allydench "rural lands protection alongside growth. can you have your chook and eat it too?
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International Conference on Peri-Urban Landscapes: Water, Food and Environmental Security, Sydney, Australia, July 8-10, 2014. Ally Dench PresentationTRANSCRIPT
“Can you have your chook and eat it too?”
Rural Lands Protection Alongside Growth
Peri Urban• Balanced approach to
development
• Risks – the Peri Urban predicament
• Solution searching
• Community partnership approach
4 “C” Approach
• Controls
• Community education
• Compliance
• Community engagement
Specific Activities• Community partnership approach to
define "rural living"
• Growth Management Strategy
• Solution-focused Community Forums
• Refinement of Development Control Plans, Compliance Policy, Conditions of Consent
Specific Activities (con’t)
• Council resolutions reflecting initiatives to protect the good things related to rural living and growth
• Rural Living Handbook
• Facilitation of the Sydney Peri Urban Local Government Network (SPUN)
Way Forward
Innovative, well planned and coordinated development and infrastructure that considers the uniqueness of our towns and villages and Wollondilly’s rural setting
Way Forward (con’t)
Authentic community partners in planning for our future, sharing both risk and reward, ultimately “having our chook and eating it too”.