Publications

Beal, C, Stewart, R, Giurco, D & Panuwatwanich, K 2013, 'Intelligent Metering for Urban Water Planning and Management' in Kemi Adeyeye (ed), Water Efficiency in Buildings, Wiley, United Kingdom, pp. 129-146.
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This reference source on water efficiency in buildings provides comprehensive and up-to-date information. Both multi-disciplinary and practical, it signposts current knowledge, innovation, expertise and evidence on an important subject which is high in the resource management debate. Water Efficiency in Buildings: a review of theory and practice is structured into five sections: Policy; People; Building Design and Planning; Alternative Water Technologies; and Practical Examples & Case Studies. This final section of the book presents new and current practice as well as lessons learnt from case examples on the use of water saving technologies and user engagement. Current evidence is vital for effective policy making. The dynamic nature of issues around water resource management creates a higher need for robust and reliable data and research information that can inform policy and regulations. This compendium provides a roadmap for researchers and building professionals on water efficiency as well as for policy makers and regulators. The case studies and research presented fall within the water supply and demand spectrum, especially those that focus on process efficiency, resource management, building performance, customer experiences and user participation, sustainable practises, scientific and technological innovation. The benefit and impact of the research is at the localandnational level, as well as in the global context.

Childers, DL, Caple, Z, Carlielle-Marquet, C, Cordell, D, Gerhart, V, Iwaniec, D & White, S 2013, 'Future Scenarios for the Sustainable Use of Global Phosphorus Resources' in Wyant, KA, Corman, JR & Elser, JJ (eds), Phosphorus, Food, and Our Future, Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK, pp. 183-198.
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© Oxford University Press 2013. All rights reserved. This chapter identifies a vision for a sustainable future for phosphorous use. It describes a range of measures or actions that would move us toward that vision. It discusses several obstacles to the implementation of these measures, and enumerates a range of policy tools that would help to overcome those barriers. It presents a 'way forward' for such as: identifying key stakeholders who should participate, implementing collaborative visioning of sustainable future states, and utilizing backcasting scenarios to determine transitions and interventions necessary to define the current state to envisioned sustainable future states.

Cordell, DJ 2013, 'Global phosphorus scarcity and the role of sanitation systems in achieving food security' in Larsen, TA, Udert, KM & Lienert, J (eds), Source Separation and Decentralization for Wastewater Management, IWA Publishing, United Kingdom, pp. 29-44.

Gidley, J 2013, 'Evolution of Consciousness and Paradigm Change' in La Nouvelle Avant-Garde: Vers un Changement de Culture.

Gidley, J 2013, 'Futures of Education for Rapid Global-Societal Change' in There's a Future: Visions for a Better World, BBVA.

Halbwirth, S & Toohey, K 2013, 'Information, Knowledge and the Organization of the Olympic Games' in Frawley, S & Adair, D (eds), Managing the Olympics, Palgrave Macmillan, London, pp. 33-49.
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In recent years the Olympic Games have become larger, more technically complex and with increased stakeholder accountability. To deal with these transformations, their organization has become more professional. Consequently, many aspects of the Games are now being managed far more strategically than in the past. While the management of human and infrastructure resources is a `given, resources considered to be less tangible but nevertheless mission critical, such as information and knowledge, are essential to this progress. There is now a somewhat belated but accepted realization that the corporate information and knowledge of an Olympic Games are valuable assets that should be effectively captured, shared, managed, transferred, utilized and exploited for the benefit of subsequent hosts (Halbwirth and Toohey, 2004). To achieve such outcomes involves instigating complex information processes and encouraging staff to effectively share and use knowledge. The Olympic Movement is not alone in valuing knowledge as an asset. Wenger, McDermott and Synder (2002) have contended that the twenty-first century `knowledge has become the key to success [for] it is simply too valuable a resource to be left to chance (p. 6).

Neset, TS, Cordell, D & Andersson, L 2013, 'The Flow of Phosphorus in Food Production and Consumption Systems' in Renegel, Z (ed), Improving Water and Nutrient-Use Efficiency in Food Production Systems, Wiley, New York, pp. 79-91.
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Phosphorus is a crucial nutrient for the production of food, but at the same time it is a key contributor to eutrophication of aquatic environments through leakage and runoff from agricultural land. Hence, sustainable future pathways of phosphorus use in food production and consumption need to consider a variety of sectors. This chapter discusses the sustainability challenges associated with the use of phosphorus in global and regional food production and consumption systems. It focuses on the limited future availability of phosphorus for agricultural use, in part due to its inefficient utilisation throughout the chain of food production and consumption, with consequences for water quality, including regional examples. In a global sustainability context, future research and policy will need to consider synergies between sustainable phosphorus use measures and other global challenges, including climate change, water scarcity and pollution.

Riedy, C 2013, 'Practicing an Individual Ethics of Sustainability' in Arvanitakis, J & Matthews, I (eds), The Citizen in the 21st Century, BRILL, UK, pp. 177-188.
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Sharpe, S 2013, 'Innovation, Technology and Knowledge' in Karlsson, C, Johansson, B & Stough, R (eds), Innovation, Technology and Knowledge, Routledge, pp. 62-80.
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Sharpe, SA & White, S 2013, 'Eco-Innovation in Australia' in Australian Innovation System Report 2013, Australian Department of Industry, Australia, pp. 133-158.

Abeysuriya, K, Fam, D & Mitchell, C 2013, 'Trialling urine diversion in Australia: technical and social learnings', WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, vol. 68, no. 10, pp. 2186-2194.
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This paper discusses a urine diversion (UD) trial implemented within the institutional setting of the University of Technology Sydney that sought to identify key issues for public UD and reuse systems at scale in the Australian urban context. The trial was novel in its transdisciplinary action research approach, that included consideration of urine diverting toilets (UDTs) as socio-technical systems where interactions between users' practices and perceptions and the performance of the technology were explored. While the study explored a broad range of issues that included urine transport, reuse, and regulations, amongst others, the boundary of the work presented in this paper is the practicalities of UD practice within public urban buildings. Urine volume per urinal use, an important metric for sizing tanks for collecting urine from waterless urinal systems in commercial buildings, was also estimated. The project concluded that current UDTs are unsuitable to public/commercial spaces, but waterless urinals have a key role. © IWA Publishing 2013.

Abeysuriya, K, Willetts, JR, Carrard, NR & Mitchell, CA 2013, 'Decentralised and distributed systems: What will it take to make them a sustainable option for urban sanitation in the 21st Century?', Water21, vol. June, pp. 42-44.

Bartel, R, Graham, N, Jackson, S, Prior, JH, Robinson, DF, Sherval, M & Williams, S 2013, 'Legal Geography: An Australian Perspective', GEOGRAPHICAL RESEARCH, vol. 51, no. 4, pp. 339-353.
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Law is a powerful influence on people and place. Law both creates and is created by the relationship between people and place, although it rarely acknowledges this. Law frequently operates as if space does not matter. Law and legal processes, therefore, deserve greater attention from geographers. Legal geography is an emerging field of inquiry that facilitates much-needed attention to the interrelationships among the environment, people and social institutions, including formal laws but also informal rules, norms and lore. Legal geographers seek to make the invisible visible: to bring the law into the frame of geography, and space and place into focus for the law. Both critical and applied in approach, legal geography offers descriptive, analytical and normative insight into economics, justice, property, power, geopolitics, governance and scale. As such it can enrich most areas of geographic inquiry as well as contribute to current policy debates about the regulation of space and place. Legal geography is a way for enlarged appreciations of relationality, materiality, multiscalarity and agency to be used to interrogate and reform the law. This introduction to a special 'themed paper' section of Geographical Research provides a window on legal geography scholarship, including its history, contribution and ambition. The papers in the collection explore issues grounded in the legal geographies paradigm, variously analysing matters empirically detailed while engaging in broader, theoretical debates and using both Australian and international case studies. © 2013 Institute of Australian Geographers.

Boyle, T, Giurco, D, Mukheibir, P, Liu, A, Moy, C, White, S & Stewart, R 2013, 'Intelligent Metering for Urban Water: A Review', WATER, vol. 5, no. 3, pp. 1052-1081.
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This paper reviews the drivers, development and global deployment of intelligent water metering in the urban context. Recognising that intelligent metering (or smart metering) has the potential to revolutionise customer engagement and management of urban water by utilities, this paper provides a summary of the knowledge-base for researchers and industry practitioners to ensure that the technology fosters sustainable urban water management. To date, roll-outs of intelligent metering have been driven by the desire for increased data regarding time of use and end-use (such as use by shower, toilet, garden, etc.) as well as by the ability of the technology to reduce labour costs for meter reading. Technology development in the water sector generally lags that seen in the electricity sector. In the coming decade, the deployment of intelligent water metering will transition from being predominantly 'pilot or demonstration scale' with the occasional city-wide roll-out, to broader mainstream implementation. This means that issues which have hitherto received little focus must now be addressed, namely: the role of real-time data in customer engagement and demand management; data ownership, sharing and privacy; technical data management and infrastructure security, utility workforce skills; and costs and benefits of implementation. © 2013 by the authors.

Cordell, D & White, S 2013, 'Sustainable Phosphorus Measures: Strategies and Technologies for Achieving Phosphorus Security', Agronomy, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 86-116.
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Phosphorus underpins the world’s food systems by ensuring soil fertility, maximising crop yields, supporting farmer livelihoods and ultimately food security. Yet increasing concerns around long-term availability and accessibility of the world’s main source of phosphorus—phosphate rock, means there is a need to investigate sustainable measures to buffer the world’s food systems against the long and short-term impacts of global phosphorus scarcity. While the timeline of phosphorus scarcity is contested, there is consensus that more efficient use and recycling of phosphorus is required. While the agricultural sector will be crucial in achieving this, sustainable phosphorus measures in sectors upstream and downstream of agriculture from mine to fork will also need to be addressed. This paper presents a comprehensive classification of all potential phosphorus supply- and demand-side measures to meet long-term phosphorus needs for food production. Examples range from increasing efficiency in the agricultural and mining sector, to technologies for recovering phosphorus from urine and food waste. Such measures are often undertaken in isolation from one another rather than linked in an integrated strategy. This integrated approach will enable scientists and policy-makers to take a systematic approach when identifying potential sustainable phosphorus measures. If a systematic approach is not taken, there is a risk of inappropriate investment in research and implementation of technologies and that will not ultimately ensure sufficient access to phosphorus to produce food in the future. The paper concludes by introducing a framework to assess and compare sustainable phosphorus measures and to determine the least cost options in a given context.

