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Selected sustainability-related papers and reports from isr and QUT researchers.
2010 papers and reports
Impacts and adaptation response of infrastructure and communities to heatwaves: the southern Australian experience of 2009 an initiative of NCCARF – National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility, funded by the Commonwealth Government of Australia.
Case study report synthesising and integrating reports and material related to the late January/early February heatwave in southern Australia in 2009.
ISR, QUT (2010)
2009 papers and reports
Queensland Environmental practise Reporter: Managing the Winds of Change
Report highlighting the important contributions that the‘Mulgrave’ plant species makes to environmental management in Queensland.
Gane, M. (2009/2010)
2008 papers and reports
The Essential Role of Law in Facilitating an Effective Carbon Trading Scheme - The Brisbane Institute
isr affiliated Researcher Dr. Nicola Durrant discusses problems with the effectiveness of a carbon trading scheme, and that there is still a lot of work to be done in the scheme's legalities.
Durrant, N. (1st October 2008)
Measurement Uncertainty for Microbiological Analyses
Article by Professor James Smith describing how to estimate Measurement Uncertainty (MU) in the typical water microbiology laboratory.
Smith, J. (September 2008)
A future in the past: urban agroforestry systems in future planned urban settlements in Kiribati, a Pacific case study - thesis by isr affiliated student Andrew East
This research uses a mixed methods case study approach to investigate the potential role of
food producing urban agroforestry systems in future planned urban settlements in Kiribati.
East, A. (2008)
2007 papers and reports
Soil Health Manual User Guide 2007
Healthy Soils publication presenting a user guide for the soil health kit, used for effective soil management.
Healthy Soils (2007)
Wheat Production Systems and Climate
Grace, P., Jamieson, P. and Porter J. (4th November 2007)
Queensland Energy and Climate Change, Options for an environmentally sustainable energy system
QSEIDG publication presenting information on climate change and energy issues in Queensland, and recommendations for better sustainability.
QSEIDG (11th August 2007)
Energy and Climate Change Forum: "ClimateSmart 2050, Energy Initiatives"
Presentation by Dermott Tiernan from the Queensland Government Department of Mines and Energy, which displays the initiatives of the QLD government for 2007 in dealing with greenhouse emissions reduction by 2050.
Tiernan, D. and QSEIDG (23rd July 2007)
Energy and Climate Change Forum: Energy Policy and Building Codes
Presentation by Dr David Mills from Building Codes Queensland, which presents energy saving and environmentally friendly devices for buildings, as well as sustainable government policy for buildings.
Mills, D. and QSEIDG (23rd July 2007)
Energy and Climate Change Forum: Pricing and decision-making in the Australian electricity sector: Towards sustainability?
Presentation by Dr Chris Riedy from the Institute for Sustainable Futures, which presents a look at case studies, policy, subsidies, and emission trading which will effect the pricing and decisions within the electricity sector.
Riedy, C. and QSEIDG (23rd July 2007)
Transport and Climate Change Forum: BCC's Climate Change and Energy Taskforce
Presentation by Scott Losee from Maunsell & Aecom, which discusses transport aspects of Brisbane City Council's Final Report 'A Call for Action', as well as the Counil's repsonse.
Losee, S. and QSEIDG (23rd July 2007)
Transport and Climate Change Forum: Setting the Scene: Climate Change and Transport in Qld
Presentation by Dr Joe Scanlan from the Climate Change Centre of Excellence, which displays the QLD Government's response in tackling climate change with respect to transport issues and emissions.
Scanlan, J. and QSEIDG (23rd July 2007)
Transport and Climate Change Forum: Tomorrow's Climate, Today's Change
Presentation by Rachel Smith from Sinclair Knight Merz, which presents various case studies and ways, the government, businesses and individuals can use the car less for transport, and therefore produce less greenhouse emissions.
Smith, R. and QSEIDG (23rd July 2007)
Transport and Climate Change Forum: Transport and Climate Change: Reasons, Resources, Responses
Presentation by Dr Richard Brown from the QUT, which studies ethanol fuel blends and their effects on vehicle engines.
Brown, R. and QSEIDG (23rd July 2007)
Transport and Climate Change Forum: "Transport subsidies & climate change"
Presentation by Dr Chris Riedy from the Institute for Sustainable Futures, which studies the in-depth outcomes of fuel subsidies and their impact on transport emissions in Australia.
Riedy, C. and QSEIDG (23rd July 2007)
Review of CSIRO Report - "Assessment of economic and technical viability of renewable energy options in Queensland (2007-2015) with particular reference to niche regional opportunities"
Review of a report by the CSIRO, produced by the Queensland Sustainable Energy Industry Development Group. The report covers the potential of renewable energy technologies in Queensland.
Berrill, T. & QSEIDG (20th July 2007)
Climate Change and Energy, The role of education and action
Educational presentation on sustainability produced by the Queensland Sustainable Energy Industry Development Group (QSEIDG). Presented to Jindalee State School.
Miller, W. & QSEIDG (9th July 2007)
Public Understanding of Carbon Sequestration in Australia:
Socio-Demographic Predictors of Knowledge, Engagement
and Trust
Buys, L. Bell, L. & Miller, E.(2007)
Climate Smart Adaptation and the Energy Industry, Queensland Sustainable Energy Industry Development Group
QSEIDG publication responding to the QLD government's discussion paper Climate Smart Adaptation: What does climate change mean for you?.
