Assessor Resource
AHCDES501A
Design sustainable landscapes
Assessment tool
Version 1.0
Issue Date: April 2024
This unit applies to the design for improvement of long-term ecological sustainability of landscapes, land under production, land areas in business use, natural resource areas and recreational amenity spaces essential for long-term economic and cultural viability.
This unit covers the process of designing sustainable landscapes and defines the standard required to: assess a land area for sustainable land use and threats to sustainability; protect water resources, riparian zones and vegetation in a development area; prepare a detailed plan or design, specifications and where appropriate a proposal or quotation for sustainable land improvement; design for the health and sustainability of soils and plants; outline an integrated approach to land and water management; conduct a sustainability audit.
You may want to include more information here about the target group and the purpose of the assessments (eg formative, summative, recognition)