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Riley De Jong

Riley De Jong | 2022 Speaker

It's getting hot in here: cooling cities with Water Sensitive Urban Design

Riley is a water and environmental engineer with a broad interest in ecologically-sensitive and water-sensitive urban design. Since graduating from QUT with a University Medal in 2019, Riley has played a role in realising the Hanlon Park re-naturalisation – restoring a natural creek ecosystem and engaging public space in inner Brisbane. As an emerging urban design professional, Riley is excited about contributing to the solution to ensuring our cities, regional areas and coastlines are resilient in the face of an uncertain climate future.

Watch Riley's TEDx Talk here