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International planning conference gets updates on key issues
Issues facing planners and those affected by resource management considerations were addressed at an international planning conference in Christchurch last week.
The Planning Pathways to the Future conference, organised by the New Zealand Planning Institute, attracted a diverse range of speakers and delegates from throughout Australasia and further afield, discussing issues from sustainable management of resources through to urban design and infrastructure development.
Bell Gully was among the sponsors of the event and also contributed to the speaker programme. Resource management senior associate Marija Batistich gave a presentation titled Get out of the road: planning to avoid reverse sensitivity.
Reverse sensitivity – the term used for where new sensitive activities are introduced to an environment where existing effects-intensive activities already take place – is an increasing issue as urban development encroaches onto previous rural areas, for example.
Marija, who has previously authored publications on the subject, used two case studies – involving infrastructure development and viticulture – to demonstrate pitfalls and solutions. She also provided an overview of the latest case law.
Her presentation prompted discussion among conference delegates, particularly those from Australia where the issue of reverse sensitivity including case law is less advanced than it is in New Zealand.
Read Marija's conference paper here: Getting out of the road: planning to avoid reverse sensitivity paper.
Read Marija's presentation here: Get out of the road: planning to avoid reverse sensitivity.
