Pringle, William2022-03-012022-03-012021https://hdl.handle.net/10182/14648This dissertation has a focus on Water Sensitive Cities, in particular, comparing how planning facilitates or hampers a movement towards becoming a Water Sensitive City in both Melbourne and Auckland. Secondly, this dissertations aims to establish if Auckland currently has a framework in place which is facilitating a smooth transition to Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD) and overall water sensitivity, or if Auckland could learn and adopt some of Melbourne’s planning approaches. This dissertation was carried out using a comparative case study to compare the two cities in depth. Furthermore, a document analysis was undertaken as a crucial way to compare the planning of both cities towards becoming water sensitive. This study found that Melbourne’s planning tools and devices are facilitating a smooth transition towards water sensitivity, and that Auckland could learn and adopt some measures from Melbourne to benefit the city for the future. As a result of these findings, I recommend that Auckland must add policy specifically regarding WSUD into the Auckland Unitary Plan and Auckland Plan 2050.enWater Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD), Water Sensitive Design (WSD), Environment Protection Act (EPA), Best Practice Environmental Management Guidelines (BPEM), Victoria Planning Provisions (VPP), Auckland Unitary Plan, GD04.Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD)Water Sensitive Design (WSD)Environmental Protection Act (EPA)urban stormwaterBest Practice Environmental Management Guidelines (BPEM)Victoria Planning Provisions (VPP)Auckland Unitary PlanAucklandMelbourneGD04city planningstormwater managementurban planningDissertationANZSRC::4104 Environmental managementANZSRC::400513 Water resources engineering