Collection: Tech Book

The Preparation of the Plan was steered by Penrith City Council Floodplain Risk management Committee whose members include councillors, council staff, community representatives and representatives from state agencies and adjacent councils. The study and plan is the culmination of many months of ...

Provides lots of sound practical advice about managing and conserving remnants of the native forests and woodlands which are often found on roadsides, stockroutes, farmlands and elsewhere. Increasingly there is a recognition that the combination of a large number of small remnants forms a nationa...

This study provides a glimpse of the 'diversity within diversity' of the engagement of Australians with multiculturalism, their senses of identity and belonging, the ways in which they engage with others of different backgrounds, and their uses of media

Summarises findings of a user study of medium-density public housing in Minto, Campbelltown, an outer Sydney suburb. The focus was on providing actionable information about family housing for use by planners, designers and administrators.

Provides information that enables councils and public libraries to compare current performance within a meaningful framework and to ascertain whether library services are capable of meeting the needs of their residents.

This book outlines options for redressing the damage and moving towards a more balanced ecocentric approach. It suggests innovative ways to find a better balance between productivity and nature conservation.

Homeless young people are involved in crimes such as theft and drug dealing, often for economic survival yet are themselves more likely than their peers to be victims of crime.

Councils have a major role to play in improving air quality in Sydney. councils already play a significant role in shaping our city - by planning building and operating social environmental and economic infrastructure overseeing the planning process