Publications

White, S, Bubna-Litic, K, Sansom, J, Riedy, C & Sarac, K 2001, State and Local Taxes in Australia: Towards Sustainability. Research Study No 35, Australian Tax Research Foundation, Sydney.

Aksouh, NM, Jacobs, BC, Stoddard, FL & Mailer, RJ 2001, 'Response of canola to different heat stresses', Australian Journal of Agricultural Research, vol. 52, no. 8, pp. 817-817.
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0 in daily maximum temperature to 40al of 15degree-days of stress (15 DD/40s. One treatment comprised a rapid increase to 40°C,which was then maintained for 4 h on 5 successive days, giving a total of 15degree-days of stress (15 DD/40°C). The second treatment comprised5 days of stepwise increase in daily maximum temperature to 40°C,giving a total of 45 degree-days above control conditions (45 DD/stepped).The 15 DD/40°C heat treatment accelerated plant maturity andresulted in drastically decreased seed weight, and therefore yield, comparedwith the control, whereas the 45 DD/stepped treatment had much less effecton the 3 lines, particularly Oscar. Oil concentration of the seed was reducedfollowing the 15 DD/40. The second treatment comprised5 days of stepwise increase in daily maximum temperature to 40al of 15degree-days of stress (15 DD/40s. One treatment comprised a rapid increase to 40°C,which was then maintained for 4 h on 5 successive days, giving a total of 15degree-days of stress (15 DD/40°C). The second treatment comprised5 days of stepwise increase in daily maximum temperature to 40°C,giving a total of 45 degree-days above control conditions (45 DD/stepped).The 15 DD/40h was then maintained for 4 h on 5 successive days, giving a total of 15degree-days of stress (15 DD/40°C). The second treatment comprised5 days of stepwise increase in daily maximum temperature to 40al of 15degree-days of stress (15 DD/40s. One treatment comprised a rapid increase to 40°C,which was then maintained for 4 h on 5 successive days, giving a total of 15degree-days of stress (15 DD/40°C). The second treatment comprised5 days of stepwise increase in daily maximum temperature to 40°C,giving a total of 45 degree-days above control conditions (45 DD/stepped).The 15 DD/40°C heat treatment accelerated plant maturity andresulted in drastically decreased seed weight, and therefore yield, comparedwith the control, whereas the 45 DD/stepped treat...

Briggs, C 2001, 'Australian Exceptionalism: The Role of Trade Unions in the Emergence of Enterprise Bargaining', Journal of Industrial Relations, vol. 43, no. 1, pp. 27-43.
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Both the international/comparative and Australian literature on the decentralisation of bargaining has typically portrayed unions as reactive or impotent and globalisation and employers as the key agents of change. None of the current theories which explain decentralisation as the product of globalisation, employer-led ‘low-cost flexibility coalitions’ or the ‘strategic managerialism’ of the Business Council of Australia (BCA) can fully account for the shift to enterprise bargaining in Australia during 1990/91. Unlike other nations where a decentralisation of bargaining has occurred, it was the union movement which actually engineered the change through two industrial campaigns which forced a reluctant Australian Industrial Relations Commission (AIRC) to introduce enterprise bargaining. The erosion of union solidarity behind centralised wage fixation and a power struggle between the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) and the AIRC, not the pressure of the BCA, were the key factors behind the shift in ACTU policy. However, the union movement created the space for a new wage system without developing an alternative regime leaving a policy vacuum to be filled by the BCA and a ‘low-cost flexibility’ coalition congealed among employers as fears of a wage explosion receded: the formation of a ‘low-cost flexibility coalition’ and the domination of the BCA throughout the 1990s were therefore as much a consequence as a cause of the decentralisation of bargaining in Australia.

Halbwirth, S & Toohey, K 2001, 'The Olympic Games and knowledge management: A case study of the Sydney organising committee of the Olympic Games', European Sport Management Quarterly, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 91-111.
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Lakota, A, Jazbec, M & Levee, J 2001, 'Impact of structured packing on bubble column mass transfer charasteristics: Part 1. Backmixing in the liquid phase', Acta Chimica Slovenica, vol. 48, no. 4, pp. 453-468.
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Axial liquid phase dispersion coefficient in a concurrent up-flow bubble column packed with Sulzer structured packing (SMV 16) was measured by means of the stationary method in a region between the homogeneous and heterogeneous hydrodynamic regimes. Column had a 0.14 cm ID and 1.885 m total packing length. Tap water was used as liquid phase and oxygen as gas phase. KCl was used as a tracer. For comparison experiments were also performed in the same column but without packing. The gas holdup was determined simultaneously. An increase in the measured EL values with the gas velocity was observed in both packed and non-packed columns, while the liquid flow rate only slightly raised the axial dispersion coefficient when the column was packed. The presence of structured packing reduced the liquid axial dispersion coefficient for nearly 50 % at low gas velocities, whereas there was only 20 % reduction found at higher velocities.

