Mainstreaming climate change adaptation: An incremental approach to disaster risk management in Australia

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 33, Issue , 2013, Pages 162-170

  Heazle, Michael ^a   Tangney, Peter ^a   Burton, Paul ^a   Howes, Michael ^a   Grant Smith, Deanna ^a   Reis, Kim ^a   Bosomworth, Karyn ^b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Brisbane floods; Climate change adaptation; Disaster risk management; Rational policy making; Resilience

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLIMATE CHANGE; DECISION MAKING; DISASTER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; POLITICS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84880297883     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: 18736416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2013.05.009     Document Type: Article

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