Living with floods: key lessons from Australia and abroad

264 Pages·2013·2.66 MB·English

Synthesis and Integrative Research
Final report
Living with floods: key lessons
from Australia and abroad
Caroline WengeS, Karen Hussey,
Jamie Pittock
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