Sustainability Webinar | Green Technologies for Urban Water Management
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Dr. Kefeng Zhang
Water Research Centre, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UNSW Sydney, Australia;
Dr Kefeng Zhang is a Senior Lecturer at Water Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, Australia. Kefeng is also an ARC DECRA fellow (Australia Research Council Discovery Early Career Researcher Award) , who is currently developing frameworks for risk quantification, control and monitoring of nature-based solutions for stormwater harvesting. His main areas of interest include stormwater quality monitoring and modelling, development of nature-based solutions (e.g., stormwater bio-retention systems and green walls) for urban water management, stormwater harvesting, as well as integrated urban water modelling tools.
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On Wednesday, 1 December 2021, MDPI and the Journal Sustainability organized the 7th Webinar on Sustainability, entitled "Green Technologies for Urban Water Management". This online seminar was chaired by Dr. Kefeng Zhang from the Water Research Centre, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UNSW Sydney.
After a short introduction by the chair, Prof. Dr. Ana Deletic presented her experience in urban water management in Australia. The second speaker, Dr. Daniel (Wei) Xu, showed how to use ‘smart’ real-time control technology in rainwater harvesting systems. Dr. Heidi Kreibich followed with her presentation on property level flood precaution. The last speaker was Prof. Dr. Jia Haifeng and gave an overview on green infrastructure applications in sponge city construction.
The four speaker presentations were followed by an engaging Panel Discussion moderated by the chair Dr. Kefeng Zhang , and with the help of Dr. Veljko Prodanovic, Prof. Dr. Eduardo Mário Mendiondo, and Prof. Dr. Aleksandar Djukić.
The webinar was offered via Zoom and required registration to attend. The full recording can be found below. In order to stay updated on the next webinars on Sustainability, be sure to sign up for our newsletter by clicking on “Subscribe” at the top of the page.
Green Technologies for Urban Water Management
Guest Editors: Dr. Kefeng Zhang, Dr. Veljko Prodanovic, Prof. Dr. Eduardo Mário Mendiondo, Prof. Dr. Aleksandar Djukić
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2022