Sydney’s water blueprint
Cities across the globe face long-term challenges from the direct and indirect impacts of climate change and environmental degradation. In light of this, many cities are implementing resilience strategies to ensure that…
Archive
Year: 2017
A focused section of the long-running Mark and Focus publication record.
A Blue and Green Hong Kong
[clickandtweet handle=”” hashtag=”” related=”” layout=”” position=””]Hong Kong’s Drainage Services Department (DSD) is actively revitalizing water bodies across the city[/clickandtweet] with priority given to greening, biodiversity and aesthetic improvements in addition to ensuring…
Blue and Green Cities
This book offers new research on urban policy innovations that promote the application of blue-green infrastructure in managing water resources sustainably. The author argues that urban water managers have traditionally relied on…
Africa’s leading water utility streets ahead
The [clickandtweet handle=”” hashtag=”” related=”” layout=”” position=””]National Water and Sewage Corporation (NWSC) of Uganda is recognized as Africa’s leading water utility[/clickandtweet]. NWSC has rapidly expanded its geographical coverage to increase the number…
The Green Economy and the Water-Energy-Food Nexus
The Green Economy and the Water-Energy-Food Nexus argues that a variety of policies will be required to create synergies between the water-energy-food nexus sectors while reducing trade-offs in the development of a…
Achieving water security and the SDGs
The Water Show Africa, held in Johannesburg over March 28th and 29th, brought together a series of speakers, both locally and internationally, to help bridge the gap between the opportunities and challenges…
Creating a green skyline
Green building certification schemes have proliferated around the world as cities and countries attempt to reduce the environmental impacts of the built environment. One location that is pushing ahead with achieving real…
Ontario’s drive to cut building emissions
Globally, [clickandtweet handle=”” hashtag=”” related=”” layout=”” position=””]buildings are responsible for 40% of annual energy consumption[/clickandtweet] and up to 30% of all energy-related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. [clickandtweet handle=”” hashtag=”” related=”” layout=”” position=””]The…
PPPs funding new water infrastructure
In the water supply and sanitation sector, ensuring access and service quality is often challenged by a range of factors including population growth, rapid urbanization, climate change as well as aging infrastructure.…
Making a net zero carbon economy
[clickandtweet handle=”” hashtag=”” related=”” layout=”” position=””]Food waste is one of the least recovered materials[/clickandtweet] and is one of the most important materials to divert from landfills. Food that is disposed of in…