Attitudes and Policy Responses to Australian farm dam safety threats: Comparative lessons for water resources managers

International Journal of Water Resources Development

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 381-402

  Pisaniello, John D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Supreme Court of South Australia ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; COMMON LAW; DAM SAFETY; EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE; IN-LINE; MODEL STATE; NEW SOUTH WALES; POLICY DRIVEN; POLICY IMPLICATIONS; SMALL DAMS; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

CATCHMENTS; DAMS; RESEARCH; WATER RESOURCES;

DESIGN;

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; CATCHMENT; DAM; POLICY STRATEGY; SAFETY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE;

AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; TASMANIA; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

EID: 77954859979     PISSN: 07900627     EISSN: 13600648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2010.489306     Document Type: Article

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