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 prominent cities and look at how viable they are as places…
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A focused intelligence section from the Mark and Focus archive, connecting recurring analysis across policy, infrastructure, resilience, technology, and urban systems change.
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 the nation. In hospitals, the largest uses of water according to…
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. That number could increase to 54 million in 2030 due to…
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 most visited National Park, where thousands of tourists casually take their…
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 city’s century old drainage system will continue to be the primary…
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 gender equality and ensure resource security in every corner of the…
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 city-state’s Green Building Masterplan has implemented several greener construction and building…
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 will outstrip supply by 40%. With 90% of the 3 billion…
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 create a framework for policies that support Europe’s transition towards a…
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: as incomes rise demand for dairy products and meat increases. Globally,…