Geography 2013

The Green Building Council of Australia's (GCBA) recently-released Green Star - Communities rating tool has been received an overwhelmingly positive response since its announcement. "This great new tool goes to the heart of what we are seeking to achieve with our National Urban Policy - and that is to make our cities more productive, sustainable and liveable," said Minister for Infrastructure and Planning Anthony Albanese upon the announcement of the rating tool.

The Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) has released a national rating tool, which is being lauded as the standard that will 'transform Australia's cities and communities'. Green Star - Communities is the highly speculated upon new rating system that goes beyond the certification of singular buildings and offers to raise the standard of and recognise sustainable communities.

There once was a creek that began in the hills of Rainworth (Brisbane, Australia) and flowed through what is now Rosalie Village, where it mingled with a large swamp (now Gregory Park) before winding its way through Milton to the Brisbane River.

Shrinking stature Climate change is reducing the size of many animal and plant species, including some which supply vital nutrition, according to a new study. From micro-organisms to top predators, nearly 45 per cent of species for which data was reviewed grew smaller over multiple generations due to climate change, researchers found.

It seems everything is peaking these days. You've heard of peak oil - the point at which our global oil extraction starts falling. There's also discussion of peak food, peak wood, peak phosphorous, peak water and peak rare earths. Now here's a new one for you: peak cars.

We learn so much through stories that are told by those who have experienced the world and are connected to the environment in which they live. We have finally begun in Australia to ask our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to share their insights and knowledge about our rivers, so that we can learn how to interpret and link science to practice and experiential understanding.

From Episode 3 of ABC's "Great Southern Land" Series

Map Features of Sutherland in Sydney

We analyse, index and map over 100 global risks to help organisations identify areas of risk to their operations, supply chains and distribution networks.

Concurso de Fotografia "Água, Sustentabilidade e Alterações Climáticas" Este evento, inserido na comemoração do Ano Internacional de Cooperação pela Água, pretende alertar para a importância do recurso Água como suporte para a vida, pilar de diferentes ecossistemas e de diferentes atividades humanas. O concurso está aberto a todos os interessados maiores de 18 anos.

AirPano is a non-commercial project focused on high resolution 3D aerial panoramas. The AirPano team is a group of Russian photographers and panorama enthusiasts. During the next 2-3 years, we plan to shoot a variety of aerial panoramas and create virtual 3D tours of the most interesting places of our planet.

US teacher tracks his bike rides by GPS - and creates some stunning artwork (+ gallery) A man in Baltimore, Maryland, is using pedal power to turn maps of the city into art, tracing pictures of his journeys round the city by using his GPS-enabled phone.

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Works with Google Earth to Create WONDERFUL 3D Maps

The confusing names we give to people.

The challenge is to manage a river catchment so that after 100 years you have a healthy economy and a healthy environment

Population is a complicated topic. With the worldwide population slated to top 7 billion in 2011, we decided it was one we needed to tackle. But we wanted to do it in a way that gives readers room to think.

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