School of Architecture and Built Environment /environment/ en UPCOMING EVENTS: Nature Festival 2023 /environment/news/list/2023/09/21/upcoming-events-nature-festival-2023 Are you ready for Nature Festival 2023? 🌿 September 21 2023 Belinda Gosden /environment/news/list/2023/09/21/upcoming-events-nature-festival-2023 Adelaide's Urban canopy cover study published in new book /environment/news/list/2022/10/27/adelaides-urban-canopy-cover-study-published-in-new-book We are delighted to advise that the Environment Institute's Dr Carlos Bartesaghi-Koc (first author), Professor Veronica Soebarto, Dr Scott Hawken and Dr Ehsan Sharifi, all from the School of Architecture and Built Environment, have authored the chapter entitled “The Potential for Urban Canopy Cover to Reduce Heat-Related Mortality in Adelaide” in the recently published book Urban Overheating: Heat Mitigation and the Impact on Health.The book reports on current and projected urban overheating and mitigation technologies covering multiple cities across the world. October 27 2022 Leah Panakera-Thorpe /environment/news/list/2022/10/27/adelaides-urban-canopy-cover-study-published-in-new-book Housing design for older South Aussies under the spotlight /environment/news/list/2022/09/07/housing-design-for-older-south-aussies-under-the-spotlight Vlog of Adelaide researchers will investigate the quality of housing for older South Vlogns to improve their wellbeing and resilience to extreme weather. September 07 2022 Belinda Gosden /environment/news/list/2022/09/07/housing-design-for-older-south-aussies-under-the-spotlight Come and see us at the Royal Adelaide Show! /environment/news/list/2022/09/03/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. September 03 2022 Belinda Gosden /environment/news/list/2022/09/03/come-and-see-us-at-the-royal-adelaide-show Event: Miyawaki Mini Forests & Smart Green Networks Symposium - 6-7 June /environment/news/list/2022/05/24/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. May 24 2022 Belinda Gosden /environment/news/list/2022/05/24/event-miyawaki-mini-forests-smart-green-networks-symposium-6-7-june ARC Success for Environment Institute /environment/news/list/2022/01/14/arc-success-for-environment-institute Congratulations to our Environment Institute members who have been awarded over $2.8M across five ARC Discovery Projects and two ARC LIEF Project. January 14 2022 Leah Panakera-Thorpe /environment/news/list/2022/01/14/arc-success-for-environment-institute Megaproject threaten water justice for local communities /environment/news/list/2021/06/01/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. June 01 2021 a1223082 /environment/news/list/2021/06/01/megaproject-threaten-water-justice-for-local-communities