Degenhart, Amy (7D)

Density Delivers the role of increased density in decreasing car dependency or “the triumph of the village�

Thirteenth International Cities Town Centres And Communities Society Conference

CITIES IN TRANSITION 2012

I acknowledge the traditional owners of the land that we meet on here today

MAY 2012

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consolidating Gold Coast density is only one part of one solution affordable sustainable world peace housing city relaxed lifestyle but...

Monitoring Why look at the density solution?

Fauna Materials

Coast Gold Varsity Beach,Chicago Beach, Private Ocean Lake Beach, Lakes

URBAN DENSITY + TRANSPORT RELATED ENERGY CONSUMPTION According to the UN, world population is expected to grow From 6.1 billion in 2000 to 8.9 billion in 2050 increasing therefore by 47% (UNDESA [22]). It is estimated that more than 70% of the world’s population will be living in megacities or metropolitan areas by 2050 (CBS News [23]). With these statics on the exponential growth of world population in mind, it is imperative to retrofit suburbs with infill high-density development.

Source: WIT Transactions on Ecology and The Environment, Vol 155, @ 2012 WIT Press

= 1000 p/km2 in 2012

= 1750 p/km2 in 2026

Amy Degenhart of ... = 3500 p/km2 in 2050

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Urban Residential Lets say…      

33dw/ha to 150dw/ha Approximately 15M m2 or 1500ha 25% embodies density potential Density potential = ~14dw/ha QED: Potential for 30,000dw (1/3 the 2026 estimated quota) and… according to Peter Rickwood, Research Principle for the Institute for Sustainable Futures “Interestingly, active or ‘in-dwelling’ energy use is lowest in medium-density dwelling types (that is, low-rise apartments and townhouses).”

The 1st “Living Options” Home     

Circa 2001 Lot Area = 516m2 8 On-Site Car Parking Bays Site Cover = 50% Dwellings = 3

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-1 x 3 Bed + Dbl Garage “Grand House” -1 x 2 Bed + Tandem Garage “Terrace” -1 x 1 Bed + Single Garage “Fonzie Flat”

DRAFT Tweed City Centre LEP 2009

“Living Options” at Varsity Lakes

Fitzgibbon Urban Development Area (UDA)

environmental reserve

community centre

neighbourhood shops

bus stop area “C2�

Local park

four MICRO lots

commuter rail station

400m walkable radius

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‘Park Lane’ at Fitzgibbon Chase

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density (185 dw over 4.4 ha): 42 dw/ha gross (including roads and park) 17.5 dw/ac gross (for comparative purposes) 94.3 dw/ha net (dw per ha of developable area)

Car Dependency As Residential decreases…

Density Increases…

And Our Options increase…

References Gold Cost Planning Scheme Gold Coast Planning Scheme Density Analysis – October 2009 Goldlinq http://goldlinq.com.au/constructing-light-rail/about-light-rail/ Visualizing Density, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy (Julie Campoli + Alex S. MacLean) NearMap Pty Ltd Newman et Kenworthy, 1989; Atlas Environnment de Monde Diplomatique, 2011 http://six6.region stuttgart.de/sixcms/media.php/773/1_05_spiegelhalter_thomas.pdf State of Australian Cities 2011 (Chapter 4 Sustainability) http://www.infrastructure.gov.au/infrastructure/mcu/soac_files/INFRA_1211_MCU_SAC2011_ chapter4.pdf Tom Anthony – Tom Anthony Imaging Tweed City Centre Local Environment Plan 2009 (DRAFT)

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