Environment Strategy 2022 2.5 Environment and Ecoystems 18 the State’S Economy
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LIVING ENVIRONMENT STRATEGY 2017-2022 LIVING ENVIRONMENT STRATEGY 2017-2022 Our living environment strategy CONTENTS 1. Our context 2 Our city is emerging as a unique urban environment and It is an area where a resident or visitor The future of the city’s urban environment can explore a busy working international and natural resources will be built on 2. Our strategy 8 nature based tourism destination, with its close connections port, immediately adjacent to beautiful active partnerships, local research and 2.1 Environment and economy 10 between residential living, a prosperous commercial and coastal habitats and landscapes of understanding, citizen science and 2.2 Environment and community 12 industrial sector, and a natural environment that is of international conservation significance. advocacy, and community-wide actions 2.3 Environment, infrastructure and urban form 14 and collaborations. enormous value to both the life of the local community and It is an area where Aboriginal history and 2.4 Environment and heritage 16 living Kaurna culture (embedded in the Our Living Environment Strategy 2022 2.5 Environment and ecoystems 18 the State’s economy. local environment) can be experienced identifies the key challenges and unique 2.6 Environment and climate change 20 alongside the vibrant maritime and diverse opportunities that the city will experience cultural heritage and life of the area. in the next decade - and reflects both BACKGROUND INFORMATION 23 Council’s and the community’s aspirations The City has also been a pioneer in the and commitments for the future. The 3. Roles in delivering the strategy 24 management and promotion of its strategy identifies our shared strategic heritage by protecting and conserving priorities for the next five years and a 4. Legislative background 28 built heritage. some foundation initiatives that will help 5. Strategic Outcomes background 30 The coming decade will bring both drive action. extraordinary opportunities in new 5.1 Environment and economy 30 Thank you to all that have played a part in economic and innovative ventures to 5.2 Environment and community 35 preparing this strategy and for all that will the region, as well as many significant 5.3 Environment, infrastructure and urban form 36 be part of its implementation. challenges in protecting and enhancing 5.4 Environment and heritage 44 our ecological assets and systems and our Together we can achieve the City Plan 5.5 Environment and ecoystems 47 natural, cultural and built heritage at a time 2030 environment goal of creating 5.6 Environment and climate change 48 of more intensive development. “A City which cares for it’s natural environment and heritage”. The emerging challenge of climate change will also be tackled actively by Council and our government partners, alongside our residential and business communities A City which cares for its natural who have a key stake in ensuring that environment and heritage the area’s future is built on the essential foundation of a healthy natural and urban environment. Mayor Gary Johanson 1 LIVING ENVIRONMENT STRATEGY 2017-2022 1. Our context LEGEND Bushland Monitoring Sites Dolphin Sanctuary Biodiversity Open Space Reserves Our natural and urban environment Wetlands Mangroves Three worlds collide, The area is an extraordinary mix of and also due to very significant ‘infill’ All of these landscapes support Bike network intense industrial and commercial development across the middle ring significant biodiversity, habitats, and Council boundary and spark innovation development (including 22,000 registered suburbs. ecological resources. businesses), essential utilities, defence and collaboration. The highest population densities are found A significant proportion of these industries, and port infrastructure that along the coast but also in the suburbs resources are on private land, both supports the State’s economic base – The city covers an area of 97 square of Woodville Gardens, Mansfield Park residential and industrial, which raises the immediately alongside a diverse residential and Ferryden Park that have recently imperative to protect biodiversity through kilometres and is located in the population of 130,000 people – and also undergone urban ‘regeneration’ projects, new development practises and offset north-western suburbs of Adelaide, alongside some of the most important and and the newly developed suburbs of programs. approximately eight kilometres from the extensive ecological resources and natural Northgate, Oakden and New Port where assets in the nation. The links to Aboriginal heritage and Adelaide CBD - and is bounded in the medium and higher density housing has experiences are also unique to this