Martijn Kuller|Peter M. Bach|Diego Ramírez-Lovering|Ana Deleti?
What drives the location choice for water sensitive infrastructure in Melbourne, Australia?
Monash University|Monash University|ETH Zurich|Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology|Monash University|Monash University|UNSW Sydney
distributed green urban drainage infrastructure known water sensitive urban design wsud increasingly implemented cities globally combat climate change urbanisation effects rigorous consideration urban context terms biophysical socioeconomic urban form related factors crucial optimal design outcomes extent urban context considered current planning decisionmaking processes remains unclear study investigates relationship current wsud infrastructure melbourne australia aforementioned factors first time obtained preprocessed one extensive complete geolocated wsud asset databases world containing 2000 wsud assets undertook evidencebased analysis wsud planning outcomes relationships investigated using spatial analysis techniques eg overlaying well number statistical methods eg exploratory regression found biophysical urban form factors strongly explained variability wsud location choice socioeconomic factors appeared overlooked findings imply current wsud planning practices primarily governed standard engineering design opportunistic wsud planning leads unintentional outcomes fail capitalise full potential wsud benefits increased investment asset inventory development analysis critical inform wsud planning moving forward knowledge gained additional studies planning application planningsupport systems deal complexity diversity broad set decision criteria