Green Infrastructure: Connecting People with Landscapes through Urban Retrofitting

Abstract: This paper demonstrates a new way to integrate green infrastructure in the urban design of our cities whilst they continue to increase in density. A pilot study demonstrates how the population may be doubled through sensitive infill of the inner-city Brisbane neighbourhoods situated in the historical catchment of Western Creek. Hydrological modelling used MUSIC to size the associated green infrastructure elements and to quantify the benefits in terms of stormwater improvements. The Western Creek Pilot Study reveals the important role that multifunctional green infrastructure has to play in the development of local solutions to urban intensification in response and energy, land, food and water supply pressures as part of a climate change adaptation strategy. Citation: Webster-Mannison, M., Eadie, M., Boer, S. & Breen, P. (2014). Green Infrastructure: Connecting People with Landscapes through Urban Retrofitting. In: Campbell P. and Perez P. (Eds), Proceedings of the International Symposium of Next Generation Infrastructure, 1-4 October 2013, SMART Infrastructure Facility, University of Wollongong, Australia.