QP Library
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A New Dawn for Urban Policy (PDF 56.30 KB)
Published by New Zealand Planning Institute - June 2003
This article provides an overview of the Governments new portfolio of Urban Affairs. It describes recent important publications and the development of urban policy within the sustainable developmen...
Planning: Feet First - A Radical Change to How we Plan our Cities and Towns (PDF 216.37 KB)
Published by New Zealand Planning Institute - July 2002
This presentation discusses that to attain a sustainable future, planning and urban design approaches and techniques will need to radically change. This presentation is divided into five parts: An ...
The Cities and their People: New Zealand's Urban Environment
Published by Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment - June 1998
Focuses on the management of the urban environment and on questions of sustainable development for our towns and cities, and identifies major strategic priorities.
Density
Housing
Peri-urban areas
Public spaces
Residential areas
Retail
Subdivision
Urban Regeneration
Urban amenity
Urban community
Urban design
Urban development
Urban growth
Waste
Water
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