21. Clean Up Australia Clean Up the World s 2005 theme, Green cities, Green communities is linked to Supporter The australian Government through the Department of Foreign http://www.cleanup.com.au/main.asp?RequestType=MediaReleaseIn&SubRequestType=Det

22. Spn Sustainable cities A perspective from the australian State of the Remote indigenous communities are growing (from 88 in 1966 to 1385 in 1992). http://wwwistp.murdoch.edu.au/community/spn/spn_pap3.html

Sustainability Planning Network Sustainable Cities: A perspective from the Australian State of the Environment Report by Peter Newman, Associate Professor in City Policy, Director, Institute for Sustainability and Technology Policy , Murdoch University, Western Australia. Introduction This paper will relate the concept of sustainability as defined by global politics to cities. It will use an innovative approach recently developed as part of a major report to the Australian government - the Australian State of the Environment Report, 1996. Sustainability And Global Politics Academic definitions of sustainable development, or sustainability for short, are never very satisfying as the concept has not come from there. It has come from a global political process that has tried to bring together, simultaneously, the most powerful needs of our time: the need for economic development to overcome poverty, the need for environmental protection of air, water, soil and biodiversity upon which we all ultimately depend, and the need for cultural diversity and processes to allow local communities to express their values.

23. Cities And Sustainability - Week 7 Davis (1990) writes about such communities as representing The Ecology of Fear . How and where might urban villages be developed in australian cities? http://wwwistp.murdoch.edu.au/teaching/istpline/studygds/S455/Week 7.html

WEEK 7 URBAN VILLAGES: A NEW PARADIGM IN URBAN DEVELOPMENT? Subject overview What is an urban village? In Week 10 of the unit a review is provided of a range of efforts being made to bring suburban development more into line with the multitude of resource, environmental, social and economic realities facing cities today. These approaches have the potential to significantly alter the character of new suburban development, particularly at the fringes of cities where reforms are desperately needed to reduce the growing list sprawl-based problems. These efforts to transform the way new suburbs are built or the way that infill development is carried out in existing areas falls generally under the banner of "The New Urbanism". The aims and approaches of "New Urbanists" are discussed in detail in Week 10. It is possible, however, to go even further in our attempts at developing land use patterns which are radically different in their orientation away from the car. Developments that fall into this category we have called 'urban villages'. We have referred to urban villages as involving a 'paradigm shift', as opposed to incremental changes directed at gradually altering patterns of urban development in a less radical way. So what are urban villages?

24. Urban Ecology Australia - Articles Increasing use of air conditioners in australian cities is putting strain on Turning our cities into ‘sustainable communities’ is a key response to the http://www.urbanecology.org.au/articles/

Urban Ecology Australia Articles Home What's New ... EcoCity 2 Issues Biodiversity Biomass Energy Cities Climate Change ... Water People Herbert Girardet Jan Gehl Ian Lowe Peter Newman ... Mathis Wackernagel Articles by UEA Using Cycling to Take Cars Off the Road by Michael Robertson The density of cars on urban roads in Australia has numerous disbenefits. Cycling offers a way of reducing this density of cars, and so reducing the disbenefits. But to encourage urban cycling, we need to address the safety of urban roads, both main roads and local streets. A Draft Proposal for a Car Share Scheme for Adelaide by Joan Carlin Proposal: That a CarShare scheme be set up in Adelaide - in the first instance in the South West corner of the city. Similar schemes operate in many European and US cities and now in Sydney and in Melbourne.

