Concepts of a total flood warning - response system.

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Heatherwick, G

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TextLanguage: ENG Publication details: 1988Description: 17p., 2 figs, 17 refsSubject(s):

Subject: The total flood warning-response system operating in Queensland is reviewed as a communication system involving a number of organizations each with specific functions. The problems of implementing an efficient and effective total flood warning-response system are outlined with particular emphasis being placed on the difficulties in highly urbanized communities. Examples are given of some of the things which went wrong in the January 1974 flood in Brisbane.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Australian Emergency Management Library	BOOK	363.34936 HEA (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		005280623

Conference Dates 21-25 November 1988

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The total flood warning-response system operating in Queensland is reviewed as a communication system involving a number of organizations each with specific functions. The problems of implementing an efficient and effective total flood warning-response system are outlined with particular emphasis being placed on the difficulties in highly urbanized communities. Examples are given of some of the things which went wrong in the January 1974 flood in Brisbane.

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