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is vulnerable to pluvial and coastal flooding. We drew on methods from social science, urban design and environmental engineering to gain integrated insights into the opportunities for Elwood to increase its flood resilience and urban
liveability. Results showed that an appropriate balance of social, infrastructural and urban design responses would be required to retreat from, accommodate and protect against flood risk. These would also deliver broader benefits such as
securing water supplies through harvested stormwater and mitigating extreme heat through greener landscapes. Our interdisciplinary approach demonstrated the value of: (a) engaging with the community to understand their concerns,
aspirations and adaptation ideas, (b) exploring design measures that densify and utilise urban forms in ways that implement adaptation measures while responding to local context, (c) adopting modelling techniques to test the
performance, robustness and economic viability of possible adaptation solutions, and (d) innovating governance arrangements and principles needed to improve flood resilience in the Elster Creek catchment. Our research also provided
valuable insight on how to operationalise interdisciplinary work in practice, highlighting the importance of sharing an impact agenda, taking a place-based approach, developing a common conceptual framework, and fostering a constructive team culture.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Number of pages | 21 |
| Journal | Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences |
| Publication status | Accepted/In press - 2019 |
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An interdisciplinary and catchment approach to enhancing urban flood resilience : A Melbourne case. / Rogers, Briony; Bertram, Nigel; Gersonius, Berry; Gunn, Alex; Lowe, Roland; Murphy, Catherine; Pasman, Rutger; Radhakrishnan, Mohanasundar; Urich, Christian; Wong, Tony; Arnbjerg-Nielsen, Karsten.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - An interdisciplinary and catchment approach to enhancing urban flood resilience
T2 - A Melbourne case
AU - Rogers, Briony
AU - Bertram, Nigel
AU - Gersonius, Berry
AU - Gunn, Alex
AU - Lowe, Roland
AU - Murphy, Catherine
AU - Pasman, Rutger
AU - Radhakrishnan, Mohanasundar
AU - Urich, Christian
AU - Wong, Tony
AU - Arnbjerg-Nielsen, Karsten
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - This paper presents a novel interdisciplinary and catchment-based approach for exploring urban flood resilience. Our research identified and developed a diverse set of adaptation measures for Elwood, a suburb in Melbourne, Australia, thatis vulnerable to pluvial and coastal flooding. We drew on methods from social science, urban design and environmental engineering to gain integrated insights into the opportunities for Elwood to increase its flood resilience and urbanliveability. Results showed that an appropriate balance of social, infrastructural and urban design responses would be required to retreat from, accommodate and protect against flood risk. These would also deliver broader benefits such assecuring water supplies through harvested stormwater and mitigating extreme heat through greener landscapes. Our interdisciplinary approach demonstrated the value of: (a) engaging with the community to understand their concerns,aspirations and adaptation ideas, (b) exploring design measures that densify and utilise urban forms in ways that implement adaptation measures while responding to local context, (c) adopting modelling techniques to test theperformance, robustness and economic viability of possible adaptation solutions, and (d) innovating governance arrangements and principles needed to improve flood resilience in the Elster Creek catchment. Our research also providedvaluable insight on how to operationalise interdisciplinary work in practice, highlighting the importance of sharing an impact agenda, taking a place-based approach, developing a common conceptual framework, and fostering a constructive team culture.
AB - This paper presents a novel interdisciplinary and catchment-based approach for exploring urban flood resilience. Our research identified and developed a diverse set of adaptation measures for Elwood, a suburb in Melbourne, Australia, thatis vulnerable to pluvial and coastal flooding. We drew on methods from social science, urban design and environmental engineering to gain integrated insights into the opportunities for Elwood to increase its flood resilience and urbanliveability. Results showed that an appropriate balance of social, infrastructural and urban design responses would be required to retreat from, accommodate and protect against flood risk. These would also deliver broader benefits such assecuring water supplies through harvested stormwater and mitigating extreme heat through greener landscapes. Our interdisciplinary approach demonstrated the value of: (a) engaging with the community to understand their concerns,aspirations and adaptation ideas, (b) exploring design measures that densify and utilise urban forms in ways that implement adaptation measures while responding to local context, (c) adopting modelling techniques to test theperformance, robustness and economic viability of possible adaptation solutions, and (d) innovating governance arrangements and principles needed to improve flood resilience in the Elster Creek catchment. Our research also providedvaluable insight on how to operationalise interdisciplinary work in practice, highlighting the importance of sharing an impact agenda, taking a place-based approach, developing a common conceptual framework, and fostering a constructive team culture.
M3 - Article
JO - Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences
JF - Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences
SN - 1364-503X
ER -