Conference paper
Towards heat resilience in the built environment: case studies in Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide
Thermally uncomfortable outdoor environments can significantly affect liveability of cities. Australia is likely to experience between 0.6 °C and 3.8 °C increase in temperature by the end of the 21st century. In warmer climates, increased demand for indoor air-conditioning results in higher energy demand and greater waste heat production. Anthropogenic heat production in the built...
Conference paper
Developing multi-unit housing without developers. Or, “without a developer, who does the … … … ?”
Motivated by discontent with the quality, design, and cost of speculative multi-unit housing provision in Australia, households and professionals alike are increasingly seeking alternatives. Recent years have seen an increase in the number and university of households seeking to collectively self-develop multi-unit housing in our inner cities. Housing projects have formed from ground-up movements, professional...
Report
Higher education outcomes for Indigenous Australians: enablers and constraints to participation
This report presents the methods and findings from the second and third phases of the project for the fifth case study institution.
Report
Fresh water literacies: transdisciplinary learning for place and eco justice
The aim of the Fresh Water Literacies Project was to build on primary aged students' understanding of the importance and finite availability of natural resources.
Report
Rural and regional mobilities: exploring the impact of (im)mobilities in rural & regional communities
Like larger urban populations, rural and regional communities have also experienced significant changes with increasing forms of mobility across a number of areas involving rural-to-rural, rural-to-urban, urban-to-rural or international-to-rural migration.