New research underscores the need to counter the effects of urban growth on drought by ensuring cities have enough green spaces to keep them liveable.
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More efficient water use is one of the most cost-effective steps we can take to cut emissions.
Too much stormwater is disappearing down the drain. Here’s how our cities can make more of their last untapped water source.
The new city bears a colonial name and there are questions about locating it in the hottest part of Sydney, but we are also seeing all 3 tiers of government work together in an innovative way.
If decision makers don’t have up-to-date information about urban water use and demand, any policies they design are unlikely to deliver for communities or the environment.
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Director, BehaviourWorks, Monash Sustainable Development Institute, Monash University
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Research Analyst, Motu Economic and Public Policy Research
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Honorary Associate Professor in Planning, University of Queensland, University of Sydney
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Postdoctoral Research Associate, Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning, University of Sydney
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Professor in Urbanism and Infrastructure, ARC Future Fellow, University of Sydney
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Research Associate in Water and Environmental Engineering, Queensland University of Technology
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Research Fellow for Water Sensitive Cities, Monash Sustainable Development Institute, Monash University
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Research Group Leader, Water-Energy-Carbon, The University of Queensland
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Professorial Fellow, Monash Sustainable Development Institute, Monash University
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Senior Lecturer | School of Government, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Associate Professor in Environmental Science, Western Sydney University