Noise and vibration management
Local government plays a leading role in managing noise impacts in the community. So how are councils coping in the light of population increases, higher...
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Geographic information systems
What’s next for councils when it comes to geographic information systems? Patricia Moore charts the growth of tools and applications set to solve even more...
Smart solutions – Coastal management
Billions of dollars of local government infrastructure and assets are at risk from sea level rise, according to recent research by LGNZ and Tonkin +...
Smart solutions – Earthquakes
How could local authorities improve how they prepare for, and respond to, the possibility of earthquakes in their regions? Patricia Moore investigates. Graphic images from...
The future of Foreshore Management
Call Canute, writes Patricia Moore, who finds a huge number of issues for councils to battle as they face up to the implications of rising...
Waste minimisation: Recycle or rubbish
The contents of rubbish bins have never been so closely inspected.
Mary Bell outlines councils’ important leadership role in waste minimisation. Long gone are the...
The future of stormwater management
Significant challenges lie ahead for stormwater management. A number of critical factors are creating a pressing need to update and modify how we deal with...