This paper explores the challenges and opportunities in embedding water-sensitive city principles into urban planning, design, and development. It shows how water management can be integrated into the built environment to create sustainable, livable, and resilient communities.
It examines key barriers such as governance, policy, and design constraints, and highlights strategies and case studies where water-sensitive practices have been successfully implemented. It also emphasises the importance of collaboration between planners, engineers, councils, and developers to drive meaningful change in stormwater management and urban water planning.
Understanding these challenges and solutions helps practitioners plan and deliver urban projects that balance development with environmental, social, and water management outcomes. The paper is particularly useful for planners, engineers, water authorities, developers, and anyone working to implement water-sensitive city concepts in real-world projects.
