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EGlINTON - City of Wanneroo

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� Principle 3 Long Term Health <strong>of</strong> the Environment: Smart Growth promotes development that<br />

minimises environmental impact, together with practices that conserve and enhance natural<br />

areas<br />

� Principle 4 Identify, Equity and Inclusiveness: Smart Growth is creating opportunities to enhance<br />

and develop the identity <strong>of</strong> our places and our people, and to improve equity and inclusiveness<br />

within our community.<br />

� Principle 5 Long Term Economic Health: Smart growth supports opportunities that enhance<br />

industry growth and promote job creation within our region.<br />

� Principle 6 People and Government: Smart Growth encourages citizen and stakeholder<br />

participation in governance and development decisions.<br />

The Smart Growth Assessment Tool (SGAT) was designed to assist developers in preparing their<br />

structure plans to reflect the Smart Growth. SGAT is currently in a trial phase, during which time<br />

assessment (using the tool provided) is voluntary. The Eglinton Sustainability Strategy has been<br />

designed to meet the <strong>City</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Wanneroo</strong>’s Smart Growth requirements.<br />

1.3.4 State Sustainability Strategy<br />

The State Sustainability Strategy (2003) defines sustainability as “meeting the needs <strong>of</strong> current and<br />

future generations through integration <strong>of</strong> environmental protection, social advancement and economic<br />

prosperity”.<br />

In recognition that development must occur in a way that creates a more enduring future, the State<br />

Sustainability Strategy (2003) sanctions the goal that we “plan and provide settlements that reduce the<br />

ecological footprint and enhance our quality <strong>of</strong> life”.<br />

The Strategy’s overall vision for settlements in WA is that they ‘are among the most attractive places to<br />

live in the world, constantly becoming more innovative and efficient in their use <strong>of</strong> resources and<br />

management and use <strong>of</strong> wastes while simultaneously being more liveable and equitable’ (SSS 2003).<br />

This underpins the concept that sustainability is about process as well as product and as new<br />

technologies are developed and society’s values change the sustainability <strong>of</strong> urban developments also<br />

increases.<br />

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Eglinton Local Structure Plan<br />

Sustainability Strategy<br />

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