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Author(s) Britton, Neil R.

Sustainable hazard management in New Zealand: developing practice frameworks

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Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management
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This paper was presented at the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR) Conference on Natural Disaster Prevention, Land-Use Planning and Sustainable Development, held in Paris, France on 17-19 June 1999. It presents New Zealand’s emergency management reform which aims to replace existing response-oriented counter-disaster approach with a risk-based sustainable hazard management framework. The paper sets out key measures for improving community preparedness and resilience to disasters.

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Themes Community-based DRR Environment and ecosystems Governance Social impacts and social resilience
Country and region New Zealand
Number of pages
9 p.
Publication year
1999

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