The Victorian Government is introducing a new approach to conserve biodiversity in Melbourne’s growth areas. The Conservation Strategies for Melbourne’s Growth Areas build on the strategic approach of the Melbourne Strategic Assessment, which evaluated the impacts of the expansion of the Urban Growth Boundary and associated transport infrastructure on matters of national environmental significance protected under the Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act). Public comments are invited on the draft Biodiversity Conservation Strategy and Sub-regional Species Strategies, with submissions closing at 5pm on Tuesday 20 December 2011.
The OECD Towards Green Growth strategy provides a practical framework for governments in developed and developing countries to seize opportunities that arise when the economy and the environment work together. The strategy includes tools for delivering green growth, guidance for policy makers and indicators for monitoring progress.
On Friday 13 May 2011, the Australian Government Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities released Sustainable Australia – Sustainable Communities, A Sustainable Population Strategy for Australia. The aim of the strategy is to help ensure that future population change is compatible with the economic, environmental and social wellbeing of Australia.
How can we transform and future-proof the post-industrial city through strategies of architectural and urban design? The Principles of Green Urbanism advises that the answer is to use an energy-efficient, zero-carbon model based on renewable energy sources and renewable building typologies. The book presents different models for sustainable urban growth, based on the principles of ‘Green Urbanism’.
Produced by the Committee for Melbourne, the Melbourne Beyond 5 Million reports argue that growth is inevitable and that the challenge, therefore, is to ensure that there is better planning for this growth. Read the rest of this entry »
Australia’s major urban water utilities through the Water Services Association of Australia (WSAA) have released a report which assesses the volume of water required to meet population projections in Australia’s major cities over the next 50 years. To download the report visit WSAA – Occassional Paper 25.
In any ecological survey, there is a chance that a species occupying a site will not be detected during a survey of that site. Georgia Garrard’s research has investigated detectability issues in the Western (Basalt) Plains grassland community on the northern and western fringes of Melbourne in close proximity to Melbourne’s urban growth boundary, where there is continual pressure for development. Read the rest of this entry »
The Western Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils Ltd (WSROC) invites you to attend the National Population Summit
to be held on Tuesday 20 July 2010 from 8.45 am to 4.30 pm at the Casula Powerhouse, 1 Casula Road, Casula. Please RSVP by Tuesday 13 July 2010. Read the rest of this entry »