designed roads that channel pollutant-loaded runoff directly into waterways, sewage overflows) understanding the drivers and motivations of individual and organisational choices and behaviours so New Zealanders recognise and take advantage of opportunities for – realising environmental gains, for example, through more sustainable urban design and urban ecosystems the potential impacts of coastal developments on connectivity and health of marine habitats. Key question How can we develop our environments to make them more resilient and liveable, maximising their value for people and biodiversity while minimising negative impacts on public health, and on adjacent land, fresh water and coastal and marine environments? What are the research priorities? Understanding how to design and build urban green space and natural habitat, which maximises indigenous biodiversity and is resilient to climate change in the longer term. Better for community engagement and participation in planning and regeneration processes. Improved data infrastructure for long-term infrastructure management and transition to cities (low carbon and low pollution). Examples of needs, opportunities and outcomes for research topics Outcomes Opportunities Translation for policy and Research topics Basic knowledge Practical application management Examples of possible outcomes when Examples of types of Examples of models, knowledge and knowledge needed to research approaches, or innovation opportunities populate models, develop technologies that build on are achieved to inform tools, and inform policy basic knowledge management and policy Understanding design Understanding social and Urban planning models Incorporation of features required to: cultural values for climate resilience environmental (eg, blue-green protection, enhance human health, Knowledge of infrastructure) and biodiversity well-being, cultural and biodiversity and habitat healthy urban management and risk social values needs identification – environment overlays in council GIS and assessment of key improve urban and district remnant ecosystems and Effective engagement biodiversity and associated populations and decision-making Baseline measures ecosystem function processes and to and ability to monitor Environmental ensure minimal impacts allow communities to progress, to set monitoring using on the natural effectively participate targets in district and common metadata environment in planning and regional plans standards for urban data development Communities actively Human health Impact assessment participate in planning monitoring linked to tools and processes environmental drivers, eg, air pollution
designed roads that channel pollutant-loaded runoff directly into waterways, sewage overflows) understanding the drivers and motivations of individual and organisational choices and behaviours – so New Zealanders recognise and take advantage of opportunities for realising environmental gains, for example, through more sustainable urban design and urban ecosystems the potential impacts of coastal developments on connectivity and health of marine habitats. Key question How can we develop our environments to make them more resilient and liveable, maximising their value for people and biodiversity while minimising negative impacts on public health, and on adjacent land, fresh water and coastal and marine environments? What are the research priorities? Understanding how to design and build urban green space and natural habitat, which maximises indigenous biodiversity and is resilient to climate change in the longer term. Better for community engagement and participation in planning and regeneration processes. Improved data infrastructure for long-term infrastructure management and transition to cities (low carbon and low pollution). Examples of needs, opportunities and outcomes for research topics Research topics Basic knowledge Opportunities Practical application Outcomes Translation for policy and management Examples of types of knowledge needed to populate models, develop tools, and inform policy Examples of models, research approaches, or technologies that build on basic knowledge Examples of possible outcomes when knowledge and innovation opportunities are achieved to inform management and policy Understanding design features required to: enhance human health, well-being, cultural and social values improve urban biodiversity and ecosystem function ensure minimal impacts on the natural environment Understanding social and cultural values Knowledge of biodiversity and habitat needs – identification and assessment of key remnant ecosystems and associated populations Environmental monitoring using common metadata standards for urban data Human health monitoring linked to environmental drivers, eg, air pollution Urban planning models for climate resilience (eg, blue-green infrastructure) and healthy urban environment Effective engagement and decision-making processes and to allow communities to effectively participate in planning and development Impact assessment tools Incorporation of environmental protection, biodiversity management and risk overlays in council GIS and district Baseline measures and ability to monitor progress, to set targets in district and regional plans Communities actively participate in planning and processes
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