How can residents know their flood risk? A review of online flood information availability in Australia

Australian Planner

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 339-348

  Box, Pamela ^a   Thomalla, Frank ^a   van den Honert, Robin ^a   McAneney, John ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

awareness; flood information; flood risk; local government

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869758476     PISSN: 07293682     EISSN: 21506841     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07293682.2012.678871     Document Type: Article

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