Civil and Environmental Engineering Feed

Civil and Environmental Engineering

the aftermath of a severe storm damaging beachfront property

Extreme storms could help protect beaches from sea level rise: study

13 May 2022

Deep sand movements stirred up by intense storms may offset some of the impacts of coastal erosion caused by sea level rise.

Young woman graduate on the Library Lawn

UNSW steers a steady course in the 2022 QS Subject Rankings

07 Apr 2022

Mineral & Mining Engineering is the University’s highest ranking subject, moving up two places to third in the world.

Trees are reflected by the calm waters of the Daly River in the Northern Territory

As industry lines up to take water from a wild Top End river, trees tell the story of a much drier past

04 Mar 2022

Tree rings are ‘nature’s weather stations’ and reveal far more of the Daly River’s history than scientific records can.

A train line is reflected in the water of the Daly River, Northern Territory

Water allocations may leave NT river high and dry: study

03 Mar 2022

Tree ring analysis suggests strong flows in NT’s Daly River can’t go on forever and water allocation could lead to environmental and cultural damage.

A person on a bike in a city with green spaces

Why urban greening isn’t a panacea for extreme weather under climate change

22 Feb 2022

Urban gardens, parks and green walls are crucial ways to tackle flash floods and city heat. But new global research finds its effectiveness varies from city to city.

The only way is... down! Why underground urban development is on the rise

13 Jan 2022

Building underground can solve problems for city planners, but UNSW expert Dr Asal Bidarmaghz warns that planning is needed to ensure subterranean solutions are sustainable.