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Events in May 2021
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Innovation in Sustainability
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Innovation in Sustainability
University of Western Australia35 Stirling HwyCrawley,We are excited to announce the 1st event in our Sustainable Development Awards Series: Innovation in Sustainability Panel & Networking!
The Innovation in Sustainability Panel will feature speakers from various environmental organisations around Perth including:
🐬 Perth NRM
🌳 Impact Seed
🌼 Clean State
♻ Synergies
🌏 Ocean RemedyHear about the work that these organisations are doing to address environmental issues and learn about their individual journeys within the sustainability space.
After the workshop, participants will be given the opportunity to ask questions and network with the panellists.
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2021 RSWA Symposium: Swan Coastal Plain – temporal and spatial patterns
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2021 RSWA Symposium: Swan Coastal Plain – temporal and spatial patterns
Indian Ocean Marine Research Centre (UWA)Building 453, Ground Floor Auditorium64 FairwayCrawley,Swan Coastal Plain is the low, dune-rich area between the Darling Scarp and the sea, stretching from Cape Naturaliste in the south, to north of the city of Perth. During the last Glacial sea-level low-stand the plain extended to the edge of the present continental shelf. The surface is dominated by a variety of mainly infertile, Pleistocene sands of mixed fluvial, marine and aeolian origin as well as wetland muds. Rivers drain from the topographically high Yilgarn Craton to the east across the plain, forming significant wetlands and estuaries. The Swan River forms the largest estuary, and its former channel can be traced across the shelf to a deep off-shore canyon, dissecting the shelf edge. The resulting microenvironmental mosaic on the present-day plain and its Pleistocene precursor is a central element in the development of the major botanical diversity hotspot in southwestern WA – now also home to most of Western Australia's human population.
As indicated in the program below, the symposium will cover a range of topics relevant to the Swan Coastal Plain, its formation and history up to what we find today.
Agenda
8:30 Doors open – coffee & tea will be available
8:50 Welcome – Hans Lambers, RSWA President
9:00 CHARMAINE THOMAS: Deep Geology – beneath the Swan Coastal Plain
9:35 JOHN BUNTING: Pleistocene Geology – the ins and outs of the Swan Coastal Plain
10:10 MALCOLM MCCULLOCH: Coral records of global sea level highstands from the Swan
Coastal Plain: past, present and future
10:45 Morning Tea & Coffee
11:15 KARI PITTS: Differentiation of the Pleistocene sands – lessons from Forensic Soil Analysis
11:50 STEPHEN HOPPER: The Holocene/Pleistocene evolution of the botanical hot-spot
12:25 Lunch
13:30 GRAHAM ZEMUNIK: Variation in plant communities across the dune systems on the Swan Coastal Plain
14:05 KAILAH THORN: Pleistocene terrestrial animal communities & extinctions
14:45 GARY KENDRICK: Changing shelf communities over the Pleistocene and under current climate change
15:15 Afternoon Tea & Coffee
15:45 JULIE TROTTER: Unveiling the deep-sea environments of the Perth Canyon
16:20 JOE DORTCH: From scarp to shore: pre-European Aboriginal occupation of the Swan Coastal Plain.
16:55 Closing remarksSymposium free for RSWA members, $60 non-members
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SEN Presents: Why it's so bloody hard to bring a Renewable Energy Project to Fruition
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SEN Presents: Why it's so bloody hard to bring a Renewable Energy Project to Fruition
City West Lotteries House2 Delhi StWest Perth,Please join us for the first SEN Presents for the year.
Hear our panel discuss the challenges faced in navigating regulations, policies, market rules, commercial practice and legislative frameworks when trying to get a new Renewable Energy project up. More crucially - what are the impediments!
More details about the panellists to follow.
We would be delighted if you could join us. Please RSVP
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AUDRC - "Streets – How to Make 80% of the Public Realm Perform Better
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AUDRC - "Streets – How to Make 80% of the Public Realm Perform Better
AUDRC (Australian Urban Design Research Centre)Level 2 1002 Hay StPerth,Streets make up about 80% of the public realm. All this space is predominantly designed for cars. While the urban and suburban areas are getting denser, streets are not accommodating other uses to compensate for the densification on private land. At the same time, Covid19 and the lockdowns have made communities realise how important the streets as public space are for their well-being. However, making streetscapes less car-focused seems to be prohibited by technical requirements that reign over the design of streets.
This course will provide insights into the practicalities of street design and how to achieve better outcomes. It will explore why streets currently look like they do, both at a technical level and from a broader cultural perspective. It will discuss multifunctional alternatives and will equip participants to successfully negotiate for more inclusive and attractive streetscapes.
Suitable for:
Local Government Officers, Elected Members, Urban Designers, Architects, Civil Engineers, and everybody else who is engaged with street design and would like to gain insights into effectively improving streetscapes.Learning outcomes:
• Develop critical thinking around how streets are used and designed
• Understand what developments have led to the current streetscape status quo
• Recognise the technical assumptions behind standard street designs
• Comprehend the required conditions for creating active and attractive streets
• Develop insights to effectively negotiate improvements in street designs
• Understand the role of professional disciplines, decision makers and residentsThe course will be a combination of group discussions, work sessions and a design exercise, alternated with lecture-type presentations.
Presented by Australian Urban Design Research Centre UWA
Tickets $154