Browse Fact Sheets by topic: Place Making and Social Sustainability
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Walkable neighbourhoods
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- posted 25 Aug 2008
Walkable neighbourhoods have implications for sustainability because developments that are walkable reduce incentives to drive, conserve scarce resources, and lower environmental impacts.
Co-author: Leah Mason
- Categorised under:
- Planning, Design,
- Greenfield Development,
- Place Making and Social Sustainability, Estate Design, Access and Transport,
- Developer, Designer,
Design for a mix of uses
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- posted 11 Jun 2008
A mix of uses within a neighbourhood enhances the livability and sustainability of a new development. The incorporation of various non-residential uses, such as retail, business and community facilities, within the residential development, can reduce reliance on private vehicles, provide for local working opportunities and enhance the interaction between residents.
A variety of housing types associated with mixed use developments (eg. Shop top housing) can also encourage affordability and allow residents the opportunity of progressing through different cycles of life within a single neighborhood, avoiding situations of isolation and gentrification.
- Categorised under:
- Planning, Design,
- Greyfield Development, Brownfield Development,
- Place Making and Social Sustainability, Estate Design,
- High Density, Medium Density,
- Developer,
Design for Open Space
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- posted 16 Sep 2008
New residential estates need an integrated and connected open space network that meets the needs of residents and surrounding habitats and to provide a variety of recreational opportunities whilst addressing local catchment and stormwater management needs. Within an estate, open space provides opportunities to preserve and enhance natural elements of a site, facilitate social interactions and encourage a healthy lifestyle.
Community Engagement
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- posted 27 May 2008
This fact sheet is designed to help small to medium-sized builders and developers find appropriate ways of engaging with communities about their proposed sustainable developments, while taking into account the complexity of sustainability options. It’s about how to get started, rather than the whole community engagement process with all the detailed planning.
EcoVillages
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- posted 08 Jul 2008
EcoVillages intend to demonstrate transformative eco-socio-economic spiritual community.
This fact sheet provides a working knowledge of Sustainable Community Development (SCD), especially EcoVillages and considers SCD opportunities for the development industry.
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- Place Making and Social Sustainability, Estate Design,
Cohousing
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- posted 10 Jul 2008
Cohousing is a major strategic category of the movement back to community known as ‘Intentional Community’. Both the community and the intention are critical to understanding and implementing such projects.
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- Feasability, Planning, Design,
- Place Making and Social Sustainability, Estate Design,
- Developer, State Government, Designer,
Sense of place and community ownership
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- posted 11 Jul 2008
This fact sheet examines the issues of sense of place using a case study of various aspects of the Ellenbrook development in Western Australia. This development has won several prestigious awards for its design and community engagement processes and serves as a role model for greenfield development projects in Australia.
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- Feasability, Planning, Design, Lot Creation,
- Greenfield Development,
- Place Making and Social Sustainability, Estate Design,
- Developer,
Community integration
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- posted 26 May 2008
Building socially sustainable developments should be a key goal for the development industry. A socially sustainable society is one that is just, equitable, inclusive and democratic, and provides a decent quality of life for current and future generations.
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- Feasability, Planning, Design,
- Place Making and Social Sustainability,
- Developer,
Community facilities
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- posted 25 May 2008
Sustainable development incorporates not just the environmental aspects of sustainability, but also important social dimensions. Community facilities are one element of the social infrastructure that new developments can provide, and as such they can play a key role in contributing to a socially sustainable community.
- Categorised under:
- Feasability, Planning, Design, Completion,
- Place Making and Social Sustainability,
- Developer, State Government, Local Government,
Tools and rating systems for land developers
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- posted 31 Jul 2008
This factsheet showcases some of the existing tools that are available to guide land developers in achieving more sustainable subdivision or precinct-scale development. It is likely that we will see more emphasis on tools and rating systems for this scale of development in Australia in the near future.
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