Environmental
#305 Making the Case for Nature-Based Solutions
Nature-based solutions are emerging as vital tools to tackle the dual crises of climate change and biodiversity loss by leveraging nature’s inherent resilience to protect
Build
Understanding Biodiversity Net Gain
From early 2024, developers of all projects in England will need to deliver a 10% net gain in biodiversity on their sites. Guidance on the
Environmental
#238 A Greener More Pleasant Land
For the last three summers, shire horses have been at work each Lammas Day, mowing the new wildflower meadow on the former lawn of King’s
Digital
#188 Data Analysis for Climate Resilience
UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction estimates that over the past 20 years, 1.2 million people have been killed by more than 7,000 disasters. It
Environmental
Restoring the Kaituna River
Partner: WSP A thousand years ago a great Polynesian explorer and sailor named Kupe set out from his home in Polynesia, braved the open seas
Build
#144 Enhancing an Estuary, Restoring a River
In this first episode of the New Year, we are telling a story about renewal. A project in 1950s New Zealand called the Kaituna Cut
Environmental
#142 Blue Carbon: The Forgotten Store
Humans can feel that we have built a world to live in that is above and apart from nature. We concrete the ground, we regulate
Build
Engineering with Dogs
Ecologists on infrastructure projects have some new team members: Conservation dogs. Their superior olfactory systems mean that they can sniff out a plethora of protected
Environmental
#114 Engineering with Dogs
Ecologists on infrastructure projects have some new team members: Conservation dogs. Their superior olfactory systems mean that they can sniff out a plethora of protected
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Happy Birthday Engineering Matters!
Engineering Matters is two years old! For the past 24 months we have been telling stories about engineering that is solving some of the world’s