Cordell, D, Jackson, M & White, S 2013, 'Phosphorus flows through the Australian food system: Identifying intervention points as a roadmap to phosphorus security', ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY, vol. 29, no. 9, pp. 87-102.
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Global phosphorus scarcity is likely to threaten the world's ability to produce food in the future if concerted efforts to ensure long-term phosphorus availability and accessibility and to use phosphorus more sustainably in the food system are not taken by policy makers, scientists and industry. Each country is vulnerable to phosphorus scarcity in different ways due to different characteristics of the national food system. However numerous opportunities exist to steer countries on a more sustainable trajectory to buffer food systems against such risks. A country-level phosphorus flow analysis can aid the identification of current inefficiencies, potential points for phosphorus recovery, reduction in losses and facilitate prioritisation of policy measures. This paper presents the findings and implications of a phosphorus flow analysis for Australia. The analysis found that despite being a net food exporter (predominantly to Asia), Australia is a net phosphorus importer (80 kt/a of P) to replenish naturally phosphorus-deficient soils and support a phosphorus-intensive agricultural and livestock export sector. Simultaneously, there is a net phosphorus deficiency from the Australian food system (106 kt/a of P) due to substantial losses and inefficiencies from mine to field to fork. The livestock sector represents over 60% of Australia's phosphorus demand due to fertilised pastures and animal feed. The manure produced by the 211 million head of livestock in Australia alone contains 60 times more phosphorus than the food consumed by the entire Australian population. Key opportunities to increase the resilience of the Australian food system include: increasing manure reuse, phosphorus use efficiency in fertilised pastures, investigate phosphorus recovery from phosphogypsum waste stockpiles and investigating more phosphorus-efficient food and agricultural commoditiesparticularly to reduce exported and wasted phosphorus whilst maintaining or enhancing productivity.

Crofts, P, Hubbard, P & Prior, J 2013, 'Policing, planning and sex: Governing bodies, spatially', AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF CRIMINOLOGY, vol. 46, no. 1, pp. 51-69.
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Literatures on the regulation of conduct have tended to focus on the role of policing and the enforcement of criminal law. This paper instead emphasizes the importance of planning in shaping conduct, using the example of how planning shapes sexual conduct to demonstrate that planning can, in different times and places, exercise police-type powers. We illustrate this by analysing the regulation of brothels in Sydney and Parramatta, NSW, Australia, providing a case study of spaces of sexuality that historically were constructed and regulated as criminal, but have since become lawful. This paper examines the ways in which these transitions in law have been differently expressed and accomplished through local planning enforcement. In making such arguments, the paper emphasizes not only the potential for planners to act like police, but also the capacity of planning to supplant policing as a key technique of governmentality. © The Author(s) 2013 Reprints and permissions: sagepub.co.uk/journalsPermissions.nav.

Dean, C, Hills, T, Florin, N, Dugwell, D & Fennell, PS 2013, 'Integrating Calcium Looping CO2 Capture with the Manufacture of Cement', GHGT-11, vol. 37, pp. 7078-7090.
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his paper investigates the trace element content of calcium oxide sorbent after repeated cycles of calcination and carbonation in the presence of fuel combustion during the calcination step. The trace element content of the sorbent was measured using ICP-OES after a wet acid digestion procedure. The weight % of alite, the cement phase responsible for short-term strength of the cement, has been measured using XRD for cement prepared in the laboratory from single cycled and repeatedly cycled sorbent. The results indicate that repeated cycling does lead to an increase in the concentration of some trace elements entering the sorbent from the fuel. However the increase in these concentrations was not enough to impact upon the weight % of alite in the resulting clinkers produced from the sorbent.

Delaney, CC, Giurco, D & Boyle, TM 2013, 'Can smart meters create smart behaviour?', World Academy of Science, Engineering and Techn..., vol. 79, no. 137, pp. 714-721.
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Intelligent technologies are increasingly facilitating sustainable water management strategies in Australia. While this innovation can present clear cost benefits to utilities through immediate leak detection and deference of capital costs, the impact of this technology on households is less distinct. By offering real-time engagement and detailed end-use consumption breakdowns, there is significant potential for demand reduction as a behavioural response to increased information. Despite this potential, passive implementation without well-planned residential engagement strategies is likely to result in a lost opportunity. This paper begins this research process by exploring the effect of smart water meters through the lens of three behaviour change theories. The Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB), Belief Revision theory (BR) and Practice Theory emphasise different variables that can potentially influence and predict household water engagements. In acknowledging the strengths of each theory, the nuances and complexity of household water engagement can be recognised which can contribute to effective planning for residential smart meter engagement strategies

Fam, D, Mitchell, C, Abeysuriya, K & Meek, T 2013, 'Facilitating organisational learning to support decision making and planning for sustainability in the water sector', WATER POLICY, vol. 15, no. 6, pp. 1094-1108.
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This paper investigates the process of organisational learning in decision making and planning for sustainability in the water sector. A Melbourne water utility (Yarra Valley Water) trialling sustainable systems of service provision utilised multi-stakeholder experiences to facilitate learning within the organisation. Diverse perspectives of the trial were sought through 50 interviews with staff managing/operating/maintaining the system and household residents using the system. Outcomes from interviews were shared with the project team in a social learning workshop and translated into recommendations for trialling innovation within the water utility and more broadly within the Australian water sector. The facilitated process of organisational learning highlighted the importance of crossdepartmental communication and co-operation, reflective processes of management and the value of a 'transdisciplinary' approach to planning and implementing novel systems of service provision. The outcome was the development of new procedures to support integrated knowledge development in trialling innovation within Yarra Valley Water. © 2013 IWA Publishing.

Fam, DM & Mitchell, CA 2013, 'Sustainable innovation in wastewater management: lessons for nutrient recovery and reuse', Local Environment, vol. 18, no. 7, pp. 769-780.
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Urine diversion (UD) has great potential to contribute to sustainably managing wastewater by separating urine at the source and recovering nutrients for reuse in agriculture. While factors enabling the UD technology in Sweden are thought to involve policies supporting nutrient recovery/reuse, on closer inspection, the variable success of UD systems has revealed that critical factors for success also relate to human-centred issues of social organisation, participation and incorporation of social knowledges of a variety of stakeholders into the decision-making process in which new technologies are trialled and adopted. Through the analytical lens of strategic niche management, we consider how early experimentation in UD has involved user participation and whether internal processes of learning, networking and visioning have been consciously considered and to what effect. As niche experiments are enabled/disabled not only by informal institutions such as values and social norms but also formal regulatory institutions, we have concurrently analysed the broader environment in which policies and institutions influence, to varying degrees, the uptake of UD. © 2013 Copyright Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.

Fletcher, SM, Thiessen, J, Gero, A, Rumsey, M, Kuruppu, N & Willetts, J 2013, 'Traditional Coping Strategies and Disaster Response: Examples from the South Pacific Region', Journal of Environmental and Public Health, vol. 2013, no. 1, pp. 1-9.
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The Pacific Islands are vulnerable to climate change and increased risk of disasters not only because of their isolated and often low lying geographical setting but because of their economic status which renders them reliant on donor support. In a qualitative study exploring the adaptive capacity of Pacific Island Countries (PICs) across four countries, Cook Islands, Fiji, Samoa, and Vanuatu, it was clear that traditional coping strategies are consistently being applied as part of response to disasters and climate changes. This paper describes five common strategies employed in PICs as understood through this research: recognition of traditional methods; faith and religious beliefs; traditional governance and leadership; family and community involvement; and agriculture and food security. While this study does not trial the efficacy of these methods, it provides an indication of what methods are being used and therefore a starting point for further research into which of these traditional strategies are beneficial. These findings also provide important impetus for Pacific Island governments to recognise traditional approaches in their disaster preparedness and response processes.

Foster, T 2013, 'Predictors of Sustainability for Community-Managed Handpumps in Sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Uganda', Environmental Science & Technology, vol. 47, no. 21, pp. 12037-12046.
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Rural water supply sustainability has remained an enduring policy challenge in sub-Saharan Africa for decades. Drawing on the largest data set assembled on rural water points in sub-Saharan Africa to date, this paper employs logistic regression analyses to identify operational, technical, institutional, financial, and environmental predictors of functionality for over 25 000 community-managed handpumps in Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Uganda. Risk factors significantly associated with nonfunctionality across all three countries were (a) system age, (b) distance from district/county capital, and (c) absence of user fee collection. In at least one of the three countries, other variables found to have significant multivariable adjusted associations with functionality status included well type, handpump type, funding organization, implementing organization, spare parts proximity, availability of a handpump mechanic, regular servicing, regular water committee meetings, women in key water committee positions, rainfall season, and perceived water quality. While the findings reinforce views that a multifaceted range of conditions is critical for the sustainability of community-managed handpumps, they also demonstrate that these factors remain absent from a high proportion of cases. Governments and development partners must significantly strengthen postconstruction support for operation and maintenance systems, and greater efforts are needed to test and evaluate alternative models for managing handpump water supplies. © 2013 American Chemical Society.

Gidley, J 2013, 'Global Knowledge Futures: Articulating the Emergence of a new Meta-level Field', vol. 9, no. 2.

Gidley, JM 2013, 'Are futures organisations “ahead of their times”? A view of the World Futures Studies Federation in the 21st century', Futures, vol. 45, pp. S16-S31.
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Giurco, D 2013, 'Planning for extreme weather - Lessons from Queensland', AusIMM Bulletin, vol. Feb, no. 1, pp. 52-53.
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Hubbard, P & Prior, J 2013, 'Out of sight, out of mind? Prostitution policy and the health, well-being and safety of home-based sex workers', Critical Social Policy, vol. 33, no. 1, pp. 140-159.
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Policy discussions relating to the selling of sex have tended to fixate on two spaces of sex work: the street and the brothel. Such preoccupation has arguably eclipsed discussion of the working environment where most sex is sold, namely, the private home. Redressing this omission, this paper discusses the public health and safety implications of policies that fail to regulate or assist the ‘hidden population’ of sex workers, focusing on the experiences of home-based workers in Sydney, Australia. Considering the inconsistent way that Home Occupation Sex Services Premises (HOSSPs) are regulated in this city, this paper discusses the implications of selling sex beyond the gaze of the state and the law. It is concluded that working from home can allow sex workers to exercise considerable autonomy over their working practices, but that the safety of such premises must be carefully considered in the development of prostitution policy.

Hubbard, P, Boydell, S, Crofts, P, Prior, J & Searle, G 2013, 'Noxious neighbours? Interrogating the impacts of sex premises in residential areas', ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING A, vol. 45, no. 1, pp. 126-141.
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Premises associated with commercial sex-including brothels, striptease clubs, sex cinemas, and sex shops-have increasingly been accepted as legitimate land uses, albeit ones whose location needs to be controlled because of assumed 'negative externalities'. However, the planning and licensing regulations excluding such premises from areas of residential land use are often predicated on assumptions of nuisance that have not been empirically substantiated. Accordingly, this paper reports on a survey of those living close to sex industry premises in New South Wales, Australia. The results suggest that although some residents have strong moral objections to sex premises, in general residents note few negative impacts on local amenity or quality of life, with distance from a premise being a poor predictor of residents' experiences of nuisance. These f ndings are considered in relation to the literatures on sexuality and space given regulation which ultimately appears to reproduce heteronormative moralities rather than respond to genuine environmental nuisances.

