A range of infrastructure requirements involve corridors of development and disturbance through urban, rural and natural areas. Roads, railways, pipelines, electricity transmission lines, cables, water supply and sewerage schemes have the potential to affect significant areas and numbers of people, even though the extent of direct land disturbance may be minimal. Selection of alternative routes, comparative feasibility and environmental assessment, and community consultation are key elements in any program to effectively integrate new or upgraded infrastructure corridors.
Sinclair Knight Merz is experienced in studies of this nature with a number of award-winning projects to our credit. The track record of Sinclair Knight Merz ensures a proven methodology and practical advice for client projects. A full range of technical expertise is available in transport and traffic, engineering, town planning, economic feasibility, landscape analysis and design aspects of corridors, as well as impact assessment and responsible environmental management during development and post-construction rehabilitation.
The implementation of land use planning strategies is necessary for the successful management of alternative, and often conflicting, land uses. Land use planning can aid the resolution of land use conflict by defining objectives for use, identifying the relative value of alternative land uses, and enabling the formulation of a comprehensive planning regime effectively coordinating the efficient and equitable operation of alternative land uses.
Sinclair Knight Merz, in association with EDAW Australia, has provided valuable experience in a number of land use planning projects. This combination of resources, capabilities, experience & skills enables Sinclair Knight Merz to undertake regional land use studies, development feasibility studies, landscape assessment, site planning and project design. Many of these investigations have a socio-economic component, resulting in effects that will influence social and institutional frameworks.