water

Environment

The farmers fighting climate change

By — July 22, 2019

The view from Burragorang Lookout shows Lake Burragorang, impounded by Warragamba Dam in the valley below. Photo: popejon2
Cities

Raising Warragamba Dam will do far more harm than good

By — July 5, 2019

The grasslands of Monaro in New South Wales are at the centre of a Ministerial scandal for the Australian Government. Photo of Austrostipa bigeniculata habit: Harry Rose
Environment

Foreground reads: our pick from around the web in June

By — June 27, 2019

The detailed and evocative mappings of the WaterLore exhibition identify rich 'hotspots' for potential human intervention along iconic waterways.
Environment

WaterLore: what might drylands teach us about living with less water?

By — May 28, 2019

Tropical zones have a relationship to water quite unlike temperate zones Image: Jonas Weckschmied
Environment

Water and the tropics

By — November 7, 2018

Perth's landscape is defined by its water bodies. Image: Josh Spires
Culture

Deep in the water

By — July 10, 2018

A typical ‘business as usual’ housing development in a high ground-water area at Baldivis, Western Australia. Image: supplied
Planning

Perth’s second coast

By — July 4, 2018

Centenary Square, Parramatta
Environment

Tackling urban heat with water in the landscape

By — April 19, 2018

Estuarine communities in San Francisco's Bay Area are set for a complete change in the way they live by the water's edge. Image: TJ Gehling.
Planning

Adapting cities for sea level rise: Kristina Hill and Nigel Bertram in conversation

By — April 5, 2018

Christchurch's 2011 earthquake shifted the city's water table, leading to structures sinking into the Avon estuary. Image: Martin Luff.
Planning

Beyond the sea wall: a changing climate calls for dynamic solutions

By — March 15, 2018

A dam or a shackle? Dights Falls on the Yarra River, Melbourne.
Culture

Breaking rivers free: HYDRO/LOGIC

By — March 8, 2018

These citizens of Copenhagen are making the most of living in the harbour city.
Planning

The Foreground Five: February’s most-read stories

By — March 8, 2018