McKeon, J, Richardson, K & Dunn, I 2003, Managing Wetlands on Your Property.
Monsour, P & Berrill, B 2003, Photovoltaic Power Systems NUER02 Edition : Resource Book.
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This resource manual provides an understanding of the operation of individual components, of system design, installation and maintenance of photovoltaic devices.
Watson, I 2003, Fragmented Futures New Challenges in Working Life, Federation Press.
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The book begins by examining the dominant model for Australian working life throughout most of the twentieth century (known as 'Harvester man'), its breakdown and the response to date.
Carson, L, White, S, Hendriks, C & Palmer, J 2003, 'Combining a televote and citizens' jury in a legislative review' in Joan Font (ed), Citizen Participation in Public Decision-Making, Institut de Ciencies Politiques i Social, Barcelona, Spain, pp. 169-181.
Roche, D 2003, 'Unit 7. Grid-connected photovoltaic systems' in Photovoltaic Power Systems NUER02 Edition : Resource Book.
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This resource manual provides an understanding of the operation of individual components, of system design, installation and maintenance of photovoltaic devices.
Roche, D 2003, 'Unit 7. Grid-connected photovoltaic systems' in Photovoltaic Installations (NUER15) Learning Guide.
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"This module provides knowledge and skills in the installation, commissioning and maintenance of photovoltaic (PV) power systems, both stand-alone and grid connected, for work under the supervision of a person with relevant system design ...
Cheney, HE & Willetts, JR 2003, 'Not just for me: researching rural needs through dialogue', New Community Quarterly, vol. 1, no. 4, pp. 13-15.
Chong, J & Ladson, A 2003, 'Management and analysis of unseasonal surplus flows in the Barmah-Millewa forest, Australia.', River Research and Applications, vol. 19, no. 2, pp. 161-180.
Chong, J & Ladson, AR 2003, 'Analysis and management of unseasonal flooding in the Barmah–Millewa Forest, Australia', River Research and Applications, vol. 19, no. 2, pp. 161-180.
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AbstractThe Barmah‐Millewa Forest is the largest red gum forest in the world and lies adjacent to the middle reaches of Australia's River Murray. Regulation of the River Murray, to supply water for irrigation, has changed the watering regime of the forest and thus is degrading its environmental values. The watering regime has been changed in two ways: (1) there are now fewer large winter/spring events that inundate extensive areas because these floods are mitigated by irrigation storages; and (2) there are more small summer/autumn events that flood low‐lying areas and are caused by the way the river is operated to supply irrigation demand. The increased frequency of these small unseasonal floods is the subject of this paper.During the irrigation season, water to meet irrigation requirements must be released four days in advance to allow for travel time from storages to irrigation areas upstream of the Barmah‐Millewa Forest. If there is heavy summer rainfall, irrigators cancel their orders so the flow that would have been diverted, remains in the river and causes a small ‘rain rejection’ flood. At the same time, river freshets from unregulated tributaries can also increase river flows. The River Murray channel in this area has low capacity and these high flows result in water spilling into the forest. Based on analysis of pre‐regulation conditions (1908–1929) and current conditions (1980–2000), forest flooding has increased from 15.5% of days to 36.5% of days between December and April. In particular, small, localized floods, which cover less than 10% of the forest, occur at least eight times more frequently now, than before regulation. Work by others has related these hydrologic changes to tree death and changes in floristic structure in wetland systems. There are also economic costs because much of the water that spills into the forest is not available for irrigation.Two solutions to un...
Fane, SA, Robinson, J & White, S 2003, 'The use of levelised cost in comparing supply and demand side options', Water Science and Technology: Water Supply, vol. 3, no. 3, pp. 185-192.
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This paper explores the use of levelised cost in planning for infrastructure networks. Levelised cost provides a useful measure comparing supply or conservation options on varying scales on an equivalent basis. Comparison is made to annualised cost, a metric often used as a means of comparing different supply side options. Urban water supply is used as the primary example, however levelised cost is equally applicable to other infrastructure networks, such as electricity or gas. The levelised cost is calculated as the ratio of the present value of projected capital and operating cost of an option to the present value of the projected annual demand supplied or saved by the option. The paper demonstrates that levelised cost is the constant unit cost of supply, provided by an option at present value. It is also the average incremental cost of the option at the point of implementation. When translated to a unit cost, annualised cost does not account for unutilised capacity in large scale schemes, systematically under-representing actual costs. By using levelised cost this inherent bias is removed. Use of levelised cost would facilitate the inclusion of smaller scale and more incremental supply options into infrastructure networks providing both economic and environmental benefits.
