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Flooding in Australia: A Review of Events in 1998

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The diverse causes and styles, the frequency and the losses arising from five Australian floods in 1998 are reviewed in this paper. Though mostly rare, the floods were not as unprecedented as commonly supposed. Damages to agriculture and infrastructure were significant, and probably over 10,000 houses experienced over-floor inundation. Key lessons include: the need for detailed damage assessments as a basis for damage reduction, the need to maximise safety and minimise property exposure at caravan parks, and the need for floodplain management strategies that better address both existing and future risk. A greater recognition of the distinctive nature of each flood event is required for the improvement of official and unofficial flood warning systems. Educators need to address the dynamic nature of flood awareness, as it declines over time, and as it varies from one individual to the next. Insurers need to adopt incentives for risk-reducing behaviour, so that efforts to mitigate damages are encouraged, not undermined. Copyright Kluwer Academic Publishers 2002

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  • Stephen Yeo, 2002. "Flooding in Australia: A Review of Events in 1998," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 25(2), pages 177-191, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:nathaz:v:25:y:2002:i:2:p:177-191
    DOI: 10.1023/A:1013765303567
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    1. Ravinesh Deo & Hi-Ryong Byun & Jan Adamowski & Do-Woo Kim, 2015. "A Real-time Flood Monitoring Index Based on Daily Effective Precipitation and its Application to Brisbane and Lockyer Valley Flood Events," Water Resources Management: An International Journal, Published for the European Water Resources Association (EWRA), Springer;European Water Resources Association (EWRA), vol. 29(11), pages 4075-4093, September.
    2. Botzen, W.J.W. & Aerts, J.C.J.H. & van den Bergh, J.C.J.M., 2009. "Willingness of homeowners to mitigate climate risk through insurance," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 68(8-9), pages 2265-2277, June.
    3. Florian Elmer & Isabel Seifert & Heidi Kreibich & Annegret H. Thieken, 2010. "A Delphi Method Expert Survey to Derive Standards for Flood Damage Data Collection," Risk Analysis, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 30(1), pages 107-124, January.
    4. Richard Franklin & Jemma King & Peter Aitken & Peter Leggat, 2014. "“Washed away”—assessing community perceptions of flooding and prevention strategies: a North Queensland example," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 73(3), pages 1977-1998, September.
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