Edited by the Institute for Social Research, Swinburne University of Technology

New Research

Low Carbon Growth Plan for Australia

16 March 2010This report provides an economy-wide blueprint for how Australia can achieve an ambitious reduction in greenhouse gas emissions while building a growing low-carbon economy.
State of Australian cities 2010

State of Australian cities 2010

08 March 2010This report draws together existing data and information across a range of economic, social and environmental parameters to provide a national snapshot of the 17 Australian cities with populations over 100,000 at the 2006 Census.

Aviation white paper: an overview

05 March 2010On 16 December 2009, the Government released its aviation white paper: the most comprehensive statement of the Government’s aviation policy. This paper examines some of the features.

Cost of road crashes in Australia 2006

19 February 2010Road crashes impose large costs on society and substantial investments are made in infrastructure and safety programs to reduce road trauma. This report presents new estimates of the cost of road crashes for 2006.
Adapting to climate change in Australia

Adapting to climate change in Australia

19 February 2010This paper outlines the Australian government’s role in adaptation, which includes building community resilience and establishing the right conditions for people to adapt; taking climate change into account in the management of Commonwealth assets and programs; providing sound scientific information; and leading national reform.

Australia's environment: issues and trends, Jan 2010

15 February 2010This report presents a snapshot of environmental issues affecting Australia. The 2010 edition also includes a feature article on the issue of climate change, and what it means for Australia.

Climate change

Dry days down under: Australia and the world water crisis

19 March 2010This US paper explores the historical and global contexts of the current Australian drought.

Urban planning

Dwelling, land and neighbourhood use by older home owners

Dwelling, land and neighbourhood use by older home owners

15 March 2010This study considers the social and economic implications for the housing needs of older people, the efficiency of housing stock use and the suitability of housing land and neighbourhood design for the needs of an ageing society.

Commentary

London transported

09 February 2010The congestion charge has helped make London work better for commuters, writes Frank Bongiorno in Inside Story

Never mind the security, what about the shops?

18 January 2010The federal government's aviation white paper leaves important questions unanswered, writes Rob Freestone

Trouble in the city

22 October 2009If you want to find out what’s happening in Australia’s cities today, don’t go to the glossy planning documents, writes Peter Spearritt in Inside Story

Audio

Housing for millions

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27 November 2009Planning for happy cities, when you're also jamming in millions more people, is politically tricky.

Integrated transport for a connected city

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21 September 2009This presentation raises some of the key transport issues facing Australian cities and Ken Livingstone, former mayor of London, reveals the triumphs and challenges of transforming London's transport system.

Video

Examining the gap between science and policy

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05 October 2009This presentation to the Western Australian Government Department of Food and Agriculture explores the way science informs policy for adapting to climate change.

Housing

The Brotherhood's social barometer: living the second fifty years

09 March 2010The fourth Social Barometer examines the extent of disadvantage among older Australians through indicators of people’s capabilities covering eight key dimensions of life, including employment, income, health, housing, safety and social participation.

Websites

Transport Research Knowledge Centre (Europe)

01 June 2009The TRKC web portal makes transport research results and best practices from the European Research Area more accessible - free of charge.  It shows how research can help Europe achieve sustainable mobility.  For in-depth information, you can consult programme and project profiles.  For a wider view, you can  look at thematic reports and policy brochures.  Share your experience with others, by submitting project reports, relevant web links or event announcements.  

Social research in transport (SORT) clearinghouse

07 April 2009A free web based international research clearinghouse to increase knowledge and learning in the transport profession about research relating to social issues in passenger transport. The clearinghouse collates research reports focussing on social issues such as disadvantage and inequality. Researchers can search the database to find and access reports, sign up to a newsletter providing updates on new research reports or submit research to be included on the system.

Events

Conference
25 Mar 2010 - 9:00am - 26 Mar 2010 - 5:00pm
Canberra
Conference
31 Mar 2010
Sydney

Books

Racial Folly: A twentieth-century Aboriginal family

Racial Folly: A twentieth-century Aboriginal family

  • Gordon Briscoe
  • ANU E Press
A memoir and history of an Aboriginal family living under the race laws, practices and policies of Australia in the twentieth century.
Darwin's Armada: How four voyagers to Australasia won the battle for evolution and changed the world

Darwin's Armada: How four voyagers to Australasia won the battle for evolution and changed the world

  • Iain McCalman
  • Penguin Australia
Darwin's Armanda is both a gripping adventure story and a brilliantly enlightening work of history, for the first time portraying the Darwinian revolution as a collective enterprise forged in Australasia.

Noticeboard

23 June 2009

The National Household Consumption Survey is open to all Australian residents until 30 June 2009.

Policy Guides

The Climate Action Network Australia has prepared seven summary sheets to provide a clear track through the climate negotiations of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

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