7/11/2023 0 Comments Natural landscapeThe Department of Conservation website also includes a report on the discussion and outcomes of the natural character workshop which was held in 2011 in relation to the NZCPS 2010. The Department of Conservation has complied a series of guidance publications on the implementation of the NZCPS to assist RMA practitioners consider and give effect to specific polices. ![]() For more information see the Coastal Land Development Guidance Note. The New Zealand Coastal Policy Statement (NZCPS 2010) provides the national policy framework to manage the coastal environment under the RMA. The term ‘natural character’ is used to describe the natural attributes of waterbodies where there is a land-water interface – in particular coastal environments, wetlands, lakes, and rivers. These landscapes include: Landscapes with high natural character in the coastal environment (and wetlands, lakes, rivers and their margins) - s6(a) In response to emergent practice and case law, provisions in RMA policies and plans have tended to rely on the classification of ‘significant’ landscapes which require special protection and management because of their elevated values under the RMA. Associative meanings and values including spiritual, cultural or social associations and.Biophysical elements, patterns and processes.In response to this criticism, NZILA Best Practice Guidance and recent Environment Court decisions have grouped assessment criteria to identify three broad categories or ‘landscape attributes’ which should be considered. These factors have been widely used, often in a formulaic way, and have faced criticism of potential ‘double counting’ or applying an overly formulaic framework to landscape that misses the ‘essence’ or ‘spirit’ of a section 6(b) landscape. This included a set of factors referred to as the ‘Amended Pigeon Bay Criteria’ which are relevant when assessing the significance of landscape. The Environment Court decision C180/1999 Wakatipu Environment Society and others vs Queenstown Lakes District Council established a number of principles that assist when considering landscape and visual matters. Assessment Criteria / Factors and Landscape Attributes The New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects (NZILA), for instance, describes landscape as reflecting ‘the cumulative effects of natural and cultural processes’. ![]() Landscapes can be subject to change from various natural or human-induced processes and change can occur at a range of scales, from incremental to sudden sweeping change.Īlthough the term ‘landscape’ is not defined in the RMA or the New Zealand Coastal Policy Statement (NZCPS) 2010, various descriptions have emerged through evolving practice and case law. While this change is implicit it is not always predictable. Put simply, landscape can be explained as a reflection of the relationship between people and place.Īll landscapes are dynamic to some extent as are our perceptions of landscape which are in a constant state of evolution. Landscape means more than just ‘a physical tract of land’ or ‘a view or scene’. As our appreciation of landscape continues to evolve so too does the meaning we ascribe to it.
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