Adapting to climate change – just doing it
The Climate Adaptation in Action 2012 Conference, organised by NCCARF and CSIRO, wrapped up this evening after three days of engaged discussion. With 600 people and up to seven parallel sessions,...
View ArticleThe conversation we need to have about carbon
This article was originally written by AUSCCER’s Lesley Head for The Conversation. Recent conversations about carbon pricing are still framed within gentle themes of continuing growth and well-being,...
View ArticleBack to the future: climate change and regional inheritances
This is the second in a series of posts by AUSCCER’s Chris Gibson on climate change and regions, building on papers presented in recent weeks at the 4th International Conference on Sustainability...
View ArticleTransition, adaptation, metamorphosis: framing climate change and regional...
This is the third and final in a series of posts by AUSCCER’s Chris Gibson on climate change and regions, building on papers presented in recent weeks at the 4th International Conference on...
View ArticlePhD Scholarship – environmental knowledge and practice of migrant food growers
Project title: Exploring the environmental knowledges and practices of migrant food growers in urban and peri-urban NSW $AU25,392 per year (3 years max) A fully-funded PhD scholarship worth $AU25,392...
View ArticleExploring climate change in culturally diverse Australian households
Australian residents, from a range of ethnic, cultural and religious backgrounds, are being sought to help researchers at the Australian Centre for Cultural Environmental Research answer the following...
View ArticleHow do rural communities cope with drought? Exploring the role of festivals...
Festivals and events are frequently staged to reinvigorate community and stimulate economic development – especially in rural and remote places suffering from general decline. In such circumstances...
View ArticleReflections from AAG 2015 on the notion of slow scholarship
“So the issue,” writes Martell, “is not speed, but control over speed. … In effect what slow is reintroducing is being human and well-being.” The above quote is one of the arguments presented in a...
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