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Book A River with a City Problem

    Book Details:
  • Author : Margaret Cook
  • Publisher : Univ. of Queensland Press
  • Release : 2023-05-22
  • ISBN : 0702267058
  • Pages : 200 pages

Download or read book A River with a City Problem written by Margaret Cook and published by Univ. of Queensland Press. This book was released on 2023-05-22 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When floods devastated South East Queensland in 2011, who was to blame? Despite the inherent risk of living on a floodplain, most residents had pinned their hopes on Wivenhoe Dam to protect them, and when it failed to do so, dam operators were blamed for the scale of the catastrophic events that followed. A River with a City Problem is a compelling history of floods in the Brisbane River catchment, especially those in 1893, 1974, 2011 and 2022. Extensively researched, it highlights the force of nature, the vagaries of politics and the power of community. With many river cities facing urban development challenges, historian Margaret Cook makes a convincing argument for what must change to prevent further tragedy. In this updated edition, Cook investigates the 2022 floods to illustrate how no two floods are the same.

Book Transforming Markets in the Built Environment

Download or read book Transforming Markets in the Built Environment written by Susan Roaf and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-08-06 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is an urgent need to build human capacity to make the often vulnerable and exposed buildings and communities we live and work in more resilient to the changing social, economic and physical environments around us. Extensive research has been done over the last decades on both mitigation and adaptation to climate change in the built environment, but the outputs of much of this research have failed to result in the wider uptake of effective greenhouse gas emission reduction solutions. This volume introduces credible 'fresh thinking' on how this may be done. For the first time an emerging generation of research is brought together that is directly concerned with understanding, influencing and leading the transformation of markets and thinking in the built environment. Chapters cover: defining values setting targets consumer motivation selling existing ideas better developing new design principles, paradigms and programmes optimizing solutions to ensure that when change does happen, it does so in the right direction. Papers are contributed by leading experts in fields ranging from philosophy, the social, political and physical sciences, engineering, architecture, mathematics and complexity science. The resulting volume will be essential reading for all those involved with changing the mindsets of a generation on the need to, and ways to, build resilience to rapid change and transforming markets in the built environment.

Book BRISBANE RIVER AND PINE RIVER FLOOD STUDIES

Download or read book BRISBANE RIVER AND PINE RIVER FLOOD STUDIES written by Department of Primary Industries and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book A River with a City Problem

Download or read book A River with a City Problem written by Margaret Cook and published by Univ. of Queensland Press. This book was released on 2019-09-03 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When floods devastated South East Queensland in 2011, who was to blame? Despite the inherent risk of living on a floodplain, most residents had pinned their hopes on Wivenhoe Dam to protect them, and when it failed to do so, dam operators were blamed for the scale of the catastrophic events that followed. A River with a City Problem is a compelling history of floods in the Brisbane River catchment, especially those in 1893, 1974 and 2011. Extensively researched, it highlights the force of nature, the vagaries of politics and the power of community. With many river cities facing urban development challenges, Cook makes a convincing argument for what must change to prevent further tragedy.

Book Papers

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  • Author :
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1983
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 490 pages

Download or read book Papers written by and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Flood Frequency Analysis

Download or read book Flood Frequency Analysis written by Khaled Hamed and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2019-04-30 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After five decades, the field of Statistical Hydrology continues to evolve and remains a very active area of investigation. Researchers continue to examine various distributions, methods of estimation of parameters, and problems related to regionalization. However, much of this research appears in journals and reports and usually in a form not easi

Book Publications

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  • Author : University of Queensland. Dept. of Geology
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1981
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 574 pages

Download or read book Publications written by University of Queensland. Dept. of Geology and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 574 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Journal of the Institution of Water Engineers and Scientists

Download or read book Journal of the Institution of Water Engineers and Scientists written by Institution of Water Engineers and Scientists and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 1386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book University of Queensland Papers

Download or read book University of Queensland Papers written by University of Queensland. Department of Geology and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Australian Encyclopaedia

Download or read book The Australian Encyclopaedia written by and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Great Dividing Range

Download or read book The Great Dividing Range written by Jeff E. Toghill and published by Raupo. This book was released on 1982 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Parliamentary Papers

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  • Author : Queensland. Parliament. Legislative Assembly
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1989
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 1126 pages

Download or read book Parliamentary Papers written by Queensland. Parliament. Legislative Assembly and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 1126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Floodplain Development Manual

Download or read book Floodplain Development Manual written by and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: