Stormwater, waterway benefits and water resources benefits of water conservation measures for Australian cities
© 2017 Engineers Australia. All Rights Reserved. Households with rainwater harvesting and water efficient appliances made a profound contribution to Australian society by ensuring that cities did not run out of water during the millennium drought. In spite of this, the value of sustainable household...
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| author | Coombes, P. Smit, M. Byrne, Joshua Walsh, C. |
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| description | © 2017 Engineers Australia. All Rights Reserved. Households with rainwater harvesting and water efficient appliances made a profound contribution to Australian society by ensuring that cities did not run out of water during the millennium drought. In spite of this, the value of sustainable households is contested as the memory of drought fades. This investigation used audited metadata from national agencies and water utilities, peer reviewed research, case studies and a systems analysis of Australian capital cities to define the benefits of sustainable buildings. The key findings of this study confirm that source control measures including rainwater harvesting, water efficient appliances and vegetable gardens at households makes a substantial contribution to the viability of water resources and ecosystems in Australian capital cities. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-730192019-08-12T07:33:38Z Stormwater, waterway benefits and water resources benefits of water conservation measures for Australian cities Coombes, P. Smit, M. Byrne, Joshua Walsh, C. © 2017 Engineers Australia. All Rights Reserved. Households with rainwater harvesting and water efficient appliances made a profound contribution to Australian society by ensuring that cities did not run out of water during the millennium drought. In spite of this, the value of sustainable households is contested as the memory of drought fades. This investigation used audited metadata from national agencies and water utilities, peer reviewed research, case studies and a systems analysis of Australian capital cities to define the benefits of sustainable buildings. The key findings of this study confirm that source control measures including rainwater harvesting, water efficient appliances and vegetable gardens at households makes a substantial contribution to the viability of water resources and ecosystems in Australian capital cities. 2016 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/73019 https://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;dn=684089350999152;res=IELENG restricted |
| spellingShingle | Coombes, P. Smit, M. Byrne, Joshua Walsh, C. Stormwater, waterway benefits and water resources benefits of water conservation measures for Australian cities |
| title | Stormwater, waterway benefits and water resources benefits of water conservation measures for Australian cities |
| title_full | Stormwater, waterway benefits and water resources benefits of water conservation measures for Australian cities |
| title_fullStr | Stormwater, waterway benefits and water resources benefits of water conservation measures for Australian cities |
| title_full_unstemmed | Stormwater, waterway benefits and water resources benefits of water conservation measures for Australian cities |
| title_short | Stormwater, waterway benefits and water resources benefits of water conservation measures for Australian cities |
| title_sort | stormwater, waterway benefits and water resources benefits of water conservation measures for australian cities |
| url | https://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;dn=684089350999152;res=IELENG http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/73019 |