Resources tagged: Built Environment
Resources tagged Built Environment
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Active Living 101 Seminar
The Physical Activity Taskforce conducted the Active Living 101 Seminar on Wednesday 4 April 2012 at the Point Walter Recreation and Conference Centre. Over 80 people attended. The key messages presented were about active living and the importance of activating people and places for the health and wellbeing of our community.
Resource type: | |
Tags: | Active living, Built Environment, Communities, Community events, Community facilities, Physical activity, Planning (built environment/infrastructure), Public open space |
Relevance: | State |
Year published: | Published year not set |

UK National Planning Policy Framework
The National Planning Policy Framework is a key part of government reforms to make the planning system less complex and more accessible, to protect the environment and to promote sustainable growth and improve wellbeing.
Resource type: | Policy, Planning and Strategy Documents |
Tags: | Access, Active transport, Built Environment, Design, Environment, Government policy, Guidelines, Legislation, Local government, Planning (strategic/organisational), Policy, Policy, Planning and Strategy Documents, Public open space, Sustainability |
Relevance: | International |
Year published: | 2012 |

Social Cities
Humans are social animals: relationships are critical to our wellbeing. Indeed, a lack of face-to-face contact can put our health at risk. This understanding has inspired the Grattan Institute's new report, Social Cities. It looks at ways to make cities better places to live by increasing our opportunities to connect with other people.
Resource type: | Publications |
Tags: | Access, Active living, Active transport, Advocacy, Built Environment, Community facilities, Cycle paths, Design, Environment, Guidelines, Infrastructure, Mental health, Natural environment, Outdoor recreation, Parks, Planning (built environment/infrastructure), Playing fields, Public open space, Public transport, Publications, Sports and leisure facilities, Town planning, Urban design |
Relevance: | National |
Year published: | 2012 |

Creating Places for People: Urban Design Protocol
Creating Places for People is a collective commitment to best practice urban design in Australia. The protocol is the result of two years of collaboration between peak community and industry organisations, and governments at all levels.
Resource type: | Publications |
Tags: | Active living, Built Environment, Design, Federal Government, Government agencies, Government policy, Guidelines, Infrastructure, Local government, Planning (built environment/infrastructure), Publications, Town planning, Urban design |
Relevance: | National |
Year published: | 2011 |

Submission - Metropolitan Local Government Review Panel Issues Paper (Dec 2011)
This submission, written on behalf of the Physical Activity Taskforce (Taskforce), provides comment on the Metropolitan Local Government Review Panel Issues Paper.
Resource type: | Publications |
Tags: | Active living, Benefits of physical activity, Built Environment, Communities, Local government, Physical activity, Planning (built environment/infrastructure), Planning (strategic/organisational), Publications, Submission |
Relevance: | State |
Year published: | 2011 |

Planning and Designing for Pedestrians: Guidelines
Revised Guidelines designed to provide clear guidance on current standards and best practice for the planning and design of pedestrian facilities in Western Australia are now available. It incorporates current Western Australian Policies, Standards and Guidelines and refers to Austroads Guide to Traffic Management and Guide to Road Design series, and relevant Australian Standards.
Resource type: | Publications |
Tags: | Built Environment, Design, Footpaths, Government agencies, Guidelines, Local government, Planning (built environment/infrastructure), Publications, Town planning, Urban design, Walking |
Relevance: | State |
Year published: | 2011 |

Draft Public Transport Plan for Perth 2031
The newly released Public Transport for Perth in 2031 document is the State Government’s vision for improved and expanded public transport in Perth.
Resource type: | Policy, Planning and Strategy Documents |
Tags: | Access, Active transport, Built Environment, Government agencies, Government policy, Infrastructure, Planning (built environment/infrastructure), Policy, Planning and Strategy Documents, Public transport, Road safety, Sustainability |
Relevance: | State |
Year published: | 2011 |
Active Living for All
Launched on Thursday 15 December 2011, the Active Living for All framework represents the strategic direction for increasing and improving opportunities for physical activity in Western Australia (WA) over the next five years (2012 - 2016).
Resource type: | Publications |
Tags: | Active living, Active schools, Active transport, Active workplaces, Barriers to physical activity, Benefits of physical activity, Built Environment, Communities, Government agencies, Local government, Non-government organisations, Physical activity, Publications, Strategies |
Relevance: | State |
Year published: | 2011 |

