Faculty of Architecture Building and Planning

Dr Anna Hurlimann

BSc (Hons) (Melbourne) PhD (UniSA)

Lecturer in Urban Planning

Email: anna.hurlimann@unimelb.edu.au

 

Anna has recently commenced with the Faculty after completing her PhD at the University of South Australia in Adelaide, where she was a Cooperative Research Centre for Water Quality and Treatment Scholar. Anna's PhD investigated community attitudes to recycled water use through a case study of the Mawson Lakes community in South Australia.

Prior to her PhD, Anna worked as a local government planner in statutory, strategic and environmental planning roles. Anna originally graduated with a Bachelor of Science from the University of Melbourne, where she undertook an Honours research project investigating water consumption issues in Beijing, PRC. Anna has an interest in sustainable development and planning of cities, in particular an interest in the sustainable management of water resources.

 

Current Teaching Responsibilities

702-475 Sustainability Policy and Planning

705 644 – Planning Urban Sustainability

 

Research Interests

 

Funded Research

Project Community Attitudes to Recycled Water Use, An Urban Australian Case Study: Part 2
Year: 2007
Source: The Cooperative Research Centre for Water Quality and Treatment

 

Project Water Futures For The Built Environment: Potential Of Sewer Mining - with Dr Dominique Hes
Year: 2007
Source: Melbourne Early Career Researcher Grant

 

Project Sewer Mining: Establishing Benchmark Attitudes of Melbourne Office Workers to the Use of Recycled Water
Year: 2006
Source: University of Melbourne, Faculty of Architecture Building and Planning, Early Career Researcher Grant

 

Project Analysis of planning policy and practice to promote sustainable catchment management: enhancing water quality and quantity
Year: 2007
Source: University of Melbourne, Faculty of Architecture Building and Planning, Early Career Researcher Grant

 

Awards Received

 

Recent Publications

Refereed journal articles

Hurlimann, A. C., Hemphill, E., McKay, J., and Geursen, G. (In Press, Accepted). Establishing Components of Community Satisfaction with Recycled Water Use through a Structural Equation Model. Journal of Environmental Management.

Hurlimann, A. (2007) 'Time for a Water Re-Vision' Australasian Journal of Environmental Management. 14 (1) 14-21.

Hurlimann, A. (2007) 'Is Recycled Water Use Risky?  An Urban Australian Community's Perspective' The Environmentalist, 27 (1) 83-94.

Hurlimann, A and McKay, J (2007) 'Urban Australians Using Recycled Water for Domestic Use – An Evaluation of the Attributes of Price, Saltiness, Colour and Odour Using Conjoint Analysis' Journal of Environmental Management, 83 (1) 93-104.

Hurlimann, A. (2006) 'Melbourne Office Worker Attitudes to Recycled Water Use' Water, Journal of the Australian Water Association' 33 (7) 58-65.

Hurlimann, A and McKay, J (2006) 'What attributes of recycled water make it fit for residential purposes?  The Mawson Lakes Experience' Desalination 187 (1-3) 167-177.

Hurlimann A, and McKay, J (2005) 'Contingent Valuation by the Community of Indirect Benefits of Using Recycled Water – An Australian Case Study' Water Science and Technology: Water Supply, 5 (3-4) 95-103.

Hurlimann A, McKay, J and Geursen, G (2005) 'Pricing of Drinking Water Vs Recycled Water: Fairness and Satisfaction' Water, Journal of the Australian Water Association 32 (2): 30-34.

Hurlimann, A and McKay, J (2004) 'Attitudes to Reclaimed Water for Domestic Use: Part 2. Trust', Water, Journal of the Australian Water Association31 (5): 40-45.

McKay J and Hurlimann A (2003) 'Attitudes to Reclaimed Water for Domestic Use: Part 1. Age', Water, Journal of the Australian Water Association 30 (5) 45-49.

 

Refereed conference papers

Forthcoming:

Hurlimann, A (forthcoming) Urban versus rural – how public attitudes to recycled water differ in these contexts. 6th International Water Association Specialty Conference on Wastewater Reclamation & Reuse for Sustainability, International Water Association, Antwerp Belgium 9-12 October 2007.

