Tag: Environment
Detailed design to begin on Melbourne’s Greenline
Detailed design and early investigative works on Melbourne’s Greenline Project are set to commence later this year.
Masterplan for Hassell-led ecological park endorsed by Sunshine Coast Council
The council endorsed the masterplan for the transformation of 65 hectares of farmland info a wildlife refuge and recreation area.
Decarbonizing landscape practice
As landscape architects, we have the ability and responsibility to increase our agency in responding to climate change. What steps can we take to reduce the carbon footprint of our projects and design processes?
Laying the groundwork for soil
Simon Leake, Australia’s pre-eminent soil expert, calls for landscape management practices that let soil function and evolve.
Final stage of Adelaide river transformation project unveiled
The South Australian government has released vision for the planned regeneration of the final stretch of Breakout Creek in Adelaide.
Should Australia recognise the human right to a healthy environment?
Australia is one of only fifteen nations (a list that also includes Canada and the United States) that does not recognize the human right to a healthy environment at the federal level.
Could the grass be greener above the Melbourne Metro Tunnel?
Melbourne’s underground rail project also contains a plan to actively improve, increase and preserve Melbourne’s inner-city “living infrastructure.”
New law finally gives voice to the Yarra River’s traditional owners
Until now, the Wurundjeri people have had little recognition of their important role in river management and protection, but the new legislation will give them a voice.
Climate calamity along Australia’s Gulf coast
Mangrove ecosystems along Australia’s Gulf of Carpentaria suddenly died back in late 2015, yet the event has attracted barely any national attention.
Three rivers are now legally people – but that’s just the start of looking after them
In the space of a week, the world has gained three notable new legal persons: the Whanganui River in New Zealand, and the Ganga and Yamuna Rivers in India.