Heat islands are urban and suburban areas that are significantly warmer than their surroundings. Traditional, highly absorptive construction materials and a lack of effective landscaping are their main causes. Heat island problems, in terms of increased energy consumption, reduced air …
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Urban Microclimate explores how the quality of life of millions of people living in cities could be improved if the form of the city were to evolve in a manner appropriate to its climatic context. This new book advises that …
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Food sensitive planning and urban design (FSPUD) recognises that access to healthy, sustainable and equitable food is an essential part of achieving liveable communities. The new resource – Food Sensitive Planning and Urban Design: A conceptual framework for achieving a …
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The Griffith University Urban Research Program (URP) paper Climate change adaptation in urban systems: Strategies for planning regimes investigates how urban planning regimes can use professional tools to develop climate change adaptation strategies in plan-making, development management, urban design and …
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The authors of the Griffith University Urban Research Program (URP) paper The principles of public transport network planning: A review of the emerging literature with select examples examine the inter-relationships between land-use planning and public transport provision. The paper is …
Spreading urbanisation and population growth are putting pressure on agricultural lands on the fringes of Sydney. The NSW Parliamentary Library Research Service e-brief Agriculture in the Sydney Region: historical and current perspectives presents an overview of the history of policies …
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In the 21st century, more than ever before, cities around the world depend on the knowledge of their citizens, their institutions and their firms and enterprises. The Third Knowledge City World Summit, held in Melbourne in November 2010, aimed to …
The aims of this Birds Australia workshop in western Sydney on 8 February 2011 are: To engage in dialogue with the development industry and encourage some cross-sectoral collaboration about biodiversity issues To raise knowledge about urban biodiversity and residential development …
The Queensland State Planning Policy for Healthy Waters (SPP) and the State Planning Policy Guideline for Healthy Waters were approved in October 2010 and will become effective from 28 February 2011. This will allow for information sessions to be conducted …
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Produced by the Committee for Melbourne, the Melbourne Beyond 5 Million reports argue that growth is inevitable and that the challenge, therefore, is to ensure that there is better planning for this growth.