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Queensland takes American advice on natural disasters
Queensland Premier Campbell Newman has flown to the United States to see first hand how a collaboration between the Queensland University of Technology and the California Institute of Technology can help mitigate and better manage natural disasters.
10 March, 2014
NSW mayors dispatched to US
By Paul Hemsley Mayors from New South Wales will meet with leading American experts in sustainable urban design and planning from this week to thrash out how they can embed sustainable thinking into local precincts. The local swap of global ideas is part of a “Mayor’s forum” hosted by the United States Studies Centre (USSC) […]
2 April, 2013
Scholar sent to aid Hurricane Sandy recovery
By Paul Hemsley The University of Sydney (USyd) has sent Honorary Professor in Urban Policy, Edward Blakely, to New York to help its recovery efforts caused by October’s monster storm Hurricane Sandy. Professor Blakely, an American academic working at USyd’s United States Studies Centre, is a seasoned veteran in dealing with disaster recovery efforts after […]
23 November, 2012
CSIRO says tech tools can help in disasters
By Paul Hemsley The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) has revealed that emerging technologies such as computer modeling and social media can help governments and emergency services more effectively manage natural disasters like bushfires and floods. In the wake of the devastation wrought by Hurricane Sandy in the United States in October as […]
23 November, 2012
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