all content by date: 29 May 2008

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Connectivity

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• Fact Sheet
• by Peter Cotton
• posted 29 May 2008

Achieving high connectivity within and between neighbourhoods and linkages to surrounding areas is one of the many objectives to make for a more livable and sustainable estate.  This fact sheet discusses the considerations and influencing factors that planners and designers need to take into account when designing an estate to achieve high connectivity.

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The Mill, Albion, Brisbane

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• Brief Case Study
• by Michael O'Brien
• posted 29 May 2008

Described by the developer, FKP, as “an iconic, mixed use community comprised of commercial buildings, residential and retail opportunities, bonded together by a network of public spaces, including streets, plazas and public transport.”

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Transit Oriented Development

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• Fact Sheet
• by Michael O'Brien
• posted 29 May 2008

Transit Oriented Developments, or TODs, are generally higher density, mixed use developments, located along major public transport (PT) corridors and generally centred on major transport nodes (bus and train stations, interchanges, etc). TODs are designed to encourage more sustainable transport behaviour through encouraging reduced reliance on motorised private motorised transport, encouraging pedestrian mobility and synergies between complementary mixed land uses.

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• High Density, Medium Density,
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Efficient use of materials

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• Fact Sheet
• by Selwyn Tucker
• posted 29 May 2008

Efficient use of materials relates solely to the materials used in creating developed land; it does not refer to any activity related to constructing a building on that land.  The focus is on minimising use of materials used in civil works such as road construction and landscaping, and infrastructure such as pipes for water supply and drainage and cabling for electricity and communications. 

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• Materials and Recycling,