Directions 2031 and beyond
Directions 2031 is a high level spatial framework and strategic plan that establishes a vision for future growth of the metropolitan Perth and Peel region; and it provides a framework to guide the detailed planning and delivery of housing, infrastructure and services necessary to accommodate a range of growth scenarios. Directions 2031 encompasses all land within the metropolitan Perth and Peel region schemes, an area that is also referred to as the city or metropolitan region in this report.
Resource type: | Policy, Planning and Strategy Documents |
Tags: | Active living, Active transport, Built Environment, Community facilities, Design, Environment, Government agencies, Government policy, Infrastructure, Natural environment, Planning (built environment/infrastructure), Policy, Policy, Planning and Strategy Documents, Public open space, Public transport, Recreation facilities, Strategies, Sustainability, Town planning, Urban design |
Relevance: | State |
Year published: | 2010 |

Sustainable Australia - Sustainable Communities, a population strategy
On Friday 13 May 2011, the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, the Hon Tony Burke MP, released Sustainable Australia – Sustainable Communities: A Sustainable Population Strategy for Australia.
Resource type: | Policy, Planning and Strategy Documents |
Tags: | Active living, Built Environment, Communities, Design, Education, Environment, Federal Government, Government agencies, Government policy, Local government, Natural environment, Policy, Policy, Planning and Strategy Documents, Regions (WA), Strategies, Sustainability, Town planning, Urban design |
Relevance: | National |
Year published: | 2011 |

National Urban Policy - Our Cities, Our Future
On 18 May 2011, the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport released Our Cities, Our Future - A National Urban Policy for a productive, sustainable and liveable future.
Resource type: | Policy, Planning and Strategy Documents |
Tags: | Access, Active living, Active transport, Built Environment, Design, Federal Government, Government agencies, Government policy, Local government, Natural environment, Non-government organisations, Non-profit organisations, Planning (built environment/infrastructure), Planning (strategic/organisational), Policy, Policy, Planning and Strategy Documents, Sustainability, Town planning, Urban design |
Relevance: | National |
Year published: | 2011 |

Professor Fiona Bull Presentation
Professor Bull, from the Centre for Built Environment and Health - School of Population Health, presented on the global physical activity agenda and how this can help inform local direction to your community.
Resource type: | Publications |
Tags: | Active living, Advocacy, Built Environment, Guidelines, Health policy, Inactivity, Local government, Obesity, Physical activity, Physical activity levels, Physical activity recommendations, Planning (built environment/infrastructure), Preventative health, Public health, Publications, Research |
Relevance: | International |
Year published: | 2011 |

Mark Fenton Presentation
Mr Fenton shared his knowledge on how to create more active places and people in your community – leading to more liveable, sustainable, and productive cities and towns.
Resource type: | Publications |
Tags: | Active living, Active transport, Advocacy, Barriers to physical activity, Behaviour, Benefits of physical activity, Built Environment, Communities, Cycle paths, Design, Government agencies, Government policy, Government programs, Health policy, Local government, Paths, Physical activity, Physical activity recommendations, Planning (built environment/infrastructure), Public transport, Publications, Town planning, Urban design, Walking |
Relevance: | International |
Year published: | 2011 |

Healthy Active by Design Principles - Presentation
Resource type: | Publications |
Tags: | Access, Active living, Barriers to physical activity, Built Environment, Community facilities, Community safety, Consultation, Crime prevention, Cycle paths, Design, Environment, Footpaths, Guidelines, Infrastructure, Injury prevention, Parks, Paths, Planning (built environment/infrastructure), Presentation, Public open space, Publications, Town planning, Urban design |
Relevance: | State |
Year published: | 2011 |

Submission - Draft Wheatbelt Land Use Planning Strategy (August 2011)
This submission is written on behalf of the Physical Activity Taskforce (the Taskforce) to provide comment on the draft Wheatbelt Land Use Planning Strategy.
Resource type: | Publications |
Tags: | Built Environment, Design, Infrastructure, Local government, Planning (strategic/organisational), Publications, Regions (WA), Strategies, Submission |
Relevance: | State |
Year published: | 2011 |

Submission - Draft Stirling City Centre Structure Plan (August 2011)
This submission, written on behalf of the Physical Activity Taskforce (Taskforce), provides comment on the 'Submission - Draft Stirling City Centre Structure Plan' to assist in the development of the final city centre structure plan for the City of Stirling.
Resource type: | Publications |
Tags: | Active living, Benefits of physical activity, Built Environment, Crime prevention, Design, Government policy, Health policy, Local government, Natural environment, Physical activity, Policy, Public health, Publications, Strategies, Submission, Town planning |
Relevance: | State |
Year published: | 2011 |

