..., Australia has a critical role in achieving the Paris Climate Change Agreement’s net-zero emissions goal by 2050. The utility services sector – electricity, gas, water and waste services – has historically been Australia’s largest source of CO2-equivalent emissions. However, this also highlights its...

...Md. Khalid Hossain; Sharif Nafe As-Saber Purpose The paper aims to investigate key aspects of climate change adaptation strategies of Multinational Corporations (MNCs) across two different climate-vulnerable country contexts, developed, i.e. Australia and developing, i.e. Bangladesh, while...

... variables. Findings Results showed that environmentalists engage in more ecological behaviour, are more cooperative, have stronger social and personal norms, a more internal locus of control, feel more collective guilt, and identify less with Australia than performance car enthusiasts. Differences...

...Craig Froome; Kartik Venkatraman; Nanjappa Ashwath Purpose Landfill capping is a mandatory post closure procedure in Australia to isolate the deposited wastes from the outside environment, mainly water. Compacted clay caps are predominantly used in Australian landfills. Recent studies have shown...

... to be introduced at a State level where the policy measure can target those renewable resources in which the State has both an economic and abundant supply. Practical implications Within any country (particularly one the size of Australia) different regions will have different renewable resources and policy...

...Craig Froome; Sultana Nasrin Nury; Xuan Zhu; Ian Cartwright; Laurent Ailleres Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop a three dimensional (3D) geological model, based on geographic information system (GIS), of the Barwon Downs Graben aquifer system in Victoria, Australia, and to visualize...

... of the challenge ahead. Fimm (n.d.) states that there is little research available on innovation at the local government level in Australia. Fimm does, however, cite research of Bringham (1976) , which found that the community environment, the local government organisational environment and characteristics were...

...Craig Froome; Elena Mazourenko Purpose The paper's purpose is to investigate the opportunities for better integration of environmental valuation (EV) methodology into the natural resource management (NRM) decision‐making process in the context of NRM practices in South Australia and to offer...

... Publishing Limited 2010 Australia Energy consumption Lifestyles Sustainable development Personal needs The United Nations has called on first world countries to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions by 80 per cent by 2050 to avoid the catastrophic consequences of runaway climate change...

... framework for dealing with the uncertain outcomes of climate change and ecosystem needs. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Water supply Australia Global warming Uncertainty management Resource allocation Fresh water is recognised as a scarce resource that requires careful...

... were used in the study (qualitative and quantitative approaches) in the form of randomly distributed surveys and structured face‐to‐face interviews. Both methods were administered with consumers from three demographically different areas in the metropolitan Melbourne (Australia) region. The software...

...Philippa England Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify factors contributing to the success of demand management measures in a period of severe water shortage in urban areas of Queensland, Australia; to reflect on the role of demand management measures as a policy tool integral...

... such as benefit‐cost analysis (BCA) in the assessment of investment of state government revenue in Australia. These become important when the costs of coastal protection options are beyond the scope of local councils. Clear guidelines for BCA are provided by the NSW Department of Treasury, including...

... situation (e.g. growth, decline, new development, simultaneous changes). © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 Australia Coal mining Stakeholder analysis Social audit Input/output analysis Modelling The coal mining industry makes a key contribution to the Queensland...

...: independent sustainability certification of products using a full life cycle assessment; nationwide roll‐out of seven certified household products in retail outlets throughout New Zealand, and trials of certified lamb meat in three butcher shops in Brisbane, Australia; and monitoring of sales data...

... as “successful” EMS implementation. Design/methodology/approach The framework presented is based on an extensive field study conducted in Australia that included a questionnaire survey and in‐depth interviews conducted with practitioners, the results of which have been reported in this and other journals...

...Mohsen Khalifé; Janet Gwyther; John Aberton Purpose Recently, Colac Otway Shire in Australia released its management plan for Lake Colac, claiming over‐enrichment of the lake with nutrients and degraded water quality. This paper aims to investigate these claims by establishing a correlation...

... by a regional high‐volume residential builder in the State of Victoria, Australia, this paper identifies the various types of waste that are generated from the construction of a typical standard house. It was found that in this particular case, wasted amounts of materials were less than those found previously...

...James Leigh Confirms that malignant mesothelioma has a very high and increasing incidence rate in Australia. Describes the establishment of a national mesothelioma register. © MCB UP Limited 1997 Asbestos Australia Mesothelioma Malignant mesothelioma is increasing in incidence...

... to establish independent agencies to give them advice but their role in transforming knowledge into policy‐relevant information is problematic. © MCB UP Limited 1992 Australia Policy Resources Scientists Mining Forestry I POLICY MAKING IN THE RESOURCES POLICY ARENA 7\ O ffers perspectives...