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Bushfires might dominate the summertime headlines but storms and flooding pose the biggest disaster risk to Sydney's economy. Storm damage, hail and flooding ...
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by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
Dutch King Willem Alexander and Queen Maxima have officially launched an ICT portal for urban water managers, in Brisbane, Australia. The portal has been ...
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Large-scale urban agriculture is on the rise globally, with more and more farms appearing in our cities. A far cry from allotments and community gardens, ...
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With work ranging from houses and storefronts to city-scale master plans, Chicago-based UrbanLab fluidly navigates architecture and urbanism, with a goal to ...
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by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) has started construction of a new headquarters. The new building, named Al Sheraa will be the tallest, ...
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by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
High-tech startups are using the latest technology to change the way we generate and consume power, in New York, but also worldwide. Biomass Generators ...
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Charleston, South Carolina, is adapting to a hotter, wetter and riskier future. October has become the cruelest month for Charleston. Last month, Hurricane ...
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In 2014, an unprecedented water crisis caused historically low water levels in the largest reservoir of the Cantareira system, which supplies water to São ...
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With more of the world now living in urban as opposed to rural areas, the need for sustainable infrastructure has never been greater. Some cities are rising ...
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Growth, climate change, migration are main urban challenges, IFRC tells Habitat III States must do more to manage international support after disasters and ...
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The concept of smart cities has been evolving for over a decade and is helping city leaders to think through how fundamental changes in information and ...
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The growth of megacities, urban areas with a population of over 10 million, is a reflection of the rapid pace of urbanization in countries across the world. ...
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by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
First-of-its-Kind Study Reveals Importance of Smart Technology and Low-Water Clean Energy. Have you ever thought about how much water your dryer needs to dry ...
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What is a livability of a city? A livable city is a city that provides ‘quality of life’ as experienced by its residents. However, cities are facing increased ...
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by Dusko Balenovic, Previous Network Manager at The Water Network
Local Code takes thousands of underused urban spaces and optimizes them to fight flooding, heat, and extreme weather. City infrastructure—like sewer pipes, ...
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In cities of the future the spaces, goods, and services will be flexible, shifting to match needs of citizens at the given moment. Rather than owning things, ...
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As the world sees the biggest wave of urban growth in history, with millions of people flocking to the fast-growing cities of the developing world, cities are ...
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An EU-funded project has been helping cities face the future with confidence by tackling climate change, putting the green back into cities, and preventing ...
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After attending a groundwater conference this summer in Shenzhen, China, Water Resources Research editor Jean Bahr reports back and summarizes the water ...
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by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
The flood assessment in Accra, Ghana was based on data collected via social surveys and stakeholder consultation. Floods in Accra are caused by a combination ...
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