The Atrium Theatrette
WSC Speaker Series talk: The intangible amenity benefits of small stormwater management systems: A case study of living streams
The Atrium Theatrette 168 St Georges Tce, Perth, WA, AustraliaPresenters Madsym Polyakov, The UWA School of Agriculture and Environment, Centre for Environmental Economics and Policy, the University of Western Australia and CRC for Water Sensitive Cities Saloomeh Akbari, The UWA School of Agriculture and Environment, the University of Western Australia Sayed Iftekhar, The UWA School of Agriculture and Environment, Centre for Environmental Economics and Policy, the University…
WSC Speaker Series talk: Repairing urban waterways using the RESTORE tool and factsheets
The Atrium Theatrette 168 St Georges Tce, Perth, WA, AustraliaPresenter Leah Beesley, Researcher, University of Western Australia Abstract Freshwaters deliver value to humans, but are highly degraded worldwide. Urban freshwaters are arguably the most damaged. Most strategies promote a generic approach to rehabilitation. For example, the encourage the repair of hydrology and geomorphology and trust that other aspects of stream health will recover. This…
WSC Speaker Series talk: Myths and facts of Development in High Groundwater
The Atrium Theatrette 168 St Georges Tce, Perth, WA, AustraliaPresenter: Nick Deeks, Technical Director - Hydrology, Service Line Leader Hydrology and Hydrodynamics, GHD Abstract How do groundwater levels, flows and quality respond to urban development? What is the current state of knowledge in our industry and how does it vary between practitioners, regulators and researchers? The Cooperative Research Centre for Water Sensitive Cities (CRCWSC)…
Meet the DG DWER Networking Event
The Atrium Theatrette 168 St Georges Tce, Perth, WA, AustraliaThis is an evening event so you can come straight after work. Drinks and canapés will be provided! If you’re able to leave work a little early, feel free to join us at the WA Water Awards Showcase (2pm) to learn more about the award-winning projects and people from the 2017 WA Water Award winners.…
NWW Speaker Series: Managed Aquifer Recharge as Alternative Water Resources
The Atrium Theatrette 168 St Georges Tce, Perth, WA, AustraliaIn this Speaker Series talk, we will delve into the area of Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) as an alternative water resource. Alex Gardner from UWA, will discuss the regulations surrounding the use of MAR and Dan Nelson from the City of Kalamunda, will present us with the practice of establishing a MAR scheme based on…
Cost-effective strategies to reduce nitrogen and phosphorus emissions in an urban river catchment
The Atrium Theatrette 168 St Georges Tce, Perth, WA, AustraliaAbstract: Emissions of nutrients from non-point sources such as gardens, agriculture, public open space, sports fields and septic tanks pose an ongoing threat to the ecological health of Western Australia’s Swan Canning river system, a system with high recreational and ecological value to the Perth community. Due to the nature and diversity of diffuse sources,…
Water Sensitive Communities – messages to better communicate
The Atrium Theatrette 168 St Georges Tce, Perth, WA, AustraliaAbstract The need to better engage the community in developing and delivering the vision for a water sensitive city is critical. Currently, a variety of organisations are working within this space to build the community's knowledge and hopefully enhance their desire to demonstrate water sensitive behaviours, but what messages are the most effective? How do…
WSCSS: Images in Environmental Campaigns
The Atrium Theatrette 168 St Georges Tce, Perth, WA, AustraliaPresenter: Tracy Schultz Abstract: Can images improve engagement in pro-environmental messages? Ask people why they changed their mind about an important topic or what brought something to their attention and they will rarely cite something they read; they will cite something that they saw. Images can be a powerful tool for communicating unfamiliar and complex…
WSCSS: Transitioning Perth to a Water Sensitive City – opportunities provided by the WSC Index tool
The Atrium Theatrette 168 St Georges Tce, Perth, WA, AustraliaPresenter: Lindsey Beck, LindseyB Consulting and SME partner of the CRC for Water Sensitive Cities Abstract: The Water Sensitive City is articulated by many organisations in Perth as the aspirational target or vision for the future. But how do you know when you’ve gotten there? Or how far you have to go? Or what actions…
NWW Training – Better Urban Water Management
The Atrium Theatrette 168 St Georges Tce, Perth, WA, AustraliaBetter Urban Water Management (WAPC, 2008) was released by the Western Australian Planning Commission to provide a framework for the integration of water into the land use planning system. This session will explain the intent behind the framework and provide solutions and tools to assist in its implementation at the various stages of the planning…