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BLUE MOUNTAINS LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN 2005 - REG 11
Ecologically sustainable development
11 Ecologically sustainable development
(1) In this plan,
"ecologically sustainable development" means development that improves the
quality of life, both now and in the future, in a way that maintains the
ecological processes on which life depends.
(2) This plan acknowledges the
following principles and practices of ecologically sustainable development--
(a) Integration --the effective integration of environmental, social and
economic considerations in decision-making.
(b) Community involvement
--recognition that sustainability cannot be achieved, nor significant progress
made toward it, without the support and involvement of the community.
(c)
Precautionary behaviour --where there are threats of serious or irreversible
environmental damage, lack of full scientific certainty should not be used as
a reason for postponing measures to prevent environmental degradation. In the
application of the precautionary principle, public and private decisions
should be guided by-- (i) careful evaluation to avoid, wherever practicable,
serious or irreversible damage to the environment, and
(ii) an assessment of
the risk weighted consequences of various options, with particular
consideration given to cumulative impacts and ensuring that previous
environmental damage is not compounded.
(d) Equity within and between
generations --fairness and equal access to opportunities both in our
lifetimes, as well as for future generations.
(e) Continual improvement --the
declining environmental situation means there is an imperative to take
immediate action to ensure development becomes more sustainable and to make
continual improvement in the management of that development.
(f) Conservation
of biological diversity and ecological integrity --the protection of
biological diversity and the maintenance of essential ecological processes and
life-support systems should be a fundamental consideration.
(g) Improved
valuation and pricing of environmental resources --environmental factors
should be included in the valuation of assets and services.
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