Permeable Pavements: A Key Design for a Water-sensitive Future
Channel: The Royal Society of Victoria
Date: 21/08/2021

Our urban infrastructure overwhelmingly seals the ground from water, preventing absorption and challenging drainage after major rainfall events. Sanjeeban Chattopadhyay from Swinburne University spoke to us about permeable pavements that mimic the way soil takes up water, charging the soil and redirecting the flow to prevent flooding and absorb stormwater runoff.

Sanjeeban is the Second Prize winner of the 2021 Let's Torque science communication public speaking competition, auspiced by the Royal Society of Victoria with the support of the Inspiring Victoria program for National Science Week.