Urban water systems include conveyance systems of clean (i.e. potable) water, conveyance systems of waste water, and stormwater management systems. The ecosystem approach to urban water system design and operations calls on engineers to provide these water services while simultaneously maintaining or improving the natural balance of water cycles in ecosystems impacted by urban development.
Energy and Water Nexus: a complex interdependent system.
How the Netherlands ‘keeps its head above water’
How can green infrastructure be implemented in coastal engineering to promote coastal resilience?
Adapting to Climate Change: Flexibility in Resilient Cities
Reclaimed Water in Washington State
Natural Capital and Ecosystem Benefits: An Overview of Metro Vancouver Water Supply & Wastewater Infrastructure Systems
Storm Water: A problem or a resource
Vancouver Convention Centre: A Case Study
IDP: Use of Virtual Reality
The Dutch View Rising Sea Level as Opportunity, Rather Than Threat
Constructed Wetlands I
Constructed Wetlands II
IDP: The Integrated Design Process
MEASURES OF SUSTAINIBILITY APPLIED TO THE CIRS BUILDING AT UBC