Description: Integrated solution enhances livability of West Melbourne
Melbourne Water has a mission to enhance the life and livability of all Melburnians. Their aim is to strengthen the wellbeing of communities, co-create the world’s most desirable places to live, and enhance the natural environment. One of the ways Melbourne Water is enhancing life and livability is by exploring opportunities that activate its many landholdings and assets, such as the Main...
PublisherWater Environment Federation
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Description: Integrated solution enhances livability of West Melbourne
A multiagency partnership comprised of Melbourne Water, Wyndham City Council, City West Water, and VicRoads are leading the planning and delivery of the Greening the Pipeline initiative. This approach has been driven by the nature of the MOS reserve given the complex land ownership arrangements across the 40-m-wide corridor and a common goal to transform this asset for the benefit of the...
PublisherWater Environment Federation
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Description: Integrated solution enhances livability of West Melbourne
During the design of the pilot park, GHD identified key design principles to consider for future repurposing of broader sections of the corridor. The design process also aimed to develop solutions that could be replicated to form a consistent theme of typologies and materials that are cost-effective and safe, not leaving a long-term high-maintenance legacy for the asset owner. The design...
PublisherWater Environment Federation
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Description: Integrated solution enhances livability of West Melbourne
In 2009, the Department of Human Services in Melbourne reported 374 more deaths in the city’s population than were expected during a heat wave. The greatest number of these excess deaths occurred in the western and northern suburbs of Melbourne and correlated with an absence of trees and greenspace.
PublisherWater Environment Federation
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Description: Integrated solution enhances livability of West Melbourne
Integrated water management (IWM) plays an integral role in facilitating more livable communities through water sensitive urban design principles and the provision of alternative water supplies – to support green infrastructure for the mitigation of urban heat island effects and provision of areas for residents to connect, play, and relax. The Greening the Pipeline pilot park exemplifies the...
PublisherWater Environment Federation
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Description: Integrated solution enhances livability of West Melbourne
The Cooperative Research Centre for Water Sensitive Cites established a 2019 Investment Framework for Economics of Water Sensitive cities (INFFEWS) value database, which provides a repository of nonmarket values relevant to water sensitive systems and practices but is currently lacking specific information on large-scale livability projects. A subsequent 2019 case study, “Assessment of...
PublisherWater Environment Federation
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Description: Integrated solution enhances livability of West Melbourne
GHD Water Strategy Team Leader David Howard and Melbourne Water Senior Livability Planner Nino Polon are based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. This article is based on “Greening the Pipeline – Re-purposing a heritage-listed asset to enhance community well-being,” a presentation included in the Water Environment Federation...
PublisherWater Environment Federation
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Integrated solution enhances livability of West Melbourne