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About this LIUDD Website
These LIUDD web pages provide information about the many aspects of Low Impact Urban Design and Development in New Zealand.
This site is also the Web presence of an exciting research initiative based in New Zealand whose goals are aligned with informing and enabling:
- Transformation of urban development
- Design of sustainable settlement forms for the 21st century
- Sustainable buildings with reduced environmental impact, water and energy needs
- Reduced stormwater infrastructure, energy demands and urban wastes
- Measured improvement in urban freshwater, native, terrestrial environments
- Urban communities embracing nature and low-impact development in cities
- Sustainable development – making an economic return
This initiative brings together researchers, agency personnel, and end-users from a variety of organisations.
The programme participants include people from the following organisations: Landcare Research, Auckland University, and Lincoln University.
Site design
The site is arranged around a number of key areas. These include:
- Site details – this page
- News – details of What's New on the website, What's On, and how you can subscribe to be alerted to new and upcoming events
- Research – details the nature of the research being carried out
- Case studies – details about the various case studies around New Zealand
- Links – to other websites dealing with LIUDD issues are found on each research page
- Publications – consolidated list of what we produce (also on individual research pages)
- Contacts – who we are, what we do, and how to contact us
- FAQs – frequently asked questions
Navigation
On the left-hand side of the page, a series of subject areas expand as you roll your mouse over them indicating where further levels of information are held. Pages that are on the same hierarchical level are indicated in the various dropdown menus.
'Breadcrumbs' at the top of the page also help indicate where on the Landcare Research site the particular page you are on is located. You can readily navigate back by using the 'Back' button on your browser, click on the breadcrumb navigation, or use the left-hand side bar dropdown menus to view other parts of the site.
Disclaimer, Copyright and Privacy
Landcare Research, as the lead research agency in the LIUDD research programme, kindly hosts this website.
Follow the links to the disclaimer and copyright statements.
Contact us
Any comments about this site are welcomed.
Please contact us –
Email
If you have problems arising from the use of the site please contact Chris Phillips in the first instance, or one of the programme team whose contact details can be found on the contacts page.
![]() | Chris Phillips Email |
Landcare Research | |
Phone: +64 3 321 9999 | |
| Details: Chris Phillips |



