Water Sensitive Urban Design Symposium 2023
Event description
The Painted River Project and Blue Mountains City Council’s Planetary Initiative invites you to the Water Sensitive Urban Design Symposium, 2023
Tuesday May 9, 3.00pm – 7.00pm
Whitlam Institute, Female Orphan School, Building EZ, Parramatta South Campus
Greater Western Sydney’s waterways are facing increasing pressures from urban development and climate change. This Symposium focuses on the need for strategic and coordinated approaches to water management to secure the health of our waterways, the quality and quantity of local water resources, and the liveability of our urban areas.
Guest Speakers include:
Jamie Ewert, Water Sensitive Cities Australia, MSDI
Dr Rosemary Dillion, CEO, BMCC
Associate Professor Ian Wright, School of Science, WSU
Ben Newton, Manager Education and Corporate Social Responsibility, Sydney Water
Dr Amy-Marie Gilpin, Research Fellow Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, WSU
Professor Peter Poulet, Director, UNSW Cities Institute, UNSW
Professor Nicky Morrison, School of Social Sciences, WSU
THE PAINTED RIVER PROJECT
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