Posts Tagged ‘Research’
Link to Food Matters paper by Prof John Whitelegg et al
Posted in Research by Ferne Edwards on November 27th, 2008
Another recent guest to Australia was Professor John Whitelegg from the Stockholm Environment Institute who spoke at the GAMUT “Low carbon transport for our cities workshop symposium“, the Sustainable Cities Round Table on Healthy Cities, and at the Growers and Eaters Forum. Mentioned in one of his presentations was his work in the document, “Food Matters: Towards a Strategy for the 21st Century“. To view this document visit http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/strategy/work_areas/food_policy.aspx.
Tags: food policy, Research, strategy document, sustainable food system
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Paper on Hope, despair and transformation: Climate change and the promotion of mental health and wellbeing
Posted in Research by Ferne Edwards on November 25th, 2008
Following on from the recent Sustainable Cities Round Table on the topic of Healthy Cities, this research paper published in the International Journal of Mental Health Systems explores the relationship between climate change and mental health. This abstract was recently listed on Australian Policy Online. To access the full text click here.
Hope, despair and transformation: Climate change and the promotion of mental health and wellbeing
Jessica G Fritze, Grant A Blashki, Susie Burke and John Wiseman / International Journal of Mental Health Systems
The authors argue that:
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Tags: climate change, health, healthy cities, mental health, Research, well being
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Accredited Sustainability Courses from the National Centre for Sustainability at Swinburne
Posted in Research by Ferne Edwards on November 21st, 2008
I’m often asked by Sustainable Melbourne readers about where they can learn about sustainability at a university level. The information below about courses in sustainability from Swinburne should be of some help! If you’d like to add other related courses at different institutions please do - comments are welcome in the box below this post.
Applications are now open for the Diploma of Sustainability and the Graduate Certificate in Sustainability offered by the National Centre for Sustainability at Swinburne. Places are limited. For further information visit http://www.swinburne.edu.au/ncs.
Diploma of Sustainability
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Tags: education, higher education, national centre for sustainability, Research, sustainability, swinburne, university courses
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Climate Change Conference papers online
Posted in Research by Ferne Edwards on November 20th, 2008
Free climate change conference ONLINE at http://www.climate2008.net. Everyone can view about 200 papers at this online conference on climate change hosted by Hamburg University.
The aims of the Conference “Climate 2008/ Klima 2008″ (now no longer accepting papers) were:
- to introduce the latest findings on scientific research on climate change, including elements related to its environmental, social, economic and policy aspects;
- to introduce projects and other initiatives being undertaken in both industrialised and developing countries by universities and scientific institutions, government bodies, NGOs and other stakeholders;
- to discuss the problems, barriers, challenges and chances and potentials related to sustainability research projects in general in Europe;
Tags: climate change, online conference, Research
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REVIEW: Challenging “politics as usual” - Climate Code Red
Posted in Research by Ferne Edwards on November 19th, 2008
This review was recently published on Australian Policy Online. To see the original document visit REVIEW: Challenging “politics as usual” .
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Climate Code Red: The Case for Emergency Action |
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Variability and trends in the Australian wave climate and consequent coastal vulnerability
Posted in Research by Maeztri on November 14th, 2008
This abstract was recently listed on Australian Policy Online. To see the original document visit Variability and trends in the Australian wave climate and consequent coastal vulnerability
Variability and trends in the Australian wave climate and consequent coastal vulnerability
M. A. Hemer and others / CSIRO for the Department of Climate Change
Posted: 27-10-2008
Changing wind systems projected to occur with climate change will alter the surface ocean wave energy felt on Australia’s coasts. These changes must be quantified in order to assess the ocean wave resources available for renewable energy generation, and to determine how any changes will affect Australia’s coastal infrastructure and environment. The Department of Climate Change and CSIRO Wealth from Oceans National Research Flagship funded this study to describe Australia’s ocean wave climate and identify the trends and year-to-year changes in Australia’s offshore wave climate, including an estimate of the range of the extremes. Possible impacts of changing ocean waves in the coastal zone are: • coastal inundation during severe storm events through the combined effects of sea-level rise, storm surge, and ocean waves. • chronic coastal erosion brought about by large wave events, or changes in wave direction shifting coastal sand and sediment • sea-bed disturbance impacting sub-tidal habitats. The study has the effects of increasing our understanding of the potential impacts of these processes. Additionally, the study has quantified the wave power in Australian waters available for electricity generation, which has the potential to reduce emissions and reduce any negative impacts of climate change.
To read the full document download Variability and trends in the Australian wave climate and consequent coastal vulnerability.
Tags: climate change, coastal environment, energy, Research, vulnerability
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Post your sustainability events, initiatives, research & even questions for free DIRECTLY on SustainableMelbourne.com!
Posted in Seeking, Sustainable Cities Round Tables, Visions by Ferne Edwards on October 1st, 2008
This is to reminder that you are welcome to post your sustainability events, initiatives, research & even questions & ideas for free DIRECTLY on SustainableMelbourne.com!
SustainableMelbourne.com is a communications hub for re-inventing Melbourne as ecologically, socially and culturally sustainable. This blog serves to to deliver information, to connect people and projects, to accelerate the city’s transformation. Since it’s beginning just over a year ago, SustainableMelbourne.com has drastically grown its readership to receive international recognition. By posting your sustainability events, research & even questions & ideas on this site, your post may also be selected to feature in the Sustainable Melbourne Newsletter which has a growing audience based of over 1,300 people based locally in Melbourne!
To contribute a post click here and follow the instructions. If you have any problems posting your data please contact either:
Ferne Edwards, Project co-ordinator & site moderator at fedwards @unimelb.edu.au or
Simon DAlfonso, Technical support at dals @unimelb.edu.au.
Tags: Events, promotion of sustainability events, Research, website
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Metropolitan Strategies in Australia Research Paper
Posted in Research by Devin Maeztri on September 22nd, 2008
You might find the following research paper from the CITYFUTURES Research Centre useful for your own research!
The CITYFUTURES Research Centre has just released Metropolitan Strategies in Australia, City Futures Research Paper No 9, by Dr Raymond Bunker.
The Research Paper brings together four papers written to review metropolitan strategies in Australia released over the last six years for the state capital cities of Sydney, Melbourne, South East Queensland (Greater Brisbane), Adelaide and Perth. The four papers do not form a unified whole with a common template, rather they mark an evolution in discussion from Sydney to all the other strategies. More importantly they show an extension in the ambit of the discussion. The first three papers review strategies in their own terms. The last paper presents a more radical view about how metropolitan strategies might evolve to shape the spatial outcomes of - and influences on – the policies needed to address the crucial issues and challenges facing Australia’s cities and regions.
Tags: cities, community, environmental impact, Policies, Research, social impact, urban community
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