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- Indicator 25
Sustainable consumption
and production
Natural resource protection and enhancing the environment
Creating sustainable
communities and a fairer world
25. Land recycling
(a) new dwellings built on previously developed land or through conversions (b) all new development on previously developed land, 1990 to 2008
| Land recycling since: | 1990 |
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2003 |
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- The percentage of new dwellings arising from building on previously developed land or through the conversion of existing buildings increased from 54 per cent in 1990 to 78 per cent in 2008 (provisional estimate).
- The percentage of all new development (not just residential) occurring on previously developed land (measured by land area) increased from 47 per cent in 1990 to 52 per cent in 2006.
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Updated: 30 July 2009