http://inside.org.au/trouble-in-the-city/
If you want to find out what’s happening in Australia’s cities today, don’t go to the glossy planning documents, writes Peter Spearritt.
Source: Inside Story
Showing posts with label planning. Show all posts
Showing posts with label planning. Show all posts
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Commercial water and Indigenous Australians: a scoping study of licence allocations
http://www.apo.org.au/research/commercial-water-and-indigenous-australians-scoping-study-licence-allocations
This report is the outcome of a scoping exercise commissioned by the National Water Commission (NWC) to determine the water licences and allocations to Indigenous people for commercial use across all States and Territories (except the Australian Capital Territory) in Australia.
Source: Australian Policy Online
This report is the outcome of a scoping exercise commissioned by the National Water Commission (NWC) to determine the water licences and allocations to Indigenous people for commercial use across all States and Territories (except the Australian Capital Territory) in Australia.
Source: Australian Policy Online
Using integrated urban models to respond to climate change in cities
http://www.apo.org.au/research/using-integrated-urban-models-respond-climate-change-cities
This paper presents a single, integrated urban model that focuses on the key areas of transport, domestic energy-use, and domestic water use and how these relate to urban planning and other policies.
Source: Australian Policy Online
This paper presents a single, integrated urban model that focuses on the key areas of transport, domestic energy-use, and domestic water use and how these relate to urban planning and other policies.
Source: Australian Policy Online
Sunday, September 13, 2009
Northern Territory population projections
http://apo.org.au/research/northern-territory-population-projections
This report provides an overview of the Northern Territory Population Projections 2009 and describes the process of development. Two sets of population projections are included:
• residents of the whole of the Northern Territory from 2006 to 2036, disaggregated by individual year of age, sex and Indigenous status; and
• residents of each of the Northern Territory statistical reporting regions (Darwin – split into greater Darwin and rest of Darwin region, Katherine, East Arnhem, Barkly and Alice Springs). These projections are made available for 2006, 2011, 2016 and 2021 categorised by five-year age groups, sex and Indigenous status.
Source: Australian Policy Online
This report provides an overview of the Northern Territory Population Projections 2009 and describes the process of development. Two sets of population projections are included:
• residents of the whole of the Northern Territory from 2006 to 2036, disaggregated by individual year of age, sex and Indigenous status; and
• residents of each of the Northern Territory statistical reporting regions (Darwin – split into greater Darwin and rest of Darwin region, Katherine, East Arnhem, Barkly and Alice Springs). These projections are made available for 2006, 2011, 2016 and 2021 categorised by five-year age groups, sex and Indigenous status.
Source: Australian Policy Online
Monday, August 10, 2009
Hybrid buildings: pathways for greenhouse gas mitigation in the housing sector
http://apo.org.au/research/hybrid-buildings-pathways-greenhouse-gas-mitigation-housing-sector
This report shows how the carbon emissions from 5-star rated homes can be reduced to zero, with the savings averaging eleven tonnes per house each year.
Source: Australian Policy Online
This report shows how the carbon emissions from 5-star rated homes can be reduced to zero, with the savings averaging eleven tonnes per house each year.
Source: Australian Policy Online
Environmental taxation and its possible application in Australia
http://www.apo.org.au/research/environmental-taxation-and-its-possible-application-australia
Environmental taxes are one of the available policy intervention instruments for correcting market failures with the allocation of and investment decisions for the environment. Effective environmental taxes provide national efficiency gains, with the revenue primarily as a welcome by-product.
Source: Australian Policy Online
Environmental taxes are one of the available policy intervention instruments for correcting market failures with the allocation of and investment decisions for the environment. Effective environmental taxes provide national efficiency gains, with the revenue primarily as a welcome by-product.
Source: Australian Policy Online
Sunday, June 14, 2009
The Blue Mud Bay case: Refractions through saltwater country
This paper contrasts settler Australian and Yolngu ways of conceptualising and giving meaning to the bodies of salt water that settler Australians call 'seas' and 'oceans'.
