Project publications
These publications of the Urban Amenity Project cover the background work, research, project trials, and case studies of the Project and the Urban Amenity Focus Group.
You can download these publications here, or request copies from the Ministry for the Environment. You can also download the Project bibliography here, or find it in the Project’s publication, The Quality of Our Built Environments: An Urban Amenity Guide [PDF 914kb]
Technical paper 63
Urban Amenity Indicators: the liveability of our urban environments
was prepared when the Urban Amenity Project was investigating developing a
national set of urban amenity indicators. It contains a list of indicators
developed in New Zealand and overseas.
Urban Amenity Indicators: the liveability
of our urban environments [PDF 428kb]
Technical paper 64
Key Urban Amenity Approaches
brings together preliminary ideas developed by the Urban Amenity Focus Group
for defining, managing, and monitoring urban amenity.
Key Urban Amenity Approaches [PDF 208kb]
Technical paper 65
Urban Amenity Trials Report
is about the approaches to urban amenity that were trialled by four city and
district councils.
Urban Amenity Trials Report [PDF 168kb]
Technical paper 66
Background Report to the Urban Amenity Project: Case Studies
is a full description of the Urban Amenity Project case studies.
Background Report to the Urban Amenity Project:
Case Studies [PDF 1.7Mb]
Technical paper 67
Background Report to the Urban Amenity Project: Trials
is a full description of the results of the Urban Amenity Project trials.
Background Report to the Urban Amenity Project:
Trials [PDF 668kb]
