The Change Agency’s new website makes resources easier to access
The Change Agency’s popular and extensive online collection of resources for activists and organisers has been sorted and catalogued with improved search functionality.
Category: Websites
The natural secrets of urban well being
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.
Why do we plant and remove urban trees?
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 …
Growing Green Guide: A guide to green roofs, walls and facades
The Growing Green Guide has been developed with advice from industry experts and knowledge from academic research to explain how to create high quality green roofs, walls and facades. The guide is targeted at projects based in Melbourne and Victoria, …
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The climate buffer effects of urban trees, and are some areas benefiting more than others?
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 …
Fifth edition of Your Home – Australia’s guide to environmentally sustainable homes
The fifth edition of Your Home – Australia’s guide to environmentally sustainable homes is now available. It has been produced by the Australian Government in partnership with the building and design industry to provide comprehensive, expert and independent advice to …
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RUAF Foundation – Resource Centres on Urban Agriculture and Food Security
The RUAF Foundation is an international network of seven regional resource centres and one global resource centre on urban agriculture and food security. The RUAF website contains information on the RUAF From Seed to Table (FSTT) program, the activities in …
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Philosophy Activism Nature (PAN) journal
Philosophy Activism Nature (PAN) is a journal publishing articles, short prose pieces and poetry exploring cultural aspects of environmental crisis and cultural perspectives on resistance and renewal (with thanks to the Sustainable @ Lockyer Valley blog).
Sustainable Organization Library (SOL)
The Sustainable Organization Library (SOL) is an online library of around 8000 book chapters, case studies and research papers drawn from nearly 600 books and journal issues, focused on sustainability and social responsibility. Each item is individually tagged with its …
Community Climate Chest (C3)
The Community Climate Chest or ‘C3’ gives households and businesses access to cheaper, tax-deductible GreenPower and carbon offsets on-line, while directing a share of the proceeds to local environmental groups. The not-for-profit C3 scheme offers the community cheaper GreenPower from …