Using Sydney as a reference city, this new report depicts four plausible scenarios, exploring how a wide range of social, technological, economic, environmental and political trends could shape our urban water future.
The report Drive Toward Healthier Buildings: The Market Drivers and Impact of Building Design and Construction on Occupant Health, Well-Being and Productivity documents the positive economic impact of investing in the design and construction of healthier buildings from the perspective …
The Bushfire CRC and AFAC Fire Note Life on the Edge – Living with Risk reports the findings from a study that explored how householders perceived the value and risks of living in or near bushland and analysed the complex …
The Creating bird-friendly gardens in bush fire prone areas fact sheet explains how people can design their gardens to mitigate risk from bushfire, while also providing important habitat for birds (and other wildlife).
Launched by Professor Ian Chubb AC, Chief Scientist of Australia, Foundations for the future: a long-term plan for Australian ecosystem science defines the vision, key directions and priorities for a national ecosystem science capability that will enable Australia to understand …
The Climate Change Adaptation Plan for Australian Birds is the first climate change adaptation plan produced for a national faunal group anywhere in the world. It outlines the nature of threats related to climate change for the Australian birds most …
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Research carried out by the University of Technology, Sydney on behalf of 202020 Vision has analysed tree canopy cover in Australia’s most urban, dense, local government areas (LGAs), finding that urban green space throughout Australia is in decline. Hobart, Brisbane …
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The International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) Working Paper Urbanisation Concepts and Trends reviews some key conceptual issues with urbanisation and summarises urbanisation trends. It ends with a brief review of urbanisation and sustainable development.
Signed in 2004, the National Water Initiative (NWI) is an intergovernmental agreement between the Australian, state and territory governments. It aims to improve the management of the nation’s water resources and provide greater certainty for future investment. The National Water …
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On 5 March 2014, the Senate referred the matter of the history, appropriateness and effectiveness of the use of environmental offsets in federal environmental approvals in Australia to the Senate Environment and Communications References Committee for inquiry and report. The …
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