Research and Papers

As part of our approach to innovation and industry leadership, we encourage active involvement in industry bodies by all our
staff and are often asked to present research material and whitepapers at industry conferences and forums.

Review some of our research material below:

Urban Stream Restoration and Community Engagement: Examples From New Zealand
Jo Campbell, Jan Heijs, Dorothy Wilson, Helen Haslam, Dot Dalziell, tony Miguel, Sue Bidrose and Caleb Clarke et al.
2010 NZ Stormwater Conference

Bridging the Divide - A Story of integrating transport, stormwater and amenity in Auckland's new Super City
Damian Young and Rowan Carter
2012 National Stormwater Conference, Melbourne Australia

Urban Stream Characterisation and Imrovement Opportunities in Central Auckland
Caleb Clarke, Justine Coup, Clint Cantrell, Brian Sharman, Matthew Davis and Chris Stumbles
2012 International River Symposium, Melbourne Australia

A Model to Estimate the Cost of Stormwater Improvements for the Auckland Region
Damian Young, Jan Heijs, Neil Blazey, and Jackie Zhou
2012 WaterNZ Stormwater Conference

Bringing Light to the Water - Stream Daylighting in the Auckland Region and Beyond
Jan Heijs and Damian Young
2012 WaterNZ Stormwater Conference

Meola Creek Improvement Concepts From the Central Auckland Stormwater Initiative
Caleb Clarke and Brian Sharman
2012 WaterNZ Stormwater Conference

Catchment Scale Water Quality and Ecological Monitoring in Auckland's Meola Creek and Coastal Environment
Justine Coup, Caleb Clarke and Brian Sharman
2012 WaterNZ Stormwater Conference 

Public - place recycling - where are we headed?
Lindsey du Preez
2012 New Zealand Local Government Magazine

Environmental management systems - why are NZ companies lagging behind?
Taryn Pearce
2011 New Zealand Local Government Magazine

Getting on track for sustainability in education: Observations from the Unitec Environmental Sustainability Program
Caleb Clarke, Lucy Preston, David Phillips and Leon Fourie
2010 NZSSES Paper

Bicycles, Stormwater and Bioengineering... The Alexandra Stream Enhancement Project
Rowan Carter and Damian Young
2010 NZWWA Stormwater Conference

How Catchment Management can be delivered for the One Auckland watersheds to meet high expectations
Damian Young and Jan Heijs
2010 NZWWA Stormwater Conference

Stormwater Ponds - More than meets the eye
Damian Young
2008 NZSSES Conference

Roy Clements Treeway Boardwalk - Urban stream management and Community Involvement
Caleb Clarke
2008 NZSSES Conference

GIS and Ecosystem Management Tools; A process for sustainable development on Great Barrier Island
Caleb Clarke
2007 NZSSES Conference

Integrating Stream Ecology into Stormwater Infrastructure Management - A Pilot Study, Waitakere City
Damian Young and Caleb Clarke
2007 NZWWA Paper

LIDAR Survey, Modelling and GIS as tools used in the Sustainable Management of Urban Drainage Systems
Damian Young and John Tate
2007 NZESS Paper

How Stormwater Infrastructure Effects The Distribution Of Weedy Species In North Shore Streams
Author: Damian Young
Co Author: Barry Carter
2005 NZWWA Paper

Methods of Stream Channel Lining that Benefit the Environment "Killing Two Birds with One Stone"
Author: Damian Young
Co Author: Jim Hodges
2004 NZWWA Paper

Barriers to Fish Passage in the Streams of the North Shore, Auckland, NZ
Author: Damian Young
Co Author: Ian Boothroyd, Wendy Symmans
2003 NZWWA Paper