Aside from city states like Singapore and Monaco, Australia is the most urbanised nation on earth. More than three in four of Australians live in the 18 cities of 100,000 people or more. Few other countries have as much need …
Planning and Design for Sustainable Urban Mobility argues that the development of sustainable urban transport systems requires a conceptual leap. The purpose of ‘transportation’ and ‘mobility’ is to gain access to destinations, activities, services and goods. Thus, access is the …
There is considerable evidence to support the links between mental health and well-being and contact with nature, especially through green spaces. Four reports and articles exploring these links and their enhancement are: Beyond Blue to Green: The benefits of contact …
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The new eBook Workbook for Managing Urban Wetlands in Australia published by Sydney Olympic Park Authority contain useful hands-on information about managing urban freshwater and estuarine wetlands. The 5 sections and 28 chapters of the eBook have been contributed by …
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At the opening of the World Forum on Natural Capital in Edinburgh, Scotland, 140 organizations from all over the world released a statement to say “No” to biodiversity offsetting. The statement is open for signatures from organizations, groups, networks, associations, …
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The Climate Council has released the new report Be Prepared: Climate Change and the Australian Bushfire Threat. The top 6 facts from the report are: Climate change is already increasing the risk of bushfires. In southeast Australia the fire season …
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The international community has agreed to limit global warming to below two degrees Celsius. However climate scientists agree that current national emissions targets collectively will not achieve this goal. Instead, the gap between climate science and climate policy is likely …
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The Climate Change Performance Index Results 2014 includes a review of the national and international policies of 58 countries with respect to their efforts to avoid climate change. The selected countries are together responsible for more than 90% of global …
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The Parliament of Australia Parliamentary Library has produced a Timeline of Australian climate change policy. In introducing the timeline, the authors state that “Climate change is a long-term, global problem. Long-term problems generally require stable but flexible policy implementation over …
The role of media is to truthfully report issues to the public. If people are confused or ignorant about potential threats, they cannot be expected to support action to confront them. The Sceptical Climate Part 2: Climate Science in Australian …
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