Complex sentence: The Torrens Linear Park concept was created in 1996 following the initial flood mitigation study produced in 1987 as flooding had become a big issue in post WW2 Adelaide as the rapidly expanding urban area produced more runoff than the catchment could handle.
Split into simpler sentences: The Torrens Linear Park concept was created in 1996, following the initial flood mitigation study produced in 1987 as flooding had become a big issue in post World War 2 Adelaide. The rapidly expanding urban area produced more runoff than the catchment could handle.