Research area

Design innovations for sustainable communities

Application of sustainability principles in land use planning and transportation system design, as well as managing water and waste systems and in construction of buildings and bridges.

Project examples:

  • Urban densification and impacts on other services (waste, water, energy, saltification)
  • Modelling infrastructure interdependencies
  • Community planning and smart cities

Researchers: Alex De Barros, Doug Hunt, Lina Kattan, Chan Wirasinghe, Mamdouh El-Badry, Raafat El-Hacha, Patrick Hettiaratchi, Rahil Khoshnazar, Jennifer He, Farnaz Sadeghpour