Department of Water and Environmental Regulation, L4 Theatrette, 168 St George’s Tce, Perth
NWW Speaker Series – Bottom-up approaches to water infrastructure in London
Department of Water and Environmental Regulation, L4 Theatrette, 168 St George's Tce, Perth , AustraliaPresenter: Professor Sarah Bell, UCL Abstract Integrated, sustainable water management requires wide stakeholder engagement, including with local communities and households. This is a challenge for water professions, organisations and policies that have established cultures and expertise in top-down, centralised management of infrastructure. Engaging with communities is necessary to reduce demand for water and to ensure acceptability…
NWW Speaker Series – Perth Water Precinct Plan & The Rising Tide
Department of Water and Environmental Regulation, L4 Theatrette, 168 St George's Tce, Perth , AustraliaPresenters: Greg Comiskey, Town Planner Rivers and Attractions with the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions and Doctor Julian Bolleter Deputy Director with the Australian Urban Design Research Centre (AUDRC) Abstract Shaping the Swan Rivers Future: Perth Water Precinct Plan The Perth Water precinct - the section of the Swan River and its foreshore between…
NWW Speaker Series – Understanding Perth’s ‘deep structure’ and the need for housing density
Department of Water and Environmental Regulation, L4 Theatrette, 168 St George's Tce, Perth , AustraliaPresenters: Prof. Geoffrey London and Daniel Jan Martin, UWA Communicating and understanding the ‘deep structure’ of a place is fundamental to environmental awareness and conservation. A comprehension of place, its environments and histories, will inform how our future city is directed and designed. In Perth, our water crises are in large part design crises: from housing, gardens,…