Climate-smart stormwater
Event description
Harnessing technology to develop resilient solutions for Adelaide
Our urban stormwater systems and infrastructure are under increasing pressure. New communities and infill development with larger roofs, and more hard paved, impermeable areas and roads, paths and surfaces are generating higher rates of runoff – and demand on the drainage system continues to rise.
We are noticing our drainage systems’ capacity to deliver the same flood protection to homes and business is not as it has always been.
A changing climate will further exacerbate rainfall intensity, alter seasonal patterns and cause prolonged drought, creating uncertainty and challenging traditional approaches to stormwater network design.
How can we make the stormwater system work smarter, not harder?
Join our presenters for an online seminar to discuss harnessing new technologies, looking at the problem from a fresh perspective and using machine learning to help to develop optimised and resilient solutions for Adelaide suburbs.
Presenters
- Darren Ray, Principal Climate Change Analyst, Department for Environment and Water
- Prof. Holger Maier, Professor of Environmental Engineering, University of Adelaide
- Dr Mark Thyer, Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Adelaide
- Rachel Murchland, Principal Project Manager, City of Mitcham