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Technical papers

The following technical papers are available:

The Quality of our Built Environments

The Quality of our Built Environments: An Urban Amenity Guide [PDF 914kb]

Technical paper 21

Urban Amenity Indicators: the liveability of our urban environments [PDF 145kb]

Technical paper 22

Urban Amenity Indicators: the liveability of our urban environments [PDF 302kb]

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]

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