Mitchell, C & White, S 2003, 'Forecasting and backcasting for sustainable urban water futures', Water, vol. 30, no. 5, pp. 25-30.
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The Australian and international water industry is on the verge of significant change, and a significant opportunity to embrace sustainability in its operations. The paper shows how a combination of forecasting and backcasting is necessary for predicting a water service provision model of the future. Using some real examples, we demonstrate how actions that pick the low hanging fruit result from forecasting and how actions that challenge existing assumptions result from backcasting. We show how the application of these two tools can pay dividends for residential, commercial, and industrial water users.
Nicholas, AP & Mitchell, CA 2003, 'Numerical simulation of overbank processes in topographically complex floodplain environments', HYDROLOGICAL PROCESSES, vol. 17, no. 4, pp. 727-746.
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Riedy, C & Diesendorf, M 2003, 'Financial subsidies to the Australian fossil fuel industry', Energy Policy, vol. 31, no. 2, pp. 125-137.
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Carew, A & Mitchell, CA 1970, 'Visiting the hall of mirrors: engineering academics' conceptions of sustainability', Proceedings of the 14th Annual Conference of the Australasian Association for Engineering Education and 9th Australasian Women in Engineering Forum, AAEE - Annual Conference of Australasian Association for Engineering Education, Australasian Association for Engineering Education, RMIT, Melbourne, Australia, pp. 375-384.
Cordell, DJ, Robinson, J & Loh, MT 1970, 'Collecting residential end use data from primary sources: do's and dont's', Efficient 2003: Efficient Use and Management of Water for Urban Supply Conference, Tenerife.
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This paper addresses the dos and donts of collecting primary (directly sourced) residential water end-use data based on experiences of the authors. Proper planning is fundamental. Insufficient consideration of important factors can affect the quality and usefulness of the data and in turn the model or outcome for which the data is being collected. Despite data collection often being perceived as a relatively simple process, many studies in the past have overlooked key considerations which can influence both the design of the study and the type of data collected. This paper provides a logical sequence of steps for guidance in clarifying data needs and understanding how it is best collected, based on four recent Australian case studies in Perth and Melbourne. Both the advantages and limitations of various techniques of collecting such data are described, as well as useful hints and practices to avoid. Also presented are ways to value add to the data collection study such that cost effectiveness, time and resource efficiency are improved and multiple outcomes are provided.
Day, D & White, S 1970, 'Minimum performance standards for showerheads in Australia: the benefits and the barriers', Water Supply, 3rd World Water Congress of the International-Water-Association, IWA Publishing, MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, pp. 239-245.
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This paper discusses the potential merits and opportunities of introducing national minimum performance standards (MPS) for water efficient appliances, in particular showerheads. At a national level the introduction of MPS for showerheads by 2005 is expected to result in a reduction in the demand for water by over 79 GL/annum by 2015. The reduction in energy consumption associated with reduced water heating needs by water efficient showerheads is 7.7 million GJ/annum, while greenhouse gas emissions will be reduced by 1.3 million tonnes CO2/annum, by 2015. This initiative will generate benefits to an array of stakeholders. These benefits include: increased allocation of water for environmental flows, reduced demand on groundwater sources, reduced wastewater flows and associated pollution, and financial benefits to water utilities, particularly if the utility is experiencing water supply or wastewater treatment constraints. Regulation will also protect the investment (estimated to be of the order of $16 million) that a number of water utilities are making in incentive and retrofit programs. The most effective form of regulation to achieve the greatest outcomes in terms of reducing water and energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions is a regulation that controls the supply of showerheads on the basis of flow rate. The MPS being proposed is 9 L/minute, and regulation would involve mandatory labelling of showerheads and compliance with the AAA-rating. The legislative options and challenge of introducing such a requirement within the current regulatory environment are discussed.
Fane, S, Robinson, J & White, S 1970, 'The use of levelised cost in comparing supply and demand side options', Water Supply, 3rd World Water Congress of the International-Water-Association, IWA Publishing, MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, pp. 185-192.
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This paper explores the use of levelised cost in planning for infrastructure networks. Levelised cost provides a useful measure comparing supply or conservation options on varying scales on an equivalent basis. Comparison is made to annualised cost, a metric often used as a means of comparing different supply side options. Urban water supply is used as the primary example, however levelised cost is equally applicable to other infrastructure networks, such as electricity or gas. The levelised cost is calculated as the ratio of the present value of projected capital and operating cost of an option to the present value of the projected annual demand supplied or saved by the option. The paper demonstrates that levelised cost is the constant unit cost of supply, provided by an option at present value. It is also the average incremental cost of the option at the point of implementation. When translated to a unit cost, annualised cost does not account for unutilised capacity in large scale schemes, systematically under-representing actual costs. By using levelised cost this inherent bias is removed. Use of levelised cost would facilitate the inclusion of smaller scale and more incremental supply options into infrastructure networks providing both economic and environmental benefits.
