This paper explores the extent of infrastructure provision issues and tries to identify the actual costs of provision in different situations.

Using census data and vehicle purchase and running cost data, a model is developed which analyses the proportion of household income devoted to housing and transport for specific locations within the metropolitan areas of Adelaide.

The inexorable rise of sea levels as a result of runaway global greenhouse emissions is beginning to gain traction as an issue for both the Australian federal government and coastal planning authorities. This paper reports on research designed to develop a tool to assist local...

This paper examines the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fourth Assessment Report and the implications this will have on Australia's climate change mitigation, particularly in southern Australia.

Mechanisms for transitioning towards a low carbon economy include technological shifts, policy development and programs that require changes in behaviour. Arguably, local councils are well positioned to drive some or all of these.