Building capacity in low-impact drainage management through research collaboration

Autor:	Matthew J. Burns, Elizabeth Wallis, Vjekoslav Matic
Rok vydání:	2015
Předmět:	Ecology business.industry Environmental resource management Stormwater Stormwater management Approaches of management Aquatic Science Drainage business Surface runoff Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics
Zdroj:	Freshwater Science. 34:1176-1185
ISSN:	2161-9565 2161-9549
DOI:	10.1086/682565
Popis:	Municipalities often play the principal role in the management of urban stormwater runoff. Dominant approaches involve routing urban stormwater runoff directly to streams, which has negative impacts on waterway health. Alternative management approaches, such as low-impact drainage management, have the potential to protect or restore urban streams, but remain rarely used. The Yarra Ranges Council (YRC), a municipality in Melbourne, Australia, collaborated with a team of researchers to construct stormwater-harvesting schemes, infiltration systems, and other measures (e.g., low-flow filters for water-quality treatment), as part of a catchment-scale experiment on low-impact drainage management. We held a workshop to elicit views of staff across a range of departments on insights gained from the experiment. We also gathered information on the design and construction of works to support findings from the workshop. Over time, research collaboration increased the capacity of YRC in low-impact drainage man...
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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