Abstract:
The interface of traditional town planning and the “new” environmental
planning is potentially problematic and this is especially
apparent in the integrated and sustainable use of water
resources in Canterbury. It is easy to find yourself drowning in
a flood of watery acronyms and programme names when you
engage with water planning issues. This article explains the key
acronyms in the management of our water resources, provides
a practical outline of planning instruments affecting water use decisions, sets out who is managing and planning for water in
the Christchurch City and Selwyn District Councils and concludes with a comment on the major planning implications
for the profession and academia. Ecosystem restoration
programmes, not necessarily engaged with water, are not
addressed here, nor are several research projects or groups with
advocacy as their primary focus.
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