Urban Greening for a More Sustainable City
Greening can refer to a few different concepts depending on the context, such as Environmental Greening, Financial Greening, and Agriculture Greening. Yet, in this module,…
Country: Indonesia
The Concerning Effects of Climate Change
Climate change has become one of the most pressing challenges of our time, and sadly, it is driven primarily by human activities. It is a…
Trash Rack
A trash rack is a device used to prevent large debris, such as leaves, branches, plastic, and other solid objects, from entering and clogging water…
Square Catch Basin
Effective drainage management is becoming increasingly critical in urban infrastructure as urbanisation affects landscapes worldwide. Innovative solutions are required to prevent floods, erosion, and pollution…
Why Do We Need to Sort Our Trash?
According to waste management data from the Central Bureau of Statistics, 51% of households in Indonesia have never sorted their waste, and 21.7% occasionally sorted…
What is Runoff?
Runoff is the movement of water across the ground surface generated by precipitation or melting snow. This happens when rainfall surpasses the soil’s ability to…
Saving Water: Ways to Conserve Water for a Sustainable Living
Almost all planets in our solar system are inhabitable due to lack of water, except Earth. Thus, making water is an essential resource for life.…
Rainwater Harvesting
Rainwater harvesting is an environmentally sustainable method of collecting, storing, conveying, and purifying rainwater for various uses, ranging from irrigation to domestic water supply1. The…
Land Subsidence
Land subsidence is a geographical event that refers to the sinking of the earth’s surface, often caused by human activities and natural processes. Land subsidence…
Deionization
Deionization, also known as ion exchange, is a prominent water purification process that effectively removes ions and particles impurities from water. It is one of…