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Water sensitive urban design (Australia)

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by Piotr Matczak, Darryn McEvoy, Ilona Banaszak, Adam Chorynski

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What:
Water sensitive design is captured within the broader context of integrated water cycle management in an urban setting. 'Iconic' schemes are now being promoted in the Australian context.
Extreme event: Drought
Type of option: Management best practice; Planning and design
Risk management:
Sector: Urban planning and design; Water resources
Landscape type: Urban
Location: Australia
Why:
Drivers of change: Socio-economic: The need to design and build new development under conditions of structural water scarcity.

Policy: Rigorous pursuit of national and regional sustainable water management policies.
How and who:
Implementation: Involves a complex package of different technologies and management techniques, requiring the active engagement of many different actors in the urban water regime.
Institutional context: Will require the engagement of both public and private actors involved with urban development and water supply / demand.
Potential barriers: The need to harmonise the activity of many different actors with often conflicting agendas.
Implications for sustainable development:
Implications for sustainable development: Water sensitive urban design is aimed at moving towards more ecologically sustainable cities. An integrated approach will need to consider all aspects of the water cycle and hence adaptation to flooding and heat waves will also be considered.
Resources:
Learning
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knowledge transfer:		 Examples of water sensitive urban design in Sydney:
http://www.wsud.org/

Melbourne:
http://www.wsud.melbournewater.com.au/

Queensland:
http://www.waterbydesign.com.au/
Evaluation:
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