Official Reports
Fishermans Bend Urban Ecology Strategy: Biodiversity Report (2019)
This report was prepared by ICON Science in 2018 to inform the urban ecology strategy for the precinct. Urban ecology refers to the “interplay between people, nature, and the environment in urbanised areas.”
Objectives
Specifically, the report recommends planning strategies to create biodiverse precincts in Fishermans Bend. They identified seven objectives these precincts should achieve:
- A place that honours Indigenous culture
- A place with seven seasons
- A place known by its diverse ecosystems
- A place for the senses
- A place of shifting waters
- A place that’s comfortable and beautiful in any weather
Target species
They identify seven “target” species whose return or persistence in the precinct would indicate these objectives were achieved.
- Superb fairy-wren (Malarus cyaneus)
- Blue banded bee (Amegilla sp.)
- Growling grass frog (Litoria raniformis)
- Brolga (Grus rubicunda)
- Fungi (various species)
- Blue-tongue lizard (Tiliqua scinoides)
- White mangroves (Avicennia marina)
Recommendations
The authors use the principles of BSUD (Biosensitive Urban Design) to arrive at their recommendations.
Urban Ecology Study (2020)
Guidelines
The study provides design guidelines to achieve four key areas of the Framework goals.
- Urban forest
- Urban heat
- Wind
- Biodiversity
In biodiversity priority corridors the following should be maximised in corridors and adjacent private space: vegetation structure diversity (tall grasses, shrubs, short and tall trees), potential incompatible uses, and contiguous medians.
Biodiversity Sensitive Urban Design principles should be applied to ensure resources are provided for diverse animal species, including shelter (e.g. dense, protective shrubs), food (e.g. flowers, fruits, seeds, pollen, nectar) and nesting sites/shelter (e.g. tree cavities), and water.