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Award for Planning in Landscape Architecture
CREATING BETTER PARKS
Landscape Architect: Brimbank City Council
Client: Brimbank City Council
Faced with a history of
neglect towards their public parks and a low user satisfaction rating, the
City of Brimbank took on the challenge to turn this around with their
Creating Better Parks policy.
The policy presents a clear
structure for reform, strategically assessing the need for a variety of
improved parklands across the whole municipality. Strengthened by a
thorough engagement with the community and strong support from local
decision makers, the policy represents a new level of commitment by the
council’s growing landscape architecture team.
This policy stood out from
other open space planning projects due in particular to its rapid
implementation of new parks, a commitment to continued spending on new
projects and a notable shift in its asset management strategy. The
Creating Better Parks policy represents a synthesis of various planning
strategies that together provide for a sustainable network of public parks
in the City of Brimbank, propelling the district to a new level of
excellence in open space provision.
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Photographs: Brimbank City Council
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