| Description |
xviii, 208 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
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Drought and water crises ; 2 |
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Drought and water crises ; 2
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| Contents |
Contents note continued: 11.Ranchers in the United States, Scientific Information, and Drought Risk / Tonya R. Haigh -- 12.Drought Science and Policy: The Perspectives of Australian Farmers / Geoff Cockfield -- 13.Drought, Risk Management, and Policy: Lessons from the Drought Science--Policy Interface / Geoff Cockfield |
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Machine generated contents note: 1.Science, Policy, and Wicked Problems / Geoff Cockfield -- Section I Managing Risk -- 2.Risk, Expertise, and Drought Management / Geoff Cockfield -- 3.The Science and Policy of Climate Variability and Climate Change: Intersections and Possibilities / Stephen Dovers -- 4.Drought, Climate Change, Farming, and Science: The Interaction of Four Privileged Topics / Lauren Rickards -- Section II Science, Evidence, and Policy -- 5.Scientists and Drought Policy: A US Insider's Perspective / Gene Whitney -- 6.Institutionalising the Science--Policy Interface in Australia / Linda Courtenay Botterill -- 7.Scientific Research in the Drought Policy Process / Geoff Cockfield -- 8.Reflections on Evidence-to-Policy Processes / Daniela Stehlik -- 9.The Promise and Challenge of Evidence-Based Policy Making / Linda Courtenay Botterill -- Section III From Policy to Action -- 10.Developing Early Warning and Drought Risk Reduction Strategies / Roger S. Pulwarty -- |
| Analysis |
Australian |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Climatic changes -- Australia.
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Climatic changes -- United States.
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Drought relief -- Australia.
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Drought relief -- United States.
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Environmental policy -- Australia.
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Environmental policy -- United States.
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| Author |
Botterill, Linda Courtenay.
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Cockfield, Geoff.
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| LC no. |
2012031228 |
| ISBN |
9781439876299 (acid-free paper) |
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