<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <article key="pdf/2463" mdate="2012-11-25 00:00:00"> <author>Dennis Corbett</author> <title>Linking Urban Planning and Water Planning to Achieve Sustainable Development and Liveability Outcomes in the New Growth Areas of Melbourne, Australia</title> <pages>2954 - 2962</pages> <year>2012</year> <volume>6</volume> <number>11</number> <journal>International Journal of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering</journal> <ee>https://publications.waset.org/pdf/2463</ee> <url>https://publications.waset.org/vol/71</url> <publisher>World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology</publisher> <abstract>The city of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia, provides a number of examples of how a growing city can integrate urban planning and water planning to achieve sustainable urban development, environmental protection, liveability and integrated water management outcomes, and move towards becoming a &amp;amp;ldquo;Water Sensitive City&amp;amp;quot;. Three examples are provided the development at Botanic Ridge, where a 318 hectare residential development is being planned and where integrated water management options are being implemented using a &amp;amp;ldquo;triple bottom line&amp;amp;quot; sustainability investment approach; the Toolern development, which will capture and reuse stormwater and recycled water to greatly reduce the suburbs demand for potable water, and the development at Kalkallo where a 1,200 hectare industrial precinct development is planned which will merge design of the development&amp;amp;39;s water supply, sewerage services and stormwater system. The Paper argues that an integrated urban planning and water planning approach is fundamental to creating liveable, vibrant communities which meet social and financial needs while being in harmony with the local environment. Further work is required on developing investment frameworks and risk analysis frameworks to ensure that all possible solutions can be assessed equally. </abstract> <index>Open Science Index 71, 2012</index> </article>