The unpredictability of Australia's climate poses real challenges for practices that were developed based on the relative predictability of a European climate. More recently, policy has been moving towards accepting drought as a reality, rejecting the notion that it is a natural disaster in favour of an approach based on risk management.

However, the level of public debate during a drought event suggests that this policy approach has not been widely understood or accepted. Media reporting of drought rapidly adopts disaster-related language and the organisation of relief appeals reinforces the impression that drought is an aberration rather than a normal part of Australia's climate patterns.

Beyond Drought provides a multi-disciplinary discussion aimed at increasing the level of understanding of drought's many facets and its impact on the environment, communities and the economy. It introduces a range of perspectives in order to emphasise the complexity of drought policy. The book cuts through the often emotional debate that occurs during a drought event, aiming to stimulate reasoned discussion about the best way that Australian farmers and the broader community can live with the vagaries of an uncertain climate.

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Information

Publisher

CSIRO PUBLISHING

Year

2003

ISBN

9780643098657

Topic

Physical Sciences

Subtopic

Geology & Earth Sciences

Cover
Title
Copyright
Contents
Foreword and acknowledgements
Contributors
Abbreviations
Introduction
1. Living in the Australian environment
2. Climate and drought in Australia
3. Government responses to drought in Australia
4. Media representations and public perceptions of drought
5. Australian drought as lived experience: Social and community impacts
6. Economic aspects of drought and drought policy
7. Linking environments, decision-making and policy in handling climatic variability
8. Perceptions of drought risk: The farmer, the scientist and the policy economist
9. Drought policy and preparedness: The Australian experience in an international context
10. Beyond drought in Australia: The way forward
References and Bibliography
Index