Responding to concerns about adverse environmental impacts of amenity migration on the rural-urban fringe (Abrams et al., 2012), this paper poses the question: is the rural residential estate (RRE) a settlement space where humans can improve ways of living with nonhuman nature?

This paper critically assesses New Zealand’s legislative and policy framework for climate change mitigation, using New Zealand's largest city Auckland as a case study.

Since early 2012 all governments have been cutting back their investments in climate change adaptation. This paper explores the paradox of a declining response in the face of an increasing risk in the Gold Coast

This paper presents results of an equity analysis of impacts of the Victorian Energy Saver Incentive (VESI) scheme and shows the extent to which savings are being achieved in relatively disadvantaged and advantaged areas of Melbourne.

This research paper aims to explore the potential to improve the role and effectiveness of urban planning in decreasing disaster risk. It suggests that risks associated with disasters will be reduced if certain urban planning and disaster management theories and practices are integrated, focussing particularly upon citizens’ participation in the processes of planning.