We are absolutely thrilled to be starting on a new project in 2024. This Discovery Project is funded by the Australian Research Council. Wetlands are an endangered ecosystem globally. We aim to foreground, explore and reconnect with wetlands in Sydney.

The project builds on research undertaken in Water Stories, using a similar methodology (including walkshops, archival research and mapping), continuing our partnership with Bangawarra.

The project:

Surfacing urban wetlands in two urban renewal sites in Sydney. Urban wetlands in Australia provide benefits for climate change mitigation, pollution reduction, habitat provision and socioecological connection. However, in large cities like Sydney, urban wetlands are unseen because undergrounded, and, therefore not adequately understood. This illegibility, and loss of understanding by residents, planners and policy makers impedes wetlands’ good management. This project surfaces wetlands through visualisation in a multimodal knowledge platform focusing on two urban renewal sites, Green Square and Marrickville South. We leverage design ethnography to develop resources for strengthening multiple stakeholders’ socioecological engagement through methods empowering just, creative and open participation.

The team:

In reviewing the proposal, peers noted that:

This is a big, multidisciplinary, and excellent research team, which is very capable of delivering this project.

  • Associate Professor Alexandra Crosby (UTS)
  • Associate Professor Ilaria Vanni Accarigi (UTS)
  • Dr Sarah Jones (UTS)
  • Associate Professor Donna Houston (Macquarie)
  • Professor James Goodman (UTS)
  • Professor Juan Salazar