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Sustainable Cities and Society, Volume 27, 1 November 2016

Water harvesting is an ancient practice that has been used, mainly in dry environments, to increase efficiency of water collection and use by directing water from a large natural watershed or man-m

Elsevier,

Sustainable Cities and Society, Volume 27, 1 November 2016

Shortages of freshwater have become a serious issue in many regions around the world, partly due to rapid urbanisation and climate change.

Elsevier,

Sustainable Cities and Society, Volume 27, 1 November 2016

The study of resilience in the face of large physical and climatic change has emerged as an important area of research.

Elsevier,

Sustainable Cities and Society, Volume 27, 1 November 2016

Water reuse networks have been emerging globally for the last 50 years. This article reviews the economic, social and environmental issues related to implementing water reuse networks in cities.

Increases in water treatment technology have made water recycling a viable engineering solution to water supply limitations.

World map of the 142 cities in the UrbMet database.

The sustainability of urban water systems is often compared in small numbers of cases selected as much for their familiarity as for their similarities and differences.

Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) infrastructure are conventionally designed based on historical climate data.

Training and capacity building are long established critical components of global water, sanitation, and hygiene (WaSH) policies, strategies, and programs.
Elsevier, Sustainable Materials and Technologies, Volume 9, 1 September 2016
Low-cost by-products from agricultural, household and industrial sectors have been recognized as a sustainable solution for wastewater treatment.
This article highlights the winning proposals of the first edition of the Elsevier Foundation Green & Sustainable Chemistry Challenge. The winning proposals were chosen for their innovative green chemistry aspects and their large positive impact on the environment, contributing to SDGs 6, 12 and 15.

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