Urban land-use ecosystem Real-time remote data Emerging contaminant Data used to drive model/decision tools recorders that better prediction models and social and economic track and demonstrate analysis tools changes that to inform household, individual and incentivise more community, and Contaminant load community actions that sustainable industry-level responses modelling in urban are harming the behaviours to key drivers of catchments (eg, environment ecosystem and water OVERSEER®-type quality in urban areas software) Reconnecting Assessing community Utilising knowledge of Environmental dwellers with indigenous knowledge, gaps and opportunities education resources biodiversity and understanding and to develop targeted are freely accessible ecosystems environmental values for environmental to urban-based iwi, demographic, education resources community groups, Identifying processes and ethnic schools, locals, and and ensuring they Identifying for variables local government in a effectively partner with effective community range of media urban iwi, hapū and Increasing citizen’s pest control and whānau understanding of native ecosystem restoration communities biodiversity and programmes actively initiate and ecosystems, including support ‘citizen-led’ threats and biodiversity and opportunities ecosystem restoration and enhancement programmes Transitioning New Zealand Technology and options National community Proven policy options towns and cities towards a that will improve energy education programmes implemented through low-emission and efficiency without district and regional New technology that society reducing service plans and other provides efficiencies performance, eg, in the pathways performing at transport sector desired service levels Increasing understanding of people’s motivations for choices and behaviours Resilience to natural Integration that use Impact modelling Cities and hazards and climate natural ecosystem data across all well-beings communities are change information, to deliver messages, real more resilient and – Financial, and tools and processes to time and for future able to cope with building solutions that better predict impacts and scenarios that can be shocks optimise resilience and enhance resilience in used to improve adaptive minimise adverse The built environment urban areas capacity and sustainable effects (eg, increased is designed and use of resources costs) adapted to be resilient and to better Technological and cope with the impact structural adaptations of natural hazards or (solar energy, extreme events rainwater collection) to facilitate resilience in extreme events
Urban land-use ecosystem model/decision tools to inform household, community, and industry-level responses to key drivers of ecosystem and water quality in urban areas Real-time remote data recorders that better track and demonstrate individual and community actions that are harming the environment Emerging contaminant prediction models and analysis tools Contaminant load modelling in urban catchments (eg, OVERSEER®-type software) Data used to drive social and economic changes that incentivise more sustainable behaviours Reconnecting dwellers with indigenous biodiversity and ecosystems Identifying processes and ensuring they effectively partner with urban iwi, hapū and whānau Assessing community knowledge, understanding and environmental values for demographic, and ethnic variables Increasing citizen’s understanding of native biodiversity and ecosystems, including threats and opportunities Utilising knowledge of gaps and opportunities to develop targeted environmental education resources Identifying for effective community pest control and ecosystem restoration programmes Environmental education resources are freely accessible to urban-based iwi, community groups, schools, locals, and local government in a range of media communities actively initiate and support ‘citizen-led’ biodiversity and ecosystem restoration and enhancement programmes Transitioning New Zealand towns and cities towards a low-emission and society Technology and options that will improve energy efficiency without reducing service performance, eg, in the transport sector Increasing understanding of people’s motivations for choices and behaviours National community education programmes New technology that provides efficiencies performing at desired service levels Proven policy options implemented through district and regional plans and other pathways Resilience to natural hazards and climate change – information, tools and processes to better predict impacts and enhance resilience in urban areas Integration that use natural ecosystem data to deliver messages, real time and for future scenarios that can be used to improve adaptive capacity and sustainable use of resources Impact modelling across all well-beings Financial, and building solutions that optimise resilience and minimise adverse effects (eg, increased costs) Technological and structural adaptations (solar energy, rainwater collection) to facilitate resilience in extreme events Cities and communities are more resilient and able to cope with shocks The built environment is designed and adapted to be resilient and to better cope with the impact of natural hazards or extreme events
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