Design-led sustainable development: The liveable neighborhoods experiments in Perth, Western Australia

Article Abstract:

A major experiment in the development and application of sustainable development principles at neighborhood level are initiated by the Liveable Neighborhoods Design Code (LN code) in Western Australia. The major urban design and planning issues that the development and implementation of the LN code have revealed in the Perth Metropolitan region are explored.

Australia

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Environmental capacity of a small island state: Planning for sustainable development in Malta

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The amount of development that can happen in a small island like Malta without harming its critical environment features or capital is discussed. The concept of environmental capacity seems intuitively attractive for implementing sustainability in a small island state, and its usefulness in the island state of Malta is explored.

Malta, Economic aspects

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Lessons from America: The role of business improvement districts as an agent of urban regeneration

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Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) introduced in Canada in the 1970s most commonly adopted by USA during the 1980s and 1990s are described. The importance of establishing BIDs in the country and the lesson to be learnt from the American experience is presented.

Canada, Strategy & planning, Planning, Enterprise zones, Company business planning

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