Greenheart Project is creating the world’s first completely open source small-scale, solar-sail cargo ship. Not the traditional, square-rigged tall ship of the nineteenth century, but a completely modern, efficient, cooperative trading vessel, powered by the sun and the wind alone. …
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The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) report Assessing Global Land Use: Balancing Consumption with Sustainable Supply explores how the management of land-based biomass production and consumption can be developed towards a higher degree of sustainability across different scales. Specifically, it …
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We’re overusing the earth’s finite resources, and yet excessive consumption is failing to improve our lives. The book Enough Is Enough lays out a visionary but realistic alternative to the perpetual pursuit of economic growth – an economy where the …
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After decades of unchecked sprawl, more people than ever are moving back to the city. Dense urban living has been prescribed as a panacea for the environmental and resource crises of our time. But is it better or worse for …
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As we begin to address global challenges such as climate change, peak oil and over-population it is becoming apparent that we must re-orientate our society towards lower energy availability. This means that in the future, we will need to live …
The Green Building Council Australia (GBCA) Green Star – Performance rating tool assesses the operational performance of buildings allowing owners and managers to identify opportunities for improvement and make informed decisions about how to generate greater efficiencies and reduce the …
The new book The Design Charrette – Ways to Envision Sustainable Futures was written to support community involvement in the design process, to help prevent negative outcomes that can result from a top-down design approach. The book includes sections on …
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Wishing you and yours a very happy and safe festive season, and the very best for the new year ahead. Please think about not only the environmental impacts of your celebrations, gifts and travels, but also the benefits you could …
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 …
The Ideas for Sustainability blog is written by Professor Joern Fischer and his collaborators. They use it to share exciting new ideas with the world, and to reflect on issues of sustainability and global change. Their aim is to engage …