Low carbon precinct
Guide
Guide to low carbon precincts
This document is a resource for anyone planning or assessing new low carbon precincts. Its advice complements existing policy and may be of use to developers, planners, policy makers and the community—anyone who is seeking to understand how to create sustainable urban outcomes.
Literature review
Scoping study (phase 1: interim report): A review of low carbon precincts to identify pathways for mainstreaming sustainable urbanism in Australia
As part of the CRC for Low Carbon Living this scoping paper focuses on the Low Carbon Precincts (Program 2) however, it also examines aspects of how the Engaged Communities (Program 3) can help with the implementation of low carbon precincts e.g. through leadership, governance, construction and real estate, and community / consumer attitudes and...
Conference paper
A review of international low carbon precincts to identify pathways for mainstreaming sustainable urbanism in Australia
This paper describes six international ‘low carbon precinct’ case studies to show how they were able to overcome barriers surrounding sustainable urbanism.