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11.8 Forces of Change that Impacts Place
It is evident that the dominant environmental challenges that each town is facing are the impacts of
climate change and sea level rise, inundation and loss of assets due to coastal recession, fires due to
increased temperatures during summer months, and changes due to population growth. These forces
of change impact the sustainable future of each town, including risks to their social, economic, environmental, cultural- heritage, built and natural attributes (f ı ).
7
Similar forces of change for each town
and associated risks include:
• Sea level rise - Permanent inundation, and loss of beaches, vegetation, buildings and
infrastructure;
• Coastal recession and inundation - Storm surges resulting in recession of beaches, cliff collapse,
and temporary inundation;
• Flooding by extreme rainfall events - Overland flooding and river flooding of properties, infrastructure, road access;
• Drought and extreme heat waves - Loss of vegetation, water shortage, and potential loss of life.
Increased risk and frequency of bush fires; and
• Population growth - Migration to coastal towns resulting in increased ‘coastal sprawl’, destroying
natural habitats and ecosystems. Additionally, new housing and buildings are out-of-character and
result in the loss of the coastal place character of these towns.
11.9 Long-Term Human-Nature Interaction of Place
To understand the deeper forms of the land, the changing landscape over long periods of time, the
climate patterns, and the human settlement patterns of the past, knowledge of place from the Aboriginal
people needs to explored. Knowledge of special and sacred sites, settlement ruins, and areas of interest that represent settlement patterns and migration patterns across Country are collected and narrated.
The Wadawurrung knowledge of the area as described in Chap. 6 is applied to the regenerativeadaptive design model to integrate Indigenous knowledge with the overall pattern language. Key elements of Indigenous knowledge include:
• Wholeness of place, the connection to Country (the land and nature) over long periods of time;
• Forces of change, the changes of landscape and human connection to Country; and
• Potential of Country, what is unique from Country that has the potential to contribute to the wholeness of the larger system of which it is part.
11.10 Regenerative-Adaptive Patterns of Place
Regenerative-adaptive patterns are the combination of the various processes of a place, accumulating
to support its morphological growth and regeneration that give it characteristics for resilience and
allow it to adapt to changes. The regenerative- adaptive patterns (nda)
8
are key patterns which need to
7 This aligns with the (f ı ) component of the ‘notion of regenerative-adaptive patterns’ equation: ‘A set of forces which
have an impact on’.
8 This aligns with the (nda) component of the ‘notion of regenerative-adaptive patterns’ equation.
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11.8 Forces of Change that Impacts Place
It is evident that the dominant environmental challenges that each town is facing are the impacts of
climate change and sea level rise, inundation and loss of assets due to coastal recession, fires due to
increased temperatures during summer months, and changes due to population growth. These forces
of change impact the sustainable future of each town, including risks to their social, economic, environmental, cultural- heritage, built and natural attributes (f ı ).
7
Similar forces of change for each town
and associated risks include:
• Sea level rise - Permanent inundation, and loss of beaches, vegetation, buildings and
infrastructure;
• Coastal recession and inundation - Storm surges resulting in recession of beaches, cliff collapse,
and temporary inundation;
• Flooding by extreme rainfall events - Overland flooding and river flooding of properties, infrastructure, road access;
• Drought and extreme heat waves - Loss of vegetation, water shortage, and potential loss of life.
Increased risk and frequency of bush fires; and
• Population growth - Migration to coastal towns resulting in increased ‘coastal sprawl’, destroying
natural habitats and ecosystems. Additionally, new housing and buildings are out-of-character and
result in the loss of the coastal place character of these towns.
11.9 Long-Term Human-Nature Interaction of Place
To understand the deeper forms of the land, the changing landscape over long periods of time, the
climate patterns, and the human settlement patterns of the past, knowledge of place from the Aboriginal
people needs to explored. Knowledge of special and sacred sites, settlement ruins, and areas of interest that represent settlement patterns and migration patterns across Country are collected and narrated.
The Wadawurrung knowledge of the area as described in Chap. 6 is applied to the regenerativeadaptive design model to integrate Indigenous knowledge with the overall pattern language. Key elements of Indigenous knowledge include:
• Wholeness of place, the connection to Country (the land and nature) over long periods of time;
• Forces of change, the changes of landscape and human connection to Country; and
• Potential of Country, what is unique from Country that has the potential to contribute to the wholeness of the larger system of which it is part.
11.10 Regenerative-Adaptive Patterns of Place
Regenerative-adaptive patterns are the combination of the various processes of a place, accumulating
to support its morphological growth and regeneration that give it characteristics for resilience and
allow it to adapt to changes. The regenerative- adaptive patterns (nda)
8
are key patterns which need to
7 This aligns with the (f ı ) component of the ‘notion of regenerative-adaptive patterns’ equation: ‘A set of forces which
have an impact on’.
8 This aligns with the (nda) component of the ‘notion of regenerative-adaptive patterns’ equation.
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