Table 3 Characteristics of selected land use types for our Auckland meshblock exposure inventory
From: A model to assess tephra clean-up requirements in urban environments
Land-use zone | Auckland Unitary Plan zones (Auckland Council, 2016) | Median percentage of meshblock area | Median area of meshblock (m2) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Roofs | Impervious surfaces | Road | Vegetation | |||
City Centre | City Centre | 24 | 12 | 14 | 51 | 12,000 |
Residential | Mixed Housing, Single House, Terrace Housing and Apartment Building | 19 | 17 | 7 | 58 | 35,000 |
Public open space | Conservation, Informal Recreation, Sport and Active Recreation | 4 | 7 | 3 | 86 | 125,000 |
Public and private Industry | Light Industry, Heavy Industry | 24 | 31 | 5 | 40 | 124,000 |