Peter and Lesley Brenner
LIVEABILITY infrastructure planning is now the norm worldwide for ALL projects.
But Tasmanian planning decision makers (both elected and appointed) have so far failed to tap into global liveability knowledge. This is not an oversight. It is systemic and doggedly defended.
Tasmanian planning authorities still refuse to take on board the well advanced and rock solidly proven liveability principles that are now universally applied. They pay lip service, but do not use the unambiguous planning guidelines set out by a host of global bodies, such as UN Habitat Local Agenda 21, and a long list of other eminent organizations, research and data sources.
They fail to present to Tasmanians the overwhelming documentation of successful liveability case studies worldwide. Warnings of insurances and re-insurers regarding negligence of Councils towards citizen’s health and wellbeing are also not taken seriously.
In short, planning decision makers need to be catapulted into the new planning age. A “Liveability Planning Checklist”, developed by the “Liveability Initiative” under the supervision of planning practitioners, offers a tool to prompt that catapulting. With it people can assess whether a proposed development fulfils the requirements of up-to-date liveability standards and mount a qualified argument for improvements.
It’s about going from this …
… to this
Download Liveability Planning Checklist:
Liveability_Planning_Checklist.pdf
Peter and Lesley Brenner are Planning Institute Australia (PIA) Tasmanian and national award winners for “Liveability Slide Show, Wake-up call for Tasmanian urban planning” in the category of Community Based Planning.
