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An Analysis Of Walkability In A Late 20th Century Masterplanned Suburb On Australia’S Gold Coast, Nigel Cartlidge, Daniel O'Hare
An Analysis Of Walkability In A Late 20th Century Masterplanned Suburb On Australia’S Gold Coast, Nigel Cartlidge, Daniel O'Hare
Daniel O'Hare
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This paper presents some of the findings of a case study carried out on the suburb of Robina Woods in the Gold Coast City, Queensland, Australia. The study examined the barriers to pedestrian connectivity that were built into the design of the town to meet a market urbanist and car focused development ethic. Car focused design produces an urban form that causes unnecessary pollution, CO2 emissions, and fuel consumption. It also contributes to lower economic, environmental, health and social outcomes for residents associated with sprawl development (Corti et al., 2008; Ewing & Kreutzer, 2006; Frumkin H, Frank L, & …
Life Cycle Costing: Practice V Theory, Tomek Paszkiewicz, Craig Langston
Life Cycle Costing: Practice V Theory, Tomek Paszkiewicz, Craig Langston
Craig Langston
Numerous studies have already been conducted in the area of life-cycle costing (LCC), however few studies have been conducted into resolving its lack of utilisation in practice. This paper sets out known barriers and limitations and provides some advice for how education can play a role in developing future perceptions, and hence assist in bridging the gap between practice and theory. LCC is sometimes undertaken on projects of a build, own and occupy nature where it is in the client's best interest to conduct such an exercise and where taxpayers' monies are involved, however projects which are of a build …