Professor John Langford

Department of Infrastructure Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Melbourne

Sciences & Technology

Why we need to use water desalination plants early

Turning on the Wonthaggi water desalination plant now rather than later will save money in the long run and head off an emergency later

Environment

How to prevent cities from drying up

The South African city of Cape Town, home to more than four million people, is set to run out of water in a matter of weeks. It is a crisis that threatens to be repeated globally.

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