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Population growth

Australia’s population is projected to grow to nearly 40 million by 2055 (ABS 2016). This increase will be concentrated in our capital cities. Population growth will affect all aspects of the environment, including heritage.
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Greater Sydney
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Economic growth

Heritage places are susceptible to loss of values through inappropriate changes arising from economic growth, including impact from production activities and damage from waste disposal.
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Murray DarlingGreater MelbourneGreater Sydney
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Climate change

Climate change is already affecting Australia’s heritage (ANU 2009, Australia ICOMOS 2011).
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Murray DarlingTasmaniaGreat Barrier ReefMarine NorthGreater SydneyAntarctica
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Pressures on natural heritage

Our terrestrial and marine natural heritage is susceptible to the general pressures arising from climate change outlined above, as well as some of the pressures that flow from population and economic growth. However, other pressures apply particularly to natural heritage.
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Lake Eyre
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Pressures on Indigenous heritage

There is a recognised gap between Indigenous Australians and the wider Australian community across many areas of economic and social measures and activity, including cultural heritage (COAG 2008).
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TasmaniaTimor SeaGreater Sydney
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Pressures on historic heritage

For many historic sites, the current use of the site may itself be significant in a heritage context. Churches, community halls and post offices fall into this category.
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South Australian GulfGreater Sydney
Mackay R (2016). Heritage: Topics. In: Australia state of the environment 2016, Australian Government Department of the Environment and Energy, Canberra, https://soe.environment.gov.au/theme/heritage/topics?framework=106, DOI 10.4226/94/58b658bbe13a0