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BL
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720540
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b540235
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edited by Linda Courtenay Botterill and Donald A. Wilhite.
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| Title & Author
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From disaster response to risk management : : Australia's national drought policy\ edited by Linda Courtenay Botterill and Donald A. Wilhite.
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| Publication Statement
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Dordrecht: Springer, 2005
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| Series Statement
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Advances in natural and technological hazards research, v. 22.
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(xii, 209 pages) : illustrations
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| ISBN
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1402031238
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: 1402031246
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: 6610283516
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: 9781402031236
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: 9781402031243
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: 9786610283514
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| Contents
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Living in the Australian Environment --;Climate and Drought in the Subtropics: The Australian Example --;Indigenous Water Philosophy in an Uncertain Land --;Late Twentieth Century Approaches to Living with Uncertainty: The National Drought Policy --;Managing Risk?: Social Policy Responses in Time of Drought --;Drought, News Media and Policy Debate --;At the Intersection of Science and Politics: Defining Exceptional Drought --;Drought Risk as a Negotiated Construct --;Prospects for Insuring Against Drought in Australia --;Policy for Agricultural Drought in Australia: An Economics Perspective --;Drought Policy and Preparedness: The Australian Experience in an International Context --;Lessons for Australia and Beyond.
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| Abstract
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An academically focused collection of papers highlighting the successes and challenges of a move from disaster to risk management in responding to drought. The book passes on the experiences gained from Australia's trail-blazing new policy, introduced in 1992.
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Droughts -- Government policy -- Australia.
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Environmental economics.
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SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Meteorology Climatology.
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| LC Classification
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QC929.28.A9E358 2005
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Donald A Wilhite
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Linda Courtenay Botterill
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