An Engineering/Accounting Tool for Minimising the Cumulative Flood Threats of Rural Catchment Dams

Climate Change Management

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 553-571

  Pisaniello, John D ^a   Spassis, Arthur ^a   Burritt, Roger L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Best practice; Cost effective tool; Cumulative flood threats; Rural catchments; Safety accountability and assurance policy; Safety engineering and accounting; Small dams; Spillway design and review

Indexed keywords

EID: 84898000631     PISSN: 16102002     EISSN: 16102010     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-31110-9_36     Document Type: Chapter

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