The Influence of Statutory Land Use Planning on Water Sensitive Design Practices (Stormwater Conference 2018 presentation)

Introduction to the research

• Objective: to use case studies to examine how statutory land use planning (SLUP) influences the adoption of water sensitive urban design (WSUD) practices.
• The findings of the research will help to build SLUP systems that better support WSUD implementation
• WSUD: 'an approach to urban planning and design that integrates the management of the total water cycle into the land use and development process' (SA DEWNR 2013)
• 'statutory land use planning': statutory regulation of land use and development, to meet public policy objectives. Includes:
  • primary land use planning legislation
  • regulations and statutory policies
  • development approvals process
  • approvals for individual developments