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Conference paper
A citizen science approach to obtain quantitative measurements of urban agriculture inputs and outputs in Melbourne
There are many advocates and critics of urban agriculture’s role in a sustainable food system but little quantitative data, potentially due the difficulties in collecting it. Urban food production is an example of a distributed system intrinsically linked to urban farmers and urban lifestyles and...
Conference paper
Behaviour change via social sanctions and shared electricity
Applying behaviour change methods to reduce home energy consumption has resulted in varying outcomes and also conservation effects that were short-lived. Some of the more promising treatments included In Home Energy Displays (IHDs) and home energy bills with comparisons to unknown others - for individual...
Conference paper
Modular system approach for modelling socio-technical transitions towards alternative energy infrastructures in urban areas
Reducing greenhouse gas emissions (GHGE) in urban energy systems requires the implementation of alternative infrastructure configurations across different geographical, technical and social scales. Furthermore, alternative configurations may improve systems resilience and democratization of service provision.
Report
Melbourne's food future: planning a resilient city food bowl
Melbourne is surrounded by a highly productive foodbowl that currently grows a wide variety of fresh foods, but it faces challenges: