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Adaptation of Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD)
to Climate Change, Changing Transport Patterns and Urban Form
Climate change and urban population growth are threats to urban water environments which are important community and ecosystem assets. A research team consisting of Prof. Ashantha Goonetilleke, Dr Godwin Ayoko and Dr Tan Yigitcanlar were recently awarded an Australian Research Council Linkage grant to investigate adaptation strategies for Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD) to mitigate Climate Change impacts whilst taking into consideration changing transport patterns and urban form in South East Queensland. The industry partners associated with the project include, Gold Coast City Council and Queensland Department of Transport.
Project aims to develop adaptive methodology for designing better stormwater quality infrastructure by creating fundamental knowledge for predicting future pollutant loads from changing urban environments. Stormwater systems have considerable capital value with long design life. Premature obsolescence due to unplanned consequences will impose significant cost to community. Outcomes will enable enlightened decision-making in planning infrastructure for future communities, provide crucial enhancements to ‘industry standard’ planning models and safeguard effectiveness of ESD practices in urban environments.
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