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Siting

  • Site Ecology
  • Estate Design
  • Access and Transport
  • Water Management
  • Energy Management
    • Content rating:
    • 3 stars
    • Commissioned Content: Commissioned Content

The decisions that are made during the initial site selection and the subsequent site design will have a significant impact on the development's overall sustainability. A range of issues need to be considered, including where to actually site the community, how to incorporate the existing natural features into the design, where to place roads, dwellings, parks and community facilities and how this will all fit within the context of the existing community and the overall objectives of the development.

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Healthy Spaces and Places

  • Place Making and Social Sustainability
  • Estate Design
    • Content rating:
    • 0 stars
    • Commissioned Content: Commissioned Content

The Healthy Spaces and Places project is a unique collaboration between the Australian Local Government Association, the National Heart Foundation of Australia and the Planning Institute of Australia with funding assistance from the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing. Healthy Spaces and Places identifies key design principles and processes to assist in the design and development of places that support active living and establishes the relationship between the built environment and physical and mental health and wellbeing.
 

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