Experts call for smarter town planning

“Having made mistakes in the past as to where we have put dwellings, let’s not build any more houses for people to live in flood-prone areas… That’s a message that’s very difficult, with development pressures happening for governments to deal with. We need to get smarter about how to do that.”

Ian Dinham in: Elouise Farrow-Smith & David Claughton “Floodplain Management Australia conference sees experts call for smarter town planning” ABC May 24, 2023

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