How can water help cool our cities and make them more liveable?

SEASON 02 | EPISODE 30

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In this episode of Our Water Connection, water expert Greg Ingleton from Sydney Water explores the powerful role of water in urban climate resilience. Learn how smart water management, recycled water systems, and green infrastructure can reduce urban heat, improve community health, and create more livable, sustainable cities.

We dive into Australia’s groundbreaking Aerotropolis project
Simple ways to use water for cooling at home
Design tips for creating climate-adapted spaces.

Whether you are interested in urban planning, sustainable living, climate change solutions, or integrated water cycle management, this episode offers valuable insights and practical ideas.

This episode is recorded in Kaurna Country and the land of Colombia’s Indigenous peoples.

Guest: Greg Ingleton

Greg is the segment manager for Circular Economy at Sydney Water. He started his career in the Agribusiness sector to then joining the water industry. Over the past 22 years Greg has influenced the connection between water and liveability through both on-ground practical demonstration projects and identifying and quantifying the benefits of water for greening and cooling to enable liveability to be embedded in corporate strategies. After 18 years in SA Water, Greg joined Sydney Water to focus on recycled water and the development of one of the largest Integrated Water Cycle Management projects in the world, the Aerotropolis scheme in Western Sydney. Greg also focuses part of his time on smart water solutions for cooling and greening across several States.