Defining ‘loveability’
Our ‘Loveable Cities Framework’ outlines 18 indicators and four dimensions that underpin ‘loveability’. Under this framework, loveability is planned and delivered through ‘soft’ infrastructure – programs services, and activities that complement hard infrastructure to create an affinity for a place.
We used this Loveable Cities Framework to prepare a Social Infrastructure Strategy for Western Sydney Planning Partnership, to inform the initial precinct planning for the Western Sydney Aerotropolis. We have been guiding the development of the strategy, which required the consideration of a 50-year timeframe across all categories of social infrastructure, including education, health, emergency services, community facilities, recreation, and open space.
Creating a socially sustainable space
Our ‘lovable cities’ strategy promises to play a significant role in creating socially sustainable places that attract workers, residents, and visitors.
Our team is working to ensure that, when it opens to the public, the Western Sydney Aerotropolis’ new ‘lovable’ infrastructure will create closer community connections, greater social cohesion, and establish a definitive local character and identity within the global community.