ABSTRACT
Fisherman’s Bend, a 485-hectare post-industrial urban renewal site near Melbourne, Australia’s central business district, offers unprecedented economic redevelopment opportunities with multiple interconnected challenges. Multiple factors encumber this low-lying site including development pressures, limited public transportation, contamination, geotechnical issues, inadequate drainage infrastructure, infiltration capacity, and cultural heritage. Coastal, stormwater and riverine flooding, exacerbated by sea level rise, complicate flood management options. Multiple stakeholders with distinct, sometimes opposing interests are involved. Addressing these challenges and establishing a resilient redevelopment requires upfront coordination, incremental planning and co-design. This chapter reviews site challenges and presents future scenarios foregrounding choices that will have near- to long-term repercussions.