Source: Australian Policy Online
Source: Australian Policy Online
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
INTEGRATING PUBLIC ENVIRONMENTAL EXPENDITURE WITHIN MUTI-YEAR BUDGETARY FRAMEWORKS
OECD Environment Working Paper 7
Medium-term approaches to budgeting are now common in OECD countries and are being adopted increasingly by developing countries. This reflects a realisation that the annual approach to budget making actually undermines budgetary performance, contributing to fiscal instability and, perhaps even more fundamentally, to resource misallocation and the inefficient and ineffective use of resources. Government agencies with responsibilities for environmental and natural resource management who struggle to prepare medium-term budgets may find
this analysis useful.
Source: OECD ENV/WKP(2009)2
Please contact the library for a copy of this paper.
Medium-term approaches to budgeting are now common in OECD countries and are being adopted increasingly by developing countries. This reflects a realisation that the annual approach to budget making actually undermines budgetary performance, contributing to fiscal instability and, perhaps even more fundamentally, to resource misallocation and the inefficient and ineffective use of resources. Government agencies with responsibilities for environmental and natural resource management who struggle to prepare medium-term budgets may find
this analysis useful.
Source: OECD ENV/WKP(2009)2
Please contact the library for a copy of this paper.
Road Planners Display Blind Spot for Oncoming Generation of Older Drivers
Source: AARP Policy & Research
Two-thirds of transportation planners and engineers have yet to begin addressing older people in their street planning; yet by 2025, 64 million people will be over age 65 according to census projections and by 2030 a quarter of all U.S. drivers will be 65+. This is the alarm raised by “Planning Complete Streets for the Aging of America” a major new report on roadway safety and the aging of the American population from AARP’s Public Policy Institute.
Source: Docuticker
Two-thirds of transportation planners and engineers have yet to begin addressing older people in their street planning; yet by 2025, 64 million people will be over age 65 according to census projections and by 2030 a quarter of all U.S. drivers will be 65+. This is the alarm raised by “Planning Complete Streets for the Aging of America” a major new report on roadway safety and the aging of the American population from AARP’s Public Policy Institute.
Source: Docuticker
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Infrastructure investment: links to growth and the role of public policies
Economics department working paper No. 686
Investment in network infrastructure – the energy, water, transport and telecommunication networks – which performs a vital role for the functioning of the economy, can contribute to raising growth and social welfare. This paper identifies the policy framework that promotes investment that is conducive to growth and ensures the appropriate use of infrastructure. Central aspects of this framework are identified as a robust decision making process, improving the selection of investment projects, the introduction of competitive pressures through the reduction of barriers to entry and vertical separation when this is appropriate. In addition, efficient investment can be promoted by the combination of regulator independence and the application of incentive regulation.
Source: OECD ECO/WKP(2009)27
Please contact the library for a copy of this paper. 13 Mar 2009 version updated and replaced 24 Mar 2009
Investment in network infrastructure – the energy, water, transport and telecommunication networks – which performs a vital role for the functioning of the economy, can contribute to raising growth and social welfare. This paper identifies the policy framework that promotes investment that is conducive to growth and ensures the appropriate use of infrastructure. Central aspects of this framework are identified as a robust decision making process, improving the selection of investment projects, the introduction of competitive pressures through the reduction of barriers to entry and vertical separation when this is appropriate. In addition, efficient investment can be promoted by the combination of regulator independence and the application of incentive regulation.
Source: OECD ECO/WKP(2009)27
Please contact the library for a copy of this paper. 13 Mar 2009 version updated and replaced 24 Mar 2009
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Transportation Impact Analysis Gets a Failing Grade When It Comes to Climate Change and Smart Growth [US]
Source: Ronald Milam (Fehr and Peers)
Transportation impact analysis performed to comply with environmental impact laws (i.e., the California Environmental Quality Act or the National Environmental Policy Act) often focuses on how automobile drivers view the world because of general traffic engineering practices and how traffic operations are measured using level of service (LOS). With many communities more concerned about climate change, creating livable communities, and alternative transport, the traditional traffic engineering approach to traffic operations analysis is not effective. Instead of relying on vehicle LOS as the primary performance measure in transportation impact studies, agencies need to consider the tradeoffs between LOS and other important community values and other modes. This paper will present a new paradigm for transportation planning and impact analysis that reflects the inherent tradeoffs associated with vehicle travel, urban development form, and the treatment of other modes.
