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Chapter 6 by Alan Gregory and Murray Hall

Overhead shot of Melbourne CBD, Yarra River, urban parkland and suburbs

The increasing demands for water, energy, and other resources in cities are leading to new approaches to urban water as part of broader urban sustainability and liveability.

There is considerable potential to improve urban sustainability by recovering water, energy, carbon, and nutrients from wastewater and reusing them in the city and as fertiliser for food production.

Chapter 6 by Alan Gregory and Murray Hall

Melbourne CBD, Yarra River and urban parkland

The increasing demands for water, energy, and other resources in cities are leading to new approaches to urban water as part of broader urban sustainability and liveability.

There is considerable potential to improve urban sustainability by recovering water, energy, carbon, and nutrients from wastewater and reusing them in the city and as fertiliser for food production.

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