25. Joint Media Release - Business And Communities Embrace ‘Solar Cities’ Business and communities embrace ‘Solar cities’. The australian Government has received an overwhelming response to its $75 million Solar cities initiative, http://www.deh.gov.au/minister/env/2005/mr22jul505.html

Skip navigation links AAD AGO AHC ... SHFT Minister for the Environment and Heritage Senator for Western Australia Senator the Hon . Ian Campbell You are here: DEH Home Minister Ian Campbell Joint Media Release Australian Minister for the Environment and Heritage Senator the Hon . Ian Campbell 22 July 2005 Australian Minister for Industry, Tourism and Resources The Hon Ian Macfarlane MP Business and communities embrace ‘Solar Cities’ The Australian Government has received an overwhelming response to its $75 million Solar Cities initiative, with 21 consortia from across Australia expressing interest in hosting a solar city. Minister for the Environment and Heritage, Senator Ian Campbell, and Minister for Industry, Tourism and Resources, Ian Macfarlane, said Solar Cities had captured the national interest. The programme will revolutionise the way industry and households use energy through pricing mechanisms and smart metering. Senator Campbell said 7 submissions were received from NSW, 3 from Victoria, 3 from Queensland, 2 from Western Australia, 5 from South Australia, and 1 from the Northern Territory. "The level of interest shown in Solar Cities highlights that business, industry and the broader community are ready to explore new approaches to our energy future," Senator Campbell said.

26. Australian Labor Party: Chapter Thirteen - Stronger Urban And Regional Communiti Labor recognises that many urban and country communities have difficulty in Labor is committed to planning and developing Australia s cities and towns http://www.alp.org.au/platform/chapter_13.php

About the ALP ALP People Policy News ... ALP National Platform and Constitution Chapter Thirteen - Stronger Urban and Regional Communities Download Chapter Thirteen - Stronger Urban and Regional Communities - 34 Kbytes Chapter Thirteen Stronger Urban and Regional Communities People and Places: Developing Our Regions Reforming Urban and Regional Structures And Processes Strategies for Urban and Regional Development Urban and Regional Infrastructure ... External Territories People and Places: Developing Our Regions The sustainable development of our urban and country regions, and a fair sharing of opportunity between regions, is critical to Australia's long-term environmental, social and economic well being. Labor recognises that: an inclusive approach to regional development will encompass rural, remote, regional and urban Australia; a collaborative approach to regional development involving all spheres of Government, the private sector and communities, in partnership, will provide local ownership of issues and solutions; and a strategic approach will facilitate the delivery of customised and targeted attention to specific issues, locations and people.

27. The Whitlam Institute: : How To Make Australian Cities Prosperous And Liveable How to make australian cities prosperous and liveable fit with what we know about the drivers of modern innovative economies and liveable communities? http://www.whitlam.org/events/1115104813_30291.html

Home About us E.G. Whitlam Whitlam Government ... Contact us Join our email lists about our email lists How to make Australian Cities prosperous and liveable Date: 18 May 2005 Speakers: Professor Ed Blakely Marc Spiller Location: Penrith City Council Theatrette Time: Cost: RSVP: Australian Business Foundation 13 26 96 or online http://www.abfoundation.com.au/pdf/regdev.pdf Mention urban and regional planning and it conjures up transport routes, business parks and shopping centres. Mention infrastructure and and we think of roads, ports and tollways. But the real debate is how to develop vibrant cities and face the challenge of changing demographics, jobs, work patterns and global competition. How does planning, infrastructure and regional development fit with what we know about the drivers of modern innovative economies and liveable communities? The Australian Business Foundation has invited two experts to speak on how Australia can answer these questions. Entitled "New Models for Developing Australia's Regions", the forum aims to explore ways to use planning, infrastructure and regional development as tools to develop high-performing industries in Australia's cities and regions. Keynote speakers include: Marcus Spiller, President of the Planning Institute of Australia and Director of SGS Economics and Planning.

28. Anti-war Protests In Australian Cities Antiwar protests took place in a number of australian cities last weekend reflecting Executive director of the australian Arabic communities Council, http://www.wsws.org/articles/2001/oct2001/aust-o20.shtml