Hurlimann, A (forthcoming) Making recycled water projects economically feasible – could non-market benefits be of value? 6th International Water Association Specialty Conference on Wastewater Reclamation & Reuse for Sustainability, International Water Association, Antwerp Belgium 9-12 October 2007.

 

2007

Hurlimann, A. C. (2007) Recycled Water Risk Perception - A Comparison of Two Case Studies. Proceedings from the 4th IWA Specialist Conference on Efficient Use and Management of Urban Water Supply.  21-23 May 2007. Jeju Island, Korea, International Water Association and the Korean Society of Water and Wastewater, pp. 181-193.

Hurlimann, A. C., Hes, D., Othman, M. and Grant, T. (2007) Charting a new course for water - is black water reuse sustainable? Proceedings from the 4th IWA Specialist Conference on Efficient Use and Management of Urban Water Supply. 21-23 May 2007. Jeju Island, Korea, International Water Association and the Korean Society of Water and Wastewater, pp. 607-617

Hurlimann, A (2005) 'Is Recycled Water Use Risky? An Urban Australian Community's Perspective' Environmental Research Event Hobart, 29 November – 2 December, CD ROM.

Hurlimann, A and McKay, J (2005) 'Attributes of recycled water – consumer preferences and willingness to pay in urban South Australia' 12th World Water Congress of IWRA, Water for Sustainable Development – Towards Innovative Solutions, New Delhi, India, 22-25 November, CD ROM.

Hurlimann, A and McKay, J (2005) 'Exploring the impact of attributes of recycled water for consumers' Proceedings from Ozwater 2005, Brisbane 9-11 May, CD ROM.

Hurlimann, A and McKay, J (2005) 'Contingent Valuation by the Community of Indirect Benefits of Using Recycled Water – An Australian Case Study' Proceedings from the International Conference on Urban Water Use Efficiency, Santiago March 15-18, p.520-529.

Hurlimann, A and McKay, J (2005) 'What attributes of recycled water make it fit for residential purposes? The Mawson Lakes Experience' In Khan S, Muston M and Schaefer A eds. (2005) Proceedings from the International Conference on Integrated Concepts in Water Recycling, Wollongong University, Wollongong February 14-17, p307-318.

Hurlimann, A and McKay, J (2004) 'Governance Structures that Build Knowledge and Trust in Water Supply Authorities and the Positive Impact on Community Use of Recycled Water” Proceedings from Enviro 2004, Sydney 28 March – 1 April, CD ROM.

McKay, J and Hurlimann, A (2003) 'Water Resources Management at Mawson Lakes, South Australia, An Innovative Dual Water Supply System: Development of the Scheme and Community Attitudes' Proceedings from the International Water Resources Association 11th World Water Congress, Madrid 6-11 October, CD ROM.

Hurlimann, A and McKay, J (2003) 'Community Attitudes to an Innovative Dual Water Supply System at Mawson Lakes, South Australia', Proceedings from Ozwater 2003, Perth 6-10 April, CD ROM.

 

Keynote Addresses

Hurlimann, A and Gardner T (2005) 'Water recycling in Australia: watertight approach or pipe dream?' The Federal Parliamentary Library Vital Issues Seminar Series, 17th August, Parliament House, Canberra: www.aph.gov.au/library/pubs/vis/

Invited to present at and participate in the Queensland Department of Health and Department of Natural Resources, workshop on 'Indirect Potable Reuse,' Brisbane 1-2 September 2005.

Hurlimann, A (2005) 'Water Recycling in a South Australian Community, is this Socially Sustainable?' Water Justice Workshop, Hawke Research Institute, Adelaide September 9-10 2005.

Lloyd, S and Hurlimann, A (2003) 'Community Acceptance of Water Sensitive Urban Design' Presented at the Stormwater Industry Association of Victoria's Conference – Managing the Changing Colours of Water, Melbourne 5 November.

 

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