Spatial Planning amp Infrastructure John Duffy GM Planning amp Design Beca Carter Hollings amp Ferner Ltd October 2011 Infrastructurewhat is it Infrastructure is the fixed longlived structures that facilitate the production of goods and services and underpin many ID: 558051
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RMLA Hamilton 2011Spatial Planning & Infrastructure
John Duffy, GM Planning & Design,
Beca
Carter Hollings &
Ferner
Ltd
October 2011Slide2
Infrastructure…what is it?‘Infrastructure’ is the fixed, long-lived structures that facilitate the production of goods and services and underpin many aspects of quality of life. “infrastructure’ refers to physical networks, principally transport, water, energy and communications’
National Infrastructure Plan 2011Slide3
What are we providing & where?
Who can tell me what our plan is?Slide4
The big banana – who are we planning for?Slide5
Northland…untapped potentialIndustry Strengths & AspirationsAquacultureMarine ShippingTourism
Clean Energy
Petrochemicals
Forestry
Infrastructure
Challenges
Freight/ holiday traffic conflicts (holiday highway v rail to port)
Sporadic developmentLack of development to support investment, lot of available land for itAbsentee holiday homers (peak demands) Slide6
Auckland… world’s most liveable cityIndustry Strengths & AspirationsFood & BeverageHealth technologies
Marine/ Port
ICT
Manufacturing (declining)
Export Education
Tourism
Screen ProductionFinancial Services
Infrastructure ChallengesFreight and passenger transport user conflicts (motorways and rail capacity) Reliability or water supply & aging infrastructurePower (lack of local generation)Lack of affordable housingEducation/ Innovation hubs – who pays
Funding the costs of growth Slide7
Waikato… the engine roomIndustry Strengths & Aspirations World class rural, aggregate, fishery and mineral resourcesTourism
Freight Logistics hub
Biotechnology, R&D supporting food industry
Education
Renewable energy (wind, geothermal, hydro)
Already a regional export economy
Infrastructure Challenges
Transport improvements –Road, Rail, ports?Absentee holiday homers (peak demands)\Plenty of water, but a number of waterways over allocated or of poor qualityNumerous TLAs with limited resources
Funding the costs of growth Slide8
Bay of Plenty..plenty going on Industry Strengths & AspirationsDeep water export port with industry surroundingAgriculture & Horticulture
Aquaculture
Tourism
Forestry
Marine Industry
Education
Infrastructure Challenges
Sunk cost of infrastructure investment to facilitate growth vs rate of growth and investment?Cost of new infrastructure for economic development in small communities (e.g. Opotiki wharf) Slide9
What could all this mean - governanceCross Boundary co-operation & organisation A centralised framework for considering and directing infrastructure investment (removing local bias?)Reduction in number of agencies delivering municipal services A need for consistency, to develop understand the plan & stick to it;
Need to connect with business & global markets & improve strategic relationships and partnershipsSlide10
What could all this mean - practiceRegulatory consistency Coastal settlements, developing infrastructure for extreme annual utilisation peak events – set clear limits or spread the costs more widely?
Review level of service expectations, should we be sealing rural roads
?
Be proactive, consultative, inquiring and innovative – taking a world view, engage better with industries to understand their needs and requirements better Slide11
What could all this mean – outcomeA lifestyle region rivalling anything in Australasia.A leading Southern Pacific economic conurbation.Integrated approach to major industrial, infrastructural and economic development planningInnovative super-regional solutions to accommodating growth and spreading demand
Protection of some of NZs best rural resources and natural assets through strategic planning