Kelly, S, Shipworth, M, Shipworth, D, Gentry, M, Wright, A, Pollitt, M, Crawford-Brown, D & Lomas, K 2013, 'Predicting the diversity of internal temperatures from the English residential sector using panel methods', Applied Energy, vol. 102, pp. 601-621.
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Kohlitz, J, Hasan, T, Khatri, K, Sokota, A, Iddings, S, Bera, U & Psutka, R 2013, 'Assessing reported use and microbiological performance of a point-of-use household water filter in rural Fiji', Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 207-215.
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A non-governmental organisation has distributed point-of-use water filtering units in the Western Division of Fiji. We sought to understand filter utilisation and water quality: both water flowing directly out of filters and stored water. We surveyed 270 households and 6 schools on filter use and performed hydrogen sulphide bacterial indicator testing on 24 water samples directly from filters and 37 stored water samples. Our response rate was 95%. Of these, only half (52%) reported consistently filtering their drinking water. Very few (8%) reported consistent use when preparing kava, a traditional drink. Factors associated with limited filter use included lost or broken filter parts (22%) (p < 0.05) and perception of source water quality as 44% of respondents who believed their source water was safe to drink reported consistent filter use compared to 68% of respondents who did not (p < 0.01). Bacterial indicator testing using hydrogen sulphide paper-strips showed that most water samples directly from the filter (71%) and from storage vessels (76%) were contaminated. Limited levels of use and high levels of contamination in both water directly from the filter and stored water raise serious questions as to the benefit of the filter even as an interim water quality solution in this setting.

Lederwasch, A & Mukheibir, P 2013, 'The Triple Bottom Line and Progress toward Ecological Sustainable Development: Australia’s Coal Mining Industry as a Case Study', Resources, vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 26-38.
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A common goal shared by the world is to achieve well-being for the planet—for this generation and generations to come. The world formalized this common goal when it accepted the concept of ecological sustainable development (ESD) at the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, and through the adoption of the United Nation’s Agenda 21. This paper explores the capacity of New South Wales’ planning system to deliver on this shared goal. It does this through an evaluation of the triple bottom line (TBL), as an impact assessment framework, in the context of coal mine development proposals. The evaluation is performed against ESD principles, and draws from the experience of the authors in reviewing a recent coalmine expansion application in New South Wales, Australia. During this review the authors encountered opportunities to improve the impact assessment process. The opportunities identified relate to the process of robust and consistent drawing of impact boundaries and selection of scales (geographic and temporal), in which to conduct an impact assessment. The findings are significant, as they offer a path toward greater discussion around, and realization of, opportunities for achieving development in each TBL domain, i.e., social, environmental and economic.

Mohr, SH & Evans, G 2013, 'Projections of future Phosphorus production (paper)', Philica: where ideas are free, vol. Article380.

Mukheibir, P 2013, 'Potential consequences of projected climate change impacts on hydroelectricity generation', CLIMATIC CHANGE, vol. 121, no. 1, pp. 67-78.
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There is a growing concern that countries should reduce their dependence on fossil fuels for electricity generation and look to other cleaner technologies. Hydroelectricity is one such option. However, given that hydropower is dependent on rainfall and associated runoff for power generation, it is susceptible to both the positive and negative impacts of climate change, such as increases in temperature and changes in precipitation and runoff. In this paper, impacts on hydropower generation have been organised as either changes in long-term trends or short-term variability and shocks. These impacts could either manifest themselves as direct impacts on hydropower generation potential or as indirect impacts (or ancillary impacts) such as increased competition for water. Citing examples from around the world, this paper investigates the scale of these projected impacts, and the potential cost implication of inaction. It concludes by making recommendations for possible adaptive options to build resilience in response to local impacts.

Mukheibir, P, Boyle, TM & Mitchell, CA 2013, 'End-use forecasting in the context of building adaptive water services', Water Utility Journal, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 29-39.
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Water resource managers are faced with planning for an uncertain future constrained by limited knowledge of how demands will change in future and what supplies will be available to match them. By adopting an adaptive management approach, flexible and robust responses can be developed as new information comes to hand. A transparent approach has been developed that avoids complicated probabilistic approaches and encourages planners to consider investment policies to accommodate a range of potential scenarios. Integrated resource planning (IRP) principles are key to this approach and requires that both supply and demand side options are considered. Whilst much focus has been on the supply side, end user interventions have received less attention as a longer term approach. Restrictions have to date been the fall back option to deal with impending droughts, but this is not likely to be acceptable under reduced trending supplies. By focusing on end-use planning, savings through suppressed customer demand can free up further water thereby delaying the introduction of large expensive supply options. By disaggregating the end uses by residential customers into for example, showers, toilets, baths, washing machines, outdoor use, etc., a richer understanding of where residential water actually gets used and therefore where the potential for demand reduction lie. This paper firstly presents a framework for adaptive planning for urban water supplies and secondly, introduces the notion of end-use modelling and planning as a means to reduce consumption. Real examples from work conducted in Australia will be used to illustrate these approaches.

Mukheibir, P, Giurco, D, Turner, AJ, Franklin, J, Teng, ML & McClymont, T 2013, 'End-use demand forecasting: Contemporary insights', Water: Journal of the Australian Water Association, vol. 40, no. 3, pp. 76-80.
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This paper reports on the application of integrated resource planning using the integrated supply demand planning tool in regional Victoria (Geelong and Colac) and New South Wales (Lower Hunter region) . It discusses data assumptions and findings across the case studies. A key finding is that the uptake of efficient appliances has been decreasing total water use (e.g. in toilets and showers) despite population growth. However, this will be driven close to the maximum limits over the next 15 years or so, while customer behaviour patterns such as length and frequency of appliance use will be crucial for informing future demand side management strategies.

Mukheibir, P, Kuruppu, N, Gero, A & Herriman, J 2013, 'Overcoming cross-scale challenges to climate change adaptation for local government: a focus on Australia', CLIMATIC CHANGE, vol. 121, no. 2, pp. 271-283.
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This paper aims to identify key cross-scale challenges to planned adaptation within the context of local government in Australia, and suggest enabling actions to overcome such challenges. Many of the impacts of climate change and variability have or will be experienced at the local level. Local governments are embedded in a larger governance context that has the potential to limit the effectiveness of planned adaptation initiatives on the ground. This study argues that research on constraints and barriers to adaptation must place greater attention to understanding the broader multi-governance system and cross-scale constraints that shape adaptation at the local government scale. The study identified seven key enabling actions for overcoming cross-scale challenges faced by local governments in Australia when undertaking climate change adaptation planning and implementation. A central conclusion of this study is that a cooperative and collaborative approach is needed where joint recognition of the scale of the issue and its inherent cross-scale complexities are realised. Many of the barriers or constraints to adaptation planning are interlinked, requiring a whole government approach to adaptation planning. The research suggests a stronger role at the state and national level is required for adaptation to be facilitated and supported at the local level. © 2013 Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht.

Naomi Carrard, NC, Joanne Crawford, JC, Gabrielle Halcrow, GH, Claire Rowland, CR & Juliet Willetts, JW 2013, 'A framework for exploring gender equality outcomes from WASH programmes', Waterlines, vol. 32, no. 4, pp. 315-333.
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This paper aims to assist practitioners and researchers in planning, identifying, and documenting gender outcomes associated with water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) programmes by proposing a conceptual framework for classifying gender equality changes. Gender outcomes that have been attributed to WASH initiatives encompass those directly related to improved services as well as outcomes that move into areas of relationships, power, and status. There is a growing body of literature identifying WASH-related gender outcomes; however the types of outcomes described vary considerably and further work is needed to inform a comprehensive picture of WASH and gender links. The framework proposed in this paper is based on a synthesis of outcomes reported in WASH literature to date, empirical research in Fiji and Vanuatu, and insights from gender and development literature. It is hoped that the framework will support practitioners to engage with the inherent complexity of gender inquiry, contributing to sector knowledge about the potential for WASH initiatives to advance gender equality.

Northey, S, Haque, N & Mudd, G 2013, 'Using sustainability reporting to assess the environmental footprint of copper mining', Journal of Cleaner Production, vol. 40, pp. 118-128.
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Peterseim, J & White, S 2013, 'A hybrid energy-from-waste station', Inside Waste, vol. August, pp. 24-24.

Peterseim, JH, White, S, Tadros, A & Hellwig, U 2013, 'Concentrated solar power hybrid plants, which technologies are best suited for hybridisation?', RENEWABLE ENERGY, vol. 57, pp. 520-532.
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This assessment aims to identify the most suitable concentrated solar power (CSP) technologies to hybridize with Rankine cycle power plants using conventional fuels, such as gas and coal, as well as non-conventional fuels, namely biomass and waste materials. The results derive from quantitative data, such as literature, industry information and own calculations, as well as qualitative data from an expert workshop. To incorporate the variety of technology criteria, quantitative and qualitative data the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) is used as the multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) tool. Only CSP technologies able to directly or indirectly generate steam are compared in regards to feasibility, risk, environmental impact and Levelised Cost of Electricity (LCOE). Different sub-criteria are chosen to consider the most relevant aspects. The study focuses on the suitability of CSP technologies for hybridisation and results obtained are reality checked by comparison with plants already being built/under construction. The results of this assessment are time dependant and may change with new CSP technologies maturing and prices decreasing in the future.Key findings of this assessment show that Fresnel systems seem to be the best technology for feedwater preheating, cold reheat steam and <450 °C steam boost applications. Parabolic troughs using thermal oil rank second for all CSP integration scenarios with steam temperatures <380 °C. Generally, for steam temperatures above 450 °C the solar towers with direct steam generation score higher than solar towers using molten salt and the big dish technology. At and above 580 °C the big dish is the only alternative to directly provide high pressure steam.In addition to a general CSP technology selection for hybridisation the framework of this study could be used to identify the most suitable CSP technology for a specific CSP hybrid project but this requires detailed information for direct normal irradiance, climat...

