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Urban design framework

Designing great places for our people

Table of contents | Foreword | Introduction | The issues for Auckland | Urban design goals for Auckland | Implementation | Appendix

Table of contents

Urban design framework: Designing great places for our people - cover.Download a PDF version of the urban design framework (1,682kb PDF)

Foreword

1. Introduction

  • 1.1 Purpose of this document
  • 1.2 What is urban design?
  • 1.3 The national perspective
  • 1.4 The value of urban design
  • 1.5 The relationship between urban design and sustainability
  • 1.6 Auckland's special character

2. The issues for Auckland

  • 2.1 Global positioning
  • 2.2 A growing population
  • 2.3 Rising energy costs
  • 2.4 Car dominance
  • 2.5 Social equity
  • 2.6 The natural and historical environment
  • 2.7 Maori perspective and sense of place

3. Urban design goals for Auckland

  • Goal 1 - Becoming a more distinctive city
  • Goal 2 - Becoming a more compact city
  • Goal 3 - Becoming a more connected city
  • Goal 4 - Becoming a more sustainable city
  • Goal 5 - Becoming a more beautiful city
  • Goal 6 - Becoming a more human city

4. Implementation

  • 4.1 Leadership
  • 4.2 Policy and regulation
  • 4.3 Raising awareness
  • 4.4 Recognition

5. Appendix

  • Relevant policies, plans and strategies

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Published January 2008