We are pleased to announce that Prof Biermann (PATREC Director) has joined the Scientific Advisory Committee for Australian Urban Research Infrastructure Network (AURIN) at the University of Melbourne. See their announcement here.
New Project: Sustainable last kilometre food and beverage delivery in Perth
Current planning frameworks and guidelines for Perth/Peel focus on freight movement between ports, primary industries and industrial areas, inadequately addressing last kilometre freight. The nature of last kilometre freight and the character of Perth/Peel is changing planning design guidance for last kilometre freight.This project undertakes a robust and systematic approach...
New Project: Sustainable last kilometre food and beverage delivery in Perth
Current planning frameworks and guidelines for Perth/Peel focus on freight movement between ports, primary industries and industrial areas, inadequately addressing last kilometre freight. The nature of last kilometre freight and the character of Perth/Peel is changing planning design guidance for last kilometre freight.This project undertakes a robust and systematic approach...
New Project: Mapping the circular economy of WA – monitoring the contributions of circularity towards achieving Net Zero: Stage 1
Over 75% of natural resources are consumed in cities, which produce over 70% of global waste. With approximately half of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with material use, there is a need to transform linear value chains and preserve material value to achieve Net Zero at the city scale. Circular...
New Project: Accounting for carbon in the planning for residential neighbourhoods
There is a need to understand how structure planning processes for new residential neighbourhoods can best contribute to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. This should consider how accounting for emissions can be accomplished at the planning stage and followed through to the implementation and delivery stages. Western Australia’s State Planning Policy...