Plant, R & Ryan, P 2013, 'Ecosystem services as a practicable concept for natural resource management: some lessons from Australia', International Journal of Biodiversity Science, Ecosystem Services & Management, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 44-53.
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The ecosystem services (ES) concept initially gathered momentum amongst the Australian scientific community in the late 1990s. This article seeks to investigate if the earlier Australian ES research efforts and findings have been adopted and utilised by Australian resource managers, highlighting factors that may have enabled or prevented this adoption. Combining a literature review, interviews and observations from Australian regional planning, we offer a snapshot of resource managers' experiences in engaging with the ES concept. Although based on a small pilot, our results suggest that thinking about biodiversity and ecosystems as providers of economic value has broadly found its way into Australian natural resource management (NRM) practice, but that the `language of ES is not necessarily found new, clear or practicable. Interviewees mentioned the lack of an `ES toolbox, combined with clear national and regional policy drivers, as a major barrier to their broader adoption of the ES concept. For the ES concept to be used meaningfully and effectively at regional and local scales, a concerted effort at the nexus of NRM research, policy and practice will be required to further embed ES thinking in participatory planning processes. We argue that a well-facilitated process of group learning and reasoning about nature's values that is grounded in local knowledge and experience may ultimately better approximate the `true value of a region's natural capital than traditional positivist approaches aimed at comprehensive quantification and valuation of ES.

Prior, J, Crofts, P & Hubbard, P 2013, 'Planning, Law, and Sexuality: Hiding Immorality in Plain View', GEOGRAPHICAL RESEARCH, vol. 51, no. 4, pp. 354-363.
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Emerging research in sexuality and space outlines the diverse forms of spatial governmentality used to discipline non-normative sexual behaviours, exploring how exclusion, concealment, and repression combines to ensure that 'immoral' sexualities are out of the sight of the 'moral majority'. In this paper, we explore this contention in relation to planning for sex service premises (brothels) in New South Wales, Australia. Though such sex service premises are now legal, our analysis nonetheless considers the way that these premises have been subject to forms of planning constraint that reflect planners' assumptions about the appropriate manifestation of sex premises within the urban landscape. By exposing the assumptions written into planning law that sex premises are legal but potentially disorderly, we demonstrate the evidential power of planning to reinforce dominant moral geographies through instruments which, at first glance, appear to be focused on objective questions of amenity and the 'best use of land'. This paper hence explores the ways in which planners have translated assumptions of disorder into categories of visibility and distance, meaning that brothels have become hidden in plain view so as not to disturb the integrity of residential 'family' spaces. © 2013 Institute of Australian Geographers.

Prior, J, Hubbard, P & Birch, P 2013, 'Sex Worker Victimization, Modes of Working, and Location in New South Wales, Australia: A Geography of Victimization', Journal of Sex Research, vol. 50, no. 6, pp. 574-586.
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This article examines the association among victimization, modes of sex working, and the locations used by sex workers through an analysis of 'Ugly Mug' reports detailing 528 crime acts in 333 reported incidents in New South Wales (NSW), Australia. These forms, voluntarily lodged between 2000 and 2008 by members of NSW's estimated 10,000 sex worker population, suggest that street-based work has a higher victimization rate than other modes of working, including escort work, work in commercial premises, and private work. Although this ostensibly supports the commonly held view that 'outdoor' working is more dangerous than 'indoor' work, this analysis suggests that most instances of victimization actually occur in private spaces. Hence, it is argued that risks of victimization in sex work are influenced by a variety of environmental characteristics relating to concealment, control, and isolation, suggesting that not all off-street locations are equally safe. We conclude with recommendations for policy regarding sex work. Copyright © The Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality.

Prior, T, Daly, J, Mason, L & Giurco, D 2013, 'Resourcing the future: Using foresight in resource governance', GEOFORUM, vol. 44, no. 2013, pp. 316-328.
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Australia is a major supplier of minerals globally, but the country's ability to meet both projections for future demand and sustainability goals is hampered by a range of environmental and social issues associated with traditional modes of minerals production. At a time when society's expectations for the environmental and social performance of companies are becoming more stringent, mineral production in Australia has become more difficult and expensive - issues that are often disguised by (and overlooked as a result of) high resource prices and an outwardly buoyant economy. Difficulty and expense are characterised not by the absence of resources, but by declining ore grades, substantially increasing mine waste, rising energy consumption, and falling multi-factor productivity. Together, social changes and production challenges are reinforcing the recognition that business as usual cannot deliver on the sustainability imperative. Technological development has been an important focus in seeking to address many of the challenges facing the Australian minerals industry, but this alone has not been adequate, and may not be the panacea of the future. Research exploring the future of minerals production and its implications for society and the economy must be accompanied by foresight into the long-term strategic challenges, future scenarios, social, economic and regional contexts where these implications will play out.This paper documents how foresight methods were used to facilitate a conversation between mining industry stakeholders and experts on the future of the industry in Australia, and to develop a shared vision of the future and recommendations for how to achieve a sustainable mining industry and one which contributes to a sustainable Australian economy. We articulate the implications of sustainability for the mining sector in Australia with respect to a vision to 2040, and discuss mechanisms to secure long-term national benefit for Australia from it...

Prior, T, Waeger, PA, Stamp, A, Widmer, R & Giurco, D 2013, 'Sustainable governance of scarce metals: The case of lithium', SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT, vol. 461, no. 1, pp. 785-791.
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Minerals and metals are finite resources, and recent evidence suggests that for many, primary production is becoming more difficult and more expensive. Yet these resources are fundamentally important for society-they support many critical services like infrastructure, telecommunications and energy generation. A continued reliance on minerals and metals as service providers in modern society requires dedicated and concerted governance in relation to production, use, reuse and recycling. Lithium provides a good example to explore possible sustainable governance strategies. Lithium is a geochemically scarce metal (being found in a wide range of natural systems, but in low concentrations that are difficult to extract), yet recent studies suggest increasing future demand, particularly to supply the lithium in lithium-ion batteries, which are used in a wide variety of modern personal and commercial technologies. This paper explores interventions for sustainable governance and handling of lithium for two different supply and demand contexts: Australia as a net lithium producer and Switzerland as a net lithium consumer. It focuses particularly on possible nation-specific issues for sustainable governance in these two countries' contexts, and links these to the global lithium supply chain and demand scenarios. The article concludes that innovative business models, like 'servicizing' the lithium value chain, would hold sustainable governance advantages for both producer and consumer countries. © 2013 Elsevier B.V.

Riedy, C 2013, 'Waking up in the twenty‐first century', On the Horizon, vol. 21, no. 3, pp. 174-186.
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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to explore metaphors of human awakening in four recent futures works and propose a research agenda on the nature and future trajectories of awakening.Design/methodology/approachThe paper reviews metaphors of awakening in Slaughter's The Biggest Wake‐up Call in History, the Great Transition Initiative, Gilding's The Great Disruption and Inayatullah's “Waking up to a new future”. It identifies seven characteristics of awakening and uses these to create an environmental scanning framework. It reports on a preliminary application of the framework and proposes a future research agenda.FindingsThe paper identifies seven signals of awakening: futures literacy, shifting values, activism, collective agency, engaged dialogue, distributed leadership and inspiring visions. While evidence for most of these signals can be found, it is often weak and dominated by other trends.Research limitations/implicationsThe environmental scanning framework needs to be expanded using additional literature and testing. The question of when confrontation with apocalyptic future images can deliver positive outcomes remains unresolved.Practical implicationsPerhaps the single most important thing that could be done to help rouse sleeping humanity is to begin to make connections between the diverse movements identified in the paper a...

Sloan, T, Davila, F & Malbon, E 2013, 'Student-Facilitators as University Tutors: An Effective Approach to Sustainability Education', Australian Journal of Environmental Education, vol. 29, no. 1, pp. 80-96.
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AbstractHigher education institutions are considered by many to be pivotal in shaping the next generation of thinkers and practitioners required to further work towards addressing the sustainability challenges faced by contemporary societies. The extent to which higher education has embraced this responsibility is debateable. Notwithstanding, this article reports upon our experience as three students employed as tutors in teaching sustainability to our undergraduate counterparts. Drawing upon our collective experience as both students and tutors within The Fenner School of Environment and Society of the Australian National University, we explore what makes student-facilitators part of an effective approach for sustainability education. Through this process, we describe some key practices that student-facilitators apply and which contribute to students’ understandings of sustainability. These key practices are: conceptualising what a tutorial should be; taking the position as a facilitator of discussion; using game-based activities; and the role that student-facilitators play in a community of social learning at the Fenner School. We conclude that the incorporation of student-facilitators in the teaching and learning of sustainability play a unique and significant role that should be valued, fostered and supported in higher education.

Watson, R, Fane, SA & Mitchell, CA 2013, 'How sustainability assessments using multi-criteria analysis can bias against small systems', Water, vol. 39, no. 8, pp. 69-73.

Willetts, J, Carrard, N, Crawford, J, Rowland, C & Halcrow, G 2013, 'Working from strengths to assess changes in gender equality', Development in Practice, vol. 23, no. 8, pp. 991-1006.
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This paper describes an empirical application of a strengths-based approach (SBA) to assess changes in gender equality, and draws out implications for research, evaluation, and wider development practice. We outline what constitutes a strengths-based approach and present a case study where a participatory methodology informed by appreciative inquiry was used to investigate gender outcomes of two water, sanitation, and hygiene-focused development initiatives. We consider the value and limitations of taking an explicitly strengths-based approach to assessing gender outcomes, and also propose that there are important arguments for why SBAs might be usefully applied in addressing (not just assessing) gender equality.

Willetts, J, Paddon, M, Nam, NDG, Trung, NH & Carrard, N 2013, 'Sustainability assessment of sanitation options in Vietnam: planning with the future in mind', JOURNAL OF WATER SANITATION AND HYGIENE FOR DEVELOPMENT, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 262-268.
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This paper describes a participatory deliberative planning methodology employed in Can Tho, Vietnam to assess sanitation infrastructure options for a new peri-urban area with an expected population of 278,000 people. The study compared four options across a range of scales from centralised to decentralised treatment systems, and also included an innovative resource recovery option with urine collection and reuse in local agriculture. The study was undertaken in close collaboration with the local water utility, a local university, and several city government departments. In the sustainability assessment process key city stakeholders ranked the four options against criteria in five areas: (i) technical and risk, (ii) social and health, (iii) environmental, (iv) economic and financial, (v) city future. Stakeholders were provided with detailed information about each option, including quantitative data such as costs and energy use, and qualitative data against areas such as social acceptability. The assessment made evident the trade-offs between these five areas, and after their prioritisation, stakeholders agreed on the option that combined centralised treatment for the densely populated area to be inhabited earlier, and decentralised treatment for the remaining area. The methodology provided a robust way for stakeholders to engage in informed decision-making on this important planning issue.

