Learning Intentions: Students are learning to
- Identify challenges to Wellington’s future growth.
- Identify projected growth areas both residential and industrial/commercial.
- Identify key trends and changes in Wellington’s housing demand.
- Describe the relationship between growth of transport routes and new developments.
Success criteria (How do students know they have achieved success?)
- Students will be able to identify the different types of housing or residential zones that are found in Wellington and possible future expansion options to accommodate population growth.
- Students will be able to draw a multi-line graph showing projected demands for different types of housing and describe what effect this will have on the future shape of Wellington.
- Students will be able to list the key challenges facing Wellington City in the future and some of the current proposed strategies to overcome them.
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Activities
- Students view Paul Kos’s Geography Presentation power point and answer a series of questions from selected slides targeted at aiding understanding and awareness of challenges and issues facing Wellington’s future growth and strategies to overcome them.
- Students to complete a multi line graph showing projected housing demands for the future
- Students will do a matching activity to clarify the different residential zones found in Wellington City
- Students will define the term “Infill Housing” and explain why this is a preferred option for future expansion
- Students will list key transport issues facing the city and proposed solutions
Handouts
Teacher Notes
“The Wellington regions current population is 449,000 (2006). Of those, 179,000 or nearly 40% live in Wellington City. Recent growth rates for Wellington City have been high and the population is expected to increase over the next 20 years to a projected 204,000 by 2026. Similar growth rates are projected for the whole region, albeit unevenly with some areas growing strongly while others remain largely stable.
In terms of the workforce, approximately 112,000 (2006) people work in Wellington City, the vast majority of whom (70,000 or 62%) are based in the central city. The central city is also by far the most important employment area in the region, equating to almost 33% of all jobs in the region. Projections indicate that the number of jobs in the central city will continue to grow at a higher rate than other parts of the region.”
Ngauranga to Airport Strategic Transport Study 2008
What is infill housing?
Infill housing generally refers to 'backyard' housing, new dwellings built within an existing suburb of older houses. Infill housing is used here in combination with the term ‘intensification’. This refers to more comprehensive housing development such as semi-detached housing and townhouses.
