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Planning for Development of Land on or Close to Active Faults: A guideline to assist resource management planners in New Zealand

1 Introduction

2 Principles for Planning Approaches

3 Understanding Earthquakes and Active Faults

4 Taking a Risk-based Approach

5 Mapping Active Faults

6 Fault Avoidance Zones

7 Fault Recurrence Interval

8 Fault Complexity

9 Building Importance Category

10 Planning for Fault Rupture Hazard

11 Taking a Risk-based Approach to Resource Consents

12 Case Studies - Implementing the Guidelines

13 Acknowledgements

14 Further Reading

Appendix 1: Classification of Faults

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