The Sir John Monash Lecture (03/2016)

19 May 2016

Venue: Plenary Theatre, Monash University Malaysia
Time: 6pm

Realising sustainable water management in cities

Professor Rebekah Brown will present the latest interdisciplinary research across the social and physical sciences, and practical examples of sustainable urban water management.

The presentation will introduce the water sensitive cities approach and how it improves the liveability and resilience of cities facing challenges such as climate change and rapid population growth.

Prof Brown will provide guidance on how government, private, community and research sectors contribute to sustainable water management in cities.

Speaker

Professor Rebekah Brown
Director of Monash Sustainability Institute, Monash University

Prof Brown is a Professor of Social Science with a background as a practising and award-winning civil engineer. Combining insights from sociology and the practice of water engineering, she has harnessed the power of interdisciplinary research to understand the social and institutional transformations required to transition to liveable, resilient and sustainable cities, in both developed and developing countries.

Prof Brown pioneered the sociotechnical model that became the precursor to the water-sensitive approach and has published in premier journals, including Nature, Science, Global Environmental Change and Water Research.