Overview of Water Policy Challenges for Victoria

Written by peter@uwcs.com.au

May 24, 2015

Thomson-Reservoir-featAn Overview of Water Policy Challenges for Victoria.

Presentation by Dr Peter Coombes at the Association of Consulting Surveyors and the Institution of Surveyors Seminar at 2:30 on Friday 29 May 2015 at Moonee Valley Race Course.

This presentation draws on insights from pioneering systems analysis to develop insights for water, environment and planning policies to ensure future liveability and affordability of Australian Cities, involvement in drafting policies and work on the revision of Australian Rainfall and Runoff.

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Dr Peter Coombes

Dr Coombes has spent more than 30 years dedicated to the development of systems understanding of the urban, rural and natural water cycles with a view to finding optimum solutions for the sustainable use of ecosystem services, provision of infrastructure and urban planning.

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