An Equitable And Sustainable Future
Young Australians just want an equitable and sustainable future. 'Drawing together more than 10,000 responses from young Australians, Foundations for Tomorrow is proud to share with you a youth-informed proposal for a more just, equitable and sustainable Australian future.' Awareness to Action: A youth-informed proposal for a more just, equitable and sustainable Australian future. (Foundations For Tomorrow) >
Wondering what you can do about climate change?
'Get involved and take action on these important climate issues.' (Climate Council of Australia, Sydney) >
Breaking the Plastic Wave
Top Findings for Preventing Plastic Pollution. 'First-of-its-kind modeling analysis describes actions needed to stop plastic from entering the ocean.' (The Pew Charitable Trusts, Washington, D.C.) >
Modeling sustainability
Modeling sustainability: population, inequality, consumption, and bidirectional coupling of the Earth and Human Systems. 'Consumption, inequality, and population have increased extremely fast, especially since about 1950, threatening to overwhelm the many critical functions and ecosystems of the Earth System. Changes in the Earth System, in turn, have important feedback effects on the Human System, with costly and potentially serious consequences.' (National Science Review) >
Resilience After a Disaster
Looking After Yourself and Your Family After a Disaster ... 'Most people recover after disasters by drawing on their own strengths and the support of others, and most will gradually rebuild their lives and achieve a sense of wellbeing again. However, some people may go on to develop a psychological problem.' (Australian Red Cross) >
BUSHFIRES and GARDENS
A new book to help gardeners navigate our increasingly flammable world. Published:April 2021 Safer Gardens: Plant Flammability & Planning for Fire by Lesley Corbett >
Sydney Environment Institute
Sydney Environment Institute • Environmental Humanities, • Adaptation, • Justice, • Sustainability, • Food Systems, 'SEI’s purpose is to extend and amplify the scope of the engagement on environmental issues; and to bring together expertise from across disciplines to address key problems in favour of the public good. (Sydney Environment Institute, University of Sydney) >
Centre for Studies of Climate Change Denialism
'Scientific and political awareness of the greenhouse effect and human influence on the climate has existed for over three decades. During the 1980s, there was a strong environmental movement and a political consensus on the issue, but in recent years, climate change denial – denying that changes to the climate are due to human influence on the environment – has increased which makes the case for understanding why this is so.' (Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden) >
Australian Industrial Transformation Institute
'The Australian Industrial Transformation Institute (AITI) is a national leader in industry and workplace innovation research. 'Our multi-disciplinary team undertakes industry, economic and workforce research in response to major change. This includes industry foresighting, demand mapping, value chain analysis and the drivers of successful university/industry collaboration.' >
Optimal Home Design and Construction
Information available both online and in print. > Your Home (Australian Government publication).