area. west by the coastline of Gulf St Vincent, This sometimes conflicting mix provides been developed. The Kaurna culture is closely connected and in the east by the River Torrens and a huge management challenge ongoing, The city also includes unique natural to the natural environment – and nature- but also provides the opportunity for the foothills of the Mt Lofty Ranges. environments - including the largest based tourism mostly occurs on lands and innovation and collaboration in finding constructed tidal wetlands in the world at waters that are the custodial responsibility means to ensure ‘the best of three worlds’ Barker Inlet ; State-listed nature reserves of the traditional owners of the area, can be achieved. such as Mutton Cove, the Adelaide which creates opportunities to link nature- The city has the third largest population Dolphin Sanctuary and the Adelaide base tourism with ‘cultural tourism’. of any local government area in South International Bird Sanctuary; a wide The preparation of the Adelaide Australia. The city’s population has expanse of coastal beaches; extensive International Bird Sanctuary Management been steadily growing during the last mangrove and samphire areas at Gillman Plan (being undertaken in 2017 with decade. Population and housing density and Mangrove Cove; some of the only Council and community participation) will in the residential areas of the Council is remaining areas of original vegetation of include a significant focus on Aboriginal significantly increasing in those areas that the Adelaide Plains at Folland Park; and heritage and tourism, including the have been designated as higher density freshwater rivers and creeks including the N creation of jobs for local Aboriginal guides, areas via the state’s planning policies, River Torrens and Dry Creek. consultants, and service providers. 2 3 LIVING ENVIRONMENT STRATEGY 2017-2022 1. OUR CONTEXT The key challenges for the next five years The following key challenges have been identified through research and analysis and findings from community engagement undertaken as part of the development of Identifying and progressing economic Enabling and supporting greater Ensuring natural, cultural and built this strategy. opportunities that support the community engagement and heritage is protected, respected environment, including ‘Green participation in environmental and celebrated as part of the future This included consideration of the Industries’ and Nature-based tourism programs and advocacy. development of the city and community. environmental priorities identified in the City of Port Adelaide’s State of the Environment Report 2012 and feedback on the draft Environment Strategy. The background information on this research and analysis in contained in the Background Information section of this strategy. Copy of the SOE can be viewed here: images.portenf.sa.gov.au/book/ Ensuring provision of open space and Managing coastal development Building adaptation to the projected environment/State_of_the_ green infrastructure in a period to ensure coastal ecosystem impacts of climate change, including Environment/2012/files/assets/basic- of intensified and higher density protection and enhancement increased coastal inundation html/index.html#1 urban development and heatwaves 4 5 LIVING ENVIRONMENT STRATEGY 2017-2022 1. OUR CONTEXT A strategic response to the challenges The City Plan 2030 sets the overall vision for our city under five themes and a set of indicators. Living Environment Strategy 2022 contributes to the City Plan 2030 sets the twenty year vision and A shared responsibility themes for the city’s future overall vision and each of the themes and indicators, Many groups have an important while focusing on the strategic priorities that respond RESIDENTS AND role to play in ensuring that the to the identified environment and heritage challenges Lead issue specific strategy VISITORS desired environmental COMMUNITY confronting our city. improvements and protection in AND COUNCIL INDIGENOUS the city can be achieved - primarily LIVING Residents, Businesses, and The Living Environment Strategy 2022 includes: ENVIRONMENT GROUPS STRATEGY Governments. All of these roles Strategic outcomes: which the strategy aims to achieve 2017-2022 and ‘powers’ need to be aligned to Strategic actions: which will be taken to achieve the ensure we can work together to NATURAL outcomes deliver the Living Environment RESOURCE BUSINESSES Healthy Strategy 2022. Foundation initiatives: that will help drive the MANAGEMENT BOARDS implementation of the strategy natural and built Indicators: that will be used to measure, monitor and environments Council’s roles: report on progress in achieving the outcomes. • Service provider Role statements: that define Council’s role in helping STATE AND (including regulator, funder, part achieve