Journal article
Sick City Streams: New Approaches to Legal Treatments
Rebecca Nelson
Melbourne University Law Review | University of Melbourne | Published : 2020
Abstract
The ecological condition of many urban waterways in Australia is poor and declining. A key driver for the decline is excess urban stormwater runoff caused by the cumulative effects of urban developments. Inspired by insights from scientific studies of cumulative environmental effects, this article undertakes a traditional legal analysis across five areas of law to explore their potential to address this problem, and pioneers an approach to spatio-legal analysis to understand key gaps in the application of legal mechanisms to Melbourne. Although many legal mechanisms might be used to address sick city streams, and despite significant recent reforms, many lack strong goals and quantitative sta..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This work is based on research funded by the University of Melbourne Early Career Researcher Grants Scheme (#502356) and the Australian Research Council (#DE180101154). The article benefited from early conversations with Bruce Lindsay, Chris Walsh, Marnie Lassen, Cecilia Riebl, Erin O'Donnell and Anna Lucas, thoughtful feedback from Amanda Cravens, Nicola Ulibarri and Anne Siders, and research assistance from Grahame Best and Jason Schroeder. The mapping work reported in Part V was undertaken by Levi Keesecker, PhD (Principal Environmental Scientist, E Squared Environmental Consulting) as instructed by the author. All errors remain those of the author.