Willis, RM, Stewart, RA, Giurco, DP, Talebpour, MR & Mousavinejad, A 2013, 'End use water consumption in households: impact of socio-demographic factors and efficient devices', Journal of Cleaner Production, vol. 60, pp. 107-115.
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To assess water savings in households using efficient devices and to understand how savings vary between different socio-demographic groups in the community, high resolution end use water consumption data is required (i.e. disaggregating water use for showers, toilets, clothes washers and garden irrigation etc.). This paper reports selected findings from the Gold Coast Residential End Use Study (Australia), which focussed on the relationship between a range of socio-demographic and household stock efficiency variables and water end use consumption levels. A mixed methods approach was executed using qualitative and quantitative data. The study provided evidence as to the potential savings derived from efficient appliances as well as socio-demographic clusters having higher water consumption across end uses. The payback period for some water efficient devices was also explored. The study has implications for urban water demand management planning and forecasting. © 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Yellishetty, M, Mudd, GM, Giurco, D, Mason, L & Mohr, S 2013, 'Iron ore in Australia - Too much or too hard?', AusIMM Bulletin, vol. 3, no. 3, pp. 42-47.

Al-Jeboori, M, Zhang, Z, Blamey, J, Hills, TP, Florin, N, Anthony, E, Manovic, V & Fennell, PS 1970, 'CaO-based sorbent and chemical looping technology', IEA High Temperature Solids Looping, Cambridge.

Bailey, B, Willetts, JR & Crawford, P 1970, 'Reflections on monitoring a large-scale civil society WASH initiative: lessons for sector monitoring and potential contributions from NGOs', Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Monitoring Symposium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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This paper draws on the experience of monitoring a large-scale civil society Fund to provide insight into some of the challenges facing sector monitoring and how non-governmental organisations (NGOs) might play roles to support government in developing and implementing such systems. Structured reflection was undertaken by the Monitoring Review Panel, authors of this paper, who had oversight of the monitoring arrangements of this AusAID Fund that covered 20 countries in Asia, Africa and the Pacific. The reflection addressed two areas: (i) innovative aspects and key success factors that held relevance for sector monitoring, and(ii) use of a `strategy map to consider the ways in which NGOs are currently, and might in the future, support sector monitoring. The findings were that an explicit learning focus, use of models to conceptualise `theories of change and a well-structured performance framework that balanced prescription with flexibility were innovative and important elements that should be replicated in sector monitoring. Two key success factors were also attributed to the purpose-built simple yet effective information system and a strong `people focus to the monitoring arrangements and how people understand and use information. Concerning potential NGO roles to support sector monitoring, a range of roles and strategies were identified. These ranged from sharing localised monitoring information or building local skills for monitoring to supporting local government, service providers or schools with the necessary skills and capacity. Additional potential roles that address the broader environment included leading advocacy efforts to generate demand for sector monitoring, documenting and sharing their own learning on WASH monitoring, and supporting multi-stakeholder sector coordination groups to demand, develop, implement or use sector monitoring systems. We conclude that there is significant learning potential from donor-funded monitoring to inform sec...

Bao, C, Mortazavi-Naeini, M, Northey, S, Tarnopolskaya, T, Monch, A & Zhu, Z 1970, 'Valuing flexible operating strategies in nickel production under uncertainty', Proceedings 20th International Congress on Modelling and Simulation Modsim 2013, 20th International Congress on Modelling and Simulation (MODSIM), MODELLING & SIMULATION SOC AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND INC, Adelaide, AUSTRALIA, pp. 1426-1432.
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With increasing global demand for nickel (which is a key component of stainless steel) the focus of mineral industry is currently on the abundant low-grade nickel laterite reserves. The extraction of nickel from the low-grade laterites is a technically difficult and expensive process and, as a result, the profitability of nickel production projects is highly affected by uncertainty over future market conditions. The project value can be increased by utilizing flexible operating strategies in response to changing future market conditions and Real Options analysis provides a suitable tool for optimizing flexible operating strategies over a long planning horizon in the face of uncertainty. This paper presents the first study on the valuation of flexible operating strategies in a realistic nickel laterite production system under uncertainty of nickel price and exchange rate. In this paper, the production of ore from the three hypothetical nickel laterite mines being fed to a central processing facility is studied. The common features of nickel laterite production, such as a two-fraction (limonite and saprolite) structure of the laterite ore body, layering of each fraction, with different ore grades (concentration of nickel) in each layer, and a simultaneous mining of several ore bodies, are incorporated into the model. It is common in the minerals industry that the ore from each mine is blended to provide as constant a feed rate and grade as possible to the processing facility. However, such a constant feed strategy may not generate the best financial return. In this paper, we investigate whether higher returns can be achieved by adopting a flexible strategy of switching, at prescribed intervals of time, between different feed rates of ore from the three mines that have different quality of nickel laterite. Such flexible strategy allows the operator to change the production rate of nickel in response to changing projected market conditions. In this paper, w...

Cordell, DJ 1970, 'Phosphorus security: Increasing the resilience of food systems to the multi-dimensional challenge of global phosphorus scarcity', French-Australian Researcher Workshop: Thematic and methodological exchanges, UTS, Sydney, Australia.

Dangora, L, Sherwood, J, Petrov, A, Gorczyca, J & Mitchell, C 1970, 'Forming of Composites using Discontinuous Non-Crimp Fabrics', PROCEEDINGS OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR COMPOSITES, 28th Technical Conference of the American-Society-for-Composites, DESTECH PUBLICATIONS, INC, PA, Penn State Univ, Dept Engn Sci & Mech, State College.

Dartnall, WJ, Reizes, JA & ASME 1970, 'A NEW APPROACH TO UNDERSTANDING ENGINEERING THERMODYNAMICS FROM ITS MOLECULAR BASIS', INTERNATIONAL MECHANICAL ENGINEERING CONGRESS AND EXPOSITION - 2012, VOL 5, ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, ASME, USA, pp. 1-10.
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Engineering Thermodynamics is that engineering science in which students learn to analyze dynamic systems involving energy transformations, particularly where some of the energy is in the form of heat. It is well known that people have difficulty in understanding many of the concepts of thermodynamics; in particular, entropy and its consequences. However, even more widely known concepts such as energy and temperature are not simply defined or explained. Why is this lack of understanding and clarity of definition prevalent in this subject? Older engineering thermodynamics textbooks (often containing the words heat engines in the title) had a strong emphasis in their early chapters on the general physical details of thermodynamic equipment such as internal and external combustion engines, gas compressors and refrigeration systems. The working fluid in these systems might expand or contract while heat, work and mass might cross the system boundary. The molecular workings within the thermodynamic fluid are not of prime concern to the engineer even though they are to a physicist or chemist. Modern engineering thermodynamics textbooks place great emphasis on mathematical systems designed to analyze the behavior and performance of thermodynamic devices and systems, yet they rarely show, at least early in their presentation, graphical images of the equipment; moreover, they tend to give only passing reference to the molecular behavior of the thermodynamic fluid. This paper presents some teaching strategies for placing a greater emphasis on the physical realities of the equipment in conjunction with the molecular structure of the working fluid in order to facilitate a deeper understanding of thermodynamic performance limitations of equipment. Copyright © 2012 by ASME.

Fam, DM, Abeysuriya, K & Mitchell, CA 1970, 'A transdisciplinary project of Urine Diversion (UD)', The 1st Global Conference on Research Integration & Implementation, ANU Canberra.

Fam, DM, Cordell, DJ & Mitchell, CA 1970, 'Beginning at the end: The curious case of the TD outcome spaces', The 1st Global Conference on Research Integration & Implementation, ANU Canberra.

Gero, A, Fletcher, SM, Rumsey, M, Thiessen, J, Kuruppu, N, Daly, J, Buchan, J & Willetts, JR 1970, 'Disaster response and adaptive capacity in the Pacific', Climate Adaptation 2013: Knowledge + Partnerships, National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility (NCCARF) National Conference, Sydney, Australia.

Gero, A, Murta, J, Willetts, JR, Carrard, NR & Leong, L 1970, 'Incompatible philosophies or complementary roles? Civil society and business engagement in the water, sanitation and hygiene sector', Development Futures: Alternative pathways to end poverty, Fourth ACFID University Network Conference, Development Futures: Alternative pathways to end poverty, Fourth ACFID University Network Conference, University of Technology, Sydney.

Giurco, D 1970, 'Towards Vision 2040 - The role of mine closure planning in responsible resource governance', Mine Closure and Environmental Impacts, Brisbane, Australia.

Giurco, D, Mohr, SH, Fyfe, J, Rickwood, P, Teng, ML & Franklin, J 1970, 'Modelling bounce-back in water consumption post-drought', Proceedings of the 5th National Water Efficiency Conference, 5th National Water Efficiency Conference, Australian Water Association (AWA), Sydney, pp. 1-5.

Herriman, J & Sharpe, SA 1970, 'Population and Australian cities', French-Australian Researcher Workshop: Thematic and methodological exchanges, UTS, Sydney, Australia.

Jacobs, B 1970, 'Natural resource manager capacity in the Hawkesbury-Nepean Catchment, Australia', French-Australia Seminar: Complex interactions between agriculture, biodiversity, water, and urban development at the peri-urban fringe, UTS, Sydney, Australia.

Jacobs, B, Boronyak, LJ, Mikhailovich, N & Muspratt, J 1970, 'Beyond birdies - enhancing biodiversity on urban golf courses', State of Australian Cities National Conference, State of Australian Cities (SOAC) Conference, State of Australian Cities Research Network, Sydney.
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In urban areas where public land for habitat protection is limited, golf courses can play an important role in supporting biodiversity. Out-of-play areas on golf courses present an opportunity for restoring and enhancing biodiversity in ecologically simplified landscapes. We aimed to develop a greater understanding of factors that enable or constrain the adoption of improved biodiversity practices on Sydneys golf courses. The project consisted of three stages: 1. Mapping the location of golf courses across the greater Sydney region in relation to priority conservation areas; 2. A participatory workshop with golf course superintendents and managers drawn from across the greater Sydney region. The workshop findings informed the development of a survey instrument; and, 3. A survey of golf course staff across the greater Sydney region to determine the heterogeneity of capacity to adopt improved practices for biodiversity. Critical factors were identified that constrain and support the adoption of practices to improve biodiversity conservation on golf courses. We found that the influence of constraining and enabling factors varied spatially across the region. The reasons for this variation were complex and related to the interaction of local biophysical and social context in which the club operates rather than simply to issues such as land tenure. The findings of this project provide a baseline from which to measure temporal changes in capacity resulting from targeted capacity building initiatives and related improvements in conservation outcomes.

Liu, A, Giurco, D, Mukheibir, P & Graeme, W 1970, 'Smart metering and billing: Information to guide household water consumption', Proceedings of the 2013 AWA Water Education, Efficiency and Skills conference, AWA Water Education, Efficiency and Skills conference, Australian Water Association (AWA), Sydney, Australia.

