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LIUDD Research Themes
Overview
Please select the topic area you would like more infomation about from the list on the left (under "Research"). Additional sections will go online when more information is made available and when research is completed.
Core Information about LIUDD research
The LIUDD research programme is tasked with a number of goals to complete prior to its' end (June 2009). The goals of the LIUDD programme are to inform and enable the:
- Transformation of urban development
- Designing sustainable settlement form for 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
To complete the research and these goals within the specified timeframe, the team recognised the need for a combination of specialists within a well defined structure to provide information and encourage uptake. The structure decided upon is based around four key themes;
- First, we are evaluating the performance of stormwater devices and systems at the scales of building sites, residential neighbourhoods and urban catchments. This theme will effect change through the provision of convincing results on the performance and maintenance regimes of LID devices and LIUDD approaches will empower urban professionals to choose approaches that enhance rather than damage the environment. Discrimination between the more effective LID devices and how they might best be used individually or collectively at the catchment level will be enhanced by real world experience and modelling.
- Second, we are undertaking economic analyses of conventional stormwater infrastructure and the alternative low impact systems. Economic data on these devices and costs will further facilitate decision makers and policy makers implementing incentive schemes.
- Third, we are exploring the potential for alignment of different types of planning instruments (such as district plans and codes of practice) along with the development of incentives for developers. Identification, modification and alignment of planning instruments to facilitate LIUDD approaches for developers and territorial authorities will further facilitate uptake of LIUDD approaches.
- Fourth, through a participatory research approach, we will facilitate uptake of LIUDD by practitioners and consumers.
It is hoped that by 2009, LIUDD type developments will consitute around 30% of all new developments in New Zealand. This goal will be catalysed by streamlined plans, incentives, sound technical and economic information and collaborative learning.
It is important to recognise that while the structure of the research is rigid the themes are substantially interlinked and this interlinked structure forms the backbone of LIUDD research. The lessons learnt in one theme combined with information from another will improve and add to the implementation of the research within New Zealand cities.
Recent Publications
Feeney C, Heremaia C. 2009.
Managing natural and physical assessts for intergrated outcomes .
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A paper presented at the May 2009 Stormwater Conference of Water New Zealand in Auckland, New Zealand.
Trotman R. 2009.
Valuing learning networks: A review of the Low Impact Urban Design
and Development National Task Force.
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A report prepared for The University of Auckland as part of the Low Impact Urban Design and Development research programme.
Bracey S, Scott K, Simcock R. 2008.
Important lessons applying low-impact urban design: Talbot Park.
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In: Proceedings of NZWWA conference 15-16 May, Royal Lakeside Novotel, Rotorua 2008.
Scott K. 2008.
Down the drain: control and ownership of the ‘problem’ of storm water
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ASA, AAS & ANZASA International Anthropology Conference ‘Ownership and appropriation’, 8-12 December 2008, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
van Roon MR. 2007. Testing and refining a policy and methods framework for Water Sensitive Urban Design. Proceedings of the 'Rainwater and Urban Design 2007' Conference, Sydney 21-23 August, 2007.
Recent Presentations
Andrew R, Peters G, Lennox J 2009.
Degrees of truncation: When are multilateral trade linkages significant in multiregional input-output analyses? .
Presented at 5th International Society for Industrial Ecology Conference, Lisbon, Portugal, 21-24 June 2009
Available: http://www.isie2009.com
Feeney C, Heremaia C, Scott K 2009.
Managing natural and physical assets for integrated outcomes
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Presentation at NZWWA 2009 conference
Hostetler M 2008.
Thoughts, Issues, and Research on Developing Sustainable Communities
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Presentation to Ecan May 2008
Feeney C 2007.
The development process: critical path analysis.
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Internal Landcare Research seminar
Greenaway A 2007.
Stories of Asia and research for sustainable urban development Auckland, New Zealand
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Second Global Conference on Economic Geography: Beijing 25-28 June 2007
