Dr Phil Morley is a geographer with diverse research interests primarily focused on social and community resilience to natural hazards, land use change and scenario modelling. In addition to the work within natural hazards he has conducted research within the areas of demographics, rural to urban migration, urbanisation and urban growth modelling as well as future scenario modelling, regional planning, climate change adaptation and landscape ecology. He iscurrently the co-lead researcher on the Australian Natural Disaster Resilience Index project funded by the Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC which will develop an Australian wide index of resilience to natural hazards for Australian Communities.