Mitchell, CA, Murta, J, Retamal, M, Turner, A, Carrard, N & Chong, J 1970, 'Recycled water investment decisions: case studies in balancing the costs, benefits, and risks', Asia Pacific Water Recycling Conference, Asia Pacific Water Recycling Conference, pp. 1-8.

Miyake, S, Smith, C, Peterson, A, McAlpine, C & Renouf, M 1970, 'What are the most environmentally sustainable land use change scenarios for future bioenergy crop production?', Bioenergy Australia conference, Hunter Valley.

Mudd, GM, Weng, Z, Northey, S, Jowitt, S, Memary, R, Mohr, SH, Giurco, D & Mason, LM 1970, 'A projection of future energy and greenhouse gas emissions intensity from copper mining', 23rd World Mining Congress 2013 Proceedings, World Mining Congress, Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum, Montreal, Canada, pp. 1-14.
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In this study, we develop a detailed model of the likely future carbon footprint of primary copper supply. We develop a peak copper production model, based on a detailed copper resource data set, and combine this with a comprehensive life cycle assessment model of copper mining and milling to predict greenhouse gas emission rates and intensities of Australian and global copper production up to 2100. By establishing a quantitative prediction of both copper production and corresponding greenhouse gas emissions of Australian and global copper industry, we then analysed the emissions intensity of various energy input scenarios, such as business-as-usual, solar thermal electricity and solar thermal electricity with biodiesel. The Australian Government has an aspirational goal for long-term greenhouse gas emissions of an 80% reduction from the 2000 level by 2050. For the copper sector, this means moving from about 12.6 Mt CO2e in 2000 to a goal of some 2.52 Mt CO2e in 2050 (assuming equal emissions reductions across the economy). Based on the energy sources modelled, only the solar thermal plus biodiesel scenario was capable of achieving this goal at about 0.15 Mt CO2e, since the solar thermal alone scenario still includes normal petro-diesel as a major source of emissions. Overall, it is clear that there are abundant resources which can meet expected long-term copper demands, the critical issue is more the carbon (and environmental) footprint of different copper supplies and use rather than how much is available for mining. It is clear that the switch to renewable energy can have a profound impact on the carbon intensity of copper supply, even allowing for increased energy intensity as ore grades decline, and a complete conversion to renewable energy will position the copper sector to meet existing annual greenhouse gas emissions targets and goals.

Mukheibir, P 1970, 'The future of end-use forecasting in Australia to plan adaptive water services', Local Government NSW Water Management Conference 2013: Improving the Working Flow, Terrigal, NSW, Australia.

Mukheibir, P, Boyle, TM & Mitchell, CA 1970, 'End-use forecasting in the context of building adaptive water services', 8th International Conference of European Water Research Association, Porto, Portugal.

Mukheibir, P, Giurco, D, Turner, AJ, Franklin, J, Teng, ML & McClymont, T 1970, 'Integrated resources planning: Contemporary insights', Proceedings of the 5th National Water Efficiency Conference, 5th National Water Efficiency Conference, Australian Water Association (AWA), Sydney, pp. 1-9.

Peterseim, J, Tadros, A, Hellwig, U & White, S 1970, 'Integrated Solar Combined Cycle Plants using solar towers with thermal storage to increase plant performance', Volume 2: Reliability, Availability and Maintainability (RAM) - Proceedings of the ASME 2013 Power Conference, ASME Power Conference, ASME, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, pp. 1-6.
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In Australia both natural gas and an excellent solar irradiance are abundant energy sources and its combination is one option to implement concentrating solar power (CSP) systems in Australias traditionally low cost electricity market. The recently introduced carbon pricing mechanism in Australia is likely to steer investment towards combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) plants. This will also lead to further plants being built in high solar irradiance areas where CSP could provide valuable peak capacity. Hybridisation would enable more competitive power generation than standalone CSP systems as hybrid plants share equipment, such as steam turbine and condenser, therewith lowering the specific investment. This paper investigates the novel hybridization of CCGT and solar tower systems to increase the efficiency of integrated solar combined cycle (ISCC). Currently, all ISCC plants use parabolic trough systems with thermal oil as this technology is most mature. However, increases in plant efficiency, simpler solar tower integration as well as further synergies of solar tower ISCC systems, such as joint use of tower as CCGT stack, are likely to enhance the economic viability of new ISCC plants. In addition to a technical concept description this paper outlines the ideal sites for ISCC plants in Australia and presents a 200MWe ISCC case study with 3h molten salt thermal storage for the conversion of the Port Hedland open cycle gas turbine (OCGT) facility in Western Australia into a solar tower ISCC plant.

Peterseim, JH, Hellwig, U & Endrullat, K 1970, 'Parallel Flow Boiler Designs to Minimise Erosion and Corrosion From Dust Loaded Flue Gases', Volume 1: Fuels and Combustion, Material Handling, Emissions; Steam Generators; Heat Exchangers and Cooling Systems; Turbines, Generators and Auxiliaries; Plant Operations and Maintenance, ASME 2013 Power Conference, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Boston, USA, pp. 1-6.
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Improving power plant performance, availability and operational costs is crucial to remain competitive in today’s competitive energy market. The boiler is a key component to achieve these objectives, particularly so when using challenging fuels, such as municipal solid waste or exhaust gases with high dust contents. This paper describes an innovative boiler design that has been used for the first time in an Energy from Waste plant in Bamberg, Germany. The new boiler design disregards the traditional heating surface arrangement and instead uses tube bundles arranged in parallel to the gas flow, which provides several advantages, such as reduced fouling. The paper describes the Bamberg project (boiler design and project highlights) and first operational results after 30,500h of operation. Additionally, the paper investigates further options to reduce fouling through the use of dimpled tubes, especially the ip tube® technology. The technology is presented as well as first test results of such tubes in the Energy from Waste plant Rosenheim, Germany. The paper concludes with further applications for the parallel flow boiler design, such as cement kilns, to outline future markets.

Peterseim, JH, Tadros, A, Hellwig, U & White, S 1970, 'Integrated Solar Combined Cycle Plants Using Solar Towers With Thermal Storage to Increase Plant Performance', Volume 2: Reliability, Availability and Maintainability (RAM); Plant Systems, Structures, Components and Materials Issues; Simple and Combined Cycles; Advanced Energy Systems and Renewables (Wind, Solar and Geothermal); Energy Water Nexus; Thermal Hydraulics and CFD; Nuclear Plant Design, Licensing and Construction; Performance Testing and Performance Test Codes, ASME 2013 Power Conference, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Marrakech, Morocco, pp. 1-8.
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In Australia both natural gas and an excellent solar irradiance are abundant energy sources and its combination is one option to implement concentrating solar power (CSP) systems in Australia’s traditionally low cost electricity market. The recently introduced carbon pricing mechanism in Australia is likely to steer investment towards combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) plants. This will also lead to further plants being built in high solar irradiance areas where CSP could provide valuable peak capacity. Hybridisation would enable more competitive power generation than standalone CSP systems as hybrid plants share equipment, such as steam turbine and condenser, therewith lowering the specific investment. This paper investigates the novel hybridization of CCGT and solar tower systems to increase the efficiency of integrated solar combined cycle (ISCC). Currently, all ISCC plants use parabolic trough systems with thermal oil as this technology is most mature. However, increases in plant efficiency, simpler solar tower integration as well as further synergies of solar tower ISCC systems, such as joint use of tower as CCGT stack, are likely to enhance the economic viability of new ISCC plants. In addition to a technical concept description this paper outlines the ideal sites for ISCC plants in Australia and presents a 200MWe ISCC case study with 3h molten salt thermal storage for the conversion of the Port Hedland open cycle gas turbine (OCGT) facility in Western Australia into a solar tower ISCC plant.

Plant, R & Maurel, P 1970, 'New Beliefs, New Values: the Ecosystem Services Concept as a Heuristic Device in Local land Use Planning and Decision-Making', 10th Biennal conference of the European Society for Ecological Economics (ESEE) : Ecological Economics and Institutional Dynamics, Biennal conference of the European Society for Ecological Economics (ESEE) : Ecological Economics and Institutional Dynamics, European Society for Ecological Economics (ESEE), Lille, France, pp. 18-20.
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This paper explores the theoretical argument for embedding a ?heterodox' interpretation of the ecosystem services (ES) concept in environmental planning and decisionmaking at the local scale. The paper adopts as it key premise that the uncertainties and knowledge gaps that emerge when the ES concept is taken beyond its mainstream interpretation can motivate planners and their stakeholders to «think harder and deeper» about why they value their ecosystems. This invites actors to question their settled beliefs about how they live from, with and in their local environment ? now and in the future. Drawing from Peirce's theory of abduction and Ostrom's institutional theory, the paper develops a constructivist perspective on local environmental planning and decision-making. It also presents empirical findings from a first case study in the Thau lagoon, Southern France.

Plant, R & Ryan, P 1970, 'Ecosystem services as a practicable concept for natural resource management: Some lessons from Australia', International Journal of Biodiversity Science Ecosystem Services and Management, Resilience 2011 - Resilience, Innovation and Sustainability: Navigating the Complexities of Global Change, Arizona State University, Texas, USA, Arizona State University, Texas, USA, pp. 44-53.
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The ecosystem services (ES) concept initially gathered momentum amongst the Australian scientific community in the late 1990s. This article seeks to investigate if the earlier Australian ES research efforts and findings have been adopted and utilised by Australian resource managers, highlighting factors that may have enabled or prevented this adoption. Combining a literature review, interviews and observations from Australian regional planning, we offer a snapshot of resource managers' experiences in engaging with the ES concept. Although based on a small pilot, our results suggest that thinking about biodiversity and ecosystems as providers of economic value has broadly found its way into Australian natural resource management (NRM) practice, but that the language of ES is not necessarily found new, clear or practicable. Interviewees mentioned the lack of an ES toolbox, combined with clear national and regional policy drivers, as a major barrier to their broader adoption of the ES concept. For the ES concept to be used meaningfully and effectively at regional and local scales, a concerted effort at the nexus of NRM research, policy and practice will be required to further embed ES thinking in participatory planning processes. We argue that a well-facilitated process of group learning and reasoning about nature's values that is grounded in local knowledge and experience may ultimately better approximate the true value of a region's natural capital than traditional positivist approaches aimed at comprehensive quantification and valuation of ES. © 2013 Copyright Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.

Retamal, M, Carrard, N, White, S, Smout, IK & Kayaga, SM 1970, 'Can water efficiency in developing cities help offset growing pressure on water supplies?', 3rd IWA Development Congress, Nairobi, Kenya.

Riedy, C 1970, 'Terraforming ourselves: A causal layered analysis of interior transformation', Proceedings of Transformation in a Changing Climate, 19-21 June 2013, Oslo, Norway, Transformation in a Changing Climate, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.

