Floodplain management in Australia. Volume 2, Main report.

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Water management series (Australian Water Resources Council) ; 21Publication details: Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service, 1992Description: xxiii, 176 p. : illISBN:

0644253940 (pbk)

DDC classification:

363.349360994 20

Subject: Flooding is a major social and economic problem in Australia. There are some 200,000 urban properties across Australia prone to flooding by the 100 year average recurrence interval event. On average, flood damage costs the nation $300+ million per year. The Working Group found flooding to be one of the most manageable of the natural disasters that afflict Australia. Flood-liable areas can be readily determined; techniques exist to assess risk, estimate damages and determine the likely effectiveness of mitigation measures. Although significant achievements and progress in floodplain management have been made in recent years, the Working Group has identified a number of areas in which improvements to current practices can be made

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Australian Emergency Management Library	BOOK	363.349360994 FLO (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		005743035

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Flooding is a major social and economic problem in Australia. There are some 200,000 urban properties across Australia prone to flooding by the 100 year average recurrence interval event. On average, flood damage costs the nation $300+ million per year. The Working Group found flooding to be one of the most manageable of the natural disasters that afflict Australia. Flood-liable areas can be readily determined; techniques exist to assess risk, estimate damages and determine the likely effectiveness of mitigation measures. Although significant achievements and progress in floodplain management have been made in recent years, the Working Group has identified a number of areas in which improvements to current practices can be made

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