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Berlin becoming a climate-friendly city
This year, Berlin launched the BerlinStrategy | Urban Development Concept Berlin 2030. The BerlinStrategy revolves around three key themes in achieving...
Rotterdam on the path to becoming a resilient city
A resilient city according to resilientcity.org is one that “has developed capacities to help absorb future shocks and stresses to its...
Chicago’s buildings leading the way in energy efficiency
Since the birth of the skyscraper, Chicago has played a leading role as an innovative hub for architecture and construction. This...
Sydney Water becoming a utility of the future
Sydney Water is Australia’s largest water utility and is among the ten most largest water utilities in the world. The utility...
Smart water meters managing limited supplies
One of the major challenges for all nations, developing and developed, is ensuring people have reliable access to water supply services....
Mitigating water risks to the pharmaceutical industry
The World Economic Forum’s annual Global Risks report has ranked the water supply crises as the number 1 global risk to...
Europe’s transboundary flood risk management plans
In 2007, the European Union’s Flood Directive entered into force requiring Member States to assess if all water courses and coastlines...
Ecotourism reliant on healthy waterways
Ecotourism is defined by the IUCN as “environmentally responsible travel to natural areas, in order to enjoy and appreciate nature (and...
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...