Robert Skinner Professorial Fellow and Director of Monash University's Water For Livability Centre Read full biography Climate changeEnvironmentUrbanisation Robert Skinner April 14, 2016 Can Water Help Our Cities Cope with Rapid Urbanisation and Climate Change? The impacts of rapid urbanisation and climate change mean our cities are at risk of becoming “unliveable” unless we dramatically change the way we plan and design our cities – with water as a central focus. This is not idle ...