Society

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...
Robert C. Brears
9 min read

Straight to the source of drinking water

A key aspect of managing demand for water is ensuring populations use their existing water supplies as efficiently as possible before...
Robert C. Brears
1 min read

A green urban transportation future

Globally, the transportation sector, which includes the movement of people and goods by cars, trucks, trains, ships, airplanes and other vehicles,...
Robert C. Brears
1 min read

Ethics and the Environment – Aldo Leopold’s Land Ethic

“Ethical behavior is doing the right thing when no one else is watching – even when doing the wrong thing is...
Lisa Andrews
4 min read

Frankfurt’s GreenBelt acting as a green lung

Frankfurt is one of the world’s leading green cities with: 52% of its space green; 160,000 trees lining its streets and...
Robert C. Brears
1 min read

Melbourne’s urban forest of the future

The City of Melbourne’s urban forests are facing multiple challenges to their survival from climate change, population growth and urban heating....
Robert C. Brears
2 min read

Reducing the costs of land degradation from agriculture

Over the past two centuries, humans have converted or modified 70% of the world’s grasslands, 50% of the savannah, 45% of...
Robert C. Brears
2 min read

Water scarcity a catalyst for cooperation

Demand for water is projected to outstrip supply by 2030 as a result of numerous mega-trends including climate change, rapid economic...
Robert C. Brears
3 min read

Mixing education with food security

Urban farming is the growing of plants and the raising of animals within and around cities. Examples of food products grown...
Robert C. Brears
1 min read

Berlin’s urban redevelopment along the Spree

This year ARCADIS launched its first Sustainable Cities Index. The purpose of the index is to take 50 of the most...
Robert C. Brears
2 min read