Practice Note 10.1
Parks Management: Inventories, Condition & Performance Assessment
Published 2014
About Practice Note 10.1
It includes an update and replacement of the original “PRAMS” condition grading guideline, providing specific descriptions of how to assess a range of common park assets.
It includes information to assist in the following tasks:
- Design of asset inventories
- Asset information collection and upkeep
- Assessment of condition and remaining life
- Use of performance assessment to compliment or use as an alternative to condition
- The relationship of levels of service to condition and performance
- Dealing with green and natural assets
The aim is to foster best practice and a national approach to encourage consistency of management practices, data collection and asset management outcomes.
It is intended that these Guidelines be applicable for:
- Local government parks departments
- State government parks agencies
- Public utility agencies
- Trusts and other organisations responsible for managing publicly accessible parks open space
Within the framework of Practice Notes developed by IPWEA, parks management has its own sub-group of guidelines, based on the following framework:
PN 10.1 Parks Management: Inventories, Condition & Performance Grading
PN 10.2 Parks Management: Renewal Planning, Valuation and Asset Management Plans
PN 10.3 Parks Management: Levels of Service
PN 10.4 Parks Management: Parks Service Delivery
PN 10.5 Parks Management: Planning
PN 10.6 Parks Management: Trails, Tracks and Paths