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Sustainability

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Environmental economics
Conservation funding
Sustainability and the environment
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Working paper

Chasing the honey bee: enhancing leadership for sustainability


This paper explores the ways in which different conceptions of leadership can contribute to the sustainability of economic productivity, social equity and the natural systems and resources upon which all social and economic development depend. The chapter argues that the “honey bee” approach of critical, transformational leadership is most consistent with sustainability. The paper concludes...
Conference paper

Design with nature


The Australian coast is rich in history and is scattered with coastal settlements amongst a contrasting landscape with infinite visual and ecological diversity. These attributes provide the opportunity to create sustainable and resilient settlements, linking the wholeness of a place to the foundation of living in harmony with nature. On the contrary the coastal regions...
Report

Australian environmental-economic accounts, 2014


This publication provides a broad picture of the interactions of the environment with the economy and society of Australia. Introduction The Australian Environmental–Economic Accounts represents the culmination of efforts by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) to develop, implement and regularly produce a set of environmental–economic accounts (‘environmental accounts’). The ABS currently produces a range...
Journal article

The green economy: mythical or meaningful?

This article considers several issues associated with the concept of the green economy. What is the green economy? Where did it come from? Why do some embrace it while others disdain it?
Guide

Growing green guide


The Growing Green Guide has been developed with advice from industry experts and knowledge from academic research, to explain how to create high quality green roofs, walls and facades.