It has taken an “army of volunteers” to help Ottawa and the surrounding community combat surging waterways this Spring. At first, water levels were only predicted to equal those of the presumed once-in-100-years flood in 2017, however we have exceeded the worst seen in 2017 this year. This has prompted city officials to investigate how to mitigate the negative effects of climate change on existing and new infrastructure. “With climate change we're going to see more of these extreme weather...

The 21st century is experiencing the greatest migration in the history of the world. For the first time in history, the majority of the population lives in cities and this trend will continue to grow over the coming decades. By 2050, researchers, scientists, urban planners, and architects predict that ⅔ of humanity will be living in metropolitan areas . The development and successful management of cities is faced with two key challenges: 1) Meeting the infrastructure needs of the growing...

Permeable paving has positive long term economic benefits over conventional paving like asphalt and concrete. The University of California wanted to understand whether the use of permeable pavement in future construction plans will lead to a larger monetary net benefit for the university. The study performed the analysis over a 25 year period, comparing different types of pavements covering UC Davis’ campus. The research paper concluded that, "the benefits of permeable surfaces are far...