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Water reuse for sustainable practices in new housing infrastructure

Claire HoolohanAlison BrowneElla Foggitt By Claire Hoolohan, Alison Browne and Ella Foggitt Filed Under: All posts, Cities and Environment, Environment, Urban Posted: February 4, 2025

Demand for water will outstrip supply within the next 25 years in England. Changing patterns of water use – for example, as a result of increasing hygiene standards –  are intersecting with long-standing infrastructural challenges of ageing water and sewerage networks. In this article, Dr Ella Foggitt, Dr Claire Hoolohan and Professor Alison Browne assess […]

Tagged With: #OnInfrastructure, climate change, environment, infrastructure, local government, SCI, sustainability, Tyndall

Water demand and drought: how can we reduce demand to address multiple socio-environmental crises?

Claire HoolohanAlison BrowneJoseph Cahill By Claire Hoolohan, Alison Browne and Joseph Cahill Filed Under: All posts, Cities and Environment, Energy and Environment, Science and Technology Posted: September 23, 2022

Water demand and drought: how can we reduce demand to address multiple socio-environmental crises? Droughts are becoming more severe across the UK and Europe, not least as a result of climate change, and there are renewed debates about sustainability and continuation of water supplies. How people use water in their homes has consequences for water […]

Tagged With: environment, sustainability, sustainable consumption, water management

Can we reduce water demand to 80 litres a day? And what can the government do to support it?

Claire HoolohanAlison Browne By Claire Hoolohan and Alison Browne Filed Under: Energy and Environment Posted: November 4, 2019

In a recent consultation, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) requested evidence on measures to reduce personal water use. In this blog Dr Claire Hoolohan, a research fellow at the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research and Dr Alison Browne, a senior lecturer in Geography explore ways in which the UK Government […]

Tagged With: Business Energy & Industry, Clean water, climate change, consumption, environment, infrastructure, innovation, resources, sustainability, Tyndall, water use

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Managing water demand

Alison Browne By Alison Browne Filed Under: Featured, Science and Technology Posted: July 14, 2015

The water industry has tried to manage consumption through technological ‘fixes’. But only by understanding how and why water is used can demand be reduced, argues Dr Alison Browne. For many years the mismatch between the demand for water and its available supply was ‘solved’ by the industry through engineering or technological solutions, including mega-projects […]

Tagged With: climate change, energy consumption, environment, gardening, resource management, washing, water, water management, water use

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Fast Water versus Slow Water: Fragmentation in adaptation and resilience to flooding and water scarcity

Alison Browne By Alison Browne Filed Under: Featured Posted: February 4, 2014

It’s been a tough few years for the residents, citizens, farmers and nature areas of Somerset, UK. The past few months represents the second time in two years that the Somerset region has had to deal with catastrophic levels of flooding, writes Dr. Alison Browne. Data from the MET office show that this is the […]

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