Public authorities and natural hazards: the Department of Environment, Housing and Community Development.
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TextLanguage: ENG Publication details: MAY 1976Description: 8p., no refsReport number: National GovernmentSubject: As with many other government agencies, both national and regional, the Department of Environment, Housing and Community Development has had some involvement with natural hazard abatement and recovery programs. Some examples of the Department's past involvement are given, then the environmental effects of hazards are highlighted, and some ways of tackling the problems are suggested. There has been no comprehensive national approach to solving or alleviating the problems posed by natural hazards, and so there have been a variety of programs - both preventive and rehabilitative. Financial assistance was provided for flood mitigation work in Brisbane and Seymour (in Victoria) and for soil conservation programs in a number of the States. Housing research has been carried out in devastated areas of Brisbane and Darwin. These programs have been co-operative efforts with both Commonwealth and State departments all taking a part. There are other areas of Departmental concern that relate less directly, but just as importantly, to natural hazards. These include land use planning, coastal zone management and atmospheric monitoring
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Symposium Dates 26-29 May 1976
As with many other government agencies, both national and regional, the Department of Environment, Housing and Community Development has had some involvement with natural hazard abatement and recovery programs. Some examples of the Department's past involvement are given, then the environmental effects of hazards are highlighted, and some ways of tackling the problems are suggested. There has been no comprehensive national approach to solving or alleviating the problems posed by natural hazards, and so there have been a variety of programs - both preventive and rehabilitative. Financial assistance was provided for flood mitigation work in Brisbane and Seymour (in Victoria) and for soil conservation programs in a number of the States. Housing research has been carried out in devastated areas of Brisbane and Darwin. These programs have been co-operative efforts with both Commonwealth and State departments all taking a part. There are other areas of Departmental concern that relate less directly, but just as importantly, to natural hazards. These include land use planning, coastal zone management and atmospheric monitoring
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