Hydrologic shortcomings of conventional urban stormwater management and opportunities for reform

Matthew J Burns; Tim D Fletcher; Christopher J Walsh; Anthony R Ladson; Belinda E Hatt

Journal article

Hydrologic shortcomings of conventional urban stormwater management and opportunities for reform

Matthew J Burns, Tim D Fletcher, Christopher J Walsh, Anthony R Ladson, Belinda E Hatt

LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING | ELSEVIER | Published : 2012

DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2011.12.012

University of Melbourne Researchers

Tony Ladson Author Ecosystem and Forest Sciences

Chris Walsh Author Ecosystem and Forest Sciences

Tim Fletcher Author Ecosystem and Forest Sciences

Matthew Burns Author Ecosystem and Forest Sciences

Related Projects (2)

Setting hydrologic objectives from site scale to catchment scale

Can dispersed, catchment-scale, urban stormwater retention restore stream ecosystems?

This project is a world-first, catchment-scale, experimental test of the benefits of new stormwater treatment approaches to stream health. ..

Grants

Awarded by Australian Research Council

Funding Acknowledgements

This work was supported by Melbourne Water and the Australian Research Council's Linkage Projects scheme (project number LP0883610) and TDF is supported by the Council's Future Fellowship scheme. The views expressed herein are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the funding bodies. The authors would like to thank Upula Maheepala from Melbourne Water for kindly providing streamflow data for Brushy and Olinda Creeks. The manuscript was greatly improved by the suggestions of three anonymous referees.