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GREENING VINCENT
2 DECEMBER 2015
Inner-urban Council
Established, but significant redevelopment occurring
Many heritage buildings, character streets
Increasing traffic (transit corridors to the CBD)
Families, professionals, low car ownership, preference for active and
public transport – demand for walkable neighbourhoods, streets that
are safe to cycle
Progressive Council, opportunities to be innovative
Step 1 – Set the Context
• Loss of canopy cover – amenity / biodiversity
• Urban heat island effect
• Storm impacts, run-off, ground water quality
• Liveable neighbourhoods / community health
• Improved air quality / ground water quality
• Reduced storm impacts / increased infiltration
• Removal of atmospheric carbon
• Most land privately owned – no control over
tree removal
• Access to tools / technology
• Cost
Step 2 – Identify Drivers / Benefits / Barriers
Look back to go forward:
• Historical landscape = wetlands
• Drained for residential development, industry, market gardens
• Almost no remnant native vegetation
• Parks and reserves designed in European style
• Loss of environmental services, disrupted hydrological cycles
• Loss of biodiversity & connection to nature
• Increasing density & hard structures / loss of trees & amenity
• Urban heat island effect compounded by warming climate
Community demand:
• Consultation: Strategic Plan, Sustainable Environment Strategy
• Name aligned to community vision – Greening Plan
• It’s about people and places: clean air, clean water, quality POS
that is useable in summer, nature play, shady streets, liveable
neighbourhoods
Step 3 – Articulate the Reasons
Pre-existing plans, strategies programs:
• Sustainable Environment Strategy
• Water conservation plan
• Tree programs
Information sources:
• Significant tree inventory
• Storm water inundation patterns
• Climate change modelling
Existing support:
• Prevailing community attitude
• Local greening groups
• Council Members
Step 4 – Assess Existing Assets
LiDAR data - Canopy mapping
• 11.7% canopy cover (58% of this on Council land)
• 22.6% vegetation cover
Intramaps - Green space calculations
• Future greenways
• Potential new green POS
• Potential canopy cover
Demographic data & planning schemes – future needs
• Additional green space needed
• Prioritising of streets for tree planting
History & Heritage
• Character streetscapes
• Unique Town Centre character
Step 5 – Know the Data
Step 6 – Translate the Data
Protect, enhance and effectively manage our natural and built
environment to:
• Deliver liveable neighbourhoods, a healthy community and a
healthy environment
• Mitigate climate change and the urban heat island effect
• Increase biodiversity and community connection to nature
2050 Targets:
- 20% canopy cover
- 30 new greenways (51 km)
- 3.36 hectares of green POS per 1000 residents
5 year implementation plan
Step 7 – Vision, Goals, Targets, Timeline
Community visioning – series of community workshops
Sustainability Advisory Group – mix of community representatives,
elected members and staff
Advertising of draft Plan – newspapers & electronic media
Step 8 – Community Engagement
Buy-in (community & Council support)
Budget (staff time & consultant fees)
Know-how (assign relevant responsibilities & identify where
external expertise may be required)
Step 9 – Final Checklist
Implementation Plan:
- Identifies low hanging fruit – immediate wins
- Breaks large projects into manageable chunks
- Works in with other strategies and plans
- Assigns relevant responsibilities (across the organisation)
- Includes indicative costs for future budgets
- Builds in flexibility to allow for ongoing community consultation and
adjustments in response
- To be reviewed every 5 years
Step 10 – Prioritise & Implement