Although there is evidence of surface-based storm drainage systems in early Babylonian and Mesopotamian Empires in Iraq (<i>ca</i>. 4000–2500 BC), it is not until after <i>ca</i>. 3000 BC that we find evidence of the well organized and operated sewer and drainage systems of the Minoans and Harappans in...

Future<strong> </strong>scenarios provide challenging, plausible and relevant stories about how the future could unfold. Urban Futures (UF) research has identified a substantial set (450) of seemingly disparate scenarios published over the period 1997–2011 and within this research, a sub-set of 160 scenarios...