Overview
Background
Steven is a water leader with senior experience in research, industry, and government, developed through roles with The University of Queensland, CSIRO, Brisbane Water, Sydney Water, and private consulting. He has worked with urban water, wastewater, stormwater, and related energy and greenhouse gas issues since 1990. His work addresses urban water security, water-energy nexus, and circular economy . He creates collaborations, tools, models and knowledge to address all flows of water – and related energy - into, out of, and within cities. This enables evaluation and management of key concepts such as: (i) net zero carbon water cycle, (ii) hybrid, decentralised and integrated systems performance, and (iii) sustainable urban design and planning.
Steven’s work is enhancing performance benchmarking of cities, shaping development, guiding policy and infrastructure investment locally and internationally. He has secured and delivered over $8m funding for his research since 2005, most since 2013. This includes multiple international and national projects for the Asian Development Bank, Water Research Foundation (USA), and CRC Water Sensitive Cities.
He has authored over 60 Scopus-listed articles in high-quality journals, 20 books or major CRC public reports, 10 book chapters and over 67 conference articles (over 200 total articles). Steven is a long-term and regular funded plenary and invited keynote presenter to peak international forums including: World Water Forum, World Water Congress, World Water Week and Singapore International Water Week. Steven’s strong multi-disciplinary work spans environmental, chemical and civil engineering, natural resources management, and urban planning and design. He has developed urban metabolism theory, including its links to integrated water management and industrial ecology.
Availability
- Professor Steven Kenway is:
- Available for supervision
Qualifications
- Bachelor (Honours), The University of Queensland
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Research impacts
Steven has developed fresh new concepts in water-energy nexus and urban metabolism management. He has moved this into design outcomes, infrastructure plans, investment and international guidebooks for Renewable Energy Integration to Water and Wastewater Systems and Integrated Water and Energy Planning. He leads a Net Zero Water Cycle Energy use project – a new approach for urban water management which builds on his evaluating household water-energy links to create new options for cost-efficient systems. He has demonstrated how 9% of Australia’s energy use is influenced by urban water.
Steven has improved water and urban design. Since 2016, he leads a major integrating project (Water Sensitive Infill Development) for the CRC Water Sensitive Cities finding solutions to the challenge of urban infill development to overcome current urban development issues of flooding, increased heat and reduced security. Partnering with multiple stakeholders he has created new designs for urban precincts up to 10,000 people, demonstrating how cities can be more liveable, water-sensitive and energy-efficient.
Steven has influenced water security across Asia leading research for the Asian Development Bank. From 2015-2020 he has led the analysis of Urban Water Security (KD3) for the Asian Water Development Outlook - used in the Asia Pacific Water Forum, and by the United Nations. His methods have been adopted by government in a growing list of countries to guide national water investment including Thailand’s National Water Strategy.
Steven catalysed and led the creation of the Industrial Ecology Virtual Laboratory (IELab). This game-changing e-research infrastructure (~$4M value) has now been developed, based on the Australian model in the United States, China, Japan, Indonesia, Taiwan and Sweden.
Steven has created high quality international training programs on Integrated Urban Water Management (WATR 7105) Management (Urban Water Engineering) for The University of Queensland. He has led “Urban Metabolism” course development for the International Water Centre and Griffith University since 2013 where he is an adjunct Professor. He has led development of the multi-partner Urban Design Challenge (water and energy systems integration) at UQ since 2016, and its uptake by other universities.
Works
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2020
Other Outputs
Water sensitive outcomes for infill development: infill performance evaluation framework
Renouf, Marguerite A., Kenway, Steven J., Bertram, Nigel, London, Geoffrey, Todorovic, Tatjana, Sainsbury, Oscar, Nice, Kerry A., Moravej, Mojtaba and Sochacka, Beata (2020). Water sensitive outcomes for infill development: infill performance evaluation framework. Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Cooperative Research Centre for Water Sensitive Cities.
2020
Other Outputs
SUWMBA user manual: site-scale Urban Water Mass Balance Assessment tool: version: 2 (beta version for testing)
Moravej, Mojtaba, Renouf, Marguerite, Lam, Ka Leung and Kenway, Steven (2020). SUWMBA user manual: site-scale Urban Water Mass Balance Assessment tool: version: 2 (beta version for testing). Clayton, VIC, Australia: Cooperative Research Centre for Water Sensitive Cities.