Enter email address to receive news about the WSWS Add Remove SEARCH WSWS English German ON THE WSWS Donate to the WSWS! Contact the WSWS ... Books Online OTHER LANGUAGES German French Italian Russian ... Indonesian LEAFLETS Download in PDF format WSWS Anti-war protests in Australian cities By James Conachy 20 October 2001 Use this version to print Send this link by email Email the author Anti-war protests took place in a number of Australian cities last weekend reflecting concerns among wider layers of the population about the implications of the US bombardment of Afghanistan and Australian support for it. The largest protest took place in Sydney on October 13, when around 3,000 people marched from the Town Hall through the centre of the city to Martin Place, where speakers addressed the crowd. The protests last weekend followed several on October 9, when hundreds of people assembled in Sydney, Melbourne and other cities immediately after the commencement of US strikes. Earlier, on October 6, more than 2,500 people marched in Brisbane. Originally planned as an anti-globalisation rally at the British Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), the Brisbane protest was transformed in a demonstration against the looming attack on Afghanistan. CHOGM was postponed after a number of government leaders, including the British and Indian prime ministers, announced it was unlikely they would attend. In Melbourne, the Equal Opportunity Commission has recorded 50 physical assaults on Muslims and Arabs. The Islamic Council of Victoria has reported two cases of rape and the stabbing of a Middle Eastern boy while at school. Sheik Fouad Nachar from a Melbourne mosque told

29. Australian Government Dumps Refugees In Cities Without Money Or Basic Services australian government dumps refugees in cities without money or basic services Despite the fact that most have no homes, jobs or communities to return http://www.wsws.org/articles/2000/may2000/ref-m06.shtml

Enter email address to receive news about the WSWS Add Remove SEARCH WSWS English German ON THE WSWS Donate to the WSWS! Contact the WSWS ... Books Online OTHER LANGUAGES German French Italian Russian ... Indonesian LEAFLETS Download in PDF format WSWS Australian government dumps refugees in cities without money or basic services By Mike Head 6 May 2000 Use this version to print The Howard government's vicious policy on refugees has become one of the most glaring expressions of its right-wing social policy. Just last month it forcibly deported, or in some cases imprisoned, nearly all the remaining Kosovo war refugees who came to Australia last year. Now, in his latest initiative, Immigration Minister Philip Ruddock has urged welfare charities and state governments not to offer food, clothing, housing or other essential assistance to any successful refugee applicants once they are finally released from the federal government's detention camps. Ruddock is implementing a new scheme that grants three-year temporary visas to refugees who entered the country illegally, even after they pass the stringent tests for asylum under the international Refugee Convention. The scheme blatantly flouts UN covenants, which stipulate that asylum-seekers who flee across national borders without official permission must be treated no worse than other refugees. Under the new regime, the government has begun dumping scores of released detainees in Adelaide, Perth or Brisbane with virtually no money and no access to essential welfare assistance, housing and English language courses.

30. Western Australia Resources - Western Australia - Health Map - Health Matters In line with the major australian cities, these urban populations suffer high State Government of Western Australia Background on WA s communities and http://www.abc.net.au/health/healthmap/wa/resources/default.htm

ABC Home Radio Television News Where you live affects how you live Health Map Home NSW + ACT NT QLD ... Western Australia Home Western Australia health resources Overview Hospitals and health services Remote areas Divisions of General Practice Western Australia health resources Overview Hospitals and health services Remote areas Divisions of General Practice Overview Western Australia covers approximately one-third of the Australian continent, but has less than one-tenth of the nation's population. Two-thirds of its people live in the metropolitan centres of Perth and Fremantle. In line with the major Australian cities, these urban populations suffer high rates of preventable diseases due to obesity, smoking and poor diet. Cardiovascular disease and cancer are the major causes of death. Asthma, arthritis and diabetes are major causes of illness. In remote areas such as the Pilbara in the state's north-west, Aboriginal communities have much lower life expectancy that the rest of the state, with higher rates of diabetes, kidney disease, sexually transmitted diseases, and drug and alcohol abuse. Aboriginal communities have an infant mortality 10 times higher than those among the non-Indigenous population. More information: State Government of Western Australia Background on WA's communities and industries.

