Treating the Risks in Cairns |
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Authors: | Ken Durham |
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Institution: | (1) K.T.G. Engineering, 20 Alexandra Street, Booval, Qld, 4304, Australia |
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Abstract: | Cairns is exposed to the well-known natural hazards oftropical cyclone, flood, stormsurge and thunderstorm, but is also exposed to thelesser-known hazards of landslip, earthquake and dam break flooding. Recommendations fortreating the risks associated with these hazards have been made that will involve amulti-disciplinary approach to treatment strategies, require the cooperation of allthree levels of government, involve public utility authorities and private enterprise andinvolve the community as a whole.This paper summarises the suggested mitigation treatmentoptions, presented to the Cairns City Council and identified in the LocalGovernment Disaster Mitigation Project conducted in Cairns in 1999/2000 by theQueensland Department of Emergency Services. |
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Keywords: | hazard assessment mitigation planning risk treatment |
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