Use the spreadsheet below to locate your region’s sediment compartment information. Download as Excel Spreadsheet Sediment compartment spreadsheet Download as PDF Sediment compartment PDF Southern Gulf of Carpentaria QLD01.01.01 Wellesley/Bayley Point QLD01.01.02 Karumba QLD02.01.01 Western Cape York Peninsula/Mitchell River QLD02.02.01 Northwest Cape York Peninsula/Aurukun QLD02.02.02 Cape York QLD03.01.02 Sharp Pt – False Orford Ness QLD03.02.01… Read More
Queensland Sediment Compartments
Supporting evidence-based adaptation decision-making in Queensland
Supporting evidence-based adaptation decision-making in Queensland: A synthesis of climate change adaptation research Year: 2013Author: AECOM (Jennifer Cane, Laura Cacho, Nicolas Dircks and Peter Steele) Designed to inform policymakers and other interested parties of relevant climate adaptation research for Queensland, this report draws together and presents key findings and lessons from individual NCCARF research reports and… Read More
Key Findings: The 2008 Floods in Queensland: Charleville and Mackay
Key Findings: The 2008 Floods in Queensland: Charleville and Mackay Author: Armando ApanYear: 2010 This factsheet presents the key findings of a project conducted to understand adaptation lessons from the 2008 Queensland floods in the towns of Charleville and Mackay. This case study found that in areas that are vulnerable to regular flooding, it is… Read More
The 2008 floods in Queensland: A case study of vulnerability, resilience and adaptive capacity
The 2008 floods in Queensland: A case study of vulnerability, resilience and adaptive capacity Authors: Armando Apan, Diane Keogh, David King, Melanie Thomas, Shahbaz Mushtaq and Peter BaddileyYear: 2010 This study focused on two flood events, Mackay floods in 2008 and Charleville floods in 2008. It concluded that those established in areas that are vulnerable… Read More
Analysis of damage to buildings following the 2010-11 Eastern Australia floods
Analysis of damage to buildings following the 2010-11 Eastern Australia floods Authors: Matthew Mason, Emma Phillips, Tetsuya Okada and James O’BrienYear: 2012 Utilising observations of damage to buildings in Brisbane, Ipswich and Grantham, a predictive model for estimating flood loss and occupant displacement has been developed. The model can be used for flood risk assessments… Read More
Protecting structures from floodwater
Protecting structures from floodwater Authors: Matthew Mason, Emma Phillips, Tetsuya Okada & James O’BrienYear: 2012 This factsheet summarises the key findings from a project that analysed the damage to buildings in Queensland and Victoria following the 2010-11 eastern Australia floods. In the worst affected state, Queensland, 58 600 insurance claims accounted for $2.4 billion in… Read More
Recovery from disaster: Resilience, adaptability and climate change perceptions
Recovery from disaster: Resilience, adaptability and perceptions of climate change Authors: Helen Boon, Joanne Millar, David Lake, Alison Cottrell and David KingYear: 2012 The results of the study show that resilience is both an individual trait and a process, and that the strongest direct predictor of resilience was adaptability and a sense of place. The… Read More
Limits to climate change adaptation in the Great Barrier Reef: scoping ecological and social limits
Limits to climate change adaptation in the Great Barrier Reef: scoping ecological and social limits Authors: Louisa S. Evans, Pedro Fidelman, Christina Hicks, Charlotte Morgan, Allison L. Perry and Renae TobinYear: 2012 This study scoped potential adaptation options and limitations that characterise adaptation in the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) region. A set of four alternative… Read More
Benefits and costs of provision of post-cyclone emergency service in Cairns
Benefits and costs of provision of post-cyclone emergency service in Cairns Authors: Leo Dobes, Gabriela Scheufele and Jeff BennettYear: 2012 This report considers whether it would be socially desirable to provide enhanced post-cyclone emergency services in towns such as Cairns.While it is possible for government agencies to provide more resources, or to subsidise private enterprise,… Read More