Riedy, C, Herriman, J, Ross, K, Lederwasch, AJ & Boronyak, LJ 1970, 'Innovative techniques for local community engagement on climate change adaptation', People and the Planet 2013 Conference Proceedings, People and the Planet: Transforming the Future, Global Cities Research Institute, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia, pp. 1-27.
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Abstract: Climate change adaptation requires communities to prepare for both extreme weather events and the more gradual shifts that a changing climate may bring. Our project designed and evaluated several face-to-face activities to engage communities in North East Victoria on climate change adaptation. The objective was ultimately to help vulnerable people in the community become more resilient by connecting them with resources and supportive networks. The workshops tested several innovative community engagement activities, including storytelling, visioning and creative practice. These activities responded to a body of research on best-practice approaches for engaging community elders and leaders as spokespeople and peer educators, as well as research on deliberation and the use of story to locate sustainability experiences in an emotional landscape. The workshops used existing community networks to multiply their potential impact, and took place in communities that had experienced extreme climate events (drought, fire and flood) firsthand. We present a toolkit of ten community engagement activities drawing on the experience of these workshops. We contend that these activities are potentially replicable by local governments and other stakeholders in climate change adaptation. Further, they can bring to life the many and varied materials created by various agencies about preparation for climate change.

Roser, HM, Dartnall, WJ & ASME 1970, 'A FRAMEWORK FOR ENHANCING OUTSIDE-THE-BOX THINKING IN ENGINEERING DESIGN, DEMONSTRATED ON A CASE STUDY', INTERNATIONAL MECHANICAL ENGINEERING CONGRESS AND EXPOSITION - 2012, VOL 3, PTS A-C: DESIGN, MATERIALS, AND MANUFACTURING, ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, AMER SOC MECHANICAL ENGINEERS, Houston, TX, pp. 357-366.

Sharpe, SA 1970, 'The race is not to the swift: breakthrough technology commercialization and implications for public policy', Proceedings of the Australian Centre for Entrepreneurship Research Exchange Conference 2013, Australian Centre for Entrepreneurship Research Exchange Conference, Australian Centre for Entrepreneurship Research Exchange, QUT, Brisbane, pp. 1-17.

Vivekananthan, C, Mishra, Y & Ledwich, G 1970, 'A novel real time pricing scheme for demand response in residential distribution systems', IECON 2013 - 39th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, IECON 2013 - 39th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, IEEE, pp. 1956-1961.
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Wang, W 1970, 'Financing public transport: Case studies of international and Australian cities', Australasian Transport Research Forum 2013 Proceedings, Australasian Transport Research Forum, Australasian Transport Research Forum, QUT, Brisbane, Australia, pp. 1-9.
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While the Gold Coast has been successful in negotiating $1 billion in joint funds to build its light rail system and to improve travel between its urban activity centres, the community of the Newcastle region is currently trying to prevent the closure of the existing rail service. The urban futures of these two major Australian cities could head in different directions because of their future transport framework in the city centres. One key explanation lies in their ability to source funding for improving the public transport systems. This study examines options used for funding the public transport sector in medium-size cities in Canada, Germany and France, where governance and the level of economic development have some similarities to Australia. Comparisons are then made with the situation here Newcastle (NSW) and the Gold Coast (QLD). By exploring the differences in funding sources and their intergovernmental funding arrangements, this paper concludes with options for enhancing the funding capability of the public transport sector in regional Australian cities which can be further explored or developed.

Watson, R, Fane, S & Mitchell, C 1970, 'Distributed recycled water systems - hard to justify in Sydney, but it's a great place to learn', Asia Pacific Water Recycling Conference, Asia Pacific Water Recycling Conference, Brisbane.
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There are strong drivers for small recycled water systems in the wider Sydney area. However, a particular set of historical and contextual factors unique to Sydney limit the viability of small systems, and need to be overcome if small scale systems are to reach their potential to contribute to improving the value and overall robustness of the Sydney network. This paper identifies those factors and discusses why some of the factors also make Sydney a great place to test and learn from these new systems.

Watson, R, Mitchell, CA & Fane, S 1970, 'Distributed recycled water decisions - Ensuring continued private investment', Proceedings of ozwater'13, OzWater'13, Australian Water Association (AWA), Perth, pp. 1-7.

Asker, S & Willetts, J Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology, Sydney 2013, Strongim Yumi Tugeta: Lessons on Sustainability, Strength-Based Community Development and Working and Learning in Partnership, Prepared for Solomon Islands NGO Partnership Agreement (SINPA) by UTS-ISF.

Boronyak, LJ & Herriman, J Institute for Sustainable Futures, UTS 2013, Review of Namoi Community Reference Panels, pp. 1-52, Sydney, Australia.

Council, E, Muth, EJ, Teske, S, Mexico, G, Olivera, B, Ampugnani, G, Sawyer, GS, Kermeli, K & Dawe, R Citeseer 2013, Greenpeace International.

Downes, J, Berry, F & Rutovitz, J Institute for Sustainable Futures, UTS 2013, Electricity retailer disclosure study: Briefing notes for the Total Environment Centre, pp. 1-26, Sydney.

Dunstan, C, Downes, J & Sharpe, SA Institute for Sustainable Futures, UTS 2013, Restoring Power: Cutting bills & carbon emissions with Demand Management, Sydney, Australia.

Dunstan, C, Sharpe, SA & Downes, J Institute for Sustainable Futures, UTS 2013, Investing in Savings: Finance and cooperative approaches to electricity demand management - A scoping study for the Clean Energy Finance Corporation, pp. 1-124, Sydney, Australia.

Fletcher, SM, Gero, A, Thiessen, J, Willetts, JR, Rumsey, M, Daly, J, Buchan, J & Kuruppu, N Institute for Sustainable Futures, and WHO Collaborating Centre, UTS 2013, Understanding the Pacific's adaptive capacity to emergencies in the context of climate change: Country Report - Fiji, pp. 1-35, Sydney.

Fletcher, SM, Gero, A, Thiessen, J, Willetts, JR, Rumsey, M, Daly, J, Buchan, J & Kuruppu, N Institute for Sustainable Futures, and WHO Collaborating Centre, UTS 2013, Understanding the Pacific's adaptive capacity to emergencies in the context of climate change: Country Report - Samoa, pp. 1-30, Sydney.

Fletcher, SM, Rumsey, M, Thiessen, J, Gero, A, Kuruppu, N, Buchan, J, Daly, J & Willetts, JR Institute for Sustainable Futures, and WHO Collaborating Centre, UTS 2013, Disaster response systems in the Pacific: Policy Brief, pp. 1-4, Sydney.

Fletcher, SM, Rumsey, M, Thiessen, J, Gero, A, Kuruppu, N, Buchan, J, Daly, J & Willetts, JR Institute for Sustainable Futures, and WHO Collaborating Centre, UTS 2013, Disaster response systems in the Pacific: Policy Brief for Regional Organisations, pp. 1-4, Sydney.

Gero, A 2013, Disaster related human mobility within relevant Pacific regional laws, policies and frameworks – Discussion Paper..

Gero, A & Chong, J Institute for Sustainable Futures, UTS 2013, Child centered-Community based climate change adaptation in the Philippines. Local indicators research: A review of literature on local indicators of adaptive capacity and resilience to climate change, pp. 1-36, Sydney.

Gero, A, Carrard, NR, Murta, J & Willetts, JR 2013, A systematic review of current evidence: Private and social enterprise engagement in water and sanitation for the poor - Working Paper 1, pp. 1-27.

Gero, A, Fletcher, SM, Rumsey, M, Thiessen, J, Kuruppu, N, Buchan, J, Daly, J & Willetts, JR National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility 2013, Disaster response and climate change in the Pacific, pp. 1-216, Sydney.
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Disasters, and therefore disaster response, in the Pacific are expected to be affected by climate change. This research addressed this issue, and focused on the immediate humanitarian needs following a disaster, drawing upon adaptive capacity as a concept to assess the resilience of individual organisations and the robustness of the broader system of disaster response. Four case study countries (Fiji, Cook Islands, Vanuatu and Samoa) were chosen for deeper investigation of the range of issues present in the Pacific. The research process was guided by a Project Reference Group, which included key stakeholders from relevant organisations involved in Pacific disaster response to guide major decisions of the research process and to influence its progression

Gero, A, Fletcher, SM, Rumsey, M, Thiessen, J, Kuruppu, N, Buchan, J, Daly, J & Willetts, JR Institute for Sustainable Furtures and WHO Collaborating Centre, UTS 2013, Disaster response systems in the Pacific: Policy Brief for Pacific Island Countries, pp. 1-4, Sydney.

Gero, A, Fletcher, SM, Thiessen, J, Willetts, JR, Rumsey, M, Daly, J, Buchan, J & Kuruppu, N Institute for Sustainable Futures, and WHO Collaborating Centre, UTS 2013, Understanding the Pacific's adaptive capacity to emergencies in the context of climate change: Country Report - Vanuatu, pp. 1-36, Sydney.

Gero, A, Fletcher, SM, Thiessen, J, Willetts, JR, Rumsey, M, Daly, J, Buchan, J & Kuruppu, N National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility (NCCARF) 2013, Understanding the Pacific's adaptive capacity to emergencies in the context of climate change: Country Report- Cook Islands, pp. 1-33, Australia.

Ison, N, Ross, K, Cooper, C, Brennan, T, Langham, E, Wynne, L, Riedy, C & Downes, J Institute for Sustainable Futures, UTS 2013, Our energy future: Renewable energy master plan, pp. 1-133, Sydney.

Ison, N, Wynne, LE, Rutovitz, J, Jenkins, C, Cruickshank, P & Luckie, K Institute for Sustainable Futures, UTS 2013, NSW North Coast bioenergy scoping study, pp. 1-38, Sydney.

Kuruppu, N, Murta, J, Mukheibir, P, Chong, J & Brennan, T National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility 2013, Understanding the adaptive capacity of Australian small-to-medium enterprises to climate change and variability, Understanding the adaptive capacity of Australian small-to-medium enterprises to climate change and variability.
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Small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) comprise 96 per cent of all private businesses in Australia. The SME sector is the economys largest employer and the largest contributor to GDP. Moreover, SMEs play a significant role within socio-economic systems: they provide employment, goods and services and tax revenue for communities. Climate change may result in adverse business outcomes including business interruptions, increased investment and insurance costs, and declines in financial indicators such as measures of value, return and growth. After natural disasters, SMEs face greater short-term losses than larger enterprises, and may have lower adaptive capacity for various reasons. This study examines the underlying factors and processes shaping adaptive capacity of Australian SMEs to climate change and associated sea level rise. Specifically, the research asks the following questions: 1) How have SMEs considered and integrated adaptation into business planning? 2) What are the key underlying processes that constrain and influence the adaptive capacities of SMEs? and 3) What types of support are required to promote SME business continuity under a changing climate? The study adopts theories from Political Ecology and draws on literature on vulnerability and hazards to understand the processes that mediate the adaptive capacity of SMEs. The empirical research involved an online survey targeting SMEs, attending business engagement events hosted by chambers of commerce, 30 semi-structured interviews with secondary stakeholders, five case studies involving SMEs and secondary stakeholders, and finally a stakeholder workshop which brought together participants from both groups

Langham, E, Cooper, C & Ison, N Institute for Sustainable Futures, UTS 2013, Virtual net metering in Australia: Opportunities and barriers, pp. 1-19, Sydney, Australia.

