A National Green Network for Australia

Kilbane, SJ

A National Green Network for Australia

Kilbane, SJ

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Publisher:: UWA Publishing
Citation:: Made in Australia: The Future of Australian Cities, 2013, First, pp. 307 - 313
Issue Date:: 2013-01

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Field	Value	Language
dc.contributor.author	Kilbane, SJ https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5964-9379	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Weller, R	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Bolleter, J	en_US
dc.date.issued	2013-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Made in Australia: The Future of Australian Cities, 2013, First, pp. 307 - 313	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	978-1-74258-492-8	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/123741
dc.publisher	UWA Publishing	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Made in Australia: The Future of Australian Cities	en_US
dc.title	A National Green Network for Australia	en_US
utslib.location	Crawley, Western Australia	en_US
utslib.for	120107 Landscape Architecture	en_US
utslib.citation.edition	First	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building/School of Architecture
utslib.copyright.status	open_access
pubs.consider-herdc	false	en_US
pubs.edition	First	en_US
pubs.place-of-publication	Crawley, Western Australia	en_US
pubs.rights-statement	Australia is currently witnessing a significant and relatively unplanned population growth. This growth is increasingly exerting pressure on urban areas, infrastructure and the fragile ecologies of the Australian continent. Concurrently, as signatory to the internationally binding United Nation agreement of the Convention on Biological Diversity a ubiquitous target of 10% protected area across the nation’s ecoregions must be maintained or created where lacking in coverage. This research project case study argues for the benefits of a designed ecological network – the National Green Network – promoted as counterpoint to this rapid growth and crucial in securing the future ecological, environmental, social and economic resilience of Australia. While a multitude of benefits from such a plan are foreseeable, the central message posited is that planning of this type ideally should precede city expansion. The significance of this research lies with its design methodology. This design project explores key targets as yet not explored for Australia and provides a design framework from which a new understanding of landscape planning and landscape can be considered. This includes questioning the potential of planning at a continental-scale; the utilisation of various technologies including Geographic Information Systems; and refinement of design ideas through a design charrette. The big challenges outlined in Made in Australia command a set of solutions. This design project adds to this dialogue at the national scale. Its inclusion in this crucial text about Australia’s future supports its value.	en_US

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