J W Handmer
Biographic Data
| ID | 3700636 |
|---|---|
| NAME | J W Handmer |
| GIVEN NAMES | J W |
| FAMILY NAME | Handmer |
| SIGNATURE | HANDMER J W |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1983 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1984 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Urban flooding in Australia
This paper presents a review of Australian urban riverine flooding. By world standards the Australian flood problem is relatively small, though there are pockets of development subject to regular severe inundation. In the past, government response to flooding was ad hoc and characterized by structural adjustments. The 1970s and 1980s, however, have seen a major shift in approach. The new approach emphasizes resource management rather than constru…
Health hazards of floods
Severe unprecedented flooding of unprepared and inexperienced communities adversely affects community health, but the effect of severe flooding on well‐prepared and experienced communities is less certain. An answer was sought for the New South Wales coastal town of Lismore. Parts are flooded every year with the last major flood occurring in 1974. Hospital admission and death certificates were analysed for the years before and after that flood. U…
Urban flooding in Australia
This paper presents a review of Australian urban riverine flooding. By world standards the Australian flood problem is relatively small, though there are pockets of development subject to regular severe inundation. In the past, government response to flooding was ad hoc and characterized by structural adjustments. The 1970s and 1980s, however, have seen a major shift in approach. The new approach emphasizes resource management rather than constru…
Health hazards of floods
Severe unprecedented flooding of unprepared and inexperienced communities adversely affects community health, but the effect of severe flooding on well‐prepared and experienced communities is less certain. An answer was sought for the New South Wales coastal town of Lismore. Parts are flooded every year with the last major flood occurring in 1974. Hospital admission and death certificates were analysed for the years before and after that flood. U…
Health hazards of floods
Severe unprecedented flooding of unprepared and inexperienced communities adversely affects community health, but the effect of severe flooding on well‐prepared and experienced communities is less certain. An answer was sought for the New South Wales coastal town of Lismore. Parts are flooded every year with the last major flood occurring in 1974. Hospital admission and death certificates were analysed for the years before and after that flood. U…
Urban flooding in Australia
This paper presents a review of Australian urban riverine flooding. By world standards the Australian flood problem is relatively small, though there are pockets of development subject to regular severe inundation. In the past, government response to flooding was ad hoc and characterized by structural adjustments. The 1970s and 1980s, however, have seen a major shift in approach. The new approach emphasizes resource management rather than constru…
Flood myth (2 works) · Flood Risk Assessment and Management (2 works) · Flooding (psychology (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Archaeology (1 work) · Business (1 work) · Demography (1 work) · Demography (1 work)