Cooperative Research Centre Bid
Published on: February 9th, 2011
There has been a nation wide call for the establishment of a national centre to drive the research, design and development of the socio-technical systems that will make Australian water sensitive cities a reality. We are leading an application to establish a Cooperative Research Centre in the 14th round of Australian Government’s Cooperative Research Scheme, notionally, the CRC for Water Sensitive Cities (CRCWSC).
The CRCWSC aims to address 4 key themes – Society, Future Technologies, Water Sensitive Urbanism and Adoption Pathways. This research will be driven by well established and respected researchers at our 3 research hubs – The University of Queensland, Monash University and The University of Western Australia and will build on existing research efforts, particularly the Cities as Water Supply Catchments research program. Our multi-centre multidisciplinary team will be supported by expertise in planning and design from AECOM and statutory planning and legal expertise from Maddocks.
The CRCWSC Project Team is now calling for expressions of interest from organisations with an interest in the development of water sensitive cities prior to finalizing its application for Australian Government funding as part of the 14th CRC Selection Round. This presents the opportunity for industry to assist the Project Team finalise its research priorities and also to consider how your organisation might wish to be involved in tackling some of the most pressing issues in urban water management.
Download Bulletin 1 – focusing on addressing certain of the concerns raised during the Research Design Workshop in Melbourne.
Download Bulletin 2 – detailing the project abstracts for the 19 new projects to be developed in the CRC for Water Sensitive Cities.
Download Bulletin 3 - containing information related to the proposed Governance structure of the CRC for Water Sensitive Cities.
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