Water sensitive urban development launched 29 Nov A Melbourne housing development using the latest water-sensitive inventions to help slash drinking water use by 70% has been officially opened.
Utility plans green space for stormwater basins 21 Oct Water Corporation is crowd-sourcing ideas for transforming land alongside stormwater drains and drainage basins into recreational spaces.
Unclogging permeable pavements’ potential 20 Oct Award-winning new research has potentially pointed the way to dramatically improving the cost-effectiveness of permeable pavements.
Green Square: Protecting communities and enabling urban renewal through effective flood risk management 22 Sep By N Taylor, D Kent, K Woodbury, M Lewis and S Muralitharan. First published in Water e-Journal Volume 1 No 4 2016.
Aussie cities among world’s most sustainable 11 Sep Sydney and Melbourne are among the world's most sustainable cities, according to the inaugural Arcadis Sustainable Cities Water Index.
Better policy key to water sensitive urban design 13 Apr A new study has confirmed the over-arching importance of strong planning and environmental laws in water sensitive urban design (WSUD).