'Urban Water Security' by Robert C. Brears provides readers with a series of in-depth case studies of leading developed cities, that have used demand ...
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Smart water/smart city programs are changing. Once viewed from a top-down perspective, city water utilities are starting to be seen from a more holistic ...
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A new pilot project aims to evaluate and guide the future of Chicago’s long battle with water. Chicago’s wastewater management infrastructure represents some ...
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Our future crops will face threats not only from climate change, but also from the massive expansion of cities, a new study warns. Growing megacities will ...
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Like all utilities, Sydney Water is faced with a number of current and emerging challenges that threaten its ability to continue delivering water at ...
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From street lights to city parks, community centers and fire stations, all Las Vegas city-run spots are now powered entirely by renewable energy, making it ...
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The places where the most people will be affected by rising seas and extreme weather are also the places coming up with the best ideas to solve problems. More ...
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Moss-covered boards that absorb city pollution and warehouses where fish and LED-lit lettuce grow side-by-side are helping to reshape the way that urban ...
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With a super-detailed guide to its latest tree census, the Parks Department wants to give more citizens green thumbs. New York City’s urban canopy may be ...
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The Environmental Engineering and Microbiology Group (GEMMA) of the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) is investigating how to produce new energy ...
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City utility managers are growing increasingly aware that technology can reshape service delivery and raise the quality of life, while better managing energy, ...
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Modern cities are forcing skyscrapers to evolve and become green and sustainable. Slick, glassy skyscrapers cast their shadows over the streets and spaces of ...
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Over the years, planners, engineers, water quality experts and others have come to recognize how urban development can drastically alter the landscape and ...
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An abandoned military village in Germany is getting a new lease of life as a hippy commune fit for the 21st Century. Patrick Henry Village, near the German ...
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Urban forests are vital infrastructure that provide $125 million in services to the GTA each year. But with little support from senior governments, ...
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California officials crafting a new conservation plan for the state’s dry future drew criticism from environmentalists for failing to require more cutbacks of ...
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The idea of zero waste communities operating closed-loop systems that emulate a circular economy is currently a popular movement across the globe. Though ...
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Europe's largest port—threatened by rising waters and a loss of its major industry—has reinvented itself as a playground for innovative thinkers who are ...
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WASTEWATER RECYCLING IS being hailed in many communities as the answer to ongoing drought problems. By cleaning sewage effluent to extract pure water, it’s ...
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Data from the U.S. Geological Survey show that the top annual floods along some San Antonio’s urban creeks and rivers have become more intense. A curbside ...