Article Category: Open space and recreation areas

The importance of the portfolio of places – backyards, streets, parks – in meeting human health needs

Presenter: Ross Wissing, PhD Student, Deakin University who draws on his learnings from his PhD ‘portfolio of places’, and his presentation includes: o The relationship between public health and public […]

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Video

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Parks & Leisure Australia – (VICTAS – Open Space Planners Network Forum): 2020

Authors

Wissing, Ross (Author)
THE INFLUENCE OF STATUTORY LAND USE PLANNING ON WATER SENSITIVE URBAN DESIGN PRACTICES

Regulation, including statutory land use planning law, is seen as an important way to encourage the adoption of water sensitive urban design (WSUD) practices. Despite this, there has been little […]

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Journal article

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Taylor and Francis: 2020

Authors

Williams , Don (Author)
The Living City Open Space Strategy

The original Open Space Recreation Strategy was written to provide direction to the development and management of open space assets within the City of Unley between 2004 and 2014. It […]

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Report

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City of Unley, SA : 2014
Australian Park Systems – Some Changes and Innovations

Australia still has large areas of land relatively undamaged, and it is up to the State and the Australian governments to set aside sufficient land to ensure that intact eco-systems […]

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Paper

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Publisher not known, probably IFPRA international: 1989

Authors

Arthur, Trevor (Author)
The Meaning and Intent of Scenic Amenity and Related Terms for Urban and Rural Planning

The importance of Scenic Amenity to the quality of life and prosperity of the Gold Coast is recognised by the South East Queensland Regional Plan, which identifies Scenic Amenity as […]

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Report

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Gold Coast City Council: 2006