The Atrium, Department of Water and Environmental Regulation
WSC Speaker Series talk – Valuing the benefits of water sensitive projects: an application to Tarralla Creek Renaturalisation
The Atrium, Department of Water and Environmental RegulationPresenter Rita Chandra, Project Manager, Integrated Urban Water, Yarra Valley Water Abstract Benefit-Cost Analysis (BCA) is a commonly used method for evaluating options and supporting decision-making in projects. Often, however, BCAs are perceived as a set of numbers and an attachment to a business case as opposed to a process of realising the full community…
WALGA and Perth NRM – Wetland Management and Restoration Event
The Atrium, Department of Water and Environmental RegulationThe event will focus on interventions to address wetland water quality issues, such as algal blooms and aquatic weeds, as well as successful wetland restoration techniques that have transformed degraded sites into thriving ecosystems. Please indicate your interest by emailing the WALGA Environment team. Please note the final program for the event and invitations for formal…
Water Sensitive Cities Speaker Series Talk Drainage for Liveability – greening our drains for a Water Sensitive City
The Atrium, Department of Water and Environmental RegulationDrainage for Liveability was launched by the Water Corporation and the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation as a collaborative program 18 months ago and was driven by a shared vision of Perth as a Water Sensitive City. Working with interested community groups, local authorities and the development industry, the aim of the program is…
New WAter Ways 2018 training session 1
The Atrium, Department of Water and Environmental RegulationThe training sessions provide introductory information on water sensitive urban design processes and concepts. These sessions are aimed at local government and industry planners, engineers, landscape architects, asset managers and developers to assist our industry to better deliver water sensitive cities Session 1: Planning processes, Introduction to stormwater management practices, the Decision Process and Biofilters
NWW Speaker Series: State of knowledge of non-market values of water sensitive systems and practices: potential of benefit transfer
The Atrium, Department of Water and Environmental RegulationWater sensitive systems and practices provide multiple indirect benefits such as environmental and ecological services. However, due to a lack of information on the monetized value of these services many of these services are not considered during investment decision making. The compilation and synthesis of existing non-market valuation estimates of the monetary value of water…