Sustainable Urban Stormwater Management [chapter]

Shinyi Lee, Tan Yigitcanlar
Rethinking Sustainable Development  
Stormwater has been recognised as one of the main culprits of aquatic ecosystem pollution and as a significant threat to the goal of ecological sustainable development. Water sensitive urban design is one of the key responses to the need to better manage urban stormwater runoff, the objectives of which go beyond rapid and efficient conveyance. Underpinned by the concepts of sustainable urban development, water sensitive urban design has proven to be an efficient and environmentallyfriendly
more » ... ach to urban stormwater management, with the necessary technical knowhow and skills already available. However, largescale implementation of water sensitive urban design is still lacking in Australia due to significant impediments and negative perceptions. Identification of the issues, barriers and drivers that affect sustainability outcomes of urban stormwater management is one of the first steps towards encouraging the widescale uptake of water sensitive urban design features which integrate sustainable urban stormwater management. This chapter investigates key water sensitive urban design perceptions, drivers and barriers in order to improve sustainable urban stormwater management efforts. Keywords: Sustainable urban development, sustainable urban water management, urban stormwater quality, water sensitive development, water sensitive urban design, low impact urban design, sustainable urban drainage systems.
doi:10.4018/978-1-61692-022-7.ch003 fatcat:bgrcwmmxb5bn5gnumeak4gljd4