Water sensitive urban design in the city of the future

Ward, S.; Lundy, L.; Shaffer, P.; Wong, T.; Ashley, R.; Arthur, S.; Armitage, N. P.; Walker, L.; Brown, R.; Deletic, A.; Butler, D.

Abstract

With timeframes for addressing the issues of the City of the Future (CotF) rapidly approaching (e.g. 2020, 2025, 2050), this paper integrates international research knowledge and expertise from four continents. It critically evaluates the role of water sensitive urban design (WSUD) in the CotF in terms of overlapping theory and practice. The aspirations of water sensitive cities are reviewed and multiple drivers for applying WSUD are described from developing and developed country perspectives In addition, the potential for WSUD to support cities in 'leap-frogging' towards their visions are explored. The role of WSUD within the wider context of achieving sustainable living objectives (e.g. greater resilience, low carbon living, sustainable transportation, local food supply and social stability) is debated and the concept of the 'multi-objective city' introduced. Conclusions are drawn regarding opportunities for the WSUD process to provide a framework within which professionals from many disciplines can support landscape architects and urban planners in achieving multiobjective liveable cities are identified.

Citation

Ward, S., Lundy, L., Shaffer, P., Wong, T., Ashley, R., Arthur, S., …Butler, D. (2012). Water sensitive urban design in the city of the future.

• Conference Name: WSUD 2012 - 7th International Conference on Water Sensitive Urban Design: Building the Water Sensitive Community, Final Program and Abstract Book
• Conference Location: Melbourne, Australia
• Start Date: Feb 21, 2012
• End Date: Feb 23, 2012
• Acceptance Date: Feb 21, 2012
• Publication Date: Jun 14, 2012
• Deposit Date: Nov 13, 2018
• Peer Reviewed: Not Peer Reviewed
• Keywords: water sensitive urban design, City of the Future, sustainable living, resilience
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/949787
• Additional Information: Title of Conference or Conference Proceedings : WSUD 2012 - 7th International Conference on Water Sensitive Urban Design: Building the Water Sensitive Community, Final Program and Abstract Book