QSEIDG (2007)
Regulating climate change emergent law, liabilities and the markets (Poster)
Durrant, N. (2007)
Seminar: "Climate change and food production - what we really need to worry about!"
QSEIDG (2007)
2006 papers and reports
Research:
Information technology and sustainable change within the domain
of local practice
Barnett, K. Buys, L. & Ibrahim, R. (4th December 2006)
Update on Environmental Banking, Publication of proceedings of fourth edition of Sundown Seminar Series 2006
Lavery, H. Gane, M. (8th June 2006)
A Critical Review of Some Recent Australian Regional Climate Reports
Mclean, J. (2006)
Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change
Stern, N. (2006)
2005 papers and reports
The 'New Queenslander': A Contemporary Environmentally Sustainable Timber House Stage 1 - Report on the Development of the New Queenslander Construction System
Centre for Subtropical Design, Timber Queensland Ltd, QUT Institute for Sustainable Resources (27th-30th September 2005)
The 'New Queenslander': A Contemporary Environmentally Sustainable Timber House Stage 2 - Report on the Development of Six Residential Prototypes
Centre for Subtropical Design and Timber Queensland Ltd (July 2005)
Celestial Climate Driver: A Perspective from Four Billion Years of the Carbon Cycle
Veizer, J. (March 2005)
Sustainable Buildings
Boyle, C.A. (30th January 2005)
The Triple Bottom Line Approach to Property Performance Evaluation
Boyd, T. and Kimmet, P. (23rd-27th January 2005)
Modeling of Solar Contribution and Energy Savings of Domestic Solar Hot Water Systems in Brisbane
Analysis by T. Berril, from the now non-operational QSEIDG, of the performance of the most commonly sold solar water heating system in Brisbane, using the F-chart simulation method.
Berrill, T. & QSEIDG (18th January 2005)
Principles of Subtropical Design for Detached Houses
Bligh Voller Nield and Centre for Subtropical Design (2005)
Response to the South-East Queensland Draft Regional Plan
Hockings, J. Choy, D. Seto, J. and Kennedy, R. (2005)
Sustainable Development: Mapping Different Approaches
Hopwood, B., Mellor, M. and O’Brien, G. (2005)
Sustainable Building Strategy: Assessing Existing Building Stock
Wood, B. (2005)
The 'New Queenslander': A Contemporary Environmentally Sustainable Timber House
Kennedy, R. Hockings, E. Kai, C. and Addison, R. (2005)
pre 2005 papers and reports
Sustainable Life Cycle Management: Indicators to Assess the Sustainability of Engineering Projects and Technologies
Brent, A.C. and Labuschagne, C. (11th-24th July 2004)
Sustainable NREL: Laboratory Life Cycle Assessment of Environmental Footprint
Huffnagle, S. and Westby, R. (28th June 2004)
Incentives for Innovative Sustainable Development through Statutory Planning and Development Regulation in a Subtropical Climate
Bajracharya, B. Kennedy, R. Miller, A. and O’Hare, D. (June 2004)
An Institutional Understanding of Triple Bottom Line Evaluations and the use of Social and Environmental Metrics
Kimmet, P. and Boyd, T. (25th - 28th January 2004)
Global Warming And Climate Change
Guide by the now non-operational Queensland Sustainable Energy Industry Development Group, presenting educational activities to investigate the effects of climate change and global warming.
QSEIDG (2004)
Headwater Deforestation: a Challenge for Environmental Management
Haigh, M.J., Jansky, L. and Hellin, J. (2004)
Passive Solar Building Design
Guide by the now non-operational Queensland Sustainable Energy Industry Development Group, presenting practical activities to investigate the main design principles that effect the thermal comfort of buildings.
QSEIDG (2004)
Photovoltaics: Solar Electricity
Guide by the now non-operational Queensland Sustainable Energy Industry Development Group, presenting educational activities to investigate the effects of electricity produced by solar power.
QSEIDG (2004)
Solar Cooking
Guide by the now non-operational Queensland Sustainable Energy Industry Development Group, presenting educational activities and information to investigate how the sun can be used for food preservation and cooking.
QSEIDG (2004)
Subtropical Values and Principles of Subtropical Design for the South East Queensland Region
Centre for Subtropical Design (2004)
Wind Power
Guide by the now non-operational Queensland Sustainable Energy Industry Development Group, presenting educational activities and information about the energy properties and environmental positives of wind power.
QSEIDG (2004)
Socially Responsible Public Administration and the CBD
Kimmet, P. (26th-28th November 2003)
Assessing the Sustainability Performances of Industries
Labuschagne,C., Brent, A. C. and Erck, R. P.G. (2003)
Fauna Conservation in Australian Forests - a Review
Lindenmayer, D.B. and Hobbs, R.J. (2003)
Integrating Spatial Optimization and Cellular Automata for Evaluating Urban Change
Ward, D.P., Murray, A.T. and Phinn, S.R. (2003)
Long-Term Sustainability
of the Tropical and Subtropical
Rice–Wheat System:
An Environmental Perspective
Grace P., Harrington L., Jain M., and Robertson G. (2003)
Conditions and Tools in the Design of Energy Conversion and Management Systems of a Sustainable Society
Wall, G. (2002)
Economics, Ecology-Based Communities and Sustainability
Walter, G.R. (2002)
Monitoring Growth in Rapidly Urbanizing Areas Using Remotely Sensed Data
Ward, D.P., Phinn, S.R. and Murray, A.T. (August 2000)
Sustainable Development Reporting: the Australian Experience
Holmes, D. (1999)
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