Quick Overview

Sustainable East is a specialist consulting practice founded in 2019 focussing on the nexus between land use planning, spatial data and economics.

With regard to our specilaisation, Sustainable East has a specific commitment to focus on the sustainability of our built and natural environment.

Our approach:

  • NIMBLE We’re small and emerging and as a result can be flexible regarding project tasks, timing, engagements and we’re competitive on price;

  • TECH We try and implement as much data analysis and spatial tech into our work as we can as maps tell stories and data confirms their truth!

  • SUSTAINABLE Our name invokes the fact that we care about the health of the environment and we want to support project outcomes which deliver a positive environmental impact.

  • PUBLIC We support vibrant communities and as such push policy that promotes best practice urban design, public domain improvements, value of cultural assets and equitable infrastructure.

  • PRACTICAL We’re practical and understand the challenge of balancing competing agendas and as such ensure our work speaks plain English and makes clear recommendations!

Sustainable East has a dual meaning.

Based in Sydney’s Eastern Beaches, we wanted a name which reflected the great mix of housing density, the important of environment in day-to-day life and a reflection of where we are based.

The name has evolved to encompass the planning and infrastructure challenge of the eastward shift of global growth. Sustainable East acknowledges the importance of the Asian Century and the infrastructure and land use planning challenges and opportunities this brings to Australia.

“The Asian Century scenario extends Asia’s past success into the future, putting it on the cusp of a historic transformation.

In this scenario, Asia’s GDP (at market exchange rates) increases from $17 trillion in 2010 to $174 trillion in 2050, or half of global GDP, similar to its share of the global population.”
— Asian Development Bank - Asia 2050: Realising the Asian Century

Sustainable East was founded early 2019.

The practice was started by Liam Walsh who had always wanted to set-up an urban planning consulting practice. Driven by a gap in the market between the value of emerging technology in spatial data analysis, land use planning and economics, SE has been defining what this market is and who it can best serve.

Sustainable East has been growing and we now have in-house and network capability of emerging spatial and data tech, macro-economics and urban design.

Please get in contact if you would like to know more about our services.

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Sustainable East work across three core service areas. We often customise an approach to a client which can involve multiple services from each core area. We take advantage of the fact we are small and nimble and can therefore can afford to be flexible in resourcing, approach and timeframes.

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Analysis & Data

  • demographic profiling

  • demand and projection modelling

  • database management and delivery

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Economic Planning

  • financial feasibility modelling

  • market demand / supply gap analysis

  • Infrastructure cost benefit analysis and economic impact assessment

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Spatial & Environment

  • spatial data analysis (GIS)

  • mapping design and presentation

  • housing policy

  • environmental resilience and impact

 

 

Some Current Projects

 
 
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Western Sydney Aerotrpolis
Sustainable East are engaged across several projects in and around Western Sydney International (Nancy Bird Walton) Airport. Specifically, SE are providing a number of spatial, database and land use planning tool services to government clients across the area.

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Northern Beaches EV Network
Sustainable East have been assisting with analysis of EV charging network planning potential across the Northern Beaches, including at B-Line Commuter Car Parks. A key value-add has been in-depth population and employment modelling and assessing this against propensity for EV uptake and demand for charging infrastructure.

Snowy Monaro Employment & Rural Lands AnalysisSustainable East are currently engaged with Snowy Monaro Regional Council to deliver a long term vision and analysis regarding the future needs of commercial, retail, industrial and tourism uses,. Fu…

Snowy Monaro Employment & Rural Lands Analysis

Sustainable East are currently engaged with Snowy Monaro Regional Council to deliver a long term vision and analysis regarding the future needs of commercial, retail, industrial and tourism uses,. Further, the emerging cross-over between employment land, agricultural uses and sensitive environmental regions.

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Western Sydney City Deal Funding Applications
Sustainable East has been assisting in the preparation of funding applications and cost benefit analysis services as part of the Western Sydney City Deal.

 Medium Density Housing

Sustainable East is a passionate advocate of medium density and incremental infill housing. We have recently been engaged on projects reviewing demand and supply of housing stock as well as a housing delivery project. We support the growing emphasis on need for a greater proportion of medium density Low Rise Medium Density Housing Code Independent Review Report.

 

Get in touch

Please get in touch if you have any questions about our services or experience to see if Sustainable East could potentially help you.