Envisioning a Water Sensitive Future for our Cities and Towns: Tony Wong at TEDxCanberra

Professor Tony Wong heads a $120 million research centre with research hubs based in Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Singapore and involving over 75 organisations across the academia/research, industry, and government sectors. He is internationally recognised for his research and practice in the sustainable urban water management, particularly in Water Sensitive Urban Design.
In this talk, Tony outlines his vision of a sustainable city that uses water in a practical and aesthetically pleasing way. He suggests a "a new paradigm for design of urban environments that blends creativity with technical and scientific rigour".
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[@jinqiuwang9851]

Such a great notion, bring the city into alive and beautiful.

[@mariet132]

This talk was so ahead of it's time. Well spoken and inspirational.

[@craignunnallypurcell]

This is the future no doubt. Put as much energy into the design of nature in the city as we do into the real estate.

[@brandongregory7081]

Such a great notion.

[@Jpeaz001]

such an engaging speaker !

[@markcarey8426]

I am watching this in 2020 thinking good grief the greenies were talking about this thirty years ago.

[@jamessang5027]

Great ideas!!