Cities and towns
Report
Sustainable Australia 2013: conversations with the future
Sustainable Australia Report 2013: conversations with the future provides a picture of Australia - what we look like and who we are. It tells the story of how we have changed as a nation over the last 30 years. We have made great progress in many areas. Australians are living longer, our health and levels...
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The capacities of private developers in urban climate change adaptation
Abstract The urban environment is particularly exposed to climate impacts, due to a range of factors, such as its geographical location, spatial immobility, and high population. The urban development industry relates to climate change because the built environment itself has climate impacts; the location and scale of development products influence the degree to which users...
Discussion paper
Knowledge city: the difference an in-house research team made to a council
The Australian Centre of Excellence in Local Government discusses the value of the City of Melbourne’s research capacity. • Foreword Apart from the direct value of knowing the City Research story itself, the benefit of presenting these perspectives is in their contribution to an ongoing discussion about the offerings of research taking place inside local...
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Urban food security, urban resilience and climate change
Abstract Food security is increasingly recognised as a problem in developed countries like Australia as well as in developing countries of the global south, and as a problem facing cities and urban populations in these countries. Despite producing more food than is consumed in Australia, certain groups in particular, places are finding it increasingly difficult...