Sustainable House Day is celebrating its 10th year, and the event will continue to showcase some of Australia’s most sustainable homes to the public as millions of Australians continue to embrace renewable energy, recycling, and other practices suitable to their …
The 2011 Government Sustainability Conference will provide local and state government professionals and representatives of government agencies with comprehensive analysis and advice about how to ingrain environmentally sustainable policies and practices within their organisations and the communities they serve. This …
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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 2011 NSW Environmental Education Conference aims to bring together environmental educators from across NSW to explore contemporary issues concerning awareness of and action on global, national and local environmental sustainability issues, with a focus on this year’s conference theme …
30th NSW Environmental Education Conference 26-27 Sep 2011 Sydney Read more »
On 18 May 2011, the Australian Government Minister for Infrastructure and Transport released Our Cities, Our Future – A National Urban Policy for a productive, sustainable and liveable future. Our Cities, Our Future sets in place the Australian Government’s objectives …
In our fast-changing urban world, the impacts of social and environmental change on children are often overlooked. Children and their Urban Environment examines these impacts in detail, looking at the key activities, spaces and experiences children have and how these …
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In order to be more sustainable, tertiary education institutions need to embed principles of sustainability into all aspects of core business. From learning and teaching, to campus operations and community engagement, there is little about an institution that should not …
Permaculture is a design system for creating sustainable human environments. It is about designing households and communities that are productive, sustaining and largely self reliant and have minimal impact on the environment. National Permaculture Day 1 May 2011 is a …
The Wollongong Harvest Festival on Sunday 15 May 2011 is a community festival to celebrate local food production, backyard food growing and sustainable food production and consumption. The 2010 Harvest Festival was a great success, attracting over 1500 local residents.
How can we transform and future-proof the post-industrial city through strategies of architectural and urban design? The Principles of Green Urbanism advises that the answer is to use an energy-efficient, zero-carbon model based on renewable energy sources and renewable building …
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