The 2020 pandemic demonstrated the value of local community, wellbeing and connection. People saw the places they had taken for granted in a new light. The years that followed prompted a shift in the design and use of public space.
2015 Study Tour Report
by Ari Triskelidis
Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD) forms an important part of integrated water management. Innovative stormwater management, such as WSUD, can contribute greatly to sustainability and liveability, particularly when considered as part of an overall urban strategy. Councils recognise the importance of stormwater management and are striving for more widespread implementation of WSUD in their municipalities. This report explores this issue and makes a number of recommendations to improve WSUD in a local government organisation.