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Air quality upgrade and lower temperatures in summer through greening of the
city.
Cooling effect of trees related to reduced energy.
Reduced localised
flooding by on-site management of stormwater.
Reduction in health problems and deaths from the shift to a healthier urban
environment.
Increase in recreational activities and tourism.
Enhanced aesthetics, social pride and quality of life.
Job creation
—
around 250 new green jobs per year.
Higher property values
residential property values near parks are expected to
increase by $350 million. This would lead to higher tax revenues that can be
returned to
—
nance the programme.
3.5 What Can We Learn from Philadelphia?
Demonstration of an innovative, cost-effective, blue-green solution to the
problem of sewer over
ows aimed at multiple environmental, economic and
social bene
ts.
Signi
cance of city-wide planning frameworks.
Concurrent policy efforts, appropriate regulations and incentives are signi
cant
tools to foster public awareness and stimulate wide-scale implementations.
Community commitment and shared agendas across different stakeholders.
4 Integrated Water Recycling in Brisbane, Australia
'
Location: The Payne Road development is located in Brisbane
s western suburbs.
The development area is situated on the urban fringe and is bordered on the west by
the Brisbane State Forest and Enoggera Reservoir Reserve, and on the northeast by
the Enoggera Creek.
Fig. 9 Stormwater bump-out (left) and stormwater planter (right)(Source PWD
2013
)
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