Professor Stuart White is Director of the Institute for Sustainable Futures at the
University of Technology, Sydney where he leads a team of 60 researchers who create
change towards sustainable futures through independent, project-based research. With
over 30 years experience in sustainability research, Professor White’s work focuses on
sustainable cities, infrastructure and improved decision making.
Professor White has undertaken research in the area of urban water, water efficiency,
least-cost planning in the water industry and distributed water systems since 1992, and
was the editor and main author of the first WSAA Guide to Demand Management for
Water Utilities. He has worked on projects associated with Sydney Water since 1995
(the Sydney Water Project: Water Efficiency) and led the development of the first enduse model and options analysis for meeting operating licence consumption targets
starting in 1997.
Professor White has written and presented widely on sustainable futures and is a
regular commentator on sustainability issues in the media. He is recognised
internationally for his work in integrated resource planning for the urban water
industry, and has worked in all mainland states and territories and internationally,
particularly in Spain, the Middle East and North Africa. He has advised water utilities and
all levels of government on water planning, including a NSW Cabinet Sub-Committee for
the Metropolitan Water Plan.
In 2012 he was awarded the Australian Museum Eureka Prize for Environmental
Research. He is Deputy Chair of the IWA Specialist Group on Efficient Urban Water
Management, and the Australian Alliance to Save Energy.