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The Queensland Experience of the Summer of 2013 - Toward a culture of resilience

This article describes the established and well-practiced disaster response and recovery process that Queensland's Department of Transport and Main Roads (DTMR) has completed after major flood events in 2010, 2011 and 2012.

  • Information sheet

    • Date: 2016
    • Author(s): LANGE Deborah / BIDDLE Kristopher / FROST Mary
    • Domain(s): Risk Management
    • Type: RR370 - Features
    • PIARC Ref.: RR370-050
    • Number of pages: 8
  • This article has been published in the Routes/Roads magazine

    N° 370

    3e trimestre 2016 / Juillet

    Changement climatique et gestion des risques