Week 4 - Land: Land

1. Land

We live in a beautiful country which is complex and full of both biological and physical diversity. However, our land is changing every day, often with the loss of some of our truly natural environments (e.g wetlands and forests). There are also considerable change being made to urban and recreational areas as we strive to accommodate our ever-growing population.

Land has a context because someone lives on the land and for them it has a value. As part of the AEE process, steps 1-8 must include a site inspection particularly to view the landforms. It is also important to talk to the council and establish whether or not there is anything of community interest at a particular site.

Steps in preparing an AEE:

Step 1: Identify the activities for which a resource consent is sought
Step 2: Conduct a Site Inspection
Step 3: Talk to staff at the Council
Step 4: Identify the environmental effects
Step 5: How do I rank the effects?
Step 6: Pre- application meeting (Complex)
Step 7: Re-evaluate your proposal
Step 8: Finalise the AEE