A water-sensitive approach to urban infill 29 Apr Australia’s property boom shows no sign of slowing down, and as backyards are subdivided and industrial estates are converted into new housing … Read more
Better policy and planning needed to create liveable cities: Productivity Commission 30 Mar As Australia’s cities face pressure from population growth and climate change, the urban water sector will be challenged to provide traditional … Read more
Building water sensitive urban design into Australian cities 31 Jul Water sensitive communities tend to be more liveable, resilient and sustainable spaces. But creating them on a city-scale will require better … Read more
Growing pains: Challenges facing the Sydney and Melbourne water sectors 7 Dec Like a pair of pimple-faced, gangly teenagers, Sydney and Melbourne are set to experience growing pains that will test existing infrastructure … Read more
Down the drain: Do Australian cities have the wrong approach to stormwater? 11 Nov An inventor from Western Australia is on a mission to change the fate of urban stormwater with an at-source solution that helps transform the … Read more
Unsustainable urbanisation a key risk for water management 2 Feb Unsustainable urbanisation is ratcheting up the risks for water management and more care must be taken to manage demand and protect urban water … Read more
