The Launceston flood policies: Levees and beyond

Australian Journal of Emergency Management

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 32-37

  Vince, ^a   Atkins, Ben ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

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