Entries tagged with 'Drivers of change'

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  1. Demographics as a driver of change. By Francesca Birks

    What will the populations of the future look like? Is it even possible to predict? Though uncertainty is inherent in future population projections, this makes them no less important to try and understand.

    from Arup on 04 July 2007 | Download | Comment on this

  2. Urbanization as a driver of change. By Susan Thomas

    The 20th century witnessed rapid world urbanization, with the global urban proportion rising from 13% in 1900 to 49% in 2005. In terms of numbers this is a change from 220M urban dwellers in 1900 to 3.3bn in 2007 –a 15-fold increase. This article looks at what has caused this change and what it may mean to have half the world’s population living in urban areas.

    from Arup on 04 July 2009 | Download | Comment on this

  3. Water as a Driver of Change. By Peter Wilkie

    Ever-increasing demands on the world’s limited water resources will necessitate careful management. Equitable distribution will depend on making choices at an appropriate level.

    from Arup on 01 January 2007 | Download | Comment on this

  4. Waste as a driver of change: Part 1: The nature of the problem and why we have it. By Rachel Birch

    This is the first of two articles exploring the issues of waste. It continues the “Drivers of Change” research theme in The Arup Journal, which has so far included water, climate change, energy, demographics and urbanization.

    from Arup on 01 January 2008 | Download | Comment on this

  5. Waste as a driver of change Part 2: Approaches to the problem of waste. By Rachel Birch

    This article is the second of two on the issues of waste. The first looked at why waste is generated and the problems this causes. The present article explores current waste management practices, and the transition required to move towards a more sustainable economy whereby waste becomes a valued resource.

    from Arup on 03 July 2008 | Download | Comment on this