Water Sensitive Urban Design.

Description

Wynyard Quarter and the Silo Park area, which fronts the Waitemata harbour provides multiple water sensitive urban design interventions. The extensive use of rain gardens or bioretention facilities protect the Waitemata harbour from pollutants entering, while helping reduce the impacts of flooding in the urbanised area of Wynyard Quarter. Wynyard Quarter is Auckland's largest urban renewal project. This industrial precinct is being transformed into a high-profile urban environment with a focus on urban design. Integrating a comprehensive stormwater management system into the urban design while avoiding engineering constraints was a major challenge. Tidal influences, contaminated soils, and a flat terrain were issues. (Khareedi, 2012).

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Sheldon Williams

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