Australia’s cities are vast, inter-connected systems that pose complex planning issues - CSIRO is helping revitalise our urban environment with new design, planning and engineering technologies.

Enabling Australia to adapt more effectively to the impacts of climate change and variability and informing national planning, regulation and investment decisions.

A new report by CSIRO and the Water Services Association of Australia (WSAA) gives a clearer picture of water and energy use in Australia and New Zealand and highlights areas offering potentially significant water and energy savings.

Myths are debunked and fire behaviour revealed in the second edition of CSIRO’s essential guide to grassfires – Grassfires: Fuel, Weather and Fire Behaviour.

Assisting to improve the nation's water infrastructure to deliver water for Australia's growing population and industry.

Reducing the environmental footprint on water resources from expanding urban regions.

Australian Research Centre for Water in Society (ARCWIS) was established to assist Australian organisations and communities to make quality decisions in water and related issues. CSIRO is recognised for its expertise in the conduct and application of innovative social research for water resource management and other related issues of importance to society.

CSIRO's urban infrastructure research skills and capabilities are focused on enhancing whole-of-life built environment performance while reducing our ecological footprint.

This video discusses the winning of a Medal For Research Achievement 2006 by the Centre for Environmental Contaminants Research, led by Dr Graeme Batley. (2:00)

The CSIRO report Water-energy futures for Melbourne examines the challenges a large city faces in providing water for their growing populations. In this podcast, Steven Kenway from the Water for a Healthy Country Flagship discusses these challenges. (4:58)

Mr Alan Gregory is the Water for a Healthy Country Flagship’s Theme Leader for Urban Water research. His team is increasing the benefits gained from water use across Australia’s major metropolitan areas, principally Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide, Brisbane and the Gold Coast.

Mr Ambrose is part of a team developing Australia’s first zero emission home designed specifically for the mass housing market.

CSIRO researchers are developing planning, design, infrastructure and management solutions to help Australia’s cities and coasts adapt to a changing climate. (2 pages)

Find out the latest news about the CSIRO's Sustainable Communities Initiative in this issue of its newsletter. (8 pages)

This fact sheet outlines the goals and activities of the Infrastructure Technologies stream within the Water for a Healthy Country Flagship's Urban Water Research theme. (2 pages)

An outline of the goals and activities of the Integrated Water Systems stream within the Water for a Healthy Country Flagship Urban Water research theme. (2 pages)