Factoid/2012/09/20
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Australia is Going Backwards on Coastal Policy
- "New state government sea level rise guidelines will make it easier for people to fortify their homes against the effects of climate change, but local councils said the policy would lead to ad hoc walls of sandbags that will not hold back the sea. The policy, unveiled last weekend by the Special Minister of State, Chris Hartcher, overturns the previous strategy of managed retreat that sought to limit new developments in low-lying coastal areas." - excerpt from article in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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