Built Environment - Literature Review
The University of New South Wales' Healthy Built Environments Program (HBEP) has completed a major scholarly literature review (2011) examining the role of the built environment in supporting human health as part of everyday living.
Resource type: | Publications |
Tags: | Built Environment, Communities, Infrastructure, Planning (built environment/infrastructure), Publications, Research |
Relevance: | National |
Year published: | 2011 |

Curtin University Sustainability Policy (CUSP) Institute
The Curtin University Sustainability Policy (CUSP) Institute is a leading-edge, internationally recognised research, teaching and policy advice provider in sustainability. There are a number of publications and discussion papers on the CUSP website which deal with the uptake of active transport and the design of environments which are conducive to healthy, active lifestyle choices.
Resource type: | Weblinks |
Tags: | Active living, Active transport, Built Environment, Government policy, Infrastructure, Planning (strategic/organisational), Sustainability, Weblinks |
Relevance: | State |
Year published: | Published year not set |

12 Attributes of Bikeway Networks
The following one page document by Paul-Andre Larose, Ph.D. Ontario, Canada, lists the twelve key attributes necessary for a successful bikeway network which encourages and supports the uptake of active transport.
Resource type: | Publications |
Tags: | Active transport, Built Environment, Cycle paths, Cycling, Design, Guidelines, Infrastructure, Planning (built environment/infrastructure), Publications, Road safety |
Relevance: | International |
Year published: | 2011 |

Walkability Audit Tool
Developed by the Department of Transport (July 2011) the Walkability Audit Tool is a tool for use by officers of local government authorities, consultants and community groups. The tool assists local governments in identifying issues to improve pedestrian safety, accessibility and amenity and to identify appropriate countermeasures.
Resource type: | Publications |
Tags: | Access, Active living, Active transport, Built Environment, Communities, Evaluation, Local government, Planning (built environment/infrastructure), Publications, Walking |
Relevance: | Local |
Year published: | 2011 |

Creating Healthy Neighbourhoods
Developed by the Heart Foundation, this brochure highlights the results of consumer preferences for healthy developments and provides some basic guidance to the development industry on how new developments can appeal to the market demand for healthy neighbourhoods.
Resource type: | Publications |
Tags: | Active living, Active transport, Advocacy, Built Environment, Communities, Cycle paths, Cycling, Footpaths, Non-government organisations, Paths, Physical activity, Publications, Town planning, Walking |
Relevance: | National |
Year published: | 2011 |

Building Spaces and Places for Children and Young People
This publication by the Commissioner for Children and Young People highlights positive examples of how working with children and young people can lead to better outcomes in the built environment. The publication aims to complement other resources available in this area.
Resource type: | Publications |
Tags: | Built Environment, Children, Guidelines, Local government, Planning (built environment/infrastructure), Publications, Town planning, Young Adults, Young people |
Relevance: | State |
Year published: | 2011 |

Submission - WA Planning Commission Rural Policies (June 2011)
In this submission the Taskforce outlined it's support for the objectives of the overarching planning framework for rural land use planning within Western Australia and the principle changes being proposed within SPP 2.5. The Taskforce provides a number of comments for consideration by the Western Australian Planning Commission in SPP 2.5 and the implementation policies contained in DC Policy 3.4.
Resource type: | Publications |
Tags: | Built Environment, Design, Government policy, Infrastructure, Planning (built environment/infrastructure), Planning (strategic/organisational), Publications, Regions (WA), Submission |
Relevance: | State |
Year published: | 2011 |

Sport England
Sport England is the government agency responsible for building the foundations of sporting success, by creating a world-leading community sport environment of clubs, coaches, facilities and volunteers.
Resource type: | Weblinks |
Tags: | Built Environment, Case study, Physical activity, Planning, Planning (built environment/infrastructure), Weblinks |
Relevance: | International |
Year published: | Published year not set |

Submission - Draft Pilbara Planning and Infrastructure Framework (May 2011)
In this submission the Taskforce outlines it's support for the intent to provide a strategic planning profile and direction for the Pilbara region and provides a number of comments for consideration by the Pilbara Regional Planning Committee and the Western Australian Planning Commission.
Resource type: | Publications |
Tags: | Built Environment, Design, Government policy, Infrastructure, Planning (built environment/infrastructure), Planning (strategic/organisational), Publications, Submission |
Relevance: | State |
Year published: | 2011 |
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