Journal of Geography  & Natural Disasters

Journal of Geography  & Natural Disasters
Open Access

ISSN: 2167-0587

Research Article - (2014) Volume 4, Issue 2

Natural Hazard Resilient Communities and Land Use Planning: The Limitations of Planning Governance in Tropical Australia

Sharon Harwood1*, Dean Carson2, Ed Wensing3 and Luke Jackson4
1School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, James Cook University, PO Box 6811, Cairns QLD 4870, Australia
2Professor of Rural and Remote Research, Flinders University Rural Clinical School, PO Box 889, Nuriootpa SA 5355, Australia
3National Centre for Indigenous Studies, The Australian National University, Canberra ACT 0200, Australia
4School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, James Cook University, PO Box 6811, Cairns QLD, 4870, Australia
*Corresponding Author: Sharon Harwood, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, James Cook University, PO Box 6811, Cairns QLD 4870, Australia, Tel: 61-7-4042-1703 Email:

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