Economic and social costs of the north Queensland January 1998 floods : disaster loss assessment case study / [original documentation compiled by Professor John Handmer and Oliver Percovich].

Includes bibliography (p. 58-59).

Description of the hazard event -- Contents of the complete case study -- Losses -- Direct losses -- Indirect losses -- Intangible losses -- Introduction and purpose of the case study -- Defining the area and time of analysis -- Consultation -- Methodology -- Description of the flooding event -- People and activities at risk -- Intangible losses: the social and environmental impact -- Environmental losses -- Losses assessed by sector -- Indirect economic denefits.

This case study provides an example of the application of Queensland Department of Emergency Services 'Disaster loss assessment guidelines,' and assesses the economic losses resulting form the floods that occurred during January 1998 in the coastal region of north Queensland. The case study outlines the direct, indirect and intangible losses from the floods.