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- Summary:
- This document outlines the State Planning Policy for Coastal Protection (SPP) for the state of Queensland, Australia. It delineates the relationship between this coastal protection guideline and other planning instruments, land-use management, and the scenic preference rating system. The primary stakeholders are local governments, the Department of Environment and Resource Management, and community consultants. While some current development initiatives may prove incongruent with the SPP’s overall policy goals, it is designed to inform how these policies are carried out going forward, and is to be considered together with, and complimentary to, any regulatory provision and regional plan. The SPP is based on the premise that coastal issues should be dealt with through a land-use planning framework rather than isolated ad hoc development assessments. Factors such as climate change, coastal erosion, and storm surge must also be taken into consideration as development occurs along the coastline. Another factor in determining whether development is appropriate within a coastal zone is scenic preference, defined as the relative preference for different landscape features, and measured by determining a community's level of appreciation for open spaces as compared to areas of built structures. The higher a locations scenic preference value, the more emphasis is placed on limiting development. Areas within 500 meters of coasts are often deemed to have the highest scenic preference values. The document presents locations where development is limited due to land-use management and scenic amenity concerns. The document recommends that erosion prone areas remain free of permanent development, and more broadly, that planning along the coast should follow a coastal hazard adaptation strategy that identifies risk prone areas, prepares risks assessments, and provides mitigation options. It is also suggested that areas of high scenic preference, particularly coastlines, remain protected from intrusive development because they are often critical to attracting tourists. For areas where it is not possible to avoid development that leads to adverse effects on scenic preference values, the document presents a number of solutions. It is suggested that the amount of development that is visible from the foreshore be reduced by increasing its distance from major viewing points, ensuring that it is hidden from these locations, using trees and vegetation to hide development, or constructing these structures with materials and finishes that complement the scenic landscape. ( English )
- Subject:
- Disaster Risk Reduction ( English )
- Citation/Reference:
- (2011). Queensland coastal plan: state planning policy for coastal protection. Queensland Department of Environment and Resource Management (DERM).
Record Information
- Source Institution:
- Florida International University
- Rights Management:
- Refer to main document/publisher for use rights.
- Resource Identifier:
- FI13042161
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