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WSUD supports climate action
This fact sheet highlights WSUD as a critical component in addressing climate change and promoting sustainable urban environments.
WSUD and Carbon
This fact sheet on Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD) and carbon management highlights the role of WSUD in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and its benefits for climate change mitigation; emphasizing WSUD as a vital strategy for creating resilient urban environments.
Urban Greening
Urban greening typically involves incorporating vegetation into urban environments to enhance biodiversity, improve air quality, and promote well-being.
This fact sheet highlights the benefits of incorporating greenery into urban areas.
Sediment Management
Effective sediment management is essential for maintaining healthy aquatic ecosystems and improving water quality in urban settings. This fact sheet highlights opportunities for erosion and sediment management through WSUD.
Green Walls Facades and Roofs
A comprehensive overview of the opportunities, benefits, design considerations, installation, and maintenance of green walls, facades, and roofs.
How WSUD supports healthy communities
Water-sensitive urban design aligns with health system goals by promoting safe, accessible environments. It offers mental well-being benefits, urban cooling, improved air quality, and community connections.
Water sensitive tourism
This fact sheet contains information to help tourism providers incorporate improved water management outcomes into their development.
Water movement networks and transport hubs
This fact sheet highlights opportunities for the delivery of water sensitive urban design outcomes in movement networks and transport hubs.
Water Sensitive Urban Design, an Introduction
An introduction to the main objectives of Urban Water Management through Water Sensitive Urban Design.
Swales & Buffer Strips
This factsheet details the main benefits, design factors and target pollutants of swales and buffer strips.
Stormwater Design Considerations
This fact sheet provides an overview of the factors that need to be taken into account when designing stormwater management systems for new urban developments, or when modifying existing systems.
Retrofitting
A summary of the benefits, opportunities, method and examples of retrofitting WSUD assets in Perth.
Rainwater Storage & Reuse Systems
This fact sheet details the benefits, design factors and target pollutants of this Rainwater Storage and Reuse Systems.
Pervious Paving
This fact sheet details the benefits, design factors and target pollutants of permeable pavers.
Maintaining Water Sensitive Urban Design Assets
This factsheet contains information regarding maintenance process, timing, tasks, planning and designing for maintenance.
Living Streams
This fact sheet details the benefits, design factors and target pollutants of living streams.
Litter and Sediment Traps
This fact sheet details the benefits, design factors and target pollutants of litter and sediment traps.
Infiltration Basins and Trenches
This fact sheet details the benefits, design factors and target pollutants of Infiltration basins and trenches.
Infill Stormwater Quantity Management in Stratamulti Dwelling Developments
This factsheet outlines the benefits, design criteria and factors of infill stormwater quantity management in multi-dwelling developments.
Industrial & Commercial Water Management
A document outlining the site strategies for industrial and commercial water management. Also details benefits, design factors and target pollutants.
Dry or Ephemeral Detention Areas
This fact sheet details the benefits, design factors and target pollutants of dry or ephemeral detention areas.
Community Engagement in WSUD
Community engagement is increasingly undertaken as it improves project outcomes, builds trust in organisations or reform processes, and supports transition to water sensitive cities.
Community Bores
A comprehensive discussion of the benefits, required planning, design, implementation, and operation of community bores.
Carpark Retrofit
A summary of the opportunities, benefits and design considerations of developing or retrofitting water sensitive carparks.
Managed Aquifer Recharge
Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) is the intentional recharge of an aquifer under controlled conditions for subsequent recovery, environmental benefit, or to mitigate the impacts of abstraction.
