عنوان
پدید آورنده
موضوع
رده
QC929.28.A9 E358 2005
QC929
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28
.
A9
E358
2005
کتابخانه
محل استقرار
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
(Number (ISBN
1402031238
(Number (ISBN
1402031246
(Number (ISBN
6610283516
(Number (ISBN
9781402031236
(Number (ISBN
9781402031243
(Number (ISBN
9786610283514
NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY NUMBER
Number
b540235
TITLE AND STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY
Title Proper
From disaster response to risk management :
General Material Designation
[Book]
Other Title Information
Australia's national drought policy
First Statement of Responsibility
edited by Linda Courtenay Botterill and Donald A. Wilhite.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Dordrecht
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Springer
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2005
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
(xii, 209 pages) : illustrations
SERIES
Series Title
Advances in natural and technological hazards research, v. 22.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
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.
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
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.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Droughts -- Government policy -- Australia.
Environmental economics.
SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Meteorology & Climatology.
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION
Class number
QC929
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28
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A9
Book number
E358
2005
PERSONAL NAME - PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY
edited by Linda Courtenay Botterill and Donald A. Wilhite.
PERSONAL NAME - ALTERNATIVE RESPONSIBILITY
Donald A Wilhite
Linda Courtenay Botterill
ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
Electronic name
مطالعه متن کتاب [Book]
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