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Relocation is not the answer for flood-prone remote communities, says an engineering expert

Charles Darwin University

Who: Charles Darwin University’s engineering expert Dr Cat Kutay

Topics:

  • Recent flooding and evacuations across Northern Territory has bought up the debate about relocating vulnerable communities.
  • Evacuation has not exposed remote community’s vulnerabilities, but the lack of preparedness that can avoid these issues
  • Where homes are built in remote areas is not the bigger issue, but how it is built
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