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International Conference on Peri-Urban Landscapes: Water, Food and Environmental Security, Sydney, Australia, July 8-10, 2014. Roger Attwater Presentation
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Risk management, recycled water and urban agriculture: examples from the UWS Hawkesbury campus
Roger Attwater, Lyn Anderson, Chris Derry
University of Western Sydney
Peri-Urban 2014
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Perspectives on peri-urban landscapes
Recurrent themes (Bryant 2003)• Interconnected geographically• Multi-functional regional system • Soc., econ., cultural, env. dimensions• Planning / managing change
International and regional studies• Planning perspectives and scenarios• Equity of services, eg water• Role of agri-industries• Roles local actors
Emerging conceptual toolkit• Resilience of peri-urban systems• Ecosystem services• Local actors / communities of practice
Case of UWS Hawkesbury campus• Peri-urban context• Role of risk management strategies
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Risk management at UWS Hawkesbury campus
Recycled water• Reclaimed water and stormwater• Landscape use and agriculture• Public health and ecological risks• Climate change adaptation
Ecological restoration• Priority conservation lands • Ecological integrity, pests, weeds
Bushfire mitigation• Research infrastructure, eg EucFACE• Asset protection, public safety
Farm business development• Cost neutrality: commercial +• teaching and research support • campus and land management
Risk management reflects• Landscape interactions• Multiple uses and values• Institutional drivers
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Discussion and conclusions
Resilience• Water recycling as buffering strategy• Improved choices for productivity• Mosaic of land uses and processes
Ecosystem Services• Design mimic processes• Regulate landscape functions• Transformation wastewater• Biodiversity and soil health
Communities of Practice• Focus for risk communication• Platform for teaching and research• Research and adaptive management• Broader regional partnerships
Hawkesbury campus• Exemplar of peri-urban management• Risk management strategies• Regulation of web of processes