Source: Docuticker
Transportation impact analysis performed to comply with environmental impact laws (i.e., the California Environmental Quality Act or the National Environmental Policy Act) often focuses on how automobile drivers view the world because of general traffic engineering practices and how traffic operations are measured using level of service (LOS). With many communities more concerned about climate change, creating livable communities, and alternative transport, the traditional traffic engineering approach to traffic operations analysis is not effective. Instead of relying on vehicle LOS as the primary performance measure in transportation impact studies, agencies need to consider the tradeoffs between LOS and other important community values and other modes. This paper will present a new paradigm for transportation planning and impact analysis that reflects the inherent tradeoffs associated with vehicle travel, urban development form, and the treatment of other modes.
Source: Docuticker
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
A Northern Territory Approach to Ecologically Sustainable Development
The EPA has released a discussion paper which outlines proposed NT principles of Environmentally Sustainable Development which set the scene for the broad change required within the Northern Territory to ensure its development pathway is sustainable. Organisationa and individuals are invited to read and contribute to the discussion paper.
Source: EPA
Source: EPA
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Economic aspects of adaption to climate change: integrated assessment modelling of adaptation costs and benefits
This report develops and applies a framework for the explicit incorporation of adaptation in Integrated Assessment Models (IAMs). It provides a consistent framework to investigate “optimal” balances between investments in mitigating climate change, investments in adapting to climate change and accepting (future) climate change damages. By including adaptation into IAMs these already powerful tools for policy analysis are further improved and the interactions between mitigation and adaptation can be analysed in more detail.
Source: OECD ENV/EPOC/GSP(2008)17/FINAL, please request full paper from library.
Source: OECD ENV/EPOC/GSP(2008)17/FINAL, please request full paper from library.
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Green trees deliver green benefits
Monday, 16 February 2009 Anna Salleh ABC
The economic benefits of greening urban areas outweigh the costs, a new US study has found.
Source: ABC Science Updates
The economic benefits of greening urban areas outweigh the costs, a new US study has found.
Source: ABC Science Updates
Monday, February 16, 2009
Creative tropical city: mapping Darwin's creative industries
School for Social and Policy Research, Charles Darwin University
Posted: 16-02-2009
If Darwin wants to be more than the sum of its parts, the key question posed by this report is critical – namely, what strengths and capacities does Australia’s northernmost capital have to draw upon to be renowned as a Creative Tropical City?
Source: Australian Policy Online
Posted: 16-02-2009
If Darwin wants to be more than the sum of its parts, the key question posed by this report is critical – namely, what strengths and capacities does Australia’s northernmost capital have to draw upon to be renowned as a Creative Tropical City?
Source: Australian Policy Online
Sunday, February 15, 2009
We have still not lived long enough
Testimony from the 1939 and 2009 fires suggests there is one thing we never seem to learn from history, writes Tom Griffiths
Source: Inside Story
Source: Inside Story
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Public health and regulation of the built environment
Stephen J. Corbett / New South Wales Public Health Bulletin
Posted: 09-02-2009 The earliest public health statutes contrived to develop effective controls of the excesses of the rapid urban development that accompanied the industrial revolution. By the end of the 20th century, much responsibility for the regulation of the built environment has been dispersed across government and in so doing has moved beyond the gaze of everyday public health concern. This paper argues firstly that there is a strong justification for greater public health involvement in the ongoing regulation of the built environment and secondly that a much broader range of health impacts needs to be considered in the conception of these regulatory measures.
> Read full text
Source: Australian Policy Online 9/2/09
Posted: 09-02-2009 The earliest public health statutes contrived to develop effective controls of the excesses of the rapid urban development that accompanied the industrial revolution. By the end of the 20th century, much responsibility for the regulation of the built environment has been dispersed across government and in so doing has moved beyond the gaze of everyday public health concern. This paper argues firstly that there is a strong justification for greater public health involvement in the ongoing regulation of the built environment and secondly that a much broader range of health impacts needs to be considered in the conception of these regulatory measures.
> Read full text
Source: Australian Policy Online 9/2/09
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