Fane, SA & White, S 1970, 'Levelised cost, a general formula for calculations of unit cost in integrated resource planning', Efficient 2003: Efficient Use and Management of Urban Water Supply Conference, Efficient 2003: Efficient Use and Management of Urban Water Supply Conference, Tenerife.
Giurco, D, Stewart, M & Petrie, J 1970, 'The strategic assessment of value-chain and environment (SAVE) methodology: demonstrated for the case of copper', 2nd International Society for Industrial Ecology Conference, International Society for Industrial Ecology, Ann Arbor, USA.
Holt, PK, Barton, GW & Mitchell, CA 1970, 'Conditions for dominance of flotation in batch electrocoagulation', CHEMECA 2003: Proceedings, Chemeca: Australasian Conference on Chemical Engineering, The Institution of Engineers, Australia, Adelaide, Australia, pp. 1-7.
Jazbec, M, Sendt, K & Haynes, BS 1970, 'Chemical kinetic analysis of the rate of the unimolecular initiation step in H2S thermolysis', COMBUSTION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN ASIA-PACIFIC AREA: TODAY AND TOMORROW, 4th Asia-Pacific Conference on Combustion, SOUTHEAST UNIV PRESS, Southeast Univ, Nanjing, PEOPLES R CHINA, pp. 472-475.
Mason, C 1970, 'Facilitating 'active transport' for personal and societal benefits', 2003 Annual Conference Australasian Institute of Traffic Planning and Management (AITPM) on Land Use Integration with Transport: Getting Serious, Sydney, Australia.
Mitchell, CA 1970, 'Scholarship education and training in an externally funded research institiute', Raising the profile of research education: ATN conference on research education, University of Technology Sydney.
Riedy, C 1970, 'A deeper and wider understanding of sustainable development', Ecopolitics XIV Conference: Greening Sustainability, Ecopolitics, Ecopolitics Association of Australasia, Melbourne, Victoria.
Riedy, C 1970, 'A framework for economic analysis of greenhouse abatement options', Program and Papers for the Inaugural National Workshop of the ANU's Economics and Environment Network (EEN), National Workshop of the ANU's Economics and Environment Network, Economics and Environment Network, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia, pp. 1-17.
Sarac, K, Day, D & White, S 1970, 'What are we saving anyway? The results of three water demand management programs in NSW, Australia', Water Supply, 3rd World Water Congress of the International-Water-Association, IWA Publishing, MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, pp. 215-222.
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The use of demand management programs to achieve permanent and reliable decreases in water consumption through retrofits of water using equipment is relatively new in Australia, and has been carried out on the basis of models which predict savings, and on results of demand management programs undertaken overseas. The availability of information on actual savings achieved by demand management programs in Australia is extremely limited. This paper outlines the results of the evaluation of three retrofit programs undertaken in NSW, two of which involved a visit by a plumber to households to carry out a retrofit of indoor water using equipment at a subsidised price; the other taking a “hands-off” approach and relying on a discount incentive mechanism to increase the market share of water efficient showerheads.
Stewart, M, Giurco, D & Petrie, J 1970, 'A sustainability analysis of the metals value chain: a focus on copper', Proceedings of XXII International Mineral Processing Congress, Proceedings of XXII International Mineral Processing Congress, IMPC, Cape Town, pp. 572-582.
Turner, AJ, Campbell, S & White, S 1970, 'End use modelling and water efficiency program for arid zones: the Alice Springs experience', Efficient 2003: Efficient Use and Management of Water for Urban Supply Conference, Efficient 2003: Efficient Use and Management of Water for Urban Supply Conference, Tenerife.
Warnken, M & Giurco, D 1970, 'Use of biomass as a fossil fuel replacement in Australian cement kilns', Bioenergy Australia 2003 Conference, Sydney.
White, S & Turner, AJ 1970, 'The role of effluent reuse in sustainable urban water systems: untapped opportunities', National Water Recycling in Australia Conference, Brisbane, Australia.
