Australian community responses to upgraded farm dam laws and cost-effective spillway modelling

International Journal of Water Resources Development

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 325-340

  Pisaniello, John D ^a   McKay, Jennifer ^a  

^a Centre for Comparative Water Policies and Laws   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; COST EFFECTIVENESS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; METEOROLOGY; PUBLIC POLICY; RAIN; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

FARM DAM LAWS; LITIGATION; SPILLWAY; SUSTAINABILITY;

DAMS;

AGRICULTURAL APPLICATION; DAM; SPILLWAY;

AGRICULTURE; WATER RESOURCE; WATER USE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 21544457476     PISSN: 07900627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07900620500036455     Document Type: Article

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