An international review of stormwater regulation and practices, especially for low-exposure, landscape irrigation schemes in urban environments, was undertaken with a view to identifying what could be
Urban source separation infrastructure systems have a promising potential for a more sustainable management of household food waste and wastewaters.
This paper discusses the CO2 footprint of California's drought during 2012–2014.
Disasters impacts on urban environment are the result of interactions among natural and human systems, which are intimately linked each other.
The sustainability of water resources depends on the dynamic interactions among the environmental, technological, and social characteristics of the water system and local population.
The primary objective of this study is to determine what drives states to plan for the impacts of a changing climate.
To advance goal 6 (clean water and sanitation), this chapter explores different desalination processes to make seawater drinkable, which is an obvious solution to any water shortages. Given the high-polluting energy required in the desalination process, solar-desalination technologies is considered.
Elsevier,
Competition for Water Resources: Experiences and Management Approaches in the US and Europe, 2017, Pages 19-35
This book chapter addresses goals 6 and 12 by providing an overview of water resources in Europe and the associated anthropogenic and natural pressures. It further introduces the main instrument of the European Union (the Water Framework Directive) initiated as a response to the expected water crisis.
The Blueprint for Business Leadership on the SDGs aims to inspire all business — regardless of size, sector or geography — to take leading action in support of the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It illustrates how the five leadership qualities of Ambition, Collaboration, Accountability, Consistency, and Intentional can be applied to a business' strategy, business model, products, supply chain, partnerships, and operations to raise the bar and create impact at scale. The Blueprint is a tool for any business that is ready to advance its principled approach to SDG action to become a leader. This chapter relates specifically to SDG 6.
Professor Paul T. Anastas holds the Teresa and H.
