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Author Clark, Anthony.

Title Risk management : for climate, agriculture and policy / Anthony Clark; figures by Tim Brinkley
Published Canberra : Bureau of Rural Sciences, 2001

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 W'BOOL  658.155 Cla/Rmf  AVAILABLE
Description xv, 62 pages : illustrations, maps ; 30 cm
Notes "Risk management is distiguished from other forms of decision making, like 'political', 'consensus' and 'ad hoc' approaches because of its emphasis on objective and systematic methods. It's importance to agriculture is highlighted by the recent emergence of 'mad cow' and 'foot and monuth' diseases in Europe, as well as ongoing risks like Australia's climate variability and shifts in commodities markets. While risk management is characterised by objective decision making, it also integrates people's experiences and attitudes into an informed common sense approach to managing peril, variability and uncertainty" --Executive summary
Bibliography Includes bibliography (pages 53-57)
Notes Commonwealth of Australia
Subject Agriculture and state.
Agriculture -- Decision making.
Risk management -- Environmental aspects -- Australia.
Risk management -- Economic aspects -- Australia.
Decision support systems -- Australia.
Author Brinkley, Tim
Australia. Bureau of Rural Sciences.