From Wasteland to Parklands, A World-Recognised Sustainable and Resilient Model for a Smart City at Sydney Olympic Park

This webinar is available on demand!

Sydney 2000 Olympics were the catalyst for Sydney Olympic Park's (SOP) transformation from a badly degraded area into a world-recognised environmental showpiece.

Successful remediation of 160 hectares of contaminated land and on-site containment of nine million cubic meters of waste, resulted in the creation of one of the largest urban parklands in Australia (430 hectares) and development of world class venues and facilities for the Sydney 2000 Olympics, designed with a strong focus on energy and water conservation, pollution control, and environmental protection.

The Water Reclamation and Management Scheme (WRAMS) at Sydney Olympic Park was built as part of the Olympic Games in 2000 and it is Australia's first large scale urban water recycling system, saving approximately 1000 ML of drinking water each year.

KEY POINTS AND HIGHLIGHTS:

• Waste dumping, landfill, leachate and land degradation – background
• Remediation, bioremediation and pollutants removal mechanisms
• Role of constructed wetlands
• Integrated Water Cycle

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Dr Andrzej Listowski
Manager - Water & Energy
SOPA
 

Dr. Andrzej Listowski, Manager of Water & Energy at Sydney Olympic Park Authority. He has over 30 years of expertise combining industry, academic, research and teaching; pioneering green technologies, urban water reuse, integrated water and energy resources systems, circular economy and net zero emission streams. He has PhD in Environmental Engineering and Science, University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Australia. He is affiliated to Faculty of Engineering and IT at UTS and University of Wollongong, School of Civil, Mining & Environmental Engineering as a Honorary Associate Professor. He published more than 100 research papers and presented his work at several Australian and international conferences.