Sustainability Cubed
Sustainable Living Informed by Science
Approaching the Duomo, Milan's exquisite cathedral, your eyes are drawn from the protruding rooftop pinnacles and spires down towards the intricate stonework, comprising carved pillars and curious …
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My back of the napkin calculation tells me we each use around 400 tubes of toothpaste in our lifetimes, at least for those of us with the privilege of brushing twice per day. It's a concerning …
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Walking through Munich's Marienplatz, the heart of the city's old town, the dominant landmark is the richly decorated New Town Hall. Of course, being Germany, there is nothing new about the New …
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With the growing movement towards zero waste, many of us are searching for alternatives within our daily lives. Some alternatives are more difficult than others to implement but there is no reason …
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Work, education, entertainment, or simply better connectivity all draw people to cities. By the end of this century around 85% of the world population are predicted to live in cities. There are …
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Urban densification is a strategy designed to change the urban form to create more compact, liveable and sustainable cities in Australia. Compact, higher-density cities support the idea of the …
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The idea of transforming cities from concrete jungles to urban forests is a popular one, and there have been some truly inspiring, exemplar projects in recent years. The transformation of a Seoul …
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With the recent leak of the upcoming IPCC Sixth Assessment Report, people are asking, what is the IPCC? Related questions include IPCC credibility, history and funding as well as who are the IPCC …
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Climate change will impact a diverse range of environmental, social and economic systems, placing individual and community wellbeing at risk (Revi et al., 2014). Climate change adaptation is a key …
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The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s report into the building sector indicates that low carbon buildings are critical to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and without climate change …
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The growing interest in wildlife gardening is driven by the escalating biodiversity crisis, in particular, the well-documented risk to bees and other pollinators. As we all know, the loss of …
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As Australian state governments look to densification as a solution to growing social, economic and environmental issues in major cities, questions arise as to the efficiency and effectiveness of …
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