A number of recent studies have suggested that
reactive management strategies are often both more
costly to implement and less successful than proactive
strategies in mitigating the impacts of natural
disturbances (e.g. Palmer et al., 2008), and there has
thus been a gradual move towards such proactive
strategies, particularly in dealing with floods. The
Lower Goulburn Floodplain Rehabilitation project,
requiring floodplain buybacks and levy removal,
provides a good example from southern Australia
(e.g. see PriceWaterhouseCoopers, 2001). For
droughts, the case for proactive management may
A number of recent studies have suggested thatreactive management strategies are often both morecostly to implement and less successful than proactivestrategies in mitigating the impacts of naturaldisturbances (e.g. Palmer et al., 2008), and there hasthus been a gradual move towards such proactivestrategies, particularly in dealing with floods. TheLower Goulburn Floodplain Rehabilitation project,requiring floodplain buybacks and levy removal,provides a good example from southern Australia(e.g. see PriceWaterhouseCoopers, 2001). Fordroughts, the case for proactive management may
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