Mitchell, C & McNevin, D 2001, 'Alternative analysis of BOD removal in subsurface flow constructed wetlands employing Monod kinetics', WATER RESEARCH, vol. 35, no. 5, pp. 1295-1303.
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A new, mechanistic approach for design and analysis of subsurface flow (SSF) constructed wetlands is presented. The model is based on the assumption that the biological processes in wetlands, like other biological systems, exhibit Monod kinetics. A Monod approach fits well with observed wetland performance. It predicts first-order behaviour at low concentrations, that is, pollutant removal rates which increase with increasing pollutant concentration; and zero-order or saturated behaviour at high pollutant concentrations, that is, a maximum pollutant removal rate. A kinetic analysis of subsurface flow constructed wetlands exhibiting Monod kinetics reveals that loading rate, as well as the zero-order degradation rate constant, are essential parameters for efficient wetlands design for the removal of organic carbon. In particular, Monod kinetics enables the identification of an absolute maximum removal rate which is necessary to prevent undersizing in design. This is significant because it represents a theoretical upper bound on loading rate for wetlands design. The analysis is applied to wetlands data collected in North America by the US EPA in order to extract design criteria for BOD removal. It reveals that maximum loadings for SSF wetlands are at least 80kgha-1d-1 for BOD. In addition, a new dimensionless performance efficiency parameter, Ω, is presented as a more effective means of comparing wetland performance. Copyright © 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd.

Sundaravadivel, M & Vigneswaran, S 2001, 'Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment', Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology, vol. 31, no. 4, pp. 351-409.
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Biswas, W & Mitchell, CA 1970, 'Appropriate biogas technology for sustainable rural development in Bangladesh: increasing the scope for use of spent slurry', International Ecological Engineering Conference, Lincoln University, New Zealand.

Carew, A & Mitchell, CA 1970, 'Understanding sustainability: Stages in conceptual development of postgraduates and undergraduate engineers', AAEE - Annual Conference of Australasian Association for Engineering Education, Brisbane.

Fane, SA & White, S 1970, 'What are the implications of distributed wastewater management in inner Sydney?', International Ecological Engineering Conference, International Ecological Engineering Conference, International Ecological Engineering Society and Engineers for Social Responsibility, Lincoln University, New Zealand, pp. 42-42.

Fane, SA, Ashbolt, NJ & White, S 1970, 'Decentralised water reuse: the implications of scale for cost and pathogen risk', IWA 2nd World Water Congress: Efficient Water Management - Making It Happen Preprints (Abstracts), IWA World Water Congress, International Water Association, Berlin, pp. 20-20.

Giurco, D, Stewart, M & Petrie, J 1970, 'Decision making to support sustainability in the copper industry: technology selection', 6th World Congress of Chemical Engineering, Melbourne.

Giurco, D, Stewart, M, Suljada, T & Petrie, J 1970, 'Copper recycling alternatives: an environmental analysis', 5th Annual Environmental Engineering Research Event, Noosa.

Hall, MR, White, S, Lovell, H & Mitchell, CA 1970, 'To centralise or not? Broadening the decision making process', OnSite 01: Advancing onsite waste water systems, Armidale.

Islam, MA, Dowling, PM, Jacobs, BC, Melham, RJ, Garden, DL, Conyers, MK & Van de Veni, R 1970, 'Effect of soil pH on emergence and survival of Austrodanthonia spp.', PROCEEDINGS OF THE XIX INTERNATIONAL GRASSLAND CONGRESS, 19th International Grassland Congress, FUNDACAO ESTUDOS AGRARIOS LUIZ QUEIROZ (FEALQ), SAO PEDRO, BRAZIL, pp. 204-205.

Jha, M, Mouritz, M, Smith, P & Fane, SA 1970, 'Integrated water management system in an urban redevelopment in Sydney', International Ecological Engineering Conference, International Ecological Engineering Conference, International Ecological Engineering Society and Engineers for Social Responsibility, Lincoln University, New Zealand, pp. 53-53.

Mason, C & Bargwanna, S 1970, 'Urban roads. A health asset', Royal Australian Planning Institute (NSW) Conference, Royal Australian Planning Institute (NSW) Conference.

Stewart, M, Giurco, D & Petrie, J 1970, 'Decision making for sustainability: the case of minerals development in Australia', 6th World Congress of Chemical Engineering, Melbourne.

Sundaravadivel, M & Vigneswaran, S 1970, 'Constructed wetlands for wastewater treatment', Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology, Asia Pacific Conference on Sustainable Energy and Environmental Technology, Singapore, pp. 351-409.
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In the field of wastewater treatment, energy-intensive and highly mechanized technologies are giving way to nature-based technologies that utilize solar energy and living organisms. Constructed treatment wetland (CTW) technology has played an important role in bringing about the change. Wetland technology can provide cheap and effective wastewater treatment in both temperate and tropical climates, and are suitable for adoption in both industrialized as well as developing nations. Currently, CTWs are being utilized for removal of a range of pollutants and a broad variety of wastewaters worldwide. The objective of this article is to provide a comprehensive review of the CTW technology and to present the pollutant removal performance experiences gathered through the application of this technology around the world.

