSW Government (CKAN)DailyNSW + ACT
Cash rate target (F1 table)Reserve Bank of AustraliaBoard meetingsNational
CPI food sub-groups (SDMX)Australian Bureau of StatisticsQuarterlyNational
Major bushfire incidents (GeoJSON)NSW Rural Fire ServiceLive feed (~30 min)NSW
Emergency incidents (OSOM GeoJSON)VIC Emergency ManagementLive feed (~5 min)Victoria
Station availability (gap detection)WA FuelWatch + NSW FuelCheckDaily snapshotWA + NSW
Energy policy newsGoogle News RSS (filtered)Twice dailyNational