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The main objective of sustainable urban water systems is to satisfy the water related needs of the community at the lowest cost to society whilst minimising environmental and social impacts. This paper explores these objectives in relation to effluent reuse in urban areas. It describes the evolutionary progress of urban water reuse from agricultural reuse, to large scale industrial reuse, and then to dual reticulation for urban developments. It argues that the next step in this progression is to more fully implement the principles of the water quality cascade, and to use the benefits associated with reducing sewage and water transport costs to trade off increased costs associated with distributed treatment and reuse systems. The other key message of the paper is that there is a logical order of investment in methods of sustainable urban water management, both in terms of unit cost and energy intensity, starting with improved efficiency of water use. These options, improved water efficiency, generally have the lowest unit cost, with typical levelised costs of $0.1-0.7/kL. They also result in a reduction of energy use from hot water savings and reduced pumping and treatment. Scheme supplies can vary typically from $0.2-1.2/kL, depending on the cost of augmentation, and have energy intensity levels in the range 300-1,000 kWh/ML. High level reuse can cost between less than $1/kL for large scale industrial reuse, to over $3/kL for dual reticulation schemes. The energy intensity of high level reuse can be as high as 4,000 kWh/ML.
White, S, O'Rourke, A & Aisbett, E 1970, 'Extending the responsibility: packaging and the beverage industry', Proceedings: 11th International Conference, Greening of Industry Network, Innovating for Sustainability: 11th International Conference, Greening of Industry Network, Greening of Industry Network, San Francisco, USA, pp. 1-16.
Willetts, J, Cheney, H, Wilson, E & Lawrance, R 1970, 'Flexible practice in rural Australia: existing models for reducing workload and increasing family time', Proceedings of RACGP Annual Scientific Conference, RACGP Annual Scientific Conference, Hobart.
Abel, N, Cork, S, Gorddard, R, Langridge, J, Langston, A, Plant, R, Proctor, W, Ryan, P, Shelton, D, Walker, B & Yiaeloglou, M Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) 2003, Natural Values: Exploring options for enhancing ecosystem services in the Goulburn Broken catchment, pp. 97-106, Canberra, Australia.
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Natural Values: Exploring Options for Enhancing Ecosystem Services in the Goulburn Broken Catchment is the culmination of four years work and the first of its kind in Australia. It began with a vision; to reconnect Australians with the environment that surrounds them and supports their life choices. In essence to change the way people view the environment, not as a resource to be taken for granted but one to be valued for the free services it provides and one worth investing in. Whilst it was always an ambitious goal the project has made tremendous progress in promoting the concept and contributing to the science.
Aringhoff, R, Aubrey, C, Brakmann, G & Teske, S Greenpeace International/European Solar Thermal Power Industry Association, Netherlands 2003, Solar thermal power 2020.
Cheney, HE, Willetts, JR & Wilson, E Institute for Sustainable Futures, UTS 2003, The practice of flexible practice: discussion paper, pp. 1-11, Sydney.
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The term flexible practice describes a way of addressing the needs of GPs to spend time with family or on activities outside their time at work. It has been reported that GPs spend an average of 51.4 hours working per week (CDHFS, 1996) and other data suggest that rural general practitioners work in excess of this. However, it is not just an issue of total working hours. Flexible practice also relates to issues such as quality of life, ability to take leave at short notice, the option to work parttime, ways of dispersing on call duties between different practitioners and health services, easy entry and graceful exit from practices. Other terms used to describe flexible practice arrangements are sustainable practice or sustainable model of practice. Women rural GPs, in particular, have noted that their greatest stress was the conflict between their career and their personal life (Tolhurst et al., 1998, Kilmartin et al., 2002) as they most often carry the main responsibility for the care and rearing of children (Levitt and McEwin, 2001). The three issues contributing to this stress were described as total hours worked, time on call and not finding enough time to keep up their professional knowledge (Tolhurst et al., 1998). Women also commented that the least satisfying part of medical practice was lack of time for family and personal life. Childcare options are often very limited in rural areas, which further contributes to the problem (Tolhurst et al., 1998). In response to these issues, âflexibility was identified as the key to the development and construction of policies and programs to support female GPs in rural and remote practiceâ (Levitt and McEwin, 2001). Lippert (2002) reiterates this from her own research, noting the need for greater flexibility in practice and training arrangements and valuing varied working styles and practice arrangements.
Chong, J CRC for Catchment Hydrology 2003, Unseasonal Surplus Flooding in the Barmah-Millewa Forest, Technical Report 03/02, pp. 1-114, Melbourne.