White, S & Fane, SA 1970, 'Designing cost effective water demand management programs in Australia', IWA 2nd World Water Congress: Efficient Water Management - Making It Happen Preprints (Abstracts), IWA World Water Congress, International Water Association, Berlin, pp. 16-16.

Banfield, K, Campbell, S & Mason, C Institute for Sustainable Futures, UTS 2001, Submission to SEPP 66: Integrating land use and transport, pp. 1-26, Sydney.

Chong, J & Murtough, G Productivity Commission 2001, The Private Benefits of Being Green, Research Memorandum GA505, Melbourne.

Coenen, P, Plant, R & Bleeker, A Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research (TNO) 2001, Stikstofdepositieberekeningen voor het gebied Peelvenen (Modeling Nitrogen Deposition Rates for the Peelvenen region, IN DUTCH), Apeldoorn.
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Rapportnr. R 2001/162, TNO-MEP, Apeldoorn

Cordell, DJ University of New South Wales 2001, Improving carrying capacity determination: material flux analysis of Phosphorus through sustainable Aboriginal communities (Hons thesis), Sydney, Australia.

Cordell, DJ & Young, E Institute for Sustainable Futures, UTS 2001, Waste minimisation and management strategy: stage 1, pp. 1-65, Sydney.
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The Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority (SHFA) provided funding to the Institute for Sustainable Futures (ISF) to conduct a review of the existing waste minimisation and management practices and to develop a waste minimisation and management strategy for The Rocks. The demolition of Waste Facility 1 on August 3rd, mid way through the project timeline, was one of the main incentives for the instigation of the project. The project allowed the SHFA to initiate a strategy that will enhance the productivity of the system for managing and minimising waste and provide a case study on which to base future ways of achieving increased waste minimisation. This report: describes the current waste management system at the Rocks; identifies a number of options for reducing the amount of waste to landfill; and provides an estimate of the costs and benefits associated with different options. Methodology A review of the current waste management practices was undertaken followed by the estimation of the total volumes of waste and the composition of the waste streams for each of the waste facilities. This was achieved through meetings with SHFA staff, visual inspections of the site, and informal interviews with tenants, cleaners and garbage collectors. A literature review was undertaken to estimate the composition of the waste streams by business type. Existing waste arrangements at The Rocks There were seven waste facilities in the study area. Currently the residual waste is picked daily by The City of Sydney Council. Cardboard is also collected from the site three days a week, and paper is collected once a week from the SHFA offices. No recycling of containers is currently taking place. The current waste collection and disposal costs are approximately $10,00 per month. A new pricing structure is planned and costs are expected to rise.

Dunstan, C Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) 2001, Inquiry into the Role of Demand Management and Other Options in the Provision of Energy Services: Issues Paper, Sydney.

Duyzer, J, Plant, R, Merkelbach, R, Leendertse, P & Boland, D Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research (TNO) 2001, Bestrijdingsmiddelen in Zuid-Holland. Concentraties in bodem, water, lucht en bodemfauna (Pesticides in Zuid-Holland: Concentrations in Soil, Water, Air, and Soil Fauna, IN DUTCH), Apeldoorn.
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Rapportnr. 2001/178, TNO-MEP, Apeldoorn

Mason, C & Lake, R GROW, Sydney's Area Consultative Committee 2001, Transport Access for Job Seeking: a pilot program, Sydney, Australia.

Nijenhuis, W & Plant, R Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research (TNO) 2001, URBIS - mogelijkheden voor verbreding met de thema's 'bodemvervuiling' en 'externe veiligheid' (URBIS - Possibilities for Extension with the Themes 'Soil Pollution' and 'External Safety', IN DUTCH), Apeldoorn.
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Rapportnr. R 2001/284, TNO-MEP, Apeldoorn

Reardon, CC, White, S, McGee, CM, Shackel, S & Slapp, B Commonwealth of Australia 2001, Your Home: Design for Lifestyle and the Future, Canberra, Australia.

White, S, Aisbett, E, Awad, I, Bubna-Litic, K, Calvert, F, Chanan, V, Cordell, DJ, Hendriks, C, Lee, N, O'Rourke, A, Palmer, J, Robinson, J, Sarac, K & Young, E Institute for Sustainable Futures, UTS 2001, Independent Review of Container Deposit Legislation in NSW - Vol 3. Consultation and Social Research, Sydney.

White, S, Aisbett, E, Awad, I, Bubna-Litic, K, Calvert, F, Chanan, V, Cordell, DJ, Hendriks, C, Lee, N, O'Rourke, A, Palmer, J, Robinson, J, Young, E & Sarac, K Institute for Sustainable Futures, UTS 2001, Independent Review of Container Deposit Legislation in NSW - Vol 2. Costs and Benefits of Container Deposit Legislation in NSW, Sydney.

White, S, Calvert, F, Cordell, DJ, O'Rourke, A, Waters, SC & Young, E Institute for Sustainable Futures, UTS 2001, Independent Review of Container Deposit Legislation in NSW - Vol 1. Extended Producer Responsibility: Principles, Policy and Practice in NSW, Sydney.