For the East Evelyn project, management systems and practices focused on establishing partnerships with key community and stakeholder groups to meet the responsibilities of maintaining a quality of community life while allowing for sustained economic development without loss to the natural environment. Management systems enhanced the natural environment, recognised indigenous rights and cultural heritage, acknowledged the desire for public participation and built trust and respect through this participation, increased scientific knowledge, facilitated technology transfer and promoted community and organisational development, thus ensuring that long term community benefits outweighed the initial capital investment. Through this project the design standards of the Department of Main Roads aligned with World Heritage values, and demonstrated a new best practice model for meeting complex objectives for environmentally sustainable development in fragile and sensitive environments. (Author/publisher) For the covering entry of this conference, please see ITRD abstract no. E208431.
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