place-making through water sensitive urban design在通过水敏感的城市设计.pdfVIP

Sustainability 2009, 1, 789-814; doi:10.3390/su1040789 OPEN ACCESS sustainability ISSN 2071-1050 /journal/sustainability Article Place-Making through Water Sensitive Urban Design Byron Vernon and Reena Tiwari * Curtin University of Technology, GPO Box U1987, Perth Western Australia 6845, Australia * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: R.Tiwari@.au; Tel.: + 618-9266 4730; Fax: + 618-9266 2711. Received: 28 August 2009 / Accepted: 25 September 2009 / Published: 30 September 2009 Abstract: The paper aims to develop a practice and evaluation model for public open spaces in residential areas that considers water sensitive urban design techniques contributing to place-making. Keywords: water sensitive urban design; place-making; public open spaces 1. Introduction Water sensitive urban design was originally a component of a policy initiative concerning water demand management [1]. However, based on an understanding that the natural environment forms an important part of sense of place, water sensitive urban design has evolved into a planning response to the natural environment of the Swan Coastal Plain [1]. The current driving force regarding water sensitive urban design techniques is their ability to contribute to water conservation. By incorporating water sensitive urban design initiatives into residential areas including streets, public open spaces and other facets of the urban environment, water sen