IWSN Director at World Water Week in Stockholm

By: Chad Staddon on 18th Sep 2017

World Water Week, which took place over five days in Stockholm, saw over 3,200 participants from 133 countries attend several hundred sessions, share experiences, and discuss solutions to the world’s most critical water challenges. It was, as always, full... Read more »

Green infrastructure and urban resilience

By: Laura De Vito and Chad Staddon on 14th Jun 2017

With 70% of the world’s population likely to be living in cities by 2050, it is important that urban infrastructure is well equipped to manage the wide variety of potential environmental, social, technological and economic challenges. In order to... Read more »

Enhancing resilience in cities: from grey to green infrastructure

By: Adriana Zuniga-Teran, Andrea K. Gerlak on 4th May 2017

Many cities in the world have invested in grey infrastructure for stormwater management. Grey infrastructure usually includes storm drains, sewers, and combined sewer systems (CSS) – or systems that use a single pipeline network to transport stormwater runoff and... Read more »

How your neighbourhood may impact your health and wellbeing

By: Adriana Zuniga-Teran on 15th Mar 2017

How physically active are you may depend, in part, on the design of your neighbourhood. University of Arizona researcher Adriana Zuniga-Teran is a member of the IWSN Americas team at the Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy. In... Read more »

UA scientists receive $79K to examine equity issues around green infrastructure in Tucson, Arizona

By: Adriana Zuniga-Teran, Andrea K. Gerlak on 13th Feb 2017

Green infrastructure (GI) – or spaces with permeable surfaces dominated by vegetation – has been shown to have numerous positive community benefits. Some local city governments in the United States have realised the benefits of GI, and along with... Read more »