Browse Fact Sheets by user group: Developer
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Public transport infrastructure planning, design, provision
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- posted 08 Aug 2008
Public transport plays an important role in our society although Australia is a car dependent society. Public transport is far more efficient than cars in transporting large numbers of people and a high percentage of commuters in large cities in Australia travel to work by public transport. Indeed, about 50% of school trips are performed using public transport in cities such as Sydney and Melbourne.
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- Feasability, Planning, Design, Construction, Lot Creation,
- Greenfield Development,
- Access and Transport,
- Developer, State Government,
Wastewater Planning
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- posted 08 Aug 2008
This fact sheet outlines some options in wastewater design and discusses the advantages and disadvantages of these systems. The discussion will provide an overview of these systems and direct the reader to further information.
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- Feasability, Planning, Design,
- Greenfield Development,
- Materials and Recycling, Water Management,
- Developer, State Government, Local Government,
Density
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- posted 06 Aug 2008
Density is a key variable in urban design and planning. Different residential densities generate different urban forms, characteristics, housing types and ecological footprints. There are a number of ways to measure density – although, not all are useful for making meaningful comparisons between different developments. This factsheet highlights the density measures that are most useful to policy makers, planners, designers and others involved in the development process.
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- Feasability, Planning, Design,
- Greenfield Development,
- Estate Design,
- High Density, Medium Density, Low Density,
- Developer, 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.
Indigenous Flora and Fauna
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- posted 17 Jul 2008
Indigenous flora and fauna needs to be considered/managed as a primary development planning stage, at the beginning of conceptualisation of a development project.
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- Feasability, Planning, Design,
- Greenfield Development,
- Site Ecology,
- Low Density,
- Developer,
Biodiversity in urban developments
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- posted 15 Jul 2008
Urban biodiversity exists in parks, street plantings, private gardens, vacant lots and along waterways. With development, urban environments can change quickly and dramatically because they are designed, constructed, managed and controlled by humans. It is important to understand the impacts and interactions of humans, the built form, and residual and emergent biodiversity.
- Categorised under:
- Planning,
- Greenfield Development,
- Site Ecology, Estate Design, Water Management, Climate Change Adaptation & Mitigation,
- Developer,
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,
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,
Whole of life costing
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- posted 10 Jul 2008
Principally, WLC can be characterised as a systematic approach balancing capital with revenue costs to achieve an optimum solution over a construction’s whole life. Costs include internal resources, they also include risk allowances as required; flexibility (predicted alterations for known change in business requirements, for example), repair costs and the costs relating to sustainability and health and safety aspects.
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- Feasability, Planning,
- Site Ecology, Materials and Recycling, Sustainablity Management,
- Developer, Designer,
Heritage and Culture
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- Fact Sheet
- posted 08 Jul 2008
This fact sheet provides information on how heritage issues may relate to your development. It addresses; what is heritage?; why heritage is important; how to determine what aspects of heritage are important; what if my site is on a heritage list or register?; and how to manage heritage in your development.
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