breakers
tracts
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yards and
light
industrial
uses.
Thus large
of
the
rural land have
be co me
environmental
'black spots'.
6.5
While
successes. For
40% of the
there are
Territory,
problems,
there have also been
exa mp le, the Country Parks which cover so me
and the better planning of the New
given sufficient emphasis on
town
Tow ns
which
maintenance,
should,
provide
a far better environment for new
communities.
OBJECTIVES
6.6
The
Government's
environmental planning are
overall policy objectives for
to avoid creating new environmental problems
by ensuring the
consequences
for the
environment are properly taken into account
in site selection, planning and design of
all new develop ment;
6.7
various
to
seize
opportunities
for
environmental
i mprove ment as they arise in the course of
urban redevelop ment;
to
safeguard against urban encroachment into
rural areas, unless adequate services have
been provided;
CURRENT PROGRAMMES
During the last
f ew
years Government has taken
ma jor steps to ensure
that its planning will help
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