Maintenance is the most costly activity over an urban parkland’s life. It equates to around $1 billion annually for $7 billion worth of assets in Australia. Put another way, it is often 5 to 10 times the cost of landscape development over a 50 year period. Good maintenance is essential to achieve a parklands design intent and higher levels of user satisfaction.
The report includes information about:
- Park Asset Replacement / Relifing Periods
- Developed Park Facility Values
- Park Asset Audit & Maintenance Frequencies
- The Quality of Park Maintenance
- Design for Productive Landscape Maintenance
- Organisational Alignment & Parks Maintenance