Supporting documents

Draft Long Term Sustainability Framework for the Auckland Region (Dec 2006) (2.5 MB PDF)

START workshop report (1.7 MB PDF)

Six forces of change

The six forces of change are likely to impact the region and its people. We need to be able to recognize the challenges and opportunities these present in order to build a resilient region that can cope with and benefit from change.

Climate Change

It is likely that Auckland will become approx 2 degrees warmer and experience more floods and droughts. Read more:

Climate Change (750.7 KB PDF)

Demographics

In the future there are going to be a lot more people living in our region - our population will become more ethnically diverse and we will have an older population. Read more:

Demographics (1.7 MB PDF)

Globalisation

Cities are becoming the engine rooms of the global economy. Globalisation may bring greater richness and diversity or it could bring us McCulture. Read more:

Globalisation (109.8 KB PDF)

Worldviews

Worldviews are about how we see the world - and our ability to transform our region is probably limited by our worldviews. Read more:

World views (164.8 KB PDF)

Resource Availability

Population growth and increasing consumption are straining our resources including oil. Read more:

Resource availability (268.2 KB PDF)

Technological Transformations

Technology can drive exponential change and shape city form. Will society shape technology in the future or will technology shape society? Read more:

Technology (493.4 KB PDF)