Water

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
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Hospitals save lives and water

In the United States, water used in hospitals, and other healthcare facilities, comprises seven percent of the total water usage in...
Robert C. Brears
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The Rhine’s integrated approach to flood management

According to the World Resources Institute (WRI) around 21 million people worldwide are affected by river floods each year on average....
Robert C. Brears
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The Shepherd’s Village bringing water to Maasailand

Narok is a village residing on the mouth of the Maasai Mara in Kenya. Narok is the last stop before Kenya’s...
Tara Zolnikov
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New Orleans 10 years on from Hurricane Katrina

New Orleans 10 years on from Hurricane Katrina is at watershed point in the management of its urban stormwater. Although the...
Robert C. Brears
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Copenhagen becoming a resilient and sustainable city

On August 2nd 2015, 193 countries agreed to the next set of development goals, which will seek to end poverty, achieve...
Robert C. Brears
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Green buildings in a sustainable Singapore

In 2011, a Siemens-Economist Intelligence Unit study ranked Singapore as Asia’s greenest city. To ensure Singapore is vibrant and sustainable, the...
Robert C. Brears
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Antarctic icebergs a source of freshwater

As the world’s population increases over the next 50 years, demand for water will increase dramatically: by 2030 global water demand...
Robert C. Brears
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Resource efficiency and the water-energy nexus

Under the Europe 2020 Strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, the Flagship Initiative for achieving a resource-efficient Europe aims to...
Robert C. Brears
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Europe: Phosphorous recovery and global food security

By 2050, the world will require 60 percent more food produce as a result of rapid population growth and changing diets:...
Robert C. Brears
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