edited by Linda Courtenay Botterill and Donald A. Wilhite.
Dordrecht
Springer
2005
(xii, 209 pages) : illustrations
Advances in natural and technological hazards research, v. 22.
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.
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.