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Sustainable Development in Local Government: A Programme of Action

This programme focuses on enabling democratic decision-making in local government and promoting the social, economic, environmental, and cultural wellbeing of communities through a sustainable development approach. It builds upon recent strategies and new legislation, emphasizing the need to consider the wellbeing of current and future generations. Key areas include infusing a sustainable development approach in the government sector, water and energy management, sustainable cities, and investing in children and youth.

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Sustainable Development in Local Government: A Programme of Action

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  1. Sustainable DevelopmentandLocal GovernmentAnn MageeChair LGNZSustainable DevelopmentProject Team 17 June 2005

  2. Local Government Act • Enable democratic local decision-making ..S.10 • Provides for local authorities to playa broad role in promoting the social, economic, environmental and cultural wellbeing of their communities, takinga sustainable development approach (S.3)

  3. Local Government Act • In taking a sustainable development approach, a local authority should take into account: • Social, economic and cultural well-being of people and communities • The need to maintain and enhance the quality of the environment • The reasonably foreseeable needs of the future generations

  4. Sustainable DevelopmentProgramme of Action • Focus“Sustainable development must be atthe core of all government policy …” • 1 of 3 key documents • Growing an Innovative NZ • Key Government Goals for the Public Sector • Sustainable DevelopmentProgramme of Action

  5. Sustainable DevelopmentProgramme of Action “It builds on recent strategies (and) the new local government legislation which gives local authorities a mandate to take the lead in achieving sustainable development locally”

  6. Sustainable Development Strategies • Biodiversity Strategy • National Waste Strategy • Regional Economic Development/GIF • Agenda for Children • Kyoto protocol • National Land Transport Strategy • NEECS (Energy) • Voluntary Sector Strategy • Land Transport Management Act • Building Act

  7. Sustainable DevelopmentProgramme of Action Key areas: • Infusing a sustainabledevelopment approach / government sector • Water • Energy • Sustainable Cities • Investing in children & youth

  8. Sustainability Framework Equity Inclusion Security Quality of life Economic growth Impact on environmentalquality

  9. Key Drivers - Global • Finite Resources • Rising inequity • Carbon constraints • Water crisis/energy crisis • Rising risks • Alternatives exist (value-based strategies)

  10. Sustainable Development Strategies – Local Government Regional • Auckland Regional GrowthStrategy • Lake Taupo / Waikato River • Clean Air(Canterbury, Auckland) • Economic growth strategies

  11. Sustainable Development– Local Government Sector base – capability, initiatives • Waitakere Eco City/collaboration • Christchurch Sustainability/energy • Kaikoura Green Globe • 30+ zero waste communities,TLAs • Tomorrow’s Manukau • Early LTCCPs

  12. Costs of piping Costs of ‘natural treatment’ 72% saving (excl. land purchase costs) Asset values depreciate over time Costs Asset values appreciate over time Cost to develop $140 to $1000 per metre Cost to replace $500 to $1300 per metre Replacement needed about every 150 years Replacement may never be needed

  13. Auckland Regional Response to SDPA – Sustainable Cities • Pilot for process / actions • Basis • Builds on strengths(Regional Growth Strategy) • Removes barriers(Transport) • Supports wellbeing • Economic goals integral

  14. Regional Drivers – “Opportunities” • Energy Vulnerability • Population Growth (400,000 over 20 years) • Transport/Urban quality • Inequalities (wellbeing, health, income) • Competitiveness • Environmental damage • Public/Private investment (squillions?)

  15. Regional Context - Change • Government Sector - emphasis on Sustainable Development • Regional, City, 10 Year Plans (2006-16) • Land use/transport funding aligned (LG(A)AA by 2007?) • Built Environment Programme

  16. SDPOA – Auckland Pilot (Sustainable Cities) • Transport/urban form (Walking School Buses) • Sustainable communities (Twin Streams) • Investing in Children and Youth (Education/Citizens) • Urban Form Design and Development • change rules, examples • sustainable Auckland by 2010?

  17. Workstrand: Transport & Urban Form • Why this workstrand was chosen • Auckland’s sprawling urban form • Poor linkage between transport and urban form • Long trips, heavy reliance on private vehicles • Problems of congestion & environmental impacts • Overall Objective: Build & foster Auckland region urban communities where sustainable transport choices are the norm

  18. Urban Form Design & Development (UFDD)

  19. Objective Encourage, promote and guide more sustainable urban form, design and development in the Auckland region, including building design location and construction.

  20. Outcomes • Sustainable building standards and practice • Increased knowledge and buy-in to sustainable UFDD • Strategic public investment decisions by Auckland local authorities and central government

  21. Urban Form Design & Development • Sustainable Standards • Building Code Review • Sustainable Building Index • Sustainable Practice • Public Buildings • Houses • Town Centres • Applying Research • Research Sector Connections • Social Impacts of Intensification • Affordable Housing • Infusing Sustainability • Urban Design Protocol • Regional Policy Statement • Unit Titles Act Project Streams

  22. UFDD - Focus • Building Act (sustainability core) • Building Code (sustainability elements) • Better urban design / intensification quality • Standards for sustainable buildings, housing, neighbourhoods, town centres, catchments • Public buildings meet best practice standards • Demonstration projects (NB: meshes with Transport, Children & Youth, Community & Migrant programmes)

  23. Progress to Date • Influencing Building Code Review • Promoting TUSC tool • Research projects andsector connections • Preparing evidential basis and practice notes for Sustainable Public Buildings • Urban Design Protocol sign-up

  24. Project to June 2006 • Sustainable Public Buildings 2007 • Evidential basis, guidelines/practice notes • Physical demonstrations • Sustainable Building Index • Programme for implementation of TUSC • Other research, improved networks, …

  25. ResearchInitiatives • $14M FRST money plus other sources • Mostly 6-year programmes with potential to partner with Councils • Beacon: retrofitting houses, new technologies, neighbourhood design • TUSC: flexible performance-based assessment tool for sites and catchments

  26. What We Have Learned • Collaboration benefits • Dedicated resourcing required • Clear agenda vision works • Entrenched silos remain • Lack urban specialists • Agenda for cities set by “others” • How well do we understand metropolitan cities / regions

  27. Sustainable CitiesWe know broadly what we want From Sprawl To more Compact City

  28. Sustainable?

  29. Drivers Ecological footprint

  30. “The best way to predict the future is to invent it.” Peter Drucker

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