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Table 2
Green Growth indicators with examples from the City of Perth and the City of Melbourne.
| Indicator category | GG indicator | City of Melbourne | City of Perth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built form | Green buildings, green infill | A wide range of programs including cool roof, green building, water sensitive design and sustainable building | Water and energy saving programs for commercial buildings |
| People in high density and infill | 42.03 persons per hectarea | 17.99 persons per hectarea | |
| Proximity to critical amenities | 95% residents to live within 1km of basic day-to-day serviceb | Plan for a walkable cityc | |
| Climate change and energy | Renewable kWh generated | Aims to obtain 25% electricity by 2018 | By 2030 25% operational energy and 20% citywide energy from renewables or low carbon sources |
| Energy emissions abated, energy consumption reduced | CoM aims to become carbon neutral by 2020 | Reduce operational GHGs by 20% by 2020 and 32% city wide GHGs by 2031 | |
| Biophilia (urban greenery) | Increased green space, urban forestry | Double the tree canopy by 2040 | Aims to significantly increase canopy coverage |
| Improved public health and well-being; #green jobs | SEIFA score was 1051 in 2011 (least disadvantaged community)d | Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA) score was 1082 in 2011 (least disadvantaged community)d | |
| Reduced urban heat island effect | Vision to build a “city in the forest” to reduce UHI | Urban Forest Plan to protect trees | |
| Transport | Investment in public transport; job creation | Information was not available | Information was not available |
| Use of mass transport systems | Increase train peak hour frequency by 50% of 2011 level by 2030e | Increasing public transport from 50% to 60% by 2031 | |
| Use of active transport | Plan for 95% residents to live within 1 km of transport serviceb; increase in 400% cycle path to account for 12% of all trips by 2030 | Walkable city initiative and Cycle Plan | |
| Reduction of transport emissions | Transport strategy to reduce emission by 20% by 2020e | Transport strategy to reduce emission by 32% by 2025 | |
| Water | Investment in infrastructure and creation of jobs | By 2020, 40% reduction in potable water consumption per resident; 90% reduction in potable water by Council; 25% “absolute” water saving targetf | 25% reduction in scheme water, and residential water use to 78kL per person per year by 2031 |
| Urban Forest Plan promotes sustainable water management | |||
| Access to clean water | Implementation of WSUD to reduce pressure on supply water and increase the use of stormwater | All properties connected to scheme water provided by Water Corporation at drinking water quality | |
| Quality of water | Ensure optimum water quality as “fit-for-purpose” | ||
| Waste | Reduced waste generation, reduced landfill | Diverted 23% MSW from landfill in 2014–15, CoM aims to increase this share; emission from waste was 144,000 tCO2-e in 2012–13g | Plans to divert 65% municipal solid waste (MSW) 70% commercial and industrial waste, and 70% of construction and demolition waste from landfill by 2020 |
| Cleaner (waste free) environment | |||
| Safe disposal/processing of waste | |||
| Economic growth | City level GDP and city’s GDP as a share of national GDP | GLP of CoM was A$303.6 million (2015–16); 18.3% of national GDPh | GDP was A$42 billion (2015–16); 3% of national GDPh |
| Carbon intensity of GDP | Carbon intensity was 64.40 ktCO2-e per AU$ and aims to reduce to 55.29 ktCO2-e per AU$ by 2020 | COP’s emission intensity in 2015 was 21.7 ktCO2-e per AU$ |
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