More than meets the eye: plans for land use change in Darwin after Cyclone Tracy.

By:

King, S.A

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Australian National University. North Australia Research Unit

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: ENG Series: Bulletin (Australian National University. North Australia Research Unit) ; 5Publication details: Dec.1979Description: 159p., 62 refs, 11 tables, 35 figs, 11 platesReport number: AcademicSubject: Land developmentSubject: Land useSubject: On 25 December 1974 the city of Darwin was virtually obliterated by a tropical cyclone. This natural disaster presented Australia with the greatest single reconstruction task the country has ever known, and, at the same time, the greatest opportunity to make land use changes following such an event. Those planning Darwin's reconstruction envisaged a very different city from that which had existed pre-cyclone. Few overseas attempts to improve the pre-disaster city have succeeded. The failure of most of the plans has been attributed to incomplete destruction and to the people's urgent need for housing. Despite the record of failure, enthusiastic efforts were made to implement plans for a new Darwin. A comprehensive explanation of the failure of the plans is sought in an account of Darwin, of the disaster and of the reconstruction, focusing on four case study areas and on the citizens' written reactions to the plans.Subject: Recovery managementSubject: Regional planningSubject: Urban planning

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On 25 December 1974 the city of Darwin was virtually obliterated by a tropical cyclone. This natural disaster presented Australia with the greatest single reconstruction task the country has ever known, and, at the same time, the greatest opportunity to make land use changes following such an event. Those planning Darwin's reconstruction envisaged a very different city from that which had existed pre-cyclone. Few overseas attempts to improve the pre-disaster city have succeeded. The failure of most of the plans has been attributed to incomplete destruction and to the people's urgent need for housing. Despite the record of failure, enthusiastic efforts were made to implement plans for a new Darwin. A comprehensive explanation of the failure of the plans is sought in an account of Darwin, of the disaster and of the reconstruction, focusing on four case study areas and on the citizens' written reactions to the plans.