The Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI) has published the new report Environmental Sustainability: understanding the attitudes and behaviour of Australian households. This report describes research that aimed to understand the water and energy use and waste reduction attitudes and practices of Australian households and how these have changed over time. Although there is a growing body of research investigating the determinants of household sustainability practices and interventions that can positively impact on them, very little of this research has been conducted in the Australian context and there is no systematic examination of how the key socio-demographic variables of tenure, household composition and household income influence household sustainability practices.
Green Street is a social network helping people to become more sustainable in their homes or workplaces:
The Australian Conservation Foundation’s GreenHome program is a pioneering environmental education program that works with communities to find individual and collective solutions to environmental issues.
The City of Sydney is conducting a City Farm Feasibility Study to investigate potential sites for a city farm, research best practice and consult with the community about what a city farm in central Sydney should look like. City Farms are large demonstration sites designed to educate residents, businesses and schools about sustainable living in an interactive setting. To find out how you can be involved visit the City Farm Feasibility Study webpage.
The latest edition of the Sustainability: Science, Practice, & Policy e-journal is now available and includes the editorial ‘Sustainability science: the emerging paradigm and the ecology of cities’. Read the rest of this entry »
The Sustainable Illawarra project has produced the excellent Sustainable Living Guide and Sustainable Shopping Guide resources. Read the rest of this entry »