Working with engineers to accelerate adaptation and mitigation
Seth Schultz is seeking to build large-scale commitment from engineering organisations to urgently adapt and incorporate sustainability and resilience into infrastructure.
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Delivering sustainable and resilient infrastructure: Lessons from the world
Dr Juliet Mian and Pasquale Capizzi opened the 2019-20 sustainable infrastructure lecture series from UCL Bartlett School of Construction and Project Management.
Water challenges and case studies shared at IWA-ASPIRE
Participants at IWA-ASPIRE in Hong Kong were treated to a showcase of case studies from around the world, and technical site visits such as to the Happy Valley Stormwater Storage Scheme, an impressive 60 million litre tank in the centre of a horseracing course.
“Humans do our best when our backs are to the wall”
Lessons from Cape Town’s water crisis were shared at Scotland Climate Week with a plethora of interesting discussion points identified as relevant to the context of Scottish water governance
Engineers driving change: where do we start?
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) is holding its International Conference on Sustainable Infrastructure (ICSI), in Los Angeles, California, November 6-9 2019. Caroline Field will be representing the Resilience Shift at a number of sessions.
City water resilience focus of latest AGWA ClimateReady podcast
AGWA’s podcast features the City Water Resilience Approach in its latest edition. Martin Shouler, Ms. Louise Ellis, Hardeep Anand interviewed.
Test your resilience with EARTH EX – last chance to play before 31 October
Organisations and individuals are often unprepared for extended power failures. Now they can test these scenarios by participating in the EARTH EX black sky simulation. Xavi Aldea explains why this matters and how it can help to better prepare for resilience.
Resilience round-table: professional institutions and associations
What can institutions and professional associations do to accelerate change in how resilient infrastructure is delivered in practice?
