tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22031270.post6286026819499753494..comments2023-11-03T19:05:08.512+11:00Comments on Harry Clarke: Climate-proofing the citiesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22031270.post-88705616747387349982008-04-21T19:45:00.000+10:002008-04-21T19:45:00.000+10:00I'll be interested in hearing how one can actually...I'll be interested in hearing how one can actually plan for these types of events -- the Thomson Dam example is a really good one that I've never heard mentioned before. Perhaps I should go and buy a water tank in case. <BR/><BR/>Incidentally, I always wonder to what extent that these are really economics problems. It seems to me that trying to understand them properly also gets into others like philosophy and psychology.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22031270.post-59824709660181551902008-04-21T15:39:00.000+10:002008-04-21T15:39:00.000+10:00Spiros, I don't know about cyclones. The author of...Spiros, I don't know about cyclones. The author of <I>The Age</I> article claims they are heading further south. Of course the standard argument works - even if they are very low probability events their costs would be huge so if there is even a remote chance take action. <BR/><BR/>I agree with your other comments. Its tough to get people to take care of their own interests. But making a gesture is worthwhile.hchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13799594181016858701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22031270.post-3090430151392454112008-04-21T10:57:00.000+10:002008-04-21T10:57:00.000+10:00Very sensible Harry, though a cyclone in Victoria?...Very sensible Harry, though a cyclone in Victoria? <BR/><BR/><BR/>It's not easy however to make people responsible for their locational choices. The Byron council in the NSW north coast has a policy that it won't stop houses that are built right on the water's edge from falling into the sea as the edge becomes increasingly eroded. So if people build or buy there, that's their problem (or their insurer's problem).<BR/><BR/><BR/>Needless to say the council is being threatened with a mountain of legal action. Because the houses are owned by the super rich (entry level price is $5 million) this is a credible threat. <BR/><BR/>People expect the government to fix things, and to bail them out personally, including bailing them out of their own stupid decisions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com