Introduction to Water Sensitive Urban Design – Full

Date

Tuesday 21 September 2010 – Session full. Next session 2nd November

Time

9.30am – 11.30am

Venue

Christie Corporate Centre, 320 Adelaide Street, Brisbane

Course Outline

This 2 hour seminar provides an introduction to water sensitive urban design (WSUD) – what it is, why it is important, and using real projects as examples, what does it take to do it well?

Key Learnings

• Be aware of the principles and benefits of WSUD
• Have an appreciation of critical success factors for achieving water sensitive developments, including a collaborative design process
• Be informed of new Queensland State Government requirements for urban water quality and the rationale behind best practice targets
• Be aware of successful WSUD projects around Australia
• Be introduced to emerging research and trends in the field of WSUD

Who should attend?

The seminar is of particular relevance to councilors, senior managers, policy makers, development/project managers and those seeking an understanding of the process, rather than the technological components of WSUD.  Participants may have little or no previous experience of WSUD.

Presenter

The seminar will be presented by Alan Hoban from Water by Design, the sustainable urban water capacity building program for the SEQ Healthy Waterways Partnership. Alan has experience in many aspects of WSUD, ranging from policy development to the design, construction and establishment of WSUD infrastructure.  He has worked on award winning WSUD projects in Melbourne, Canberra, Singapore and South East Queensland, and published several conference papers on the topic.

Cost

Free