The last edition of HNRRP e-news discussed how the Hawkesbury-Nepean River Recovery Program is meeting one of its key objectives – the prevention of an estimated 48.2 tonnes of nutrients (nitrogen and phosphorus) entering the Hawkesbury-Nepean river system each year. …
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The Global Reports on Human Settlements provide authoritative and up-to-date assessments of conditions and trends in the world’s cities and other human settlements. Written in clear non-technical language and supported by informative graphics, case studies and extensive statistical data, these …
The Griffith University Urban Research Program (URP) paper Public transport network planning in Australia: Assessing current practice in Australia’s five largest cities investigates the performance of Australia’s urban public transport networks and institutional structures against the theory of public transport …
The Review of urban water quality regulation in Australia report sets out three reform options to ensure Australia’s water sector maintains its strong record in delivering safe drinking water to our towns and cities. The report finds that Australia’s urban …
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The new book Computer Modelling for Sustainable Urban Design – Physical Principles, Methods and Applications directly addresses the physics of urban sustainability and how urban sustainability may be modelled and optimised. Starting with an introduction to the importance and key …
The Atlas of Living Australia (ALA) project is building a biodiversity information platform to provide scientists and others with the information they need now and in decades to come. To achieve this, the ALA and its partners are making a …
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Wild Backyards is a partnership between Queensland Museum, the Atlas of Living Australia and Quest Newspapers to encourage the general public to become more aware about their very own wild backyards. Wild Backyards makes it easy for people to identify …
CERES – Centre for Education and Research in Environmental Strategies, is an award winning, not-for-profit, environment and education centre and urban farm located by the Merri Creek in East Brunswick, Melbourne. Built on a decommissioned municipal tip that was once …
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The CCS seminar: The Social Life of Pesticides: the Future of Urban Agriculture and Biodiversity in the Hawkesbury-Nepean River addresses the ‘social life’ of pesticides in the Hawkesbury region at Sydney’s western fringe, where land use is dominated by small-scale …
National Whale Day was launched in 2008 by IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare) as a day for all Australians to celebrate their love of whales, as well as draw attention to some of the threats they face today, which …
Australia’s Fourth National Whale Day 2 July 2011 Read more »