Ten plans were selected for a case study analysis, to investigate, in greater detail, the quality of the natural hazards provisions.
All participants received usual care that could include medical and medication management, physiotherapy (e.g., exercise, advice, provision of walking aids, gait training), occupational therapy (e.g., modification of home hazards, provisions of aids or adaptations) or speech therapy.
Evaluating how natural hazard planning provisions are accommodated in land use plans is important for three reasons.
The design of the project was not to "name and shame" plans that were assessed to be of poor quality; rather, it was to answer the broad question: What is the state of natural hazard planning provisions in New Zealand?
The content analysis of plans formed Part 1 (Saunders, Beban et al. 2014a), with the purpose to assist in answering the question: What is the state of natural hazard planning provisions in New Zealand?
Natural hazard provisions should be specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time bound.
A common approach is to include "all-hazard" provisions (generic provisions that relate to all hazards) alongside some hazard-specific provisions.
However, monitoring natural hazard provisions is difficult and often provisions are not readily measurable, making measuring outcomes difficult.
This is the first time all operative plans in New Zealand have had their natural hazard provisions assessed in this manner.
To analyze the natural hazard provisions of the 99 plans, careful coding methods were developed and applied.
