Perth’s suburbs are dotted with drainage corridors and compensation basins. However, a preoccupation with drainage functions means most of this drainage land delivers little liveability or sustainability benefits to surrounding urban areas. As a result, Local Governments across Perth are engaged in providing green infrastructure upgrades to such drainage land. However, questions remain about where such improvements should be targeted for maximum benefit. In response, this project conducted a novel Suitability Analysis using environmental, societal, planning, climatic and hydrological mapping layers to determine which areas of drainage land are most opportune for upgrades.
Drainage for liveability
Report commissioned by the Water Corporation.
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Using suitability analysis to guide investment in upgrading drainage land (Preliminary Report)