Thinking by market - Water

We’re all responsible for the big problem of the small plastics in our waterways

Our wastewater treatment plants have limited capacity to filter microplastics and its having a devastating effect on marine life and people's health.

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We never know the true value of water until the well is dry

Aurecon's Dr. Verno Jonker and Dr. James Cullis discuss the increasing awareness of the real value of water across the globe.

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Desalination: A sustainable solution to water shortage

Aurecon and SA Water discuss the planning, design, construction and operation of the Adelaide Desalination Plant.

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Biological filtration for sustainable treatment of groundwater

Aurecon Associate for Water Engineering, Geoff du Toit , discusses using biological filtration for the sustainable treatment of groundwater that is rich in soluble iron and manganese in the Overstrand Municipality, South Africa.

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Strengthening resilience in Africa’s river basins

Johan Minnie, who formerly led Aurecon’s Risk & Resilience Management, explains how resilience in Africa’s river basins can be strengthened.

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Traditional consultation is dead

Aurecon’s Joel Fredericks and Kylie Cochrane on the impact of digital technology on the future of consultation.

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Technical challenges in small hydropower in Africa

Huge potential exists for hydropower development in Africa. However, developers face many challenges throughout the lifecycle of a hydropower project.

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Dams: protecting water quality

Dramatic events such as droughts can lead to a change in the water quality of shallow reservoirs, resulting in a switch from a clear to a turbid state.

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Ensuring the sustainable use of water resources to satisfy multi-lateral needs

Andrew Tanner, Aurecon’s Specialist Consultant for Water Resources Management, discusses how developing Integrated Water and Resource Management (IWRM) strategies and plans are important building blocks towards achieving both national and multi-lateral objectives.

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Securing a reliable water source for Paarl’s increasing demands

Brendon Theunissen, Project Manager at Aurecon, discusses how a novel treatment process has provided significant cost savings for Meulwater Water Treatment Works.

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A critical analysis of the coastal management act

With the promulgation and enactment of the National Environmental Management: Integrated Coastal Management Act, a paradigm shift in coastal management has occurred in South Africa.

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Embracing urban sustainability

Developing a systems thinking approach to sustainable cities.

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Water infrastructure assets: An integrated approach to programme, portfolio and project delivery

Aurecon’s Programme, Portfolio and Project Delivery Leader John Mason says that programme and portfolio management offer benefits to the planning, delivery and maintenance of water infrastructure.

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Communicating with infrastructure in the connected age

Colin Dominish writes about the shift from the age of Information, to the Connected Age, where infrastructure will converse with itself and humans in ways that transform the built environment.

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Comparing institutional forms for urban water supply

More than one billion people in the world today lack access to safe drinking water. The United Nations Millennium Development Goals’ initiative aims to cut this figure in half by 2015.

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A new era of crucial focus on achieving increased sustainability

In this article, Jeff Robinson highlights a few of the emerging trends he believes have the potential to driver greener ways of going about our everyday lives.

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Engineering Meteorology: Making informed decisions to deliver project solutions

Michael Green, Engineering Meteorologist, Aurecon, discusses how engineering meteorology can assist in project challenges and help improve the resilience of operational and infrastructure design.

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Will urbanisation break the big cities?

Currently, about 60 million people move into cities every year. That’s more than one million more people arriving every week, in a city somewhere in the world, each with an expectation of better access to jobs, better education for their children, better health-care and a better quality of life.

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Tunnelling - delivering modern solutions with proven approaches

Aurecon's Design Director - Tunnels, Dr Harry Asche, talks about delivering modern tunnel solutions with proven approaches.

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People profile: Kylie Cochrane

Kylie is a senior communication professional at Aurecon with more than 20 years of experience in community and stakeholder engagement, strategic communication and issues management.

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Adaptable airports: designing resilience

In the coming years, airports will be significantly challenged to plan for and adapt to climate change induced risks. Trinity Graham, discusses how climate change factors will affect airports and what airport operators might consider for future planning.

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People profile: Trinity Graham

Meet Trinity Graham, a water expert with 20 years of experience in water management issues that impact airside and landside infrastructure.

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