Integrated Land Use Planning in New Zealand and Canterbury Earthquakes

2016 ◽  
pp. 107-135
Author(s):  
Ljubica Mamula-Seadon
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Land Use Planning

Linking Land Use Capability classes and APSIM to estimate pasture growth for regional land use planning

Soil Research ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 54 (1) ◽  
pp. 94 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iris Vogeler ◽  
Rogerio Cichota ◽  
Josef Beautrais
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Growth Patterns ◽  
Land Resource ◽  
Pastoral Systems ◽  
System Models ◽  
Farm System ◽  
The Impact

Investigation of land-use and management changes at regional scales require the linkage of farm-system models with land-resource information, which for pastoral systems includes forage supply. The New Zealand Land Resource Inventory (NZLRI) and associated Land Use Capability (LUC) database include estimates of the potential stock-carrying capacity across the country, which can be used to derive estimates of average annual pasture yields. Farm system models and decision support tools, however, require information on the seasonal patterns of pasture growth. To generate such pasture growth curves (PGCs), the Agricultural Production Systems Simulator (APSIM) was used, with generic soil profiles based on descriptions of LUC classes, to generate PGCs for three regions of New Zealand. Simulated annual pasture yields were similar to the estimates of annual potential pasture yield in the NZLRI spatial database, and they provided information on inter-annual variability. Simulated PGCs generally agreed well with measured long-term patterns of seasonal pasture growth. The approach can be used to obtain spatially discrete estimates of seasonal pasture growth patterns across New Zealand for use in farm system models and for assessing the impact of management practices and climate change on the regional sustainability.

Land-use planning for natural hazards in New Zealand: the setting, barriers, ‘burning issues’ and priority actions

2010 ◽  
Vol 54 (3) ◽  
pp. 679-706 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. C. Glavovic ◽  
W. S. A. Saunders ◽  
J. S. Becker
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Natural Hazards ◽  
Land Use Planning

scholarly journals Integrated Land Transport and Land Use Planning Opportunities for Reducing Carbon Dioxide Emissions in Urban New Zealand: A Case Study of the Wellington Region

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Leonie Waayer
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Land Use ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Co2 Emissions ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Carbon Dioxide Emissions ◽  
Regional Policy ◽  
Urban Transport ◽  
Policy Outcomes ◽  
Integrated Planning

<p>The New Zealand Government has the desire to be the first carbon neutral country in the world. Climate change policy has identified transport as a key contributor resulting in the goal to halve per capita domestic greenhouse gas emissions by 2040. In order to reduce CO2 emissions whilst achieving core land transport outcomes, this study focuses on the Wellington region and explores the available frameworks for integrated planning in land transport and transport-related land use. Legislation and regional policy is reviewed and international best practice in integrated planning is identified. Perspectives from practitioners in land transport and land use planning in New Zealand are given. Integrated planning in urban transport and design is well established in many developed countries but is not prevalent in New Zealand. Recent and proposed legislation and policy in land transport management and climate change aim to rectify this but the policy and planning landscape remains complex. Transit oriented development aligns well with regional policy outcomes and could contribute to CO2 emissions reductions in the long term. A reprioritisation of land transport investment away from fossil fuel dependency to support low carbon transport via active travel modes and freight movement by rail and sea is recommended.</p>

scholarly journals Map of the 2010 Greendale Fault surface rupture, Canterbury, New Zealand: application to land use planning

2012 ◽  
Vol 55 (3) ◽  
pp. 223-230 ◽  
Author(s):  
P Villamor ◽  
N Litchfield ◽  
D Barrell ◽  
R Van Dissen ◽  
S Hornblow ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Surface Rupture ◽  
Fault Surface

scholarly journals Integrated Land Transport and Land Use Planning Opportunities for Reducing Carbon Dioxide Emissions in Urban New Zealand: A Case Study of the Wellington Region

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Leonie Waayer
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Land Use ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Co2 Emissions ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Carbon Dioxide Emissions ◽  
Regional Policy ◽  
Urban Transport ◽  
Policy Outcomes ◽  
Integrated Planning

<p>The New Zealand Government has the desire to be the first carbon neutral country in the world. Climate change policy has identified transport as a key contributor resulting in the goal to halve per capita domestic greenhouse gas emissions by 2040. In order to reduce CO2 emissions whilst achieving core land transport outcomes, this study focuses on the Wellington region and explores the available frameworks for integrated planning in land transport and transport-related land use. Legislation and regional policy is reviewed and international best practice in integrated planning is identified. Perspectives from practitioners in land transport and land use planning in New Zealand are given. Integrated planning in urban transport and design is well established in many developed countries but is not prevalent in New Zealand. Recent and proposed legislation and policy in land transport management and climate change aim to rectify this but the policy and planning landscape remains complex. Transit oriented development aligns well with regional policy outcomes and could contribute to CO2 emissions reductions in the long term. A reprioritisation of land transport investment away from fossil fuel dependency to support low carbon transport via active travel modes and freight movement by rail and sea is recommended.</p>

A Methodology for Integrating Tsunami Inundation Modelling into Land Use Planning in New Zealand

2014 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-32
Author(s):  
Wendy Susan Anne Saunders ◽  
Gegar Prasetya ◽  
Graham Sloane Leonard ◽  
James Gary Beban
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Tsunami Inundation ◽  
Inundation Modelling

Gaining public input on natural hazard risk and land-use planning

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 228-244 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret Kilvington ◽  
Wendy Saunders
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Natural Hazard ◽  
Risk Tolerance ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Policy Statement ◽  
Content Type

PurposeRisk-based land-use planning is a major tool for reducing risks and enabling communities to design for and mitigate against natural hazard events. Moving towards a risk-based approach to land-use planning involves changes in planning and public communication practice for local government agencies. However, talking to people about how decisions made in the present may increase risk in the future is notoriously hard and requires carefully crafted public discussion. The paper aims to discuss these issues.Design/methodology/approachThis paper explores the case of a local government planning agency (the Bay of Plenty Regional Council (BOPRC)) who adopted a risk-based approach to the development of their regional policy statement (RPS). The BOPRC designed an innovative approach to talking to their communities about future land use and acceptable risk based on a framework and toolkit of resources (the RBPA – risk-based planning approach).FindingsThe process addressed several common challenges of risk engagement for land-use planning as it: integrated input from policy and planning professionals, technical experts and community development specialists across local government organisations; used locally relevant community sessions that developed participants’ understanding of risk; linked ideas about risk tolerance to potential policy implications for local government; and built capacity amongst participants for judgment about risk acceptability and options for safeguard.Research limitations/implicationsThe process met public engagement planning criteria for robustness, i.e., valid process design and interpretation of feedback, and transparent integration into the final decisions. It enabled public views on natural hazards to be evaluated alongside technical input and incorporated into final decisions on thresholds for acceptable and unacceptable risk.Originality/valueThe approach taken has made significant contribution to risk engagement and land-use planning practice in New Zealand. In 2017, the BOPRC risk-based approach to their RPS received a national award from the New Zealand Planning Institute for contribution to advancing best practice. In 2018, it received further recognition through the Commonwealth Association of Planners Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Commonwealth.

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