31. Sustainable Cities Urban Australians face different challenges in their communities and have Keep Australia Beautiful Victoria’s Sustainable cities™ program aims to help http://www.keepaustraliabeautiful.org.au/sustainable_cities/default.htm

The Keep Australia Beautiful Network is progressively launching a Tidy Towns equivalent for urban Australians around the country. Urban Australians face different challenges in their communities and have different access to resources but through this program they are also discovering the benefits of volunteering for the environment and for their local community. This awards program has operated under a variety of names and is now known as the Keep Australia Beautiful Sustainable Cities (R) Awards. The awards program has been running in Victoria since 1992 and in New South Wales since 1995 and is about to commence in the Australian Capital Territory. For more info: Victoria New South Wales Australian Capital Territory What is a Sustainable Community? Building sustainable communities is the key to reducing our impact on the environment. Integration: the effective integration of environmental, social, economic and cultural considerations in decision-making. Community Involvement: recognition that sustainability cannot be achieved without the support and involvement of the whole community. Continual improvement: the declining environmental situation means there is an imperative to take immediate action to become more sustainable and to make continual improvement.

32. Projects: National Urban Indicators The primary aim is to determine whether or not australian cities have upon communities in australian cities and regional centres during the 1980s. http://www.gisca.adelaide.edu.au/projects/national_urban_indicators_more.html

Home Projects Summary National Urban Indicators Aims: The primary aim is to determine whether or not Australian cities have become more polarized socially in the last decade, and how this compares with developments in kindred societies. The development of a set of small-area indicators and/or benchmarks for Australian urban communities that will measure variations through time in education, lab our market participation, occupations and income, health and safety, housing conditions, community resources, and environmental (dis)amenity and will take into account gender, age, class and cultural dimensions. The Construction of a GIS platform to be used as a tool for urban management. To reach a soundly grounded position on the nature and extent of social polarization and locational disadvantage within Australian cities. Scope and Objectives This project will develop a GIS to assess the spatial impact of structural adjustment and changing governmental regulations upon communities in Australian cities and regional centres during the 1980s. It is proposed to project the analysis to the year 2001 to coincide not only with a Census but the advance towards republicanism and what this means for citizenship in Australia. The research plan can be summarized in four stages: The selection of spatial units and urban indicators Development of a GIS The use of standard approaches to depict spatial changes using descriptive statistics. Other standard multivariate statistics will be used to classify and compare these urban "communities"

33. Water Shortages To Radically Change Cities The conference will present new evidence of australian cities’ increased We will have to develop new communities in very different ways to the past by http://www.griffith.edu.au/er/news/2005_1/may405s.html

Flip to Text Version Thursday, May 26, 2005 Water shortages to radically change cities Water shortages are the biggest threat to the future of Australian cities, Griffith University Urban Research Program Director Professor Brendan Gleeson said. The university, regarded as the pioneer of environmental education, will be hosting the 2nd State of Australian Cities Conference later this year in Brisbane. But Professor Gleeson said the issue of water insecurity was the biggest concern of cities for the future. Abstract submissions from intending presenters are now open. More information can be found at www.griffith.edu.au/conference/soac2005 webhumans text version privacy

34. Australia, Cities In Australia, States And Territories In Australia, Australian Australia, cities in Australia, States and Territories in Australia, australian cities. Free online training and How to help for communities. http://officialcitysites.org/australia.php3

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35. Communities and includes 9 case studies of australian cities and extensive appendices. Environmental Planning for Small communities A Guide for Local Decision http://www.cleanerproduction.com/hits/local.htm

36. GENOA - Cities Are Feeding Themselves Throughout australian cities gardens and communities are flourishing. The revitalisation of interest has largely stemmed from the environmental movement and http://genoa.ecovillage.org/genoceania/newsletter/archive/articles/pages/city_fe

Originally published in the September 1999 Newsletter Cities are Feeding Themselves Cities have started to feed themselves. In every major city throughout the world, there is evidence of these urban communities beginning to provide food for themselves. According to Urban Agriculture - Food Jobs and Sustainable Cities by Joe Smit (1996), urban agriculture is one of the fastest growing agricultural sectors. Although allotment gardens have been in existence for many decades, stemming from the Victory Gardens encouraged as part of the war effort, it was not until about 20 years ago that we began to see community gardens and city farms emerge in Australian cities. Northey St. City Farm, Brisbane. Establishing garden beds Over the past five years however, there has been a rapid increase in the numbers of local communities working together to provide fresh healthy, organic food from the vacant land within their cities. Throughout Australian cities gardens and communities are flourishing. The revitalisation of interest has largely stemmed from the environmental movement and the growing awareness of good health and nutrition.

