Tools
We have created tools to help you navigate your way to becoming a water sensitive city or town.
Our Tools
User-friendly software-based tools that enable industry to adopt and utilise outputs from CRCWSC Research. These assist to create and/or evaluate concept designs, technologies, or policy solutions to address and promote water sensitive objectives and outcomes across the urban development sector.
Water Sensitive Cities Index
Benchmarking tool for mapping your city’s current urban water management performance
Site-scale Urban Water Mass Balance Tool (SUWMBA)
An integrated urban water system model
Guiding Integrated Urban and Water Planning Framework
A framework for designing integrated approaches to urban and water planning
Transition Dynamics Framework
A tool for users to prioritise areas for strategic action
Investment Framework For Economics of Water Sensitive Cities (INFFEWS) Value Tool
A collection of non-market and market values of water sensitive systems and practices
Investment Framework For Economics of Water Sensitive Cities (INFFEWS) Benefit Cost Analysis Tool
A tool tailored to assessing investments for water sensitive cities
Management Actions Tool
Used for planning and assessing water sensitive development options
Water Sensitive Cities Scenario Tool
Planning-support tool for scenario planning of water sensitive solutions
RESTORE Tool
A prioritisation tool for restoring urban waterways
Infill Performance Evaluation Framework
A framework for guiding and assessing the design of water sensitive cities
Understanding water words – glossary
Water Sensitive Cities – words and terminology
Stormwater Quality Database
A database that summarises the water quality of urban run-off events across Australia.
Our Guidelines
Whether you are starting the journey towards a water sensitive city or town, or progressing through it, our guidelines will provide you with the information and guidance you need to plan your approach, influence opinion, and facilitate progress towards sustainable and liveable communities.