2020
Journal Article
Global socio-economic losses and environmental gains from the Coronavirus pandemic
Lenzen, Manfred, Li, Mengyu, Malik, Arunima, Pomponi, Francesco, Sun, Ya-Yen, Wiedmann, Thomas, Faturay, Futu, Fry, Jacob, Gallego, Blanca, Geschke, Arne, Gómez-Paredes, Jorge, Kanemoto, Keiichiro, Kenway, Steven, Nansai, Keisuke, Prokopenko, Mikhail, Wakiyama, Takako, Wang, Yafei and Yousefzadeh, Moslem (2020). Global socio-economic losses and environmental gains from the Coronavirus pandemic. PLoS One, 15 (7) e0235654, 1-13. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0235654
2020
Journal Article
Quantification of renewable electricity generation in the Australian water industry
Strazzabosco, A., Kenway, S. J. and Lant, P. A. (2020). Quantification of renewable electricity generation in the Australian water industry. Journal of Cleaner Production, 254 120119, 120119. doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.120119
2020
Journal Article
The transition to improved water-related energy management: enabling contexts for policy innovation
Binks, Amanda, Head, Brian, Lant, Paul and Kenway, Steven (2020). The transition to improved water-related energy management: enabling contexts for policy innovation. Water, 12 (2) 557, 557. doi: 10.3390/w12020557
2019
Journal Article
Defining water-related energy for global comparison, clearer communication, and sharper policy
Kenway, Steven J., Lam, Ka Leung, Stokes-Draut, Jennifer, Sanders, Kelly Twomey, Binks, Amanda N., Bors, Julijana, Head, Brian, Olsson, Gustaf and McMahon, James E. (2019). Defining water-related energy for global comparison, clearer communication, and sharper policy. Journal of Cleaner Production, 236 117502, 117502. doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.06.333
2019
Journal Article
Urban water metabolism information for planning water sensitive city-regions
Serrao-Neumann, Silvia, Renouf, Marguerite A., Morgan, Edward, Kenway, Steven J. and Low Choy, Darryl (2019). Urban water metabolism information for planning water sensitive city-regions. Land Use Policy, 88 104144, 104144. doi: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2019.104144
2019
Journal Article
Solar PV adoption in wastewater treatment plants: a review of practice in California
Strazzabosco, A., Kenway, S. J. and Lant, P. A. (2019). Solar PV adoption in wastewater treatment plants: a review of practice in California. Journal of Environmental Management, 248 109337, 109337. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.109337
2019
Journal Article
Energy intensity and embodied energy flow in Australia: an input-output analysis
Lam, Ka Leung, Kenway, Steven J., Lane, Joe L., Islam, K. M. Nazmul and Bes de Berc, Romain (2019). Energy intensity and embodied energy flow in Australia: an input-output analysis. Journal of Cleaner Production, 226, 357-368. doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.03.322
2019
Journal Article
Corrigendum to: Urban metabolism of Bangalore City: a water mass balance analysis
Paul, Reba, Kenway, Steven, McIntosh, Brian and Mukheibir, Pierre (2019). Corrigendum to: Urban metabolism of Bangalore City: a water mass balance analysis. Journal of Industrial Ecology, 23 (4), 998-1000. doi: 10.1111/jiec.12925
2019
Journal Article
Dynamic simulation of showers to understand water-related energy in households
Kenway, Steven J., Scheidegger, Ruth and Bader, Hans-Peter (2019). Dynamic simulation of showers to understand water-related energy in households. Energy and Buildings, 192, 45-62. doi: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2019.03.008
2019
Conference Publication
Quantifying the hydrological performance of infill development
Renouf, Marguerite, Moravej, Mojtaba, Sainsbury, Oscar, Lam, Ka Leung, Bertram, Nigel, Kenway, Steven J. and London, Geoffrey (2019). Quantifying the hydrological performance of infill development. Ozwater '19: Transforming our world, Melbourne, VIC Australia, 7-9 May 2019. St Leonards, NSW Australia: Australian Water Association.
