Project Summary
Re-imagining Streets With Green Infrastructure aimed to demonstrate how streets can be adapted to improve resilience to heatwaves, drought and flooding, while improving their safety, liveability and sociability. It worked with local residents and stakeholders in three Melbourne streets to develop and evaluate designs for deep retrofitting of streets as integrated green infrastructure.
The project followed an interdisciplinary co-design method, integrating streetscape design and engineering expertise to demonstrate the potential for increased greening in existing streets. Involving local communities in design processes demonstrated how residents can become champions of deep retrofit of streets as green infrastructure.
The project also explored creative resolution of constraints that usually limit innovation and problem-solving in conventional streetscape design projects. It identified best practices and innovation to inform the co-design process and for wider application and learning.
Re-imagining Streets With Green Infrastructure was funded by the Hort Frontiers Green Cities Fund, part of the Hort Frontiers strategic partnership initiative developed by Hort Innovation, with co-investment from University of Melbourne, City of Melbourne, Victorian Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action, Mosaic Insights, Better Breese Block, Southeast Water, Regen Melbourne, Merri-bek City Council, Brimbank City Council and contributions from the Australian Government.
Project Team
Project Supervisor:
Professor Sarah Bell s.bell@unimelb.edu.au
Additional Researchers:
Dr. Kylie Soanes
Dr. Marie Dade
Dr. Kerry Nice
Dr. Nano Langenheim
Dr. Thami Croesser
Dr. Dom Blackham
