..., 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...

... on supporting optimal motivation types for maintained and generalised pro‐environmental behaviour. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Australia Energy consumption Lifestyles Sustainable development Personal needs The United Nations has called on first world countries to reduce...

... or heavily debated during water reform, often providing an excuse to defer environmental actions. The states have pressed forward though, reacting to the need for sustainable resource use by implementing regulatory measures and water planning arrangements (Environment Australia, 1994). In turn this has led...

...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...

...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...

...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...

... 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...

... 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...

... localised as the Allen Group (consultants to the Federal Government) made clear in their 2005 report on climate change adaptation in Australia, “climate risk decisions will be made by the decentralised decision makers in the private sector, local government and by households” (Allen Consulting Group, 2005...

...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...

... residential and industrial development encroaching on coastal areas from the landward direction (NSW Government, 1997). Over 80 per cent of the population of Australia is located within 50 km of the coastline (CSIRO, 2002 ; NSW Government, 1997). A large proportion of these are located within areas subject...

... of operations, such as those influenced by commodity cycles, are rarely assessed; and the impacts of multiple operations on communities are rarely assessed. Australia Coal mining Stakeholder analysis Social audit Input/output analysis Modelling There is a number of reasons why economic...

...: 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. Other countries, especially developing ones, could do well to take heed of the dreadful Australian experience in malignant...

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