Trophic interactions and disturbance events can shape the structure and function of ecosystems. However, top-down (e.g. predation, herbivory) and bottom-up (e.g. fire, climate, resources) processes and their potential ...

Cities in Vietnam are facing problems derived from the rapid growth of motorised vehicles in urban transportation. Recently, the promotion of cycling has received strong support from the government and there has been a ...

Australia’s electricity system is fossil fuel reliant and highly centralised, making it vulnerable to shocks. The community of Tamborine Mountain in South East Queensland has experienced the inherent vulnerability of a ...

The potential links between climate change and conflict are becoming an increasing focus of academic research, and the claim that climate change can heighten the risk of conflict is now supported by many powerful world ...

Development in the resources industry has long been the antithesis to positive outcomes of social progress and community engagement. With the rise of leading practice guidelines to Social Impact Assessment (SIA), institutions ...

Climate change adaptation (CCA) and disaster risk reduction (DRR) have become critical areas of research in light of the uncertainties of climate change, however, there is currently limited knowledge about the adaptive and ...

Within Australia’s energy sector, there are multiple drivers for adaptation in the context of the changing climate and the wider structural transition that is currently underway. The multiple drivers for adaptation—including, ...

Universities have a role to play in developing citizens and leaders who can be part of the transition towards a more sustainable future. This research project therefore sought to gain insight into how higher education ...

Much uncertainty still exists about the relationship between leadership at a community level and a community as a complex social system. This research identifies the characteristics of organisational leadership for sustainable ...

Globally forests contribute to climate change mitigation by sequestering about a quarter of anthropogenic fossil fuel CO2 emissions. Understanding their contribution to the global carbon budget is therefore critical. Recent ...