Insurance and climate change: The implications for australia with respect to natural hazards

Australian Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 81-96

  Leigh, Roy ^a   Taplin, Roslyn ^a   Walker, George ^b  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Aon Tower   (Australia)

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EID: 0005431374     PISSN: 13221698     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14486563.1998.10648404     Document Type: Article

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