Stockholm’s world-class waste solutions
In the recently published Urban Water Atlas for Europe, and solid-waste treatment. Stockholm is one of the fastest growing cities in Europe with its population expected to increase by 11% by 2020…
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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.
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…
A future-proof wastewater resource plant
Traditionally, wastewater is seen as a burden that needs treating and disposing of. However, as demand for water grows and the quantity of wastewater produced increases, to be exploited. In this new…
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…
A Blue and Green Hong Kong
with priority given to greening, biodiversity and aesthetic improvements in addition to ensuring effective drainage. With Blue-Green Infrastructure – blue refers to rivers and water bodies while green refers to greening landscapes…
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. NWSC has rapidly expanded its geographical coverage to increase the number of NWSC service towns from just 24 in 2011 to 174 in 2016, increasing the service coverage across the country…
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…
Ontario’s drive to cut building emissions
Globally, and up to 30% of all energy-related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.. With energy and water inextricably linked, reducing water consumption in buildings will in turn reduce GHG emissions. Ontario’s drive to…
Wastewater becomes resourcewater
and instead see it as a resource that provides water, for both humans and nature, as well as energy and fertilizer. with the city’s utility, HAMBURG WASSER, setting the goal of closing…