Tarlo, K, McGee, CM, Campbell, S, Cheney, HE, Goldie, C, Lansbury, N, Chen, D & Waugh, N Productivity Commission 2003, Sustainable Affordable Housing - Submission to Inquiry into First Home Ownership, pp. 1-20, Sydney, Australia.
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The Institute welcomes this opportunity to submit comments to the Commissions Inquiry evaluating the affordability and availability of housing for first home buyers. The Institute for Sustainable Futures is a self-funded research and consulting institute of the University of Technology, Sydney. The Institutes mission is to support and create change towards sustainable futures by working with government, industry and the community. Social sustainability, sustainable housing and sustainable urban infrastructure for energy, water and transport are all key parts of this mission.1 This submission seeks to evaluate the affordability and availability of housing for first home buyers within the framework of ecologically sustainable development (ESD). It is in two parts. Part I: Submission provides the framework. Part II: Comments on the Commissions Issues Paper provides more details on this framework under the broad headings used in the Commissions Issues Paper.
Turner, AJ & White, S Institute for Sustainable Futures, UTS 2003, ACT Water Strategy: Preliminary Demand Management and Least Cost Planning Assessment, pp. 1-45, Sydney.
Turner, AJ, Campbell, S, White, S & Milne, GR Institute for Sustainable Futures, UTS 2003, Alice Springs water efficiency study, Sydney.
Turner, AJ, White, S & Chanan, V Institute for Sustainable Futures, UTS 2003, Brisbane City Least Cost Planning and Demand Management Study, pp. 1-61, Sydney.
Turner, AJ, White, S & Chanan, V Institute for Sustainable Futures, UTS 2003, LCP & DMS, pp. 1-198, Sydney.
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The aim of the Brisbane City Least Cost Planning and Demand Management Study is to develop the principles and application of least cost planning (LCP), end use analysis and demand management for water service provision (including water, wastewater and stormwater services) in the planning and operation of Brisbane City Council (BCC) and Brisbane Water (BW), thus providing the City of Brisbane with the tools to enable provision of sustainable urban water services in the future. BCC, as the largest council in Australia, has inherited the water services responsibility of providing and treating water for 1.3 million people within South East Queensland (which includes Brisbane City and five surrounding local government areas), distributing water to the City of Brisbane (376,000 property connections), collecting and treating sewage from 368,000 property connections within Brisbane and managing the stormwater and protecting the 633 km of waterways within 33 catchments covering an area of over 1,100 km. Due to a number of constraints and drivers BCC will need to invest considerable capital in its current water services infrastructure over the next 50 years, of which a significant proportion will be needed within the next 20 years. This is illustrated in Figures 1 & 2, especially with respect to wastewater.
White, S & Mitchell, CA Institute for Sustainable Futures, UTS 2003, Mapping sustainable urban water futures, pp. 1-42, Sydney.
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The water industry in Australia and internationally is on the brink of significant changes in its provision of services. These changes are being driven locally by an increasing interest in long-term holistic thinking (sustainability) (e.g. VicWaters publication of guidelines for triple bottom line reporting); changes in community preferences (e.g. research conducted for the Melbourne Water Resources Strategy Review) and recent technological advancement (e.g. onsite detention systems linked to small bore, flexible, sewer collection systems). The business of the water industry can be viewed as moving from commodity supply to services provision. YVW engaged the Institute for Sustainable Futures (ISF) to help answer a series of questions What are the emerging trends in sustainable urban water service provision. How could YVW deliver sustainable urban water services in the future What are the opportunities for YVW. This report is a summary of the entire project. It includes summaries of our review of YVWs external context and the outcomes of the literature review, Workshop 1 and Workshop 2. The purpose of this document is to bring together the outcomes from the divergent and convergent phases of the project and integrate these into a coherent set of next steps for YVW.
White, S, Robinson, J, Cordell, DJ, Jha, M & Milne, GR Water Services Association of Australia 2003, Urban water demand forecasting and demand management: Research needs review and recommendations, pp. 1-56, Sydney, Australia.
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Urban Water Demand Forecasting and Demand Management - Research Needs Review and Recommendations This study undertook a preliminary investigation of current research into urban water demand. The objective was to conduct a preliminary review of this field, to provide the beginnings of a comprehensive database of industry knowledge in this area and to identify research gaps. It is anticipated that this will lead to a more considered approach to research funding by the Australian water industry and maximise the potential for transparency and collaboration
Willetts, JR, Cheney, HE & Wilson, E Institute for Sustainable Futures, UTS 2003, Working from home: a solution to the employment of rural medical spouses? Discussion paper, pp. 1-6, Sydney, Australia.