2019
Journal Article
How has urban water metabolism been communicated? Perspectives from the USA, Europe and Australia
King, S., Kenway, S. K. and Renouf, M. A. (2019). How has urban water metabolism been communicated? Perspectives from the USA, Europe and Australia. Water Science and Technology, 79 (9), 1627-1638. doi: 10.2166/wst.2019.139
2019
Journal Article
How scale and technology influence the energy intensity of water recycling systems - an analytical review
Paul, R., Kenway, S. and Mukheibir, P. (2019). How scale and technology influence the energy intensity of water recycling systems - an analytical review. Journal of Cleaner Production, 215, 1457-1480. doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.12.148
2019
Journal Article
Integrated project risk management for residential recycled-water schemes in Australia
West, Camilla, Kenway, Steven, Hassall, Maureen and Yuan, Zhiguo (2019). Integrated project risk management for residential recycled-water schemes in Australia. Journal of Management in Engineering, 35 (2) 04018063, 04018063. doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)ME.1943-5479.0000677
2019
Journal Article
Urban water security - what does it mean?
Allan, Julie V., Kenway, Steven J. and Head, Brian W. (2019). Urban water security - what does it mean?. Urban Water Journal, 15 (9), 899-910. doi: 10.1080/1573062x.2019.1574843
2019
Journal Article
Economic damage and spillovers from a tropical cyclone
Lenzen, Manfred, Malik, Arunima, Kenway, Steven, Daniels, Peter, Lam, Ka Leung and Geschke, Arne (2019). Economic damage and spillovers from a tropical cyclone. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 19 (1), 137-151. doi: 10.5194/nhess-19-137-2019
2019
Book
Opportunities and barriers for renewable and distributed energy resource development at drinking water and wastewater utilities
Kenway, Steven, Conrad, Steven, Jawad, Maria P., Gledhill, Jonathan, Bravo, Ramon, McCall, James, Strazzabosco, Alice and Howe, Carol (2019). Opportunities and barriers for renewable and distributed energy resource development at drinking water and wastewater utilities. Denver, CO, United States: Water Research Foundation.
2019
Book Chapter
Integrated urban water systems
Kenway, Steven J., Lam, Ka Leung, Sochacka, Beata and Renouf, Marguerite A. (2019). Integrated urban water systems. Decarbonising the built environment: Charting the Transition. (pp. 287-304) edited by Peter Newton, Deo Prasad, Alistair Sproul and Stephen White. Singapore, Singapore: Springer Singapore. doi: 10.1007/978-981-13-7940-6_15
2018
Journal Article
Urban metabolism of Bangalore city: a water mass balance analysis
Paul, Reba, Kenway, Steven, McIntosh, Brian and Mukheibir, Pierre (2018). Urban metabolism of Bangalore city: a water mass balance analysis. Journal of Industrial Ecology, 22 (6), 1413-1424. doi: 10.1111/jiec.12705
Funding
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Supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Framework for Integrated urban water management for infill development with limited dependency on urban infrastructure.
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Marguerite Renouf
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Doctor Philosophy
Enabling a Net Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions Water Cycle
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Kate O'Brien
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Master Philosophy
Contribution of alternative water sources to urban water security
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Marguerite Renouf
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Doctor Philosophy
Progress and pathways toward a Net-Zero carbon urban water cycle
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Paul Lant
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Master Philosophy
Improving Compliance of Industrial Effluent Discharge for Cleaner Environmental Waterways
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Ilje Pikaar
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Completed supervision
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Understanding the relationship between urban water management and liveability: conceptualisations and opportunities for assessment
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Marguerite Renouf
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Water performance evaluation of infill development
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Marguerite Renouf
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Understanding the food-water-energy-greenhouse gas emissions nexus in Australia
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Marguerite Renouf
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Defining urban water security and understanding the role of stakeholders in establishing objectives
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Brian Head
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Integrating Renewable Energy Technologies in the Water Industry: Opportunities and Challenges
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Paul Lant
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Integrated Modelling of Residential Water-Related Energy
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Kate O'Brien
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Residential water and energy use linkages: Integrating data and policy
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Paul Lant, Professor Brian Head
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
Energy Implications of Water Management in Cities
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Paul Lant
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Restoring the natural water cycle in cities: an urban design framework
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Sara Alidoust, Associate Professor Paola Leardini
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2018
Doctor Philosophy
Integrated Project Risk Management for Residential Recycled Water Schemes
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Maureen Hassall, Honorary Professor Zhiguo Yuan
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