Current transport planning methods do not deliver accessibility in a sustainable way - a phenomenon illustrated by the dominance of road construction as a means to provide access in cities. Sally Campbell and Stuart White propose a comprehensive evaluation methodology for investment decisions aimed at improving urban accessibility - integrated resource planning (IRP) for transport...

This paper provides details of a preliminary least cost planning assessment carried out for Canberra, as part of the development of a fifty-year Water Resources Strategy. In the assessment a suite of options consisting of demand management, source substitution, reuse and supply were developed to determine how to satisfy water demand requirements for the projected...

This paper provides details and the results of an evaluation study carried out on the largest residential demand management program in Australia, the Sydney Water Corporation's 'Every Drop Counts' residential retrofit program. The evaluation measured the water savings of program participants and compared them to a control group. Significant savings were found from statistical analysis...

This paper, presented at the 2nd IWA Leading Edge Conference on Sustainability in Water Limited Environments in Sydney in November 2004, argues that there are three demand management responses to imbalances in water demand and supply: conserve water, substitute potable water with a different source, and augment existing supplies. Of these, water conservation is both...

This paper, presented at the 2nd IWA Leading Edge Conference on Sustainability in Water Limited Environments in Sydney in November 2004, argues that while infrastructure provides the life-blood of our cities - enabling us to congregate in large numbers, delivering our needs and wants, removing our wastes - the pressures on existing infrastructures are significant...