and Ajaya Dixit Recurring floods in major cities point to need for moving away from land-centric urbanism Chennai is flooded. The north-east monsoon that has been hovering ominously over Tamil Nadu has brought with it the highest volume of rainfall within 24 hours in the last five years. It has also revived memories of the… Continue reading We must recognise cities as waterscapes
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Sewage pollution: our research reveals the scale of England’s growing problem
Sarah Purnell, University of Brighton and James Edward Ebdon, University of Brighton The UK has around 1,500 individual river systems, totalling over 200,000 km in length. It’s common for sewers here to accept both untreated human waste and rain water in a combined system. Water and sewerage companies are permitted to release this wastewater into… Continue reading Sewage pollution: our research reveals the scale of England’s growing problem
What Kenya’s biggest slum can teach us about saving cities from floods
Katie G. Nelson An innovative design firm is using data and community outreach to protect Nairobi’s poorest residents from devastating storms. Orignially posted at Ensia, magazine showcasing environmental solutions in action. Republished by SixDegrees on arrangement with Ensia under Creative Commons’ Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported license Try navigating the soggy, waterlogged slopes of Kenya’s largest slum, with… Continue reading What Kenya’s biggest slum can teach us about saving cities from floods