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Adelaide's Urban canopy cover study published in new book
We are delighted to advise that the Environment Institute's听听(first author), , and , all from the School of Architecture and Built Environment, have authored the chapter entitled 鈥The Potential for Urban Canopy Cover to Reduce Heat-Related Mortality in Adelaide鈥 in the recently published book听The book reports on current and projected urban overheating and mitigation technologies covering multiple cities across the world.
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Housing design for older South Aussies under the spotlight
最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide researchers will investigate the quality of housing for older South 最新糖心Vlogns to improve their wellbeing and resilience to extreme weather.
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Come and see us at the Royal Adelaide Show!
The current climate crisis makes us aware of the need to be resilient to ensure self-sustainment of the global economy and supply chain, particularly our food supply chain.
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Event: Miyawaki Mini Forests & Smart Green Networks Symposium - 6-7 June
Small community forest patches are being planted in cities around the world to address the global biodiversity and climate crises and to bring people together to celebrate human-nature connections. Many of these have been inspired by a Japanese concept known as the Miyawaki Method of forestry or Miyawaki Miniforests.
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ARC Success for Environment听Institute
Congratulations to our Environment Institute members who have been awarded over $2.8M across five ARC Discovery Projects and two ARC LIEF Project.
Megaproject threaten water justice for local communities
Urban megaprojects tend to be the antithesis of good urban planning. They have a negative impact on local water systems, deprive local communities of water-related human rights, and their funders and sponsors have little accountability for their impact.
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