37. About Some communities who form sister city affiliations have shared features to australian cities currently have more sister city agreements with cities in http://cms.dcc.tas.gov.au/Internet/City/SisterCities/About.htm

Home City Community Council ... Sister Cities > About About What are sister cities? Sister cities are cities in different places that share a close long-term partnership with each other. They are also referred to as twin cities, partner cities or friendship cities. This special relationship is usually supported by an official agreement that commits both cities to participation in such things as cultural, social and economic exchanges. Why have a sister city? A sister city agreement promotes friendship, peace and cross-cultural awareness between different communities. It enables citizens to learn more about people living in other places and gives them new insight into their own lifestyle. Some of the other benefits of a sister city relationship can include increased tourism, commercial links, improved international relations, opportunities for social change and professional, educational and technical cooperation. The diversity of projects and activities being undertaken by sister cities around the world indicates that the program can have wide-ranging rewards for communities, individuals and councils alike. A sister city program encourages people to volunteer and work together for a common goal.

38. IEA SHC Task 30 Solar City WHAT australian cities AND communities CAN DO. Libby Ozinga, Department of Urban Affairs and Planning. followed by a. PANEL DISCUSSION WITH THE AUDIENCE http://www.solarcity.org/solarcity/scprog.htm

IEA SHC Task 30 Solar City International conference and workshop RENEWABLE CITIES: VISIONS, TARGETS, TASKS DESCRIPTION The three-day workshop (16-19 March 2000) deals with the future of urban development, design and management in an age of depleting fossil resources and rising greenhouse problems. Both will soon have profound effects on all aspects of architectural and planning practice, and this conference/ workshop will focus on these as well as on the technologies of renewable urban energy supply. The workshops cover in a hands-on manner key dimensions involved in the design of a real international project to engage the renewability of urban civilisation. BACKGROUND This workshop is part of an International Energy Agency (IEA / SHC Task 30 - Solar City) technology-oriented process to develop for cities standards, tools and methodologies enabling sustainable emissions to be achieved by large cities by mid-century. More information is presented at the end of this document. SPEAKERS AND PARTICIPANTS Nearly twenty local, national and international speakers will be featured, with active participants from eight countries. Chaired by Peter Droege, IEA SHC Task 30 (Solar City) Task Organiser and David Mills, renewable energy physicist, both based at the University of Sydney. International guests include

39. Geoscience Australia The Cities And Critical Infrastructure The cities and Critical Infrastructure Project worked closely with its Improved capability of australian communities to make informed decisions on http://www.ga.gov.au/urban/projects/archive/cities.jsp

40. YBE Themes - DPI - NT Government - Australia Australia is leading the way in creating communities that work with the natural Managing change is a significant challenge for australian cities as they http://www.ipe.nt.gov.au/whatwedo/planning/ybe/themes.html

Where am I? Home planning ybe 2004 Year of the Built Environment ... Links Themes Towards Sustainable Communities Building Regional Communities Healthy Environments Excellence in Building ... Design for All Towards Sustainable Communities Sustainable design, planning and construction will be the underlying basis for future development in Australia. Development that improves, rather than degrades the environment is essential. Australia is leading the way in creating communities that work with the natural environment to reduce energy usage, resources and waste. Whether water recycling, public transport systems, sustainable planning principles or construction management, Towards Sustainable Communities will show how to make a difference. Back to Top Building Regional Communities This theme focuses on our regional communities, which play an important role in the Australian economy and way of life. Regional communities face many challenges in the development of liveable and beneficial built environments. Many built environment issues are beyond the immediate control of regional communities and a range of external factors can affect their very viability and existence. Access to services, such as communications, the lack of investment opportunities and climatic extremes may challenge the economic fabric, community and social dynamics in regional areas, directly affecting the quality of the built environment.

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