Urban amenity, housing, and air and water quality are generally considered good, with some pockets of poor performance in some areas. Current levels of water and energy use, and waste generation are high, but recent years have shown an improvement in resource (water and energy) efficiency and waste recovery rates.
Without improved coordinated and integrated urban planning, increased population pressures, and poor design and planning are likely to have increasingly negative future consequences on livability and urban environmental efficiency, including transport, land use, and impacts on the natural environment and human health.