TY - JOUR
T1 - Resilience in major Australian cities
T2 - assessing capacity and preparedness to respond to extreme weather events
AU - Horne, James
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
PY - 2018/7/4
Y1 - 2018/7/4
N2 - The article examines the resilience of major Australian cities to extreme weather events. It reviews how and how well six of the largest Australian cities have responded to some recent water-related crises, covering droughts, floods and extreme storm events. It discusses examples of the preparedness for specific events, the immediate reaction to the event, the policy responses, and some of the more important challenges that remain.
AB - The article examines the resilience of major Australian cities to extreme weather events. It reviews how and how well six of the largest Australian cities have responded to some recent water-related crises, covering droughts, floods and extreme storm events. It discusses examples of the preparedness for specific events, the immediate reaction to the event, the policy responses, and some of the more important challenges that remain.
KW - Australia
KW - Resilience
KW - climate change
KW - urban water
KW - water information
KW - water policy
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84992186917
U2 - 10.1080/07900627.2016.1244049
DO - 10.1080/07900627.2016.1244049
M3 - Review article
SN - 0790-0627
VL - 34
SP - 632
EP - 651
JO - International Journal of Water Resources Development
JF - International Journal of Water Resources Development
IS - 4
ER -