In any ecological survey, there is a chance that a species occupying a site will not be detected during a survey of that site. Georgia Garrard’s research has investigated detectability issues in the Western (Basalt) Plains grassland community on the …
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Brisbane City Council is partnering with Green Building Council of Australia on Green Star Communities. Green Star Communities aims to develop a framework and a tool that assists in the assessment of communities against best practice sustainable benchmarks.
What impact will the debate over sustainable population for Australia have on our existing cities? The 3rd Annual Urban Design Conference will examine how our new cities are conceived and our existing ones are adapted, re-designed and managed.
A combination of climate change and urban growth will push temperatures higher in cities worldwide, say researchers. Dr Richard Betts, a climate scientist at the UK’s Met Office, and colleagues, report their findings in the journal Geophysical Research Letters.