ALERT is a unique kind of scientific organisation – one that helps world-class researchers have a concerted, highly credible voice on key environmental issues. It also helps journalists to connect with top scientists who can comment on environmental stories. ALERT …
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The SURF Framework for a Sustainable Economy moves beyond the triple-bottom-line approach to sustainable development to place emphasis on the quadruple bottom line. As a result of analyzing the on-the-ground reality of attempting to transform products and services for sustainable …
The Sustainability labels on food products: Consumer motivation, understanding and use study investigates the relationship between consumer motivation, understanding and use of sustainability labels on food products (both environmental and ethical labels). The results imply that sustainability labels currently do …
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The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the leading international body for the assessment of climate change. Thousands of scientists from all over the world contribute to the work of the IPCC, and review is an essential part of …
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In the paper Fracking the future, The Australia Institute look at both the economic claims and the health and environmental risks of coal seam gas (CSG) extraction, concluding that while the economic benefits are likely to be relatively small, a …
In the article The natural secrets of urban well being, ecologist Ian Lunt explores research around the relationship between exposure to the natural world and human well-being. Previous Urban Environment News articles on this topic can be found here.
Most urban trees are in private gardens, not public spaces, and gardening is a personal, individualistic pastime, not a collective enterprise. If the seeds of the urban forest are sown in a million home gardens, then we need to know …
High speed rail linking Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane would reduce carbon emissions and provide a profitable and popular service, according to the Zero Carbon Australia High Speed Rail report. The report recommends an alignment broadly similar to the government’s recent …
Urban heating further increases extreme summer temperatures. The urban heat island effect is explored in the video Melbourne an ‘urban heat island’. In recognition of the climate buffer and other benefits of urban trees, the City of Melbourne is implementing an …
In the study The Resilience of Cityscapes a research group uses computer modelling to investigates the positive effects of green urban infrastructure like green roofs, living walls and greened permeable pavements. The results showed that all tested green technologies provide …