If we're going to survive the next 70 years, the human race needs new sources of sustainable energy and clean water. Could sewage be the answer?

Stuart Khan is a Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering. His research is focused on opportunities to improve the ways we use water in our cities and seeks solutions for more sustainable management of the urban water cycle.

This talk and interview are part of Unsomnia: a series of short talks for restless minds.

Tackling the issues that keep us up at night, imagining the inconceivable and envisioning the future, UNSW researchers have just 10 minutes each to explain what life we will be living in the future.

To celebrate the 70th anniversary of UNSW Sydney, researchers were asked to take stock of what society used to be, fast forward to today’s world and look ahead another 70 years.

Hosted by Rob Brooks.

If we're going to survive the next 70 years, the human race needs new sources of sustainable energy and clean water. Could sewage be the answer? Stuart Khan is a Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering. His research is focused on opportunities to improve the ways we use water in our cities and seeks solutions for more sustainable management of the urban water cycle. This talk and interview are part of Unsomnia: a series of short talks for restless minds. Tackling the issues that keep us up at night, imagining the inconceivable and envisioning the future, UNSW researchers have just 10 minutes each to explain what life we will be living in the future. To celebrate the 70th anniversary of UNSW Sydney, researchers were asked to take stock of what society used to be, fast forward to today’s world and look ahead another 70 years. Hosted by Rob Brooks.

An initiative of UNSW Sydney, the Centre for Ideas is a thought-provoking program of events and digital content from the globe's leading thinkers, authors and artists.

An initiative of UNSW Sydney, the Centre for Ideas is a thought-provoking program of events and digital content from the globe's leading thinkers, authors and artists.

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