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Not long ago there was just a field on a hill beyond the car park. The crane went up on 18 April 2016, meaning we have a crane on each side of the Dart at the moment.
Birmingham City Council's Cabinet Member for Housing, Cllr John Lines, speaks at the ceremony to unveil the foundation stone at Hagley Road Village, the Charity's third retirement village in Birmingham.
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Development of the NSW Coast over many years has led to destruction of coastal littoral rainforests, only about 1% of original littoral rainforest remains.
People want to live by the sea or within close proximity, this is an inescapable fact which State and Local Governments know, and satisfying this need generates votes.
Developers know it too and they lobby our political representatives relentlessly to have them make laws which allow them to profit to the maximum from developments.
The Hallidays Point (Black Head, Red Head, Diamond Beach and Tallwoods) area is about 3.5 hours drive from Sydney, 2 hours from Newcastle and just an hour south of Port Macquarie, and its being developed faster than anyone might ever have imagined, though it's pretty much the same up and down the entire coast. Sometimes the planning processes are not as thorough as they need to be and sometimes this is deliberate as governments seek to look after their developer donors.
As always, the needs of the people are very often secondary to those of vested interests with a voice to the ears of the government.
The NSW Coast was once the jewel in the Australian crown with magnificent beaches, headlands, lake systems and hinterland rainforests. In the last 20 years the gloss is rapidly eroding as population pressures result in more and more destruction of our natural assets.
Fortunately, some good planning does sometimes happen as, in my view has happened here at Diamond Beach.
While I am critical of the fact that no adequate public parking was provided at the now almost built out Edgewater Estate it does appear that some good public facilities will be provided in the newly developing subdivisions between Diamond Beach and Redhead.
The littoral rainforest in shot here has been extremely degraded but the last 3 good rainfall years following the 2019 drought has meant that this small slither of rainforest has shown great recovery. The planning of the subdivisions to the west of Seascape Beach has ensured a good area of public space has been provided by the developers.
With the Sea View Estate Road infrastructure now complete the next stage is the development of public beach access pathways.
Although it was necessary to clear a path through the rainforest to the entry of Diamond Creek, I would hope that teams of bush regenerators will set about restoring this yawning gap asap.
This slither of Littoral Rainforest has been very degraded and was, until the 2019 drought broke, in very serious danger of total collapse. Excellent rainfall during 2021-22-23 has seen a lot of natural regeneration here but if it is to be maintained the area needs considerable expansion with a major planting program which hopefully will happen.
A viewing deck is planned near the point where Diamond Creek exits to the sea and while the concrete path stops short on the existing rainforest western edge it is planned that a raised boardwalk will link the concrete path to a Seascape Beach access and to the viewing deck.
Other facilities like toilets and picnic facilities will surely follow.
Given the huge expansion in the urban footprint in Diamond Beach, and while others may choose to disagree, it's my own view that these new green public spaces will add positively to the coastal ambience of the Diamond Beach Redhead precincts of Hallidays Point.
A nuclear-powered industrial complex, which is still in the conceptual stage, for the South Coast of Puerto Rico. Circa 1971
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The selling of pottery demonstrates that business is growing fast in Mwandama, largely due to increased access to credit.
Dholera SIR – (Dholera, Gujarat, India)
Image courtesy of DMICDC and AECOM
The development of Dholera city marks the beginning of a new stage of growth for India that will drive economic growth and generate jobs for hundreds of thousands of people in the region. The Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor Development Corporation aims to enhance India’s manufacturing base by developing a 920 square kilometer city that will employ state-of-the-art green infrastructure. The first phase of 22.5 SQ KMS is under construction (USD 500 million) with planning ongoing for the next 153 SQ KMS (USD 5 billion).
AECOM as the Program Manager employs the use of advanced technologies to accelerate planning and decision making for the road, water and sewer networks. The team uses ProjectWise to solve the collaboration and engineering content management challenge of working with a team of in house engineers drawn from 7 offices in four continents. By using Bentley Map and Water GEMS the team saved over USD 90 million through water balancing with recycled water for industries and non-potable uses. The use of Storm CAD saved an additional USD 45 million by designing an open channel that would not only collect, but also harvest and allow reuse of storm water to enhance the quality of life within the city.
While working with the World Foundation for Environment and Development - I took scientists on a tour of Bhutan's natural environment in search of potential collaborative research projects between foreign and national scientists. These boys were walking home from school and were curious about us.
Photo by Betty Allen (CommsConsult Ltd)
GDNet Research Communication: Presentation skills training for Awards and Medals Finalists
Budapest, Hungary
14-15 June, 2012
Can make out the rooms now. Concrete walls should keep out the sound of someone snoring in the next room.
Photo taken from a Norwegian national office visit to the small village of Fakhel in Nepal. During the visit the Norwegian delegate gave a speech as well as experiencing life in the rural town. Gifts were also given to the plan staff member by the locals of the village.
Trees envisaged for the Radcliffe Observatory Quarter. Let's hope they're mature and fast-growing trees to hide the ugly new blocks.
At the Community Activity Center on Camp Casey May 29, civilians and Soldiers of the U.S. Army Garrison Red Cloud and Area I attend a professional development session geared especially to those in leadership positions. The audience of 145 leaders heard briefings on a range of topics that included customer service, mentoring subordinates, administrative and maintenance matters, and leadership itself. Speakers included Col. John M. Scott, Commander, USAG Red Cloud and Area I, and other garrison officials. The afternoon was capped by an indoor supper of hot dogs and hamburgers.
300 new flats in Leicester. Long Harbour exchanged contracts with Leicester-based developers Sowden Group in May 2017, and Winvic Construction signed up as preferred contractor to deliver the scheme.
Multimillion-dollar Ocean View Apartments. They're right beside the ocean, but they're also right beside the train tracks.
North Coogee near the border of South Fremantle, Western Australia.
This area has been redeveloped to replace two huge Ash trees which were removed due to Ash die back disease. It will be planted with Hostas, ferns and Iris. Visiting the garden over many years, it's always fascinating to see how areas develop and mature.
At the Community Activity Center on Camp Casey May 29, civilians and Soldiers of the U.S. Army Garrison Red Cloud and Area I attend a professional development session geared especially to those in leadership positions. The audience of 145 leaders heard briefings on a range of topics that included customer service, mentoring subordinates, administrative and maintenance matters, and leadership itself. Speakers included Col. John M. Scott, Commander, USAG Red Cloud and Area I, and other garrison officials. The afternoon was capped by an indoor supper of hot dogs and hamburgers.
2019-03-20: Mr. Dosso Moussa, African Development Bank's Executive Director for Côte d'Ivoire greeting Rene Obam Nlong Executive Director, AfDB during 15th ADF Replenishment Meeting in Radison Blu, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.
At the Community Activity Center on Camp Casey May 29, civilians and Soldiers of the U.S. Army Garrison Red Cloud and Area I attend a professional development session geared especially to those in leadership positions. The audience of 145 leaders heard briefings on a range of topics that included customer service, mentoring subordinates, administrative and maintenance matters, and leadership itself. Speakers included Col. John M. Scott, Commander, USAG Red Cloud and Area I, and other garrison officials. The afternoon was capped by an indoor supper of hot dogs and hamburgers.
On June 14, 2016, Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul delivered the keynote address at the Center for Urban Future's Workforce Development Symposium in Albany.