While far from perfect in its wastewater systems due to old combined sewer infrastructure, New York has implemented many treatment solutions that could be effective in other cities in the world. Scientific America reports on New York's unique approach to recyclable wastewater treatment facilities: In addition to the standardized multi-stage wastewater treatment process, all NYC wastewater … [Read more...]
Milwaukee Benchmarks Stockholm’s Comprehensive Water Planning
Stockholm, Sweden is well-known worldwide as a well-managed and clean, beautiful and livable, environmentally friendly, and sustainable city. The reason that Milwaukee's water management experts admire Stockholm is for its all-inclusive and comprehensive water planning. Stockholm treats its water as one large system rather than compartmentalizing it into areas like wastewater and … [Read more...]
Funding Facility for ASEAN Green Infrastructure Established
In Chiang Mai, Thailand, on the fourth of April 2019, a new initiative was launched by the ASEAN collective of Southeast Asian governments in collaboration with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and other development investors. This new initiative has been called the ASEAN Catalytic Green Finance Facility and is essentially a billion-dollar investment fund for green infrastructure across the … [Read more...]
Transport Infrastructure Challenges and Solutions in Bangladesh
The interview of Dr. Jamilur Reza Choudhury, one of Bangladesh's top experts in communication and infrastructure, revealed Bangladesh's enormous infrastructure challenges and potential solutions to overcome them. The Daily Star published the interview with Prof Choudhury, which took place in July 2019 as a posthumous tribute to the late professor. According to the professor, Bangladesh's … [Read more...]
City’s Walkability, a Valuable Factor in Infrastructure Management Planning
New Zealand's Pukekohe City announced its plan to trial a people-friendly town center. According to the Auckland Council news, the town's main thoroughfare, King Street, will be made one way to "create more places to gather, eat and shop by bringing food and businesses on the to the street." However, some businesses and shop owners along King Street expressed some doubts, particularly how this … [Read more...]
Smart Wastewater Infrastructure Management in Kansas City
In 2010, Kansas City agreed to limit the quantity of overflow coming out of its sewers. Now, this is happening through the use of smart technology. Through three hundred sensors placed around the 300 plus square miles of the city, Kansas City can monitor water levels within the sewers at all times. Whenever there is rain, a storm, or an event, the system will transmit how much water is … [Read more...]
Are Floating Cities Sustainable Solution to Climate Change Effects
Climate change is a reality that the world is having to deal with daily. More and more coastal cities are becoming exceedingly vulnerable to flood and typhoon damage. It will cost billions to strengthen the infrastructure of these cities to deal with climate threats. A Tahitian entrepreneur has 'floated' an idea with the United Nations in New York that could be an alternative solution - … [Read more...]
Flexible Design as a Water Infrastructure Management Strategy
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have been developing new ways to approach water infrastructure design in light of climate change uncertainty. To explain their concept, they use the city of Mombasa, Kenya, as an example. Mombasa is contemplating erecting a new dam to increase water supply capacity for its projected population growth. The city has two options: … [Read more...]
USA’s Water Infrastructure Law Boosts Resilience and Risk Management
In October 2018, America's Water Infrastructure Act (AWIA) was signed into law. The most immediate benefits of this legislation were the amounts of funding that various water utilities will be able to access. This Act has also introduced a systematic plan for risk and resilience management of water infrastructure. Community-based water systems must complete risk and resilience assessment plans … [Read more...]
Benefits and Challenges in Removing Aging Dams in the US
An article from the Resource for the Future website discusses the risks of aging dam infrastructures to life and property across the United States. Dismantling them would be the best option and will bring benefits to the environment and community. There are some 91,500 dams across the United States. The dams vary in age (from several decades up to a hundred years old), size (small and up to … [Read more...]
Water Shortage Management Needed in Pakistan
Pakistan, a beautiful and diverse nation full of song, dance, craftsmanship, colour, and chai-loving locals faces a very dire situation. It is predicted that by 2025 Pakistan could be in the middle of absolute water scarcity. The reasons for this are varied and convoluted - from outdated policy to inefficient irrigation, but the facts remain. Future Directions International … [Read more...]
Mandalay, Myanmar Aspires for Smart City Status
When one thinks of the great Smart Cities of Southeast Asia, the country of Myanmar doesn't usually hit anyone's radar. But in the historic capital of Mandalay, through the aid of the World Bank, city officials hope that their beloved home can indeed become a Smart City over the next couple of decades. The Sociable reports: "The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the French Agency for … [Read more...]
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