Langham, E, Ison, N, Brennan, T, Downes, J, Boronyak, LJ & White, S Institute for Sustainable Futures, UTS 2013, Smart Grid, Smart City: Analysis and Reporting. Stakeholder Engagement Report, Sydney, Australia.

Martinez-Fernandez, C & Sharpe, S OECD 2013, Overview of training and skills development in SMEs, OECD Skills Studies, pp. 15-24, Paris, France.
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Martinez-Fernandez, C & Sharpe, SA OECD 2013, Formal training and skills development: The state of play, OECD Skills Studies, pp. 27-40, Paris, France.
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Martinez-Fernandez, C & Sharpe, SA OECD 2013, Innovators, exporters and new skills development, OECD Skills Studies, pp. 57-69, Paris, France.
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Martinez-Fernandez, C & Sharpe, SA OECD 2013, Skills development on the ground: Formal and alternative approaches by firms, OECD Skills Studies, pp. 41-55, Paris, France.
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Martinez-Fernandez, C, Sharpe, SA, Bruyninckx, H & Konig, A Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) 2013, Green Growth in the Benelux, pp. 1-147, Paris, France.
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Martinez-Fernandez, C, Sharpe, SA, Hughes, M & Avellaner, DSC OECD Publishing 2013, Improving the effectiveness of green local development: The role and impact of public sector-led initiatives in renewable energy, pp. 1-60, Paris, France.

Mason, LM & Giurco, D National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility 2013, Climate change adaptation for Australian minerals industry professionals, pp. 1-69, Gold Coast.

Mason, LM, Mikhailovich, N, Mudd, GM, Sharpe, SA & Giurco, D Institute for Sustainable Futures, UTS and Department of Civil Engineering, Monash University 2013, Advantage Australia: Resource Governance and Innovation for the Asian Century - Final Report, pp. 1-94, Sydney.

Mason, LM, Unger, C, Lederwasch, AJ, Razian, H, Wynne, LE & Giurco, D National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility 2013, Adapting to climate risks and extreme weather: a guide for mining and minerals industry professionals, Gold Coast.
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Abstract Extreme weather events in Australia over recent years have highlighted the costs for Australian mining and mineral processing operations of being under-prepared for adapting to climate risk. For example, the 2010/2011 Queensland floods closed or restricted production of about forty out of Queenslands fifty coal mines costing more than $2 billion in lost production. Whilst mining and mineral professionals have experience with risk management and managing workplace health and safety, changes to patterns of extreme weather events and future climate impacts are unpredictable. Responding to these challenges requires planning and preparation for events that many people have never experienced before. With increasing investor and public concern for the impact of such events, this guide is aimed at assisting a wide range of mining and mineral industry professionals to incorporate planning and management of extreme weather events and impacts from climate change into pre-development, development and construction, mining and processing operations and post-mining phases. The guide should be read in conjunction with the research final report which describes the research process for developing the guide and reflects on challenges and lessons for adaptation research from the project. The Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney (UTS) led the development of the guide with input from the Centre for Mined Land Rehabilitation, University of Queensland and a Steering Committee from the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgys Sustainability Committee and individual AusIMM members, who volunteered their time and experience. As the situation of every mining and mineral production operation is going to be different, this guide has been designed to provide general information about the nature of extreme weather events, and some specific examples of how unexpectedly severe flooding, storm, drought, high temperature and bushfire e...

McGinn, D, Green, D, Hinrichs-Rahlwes, R, Sawyer, S, Sander, M, Taylor, R, Giner-reichl, I, Teske, S, Lehmann, H, Eckhart, M & others 2013, Renewables 2013 Global Status Report, REN21 Renewable Energy Policy Network.

Mitchell, CA, Fam, DM & Abeysuriya, K Institute for Sustainable Futures, UTS 2013, Transitioning to sustainable sanitation: a transdisciplinary pilot project of urine diversion, pp. 1-137, Sydney.

Mohr, SH, Mudd, GM, Mason, LM & Giurco, D Institute for Sustainable Futures, UTS and the Department of Civil Engineering, Monash University 2013, Lithium: Production trends, sustainability issues and future prospects, pp. 1-59, Sydney.

Mohr, SH, Mudd, GM, Mason, LM, Prior, TD & Giurco, D Institute for Sustainable Futures, UTS and Department of Civil Engineering, Monash University 2013, Coal: Production trends, sustainability issues and future prospects, pp. 1-48, Sydney.

Mudd, GM, Weng, Z, Memary, R, Northey, S, Giurco, D, Mohr, SH & Mason, LM Institute for Sustainable Futures, UTS and the Department of Civil Engineering, Monash University 2013, Future greenhouse gas emissions from copper mining: Assessing clean energy scenarios, pp. 1-32, Sydney.

Mukheibir, P & Abeysuriya, K Institute for Sustainable Futures, UTS 2013, Multi-criteria decision support framework for the Lower Hunter Water Plan: Process, options and portfolio assessments, Sydney, Australia.

Mukheibir, P, Delaney, CC, Boyle, TM & Milne, GR Institute for Sustainable Futures, UTS 2013, Lower Hunter Water Plan: Options investigation - rainwater tanks (Final Report), pp. 1-130, Sydney.

Mukheibir, P, Kuruppu, N, Gero, A & Herriman, E National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility 2013, Cross-scale barriers to climate change adaptation in local government, Australia, Cross-scale barriers to climate change adaptation in local government, Australia: Final report, pp. 1-101, Gold Coast.
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This report documents a study aimed at identifying cross-scale barriers to planned adaptation within the context of local government in Australia, and the development of enabling actions to overcome these barriers. Many of the impacts of climate change and variability have been, or will be, experienced at the local level. As a result, local governments in Australia (and overseas) have initiated plans to adapt to these impacts. However, the pathway to planning and implementation of adaptation is not a barrier-free process. Local governments are embedded in a larger governance context that has the potential to limit the effectiveness of planned adaptation initiatives on the ground. Identifying barriers or constraints to adaptation is an important process in supporting successful adaptation planning, particularly where reworking the path-dependent institutional structures, organisational cultures and policy-making procedures is required.

Paddon, M, Partridge, E, Sharpe, S, Moore, D, Herriman, E & Ross, K Institute for Sustainable Futures, UTS 2013, The economic, social and environmental implications of population growth in Australian cities, Sydney, Australia.

Paddon, M, Partridge, EY, Sharpe, SA, Moore, DD & Ross, K Institute for Sustainable Futures, UTS 2013, The economic, social and environmental implications of population growth in Australian cities, pp. 1-88, Sydney, Australia.

Prior, JH & Moore, DD 2013, NSW Planning White Paper: Environment & Sustainability Independent Working Group engagement report, pp. 1-43, NSW Department of Planning and Infrastructure, Sydney, Australia.

Razian, H & Mukheibir, P Institute for Sustainable Futures, UTS 2013, Evaluation of the sustainable water management in the Duck River Catchment project, Sydney.

Ross, K, Delaney, C & Mitchell, C 2013, Gunbalanya Household Water and Energy Initiative. Paper 1: Baseline Evaluation. Paper 2: Design Recommendations. Paper 3: Interview Tools. Paper 4: Learning Paper.
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Paper 1: Baseline Evaluation. Paper 2: Design Recommendations. Paper 3: Interview Tools. Paper 4: Learning Paper. Prepared by the Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology, Sydney, for the Power and Water Corporation.

Rutovitz, J & Razian, H Greenpeace International and European Renewable Energy Council 2013, Chapter 6: Employment Projections, France.

Rutovitz, J, Peterseim, J, Elliston, B, Harris, S, Mohr, S, Lovegrove, K, Want, A, Langham, E & MacGill, I Prepared for the Australian Solar Thermal Energy Association (AUSTELA) by the Institute for Sustainable Futures, UTS 2013, Breaking the solar gridlock. Potential benefits of installing concentrating solar thermal power at constrained locations in the NEM, Sydney.

Sharpe, SA, Moore, DD & Paddon, M Institute for Sustainable Futures, UTS 2013, Research into the Economic, Social and Environmental Implications of Population Growth in Australian Cities: Case Study - Green Square, NSW, pp. 1-51, Sydney, Australia.

Sharpe, SA, Ross, K, Moore, DD, Partridge, EY & Paddon, M Institute for Sustainable Futures, UTS 2013, Research into the Economic, Social and Environmental Implications of Population Growth in Australian Cities: Case Study - Melton, VIC, pp. 1-64, Sydney, Australia.

Teske, S 2013, An Energy [R] evolution to bridge the emission gap-7.4 Gt energy related CO2 by 2020 can be saved by Sven Teske, Greenpeace International, August 2013.

Teske, S, Rahlwes, R, Wijhoven, J, Pregger, T, Simon, S, Naegler, T, O Sullivan, M, Schmid, S, Graus, WHJ, Zittel, W & others Greenpeace International, EREC and GWEC 2013, Energy [R] evolution-a sustainable Netherlands energy outlook. Report 2013 Netherlands energy scenario.

Willetts, J UTS Institute for Sustainable Futures 2013, Sanitation subsidies, Sydney, Australia.

Willetts, J & Howard, M UTS Institute for Sustainable Futures 2013, Independent review of PAMSIMAS and WASPOLA, Sydney, Australia.

Willetts, JR Institute for Sustainable Futures, UTS 2013, Supporting the poor to access sanitation in Bokeo Province, Laos, pp. 1-27, Sydney, Australia.

Willetts, JR & Howard, M 2013, Third Water and Sanitation for Low Income Communities Project and theWater Supply and Sanitation Policy Formulation and Action Planning (WASPOLA) Facility..

Kuruppu, N, Mukheibir, P & Murta, J 2013, 'A changing climate for SME continuity', Business Continuity Institute, pp. 27-28.

Macarthur, J 2013, 'KEY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR HANDPUMP STANDARDISATION IN ZAMBIA OCTOBER 2013'.

Macarthur, J 2013, 'MINDING THE ENVIRONMENTAL GAP Though colour, history, and philosophy'.