Links
Active Healthy Communities
www.activehealthycommunities.com.au
Active, healthy communities is a resource package for Local Government and communities to create supportive environments for physical activity and healthy eating. It is a suite of tools designed to assist and inspire communities to create local environments that support active and healthy lifestyles
Cairns Style Urban Design Guide
www.cairns.qld.gov.au/cairns/council/cairns_plan/CairnsStyle.htm
Cairns Style is unique in that it identifies elements of local, tropical character and translates them into everyday language for a variety of intended end users including landowners, consultants, councillors and planners.
It is a first of its kind for the Region and has been incredibly well received because of its ability to provide readers with some basic skills to recognise the elements of the built environment which they valued and a vocabulary to talk about these elements.
Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment
www.cabe.org.uk
The CABE is a UK organisation aimed at improving quality of life through design. CABE provide publications on how to develop well-designed buildings, places and spaces.
This is an unbelievable list of quality resources. My Favourite is Master Planning Guide – great for new and experienced planners. It is like urban design 101.
Healthy Spaces and Places
www.healthyplaces.org.au/site/
Healthy Spaces and Places is a landmark project demonstrating the importance of taking a national perspective to managing our environments, particularly how the physical characteristics of where Australians live, work and play can influence their physical and mental health and wellbeing.
The website is a result of a collaboration between the Australian Local Government Association, the National Heart Foundation of Australia and the Planning Institute of Australia was funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing.
Landcom
www.landcom.com.au/publications.aspx
NSW Govt Publications provide excellent, practical guidelines for:
- Built Form Design Guidelines
- Universal Housing Design Guidelines – for ageing in place
- Street Design Guidelines
- Street Tree Design Guidelines
- Open Space Design Guidelines
- Public Art Guidelines
- Community Centre Guidelines
Planning Institute of Australia
www.planning.org.au
The Planning Institute of Australia is the peak body representing professions involved in planning Australia’s cities, towns, regions and places. PIA is a not-for-profit organisation delivering benefits to over 5000 members nationally. The website has information on policy, advocacy, education and events.
Urban Design Compendium
www.urbandesigncompendium.co.uk
This site provides guidance on good urban design – summarising the principles of urban design, how they can be applied and the processes which lead to successful places. Chapters of the publications can be downloaded throughout and you can also download full copies of both publications.
Urban design principles - the key aspects of urban design and how these can be applied to create places where people want to live, work and socialise.
Delivering quality places - practical guidance on the steps that can be taken and barriers that need to be overcome during policy and project development to improve the quality of place delivered.
Over 100 case studies demonstrate how these principles and processes work in practice. These include full text from the publications along with additional images, information and links.
People Oriented Design
www.shaneenfantin.com.au
Shaneen Fantin of People Oriented Design offers expertise in architecture, project management, anthropology (ATSI environments), community engagement, and research.
The Dirt
dirt.asla.org
By the American Society of Landscape Architects, focuses on connecting the built nd natural environments. You can subscribe to their online newsletter, at no cost. This site always contains an article or two of interest.
Planetizen
www.planetizen.com
Planetizen is a public-interest information exchange provided by Urban Insight for the urban planning, design, and development community. It is a one-stop source for urban planning news, commentary, interviews, event coverage, book reviews, announcements, jobs, consultant listings, training, and more.
Planetizen covers a wide number of planning, design, and development issues, from transportation to global warming, architecture to infrastructure, housing and community development to historic preservation.
Walk 21
www.walk21.com
Championing the development of healthy, sustainable and efficient communities where people choose to walk.
Living Streets
www.livingstreets.org.uk
Advocating vibrant streets to revitalise neighbourhoods and reconnect people
PedBikeTrans
www.pedbiketrans.asn.au
The aim of PedBikeTrans is to provide a networking and educational association for those professionals involved in pedestrian and bicycle planning in Australasia. This is to promote excellence in active transport planning. With the growing interest in liveable communities, the demand for better conditions for walking and cycling is increasing and the number of people involved in the process of planning for pedestrians and bicycles keeps growing.
