This paper presents the empirical evidence of employment distribution in the Adelaide metropolitan region based on analysis of the ‘Working Population Profile’ published for the first time by the Australian Bureau of Statistics as part of Census 2006.

As a result of recent changes to data collection and publication systems by the Australian, Canadian and United States national census agencies, it is now possible to compare urban densities and transport mode shares (for the journey to work) across the three countries’ urban areas on a consistent basis. This paper presents the results of...

This paper provides a theoretical and operational overview of a new integrated urban sustainability assessment framework named as Local area Envisioning and Sustainability Scoring system (LESS).

Aiming to identify a pathway through the education milieu to social capital acquisition for transition towards sustainability in the suburbs, this paper comprises an analysis of sustainability education policies and approaches.

Australian households are throwing out more than $5 billion worth of food each year, more than Australians spend on digital equipment, and more than it costs to run the Australian Army. In addition to the direct financial costs of this waste, the environmental impact associated with excessive greenhouse gas emissions and water use is substantial...