Floodplain Risk Management Guidelines
The NSW Office of Environment and Heritage includes information and guidance on floodplain risk management. Click here for more information.
Guide to Climate Change Risk Assessment
/in Guidance Document Climate Change /by belindaIn 2011 the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage published the ‘Guide to Climate Change Risk Assessment for NSW Local Government’.
Urban Green Cover Guidelines
/in Guidance Document Urban Greenspace /by belindaIn 2015 the Office of Environment and Heritage released the Urban Green Cover in NSW Technical Guidelines.
WSUD Guideline – Transport Projects
/in Guidance Document Water Sensitive Urban Design /by belindaNSW Roads and Maritime Service have developed a Water Sensitive Urban Deign Guideline for Transport projects.
NSW Coastal Design Guidelines
/in Guidance Document Coastal Management /by belindaThe Coastal Design Guidelines for NSW were developed in 2003 to assist coastal managers in the design of coastal assets.
Climate Change Adaptation Guidelines in Coastal Management and Planning
/in Guidance Document Climate Change, Coastal Management /by belindaThe National Committee on Coastal and Ocean Engineering have released best practice guidelines for Climate Change Adaptation in Coastal Management and Planning.
Sydney Coastal Councils Group Funding Guide 2019
/in Guidance Document, Resource Funding / grants /by belindaThe Sydney Coastal Councils Group develops a Funding Guide annually, including grant programs and awards, to assist its Members and other Councils/community groups in identifying potential sources of funding for environmental projects.
This guide is updated as necessary. Keep check of the relevant websites listed in the guide for further information on grant opening/closing dates not yet available.
Environmentally Friendly Seawalls
/in Guidance Document Asset Management, Biodiversity /by belindaA Guide to improving the environmental value of seawalls and seawall-lined foreshores in Estuaries. Published by OEH and CMA, 2012.
Guidelines for Sand Nourishment – Science and Synthesis Report
/in Guidance Document, Report Asset Management, Beach Management (e.g. nourishment), Coastal Management /by belindaGuidelines for Sand Nourishment have been developed through the Office of Environment and Heritage Coastal Processes and Responses Node. The Report provides guidance on artificial sand nourishment to improve beach amenity and/or increase protection for backshore assets. ‘It may be a standalone measure for protection, or be used to improve the beach amenity in combination with other adaptation measures such as a seawall’.
Guidelines for Seawall Adaptation – Science and Synthesis Report
/in Guidance Document, Report Asset Management, Coastal Management /by belindaGuidelines for Seawall Adaptation have been developed through the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage Coastal Processes and Responses Node. ‘These guidelines provide information to help decision makers using a risk-based approach to optimise upgrades for existing structures and to design for staged construction of new seawalls that are resilient and adaptive to changing conditions’.
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