ISTP Links

Some national and international links to websites with research emphases similar to the ISTP

Please email us if you have other links to add to this list.

New Link: Encyclopedia of Earth www.eoearth.org Just launched at the National Press Club in Washington D.C., the EoE is a means for the global scientific community to come together to produce the first free, expert-driven, massively scaleable information resource on the environment, and to engage civil society in a public dialogue on the role of environmental issues in human affairs. It contains no commercial advertising and will reach a large global audience. At launch, the EoE has 3,000+ articles from more than 700 authors and content partners that span 50 nations. Initial content partners include the American Institute of Physics, the University of California Museum of Paleontology, the National Humanities Center, the International Arctic Science Committee, the World Wildlife Fund, Conservation International, and the United Nations Environment Programme, to name just a few.

Sustainable Transport Coalition http://www.stcwa.org.au Dr David Worth, Convenor 0414 509 043

How green is my council? - for metro Perth, Western Australia All Perth's Councils have websites, but some communicate environmental information much better than others. Check out your Council's website and read our survey of its environmental performance. Then see the comparison chart to see how it stacks up beside other metro Councils.

The Planning and Transport Research Centre (PATREC) is a collaboration between the four public universities of Western Australia: Curtin University of Technology, Edith Cowan University, Murdoch University and The University of Western Australia. It also receives financial support from the Government of Western Australia through the Department for Planning and Infrastructure and Main Roads WA. http://www.patrec.org

Western Australian State Sustainability Strategy and the state of Sustainabilty in Western Australia

The Office of Sustainability has moved to the Department of Environment and Conservation. These web pages on the DEC web site provide an overarching perspective on sustainability in Western Australia, including the State Sustainability Strategy published in September 2003.

http://www.dec.wa.gov.au/our-environment/sustainability/index.html

The WA Collaboration

The WA Collaboration is an historic partnership of leading civil society organisations in Western Australia committed to a just and sustainable future. The WA Collaboration provides a network and forum for the community and non-government sector in Western Australia to explore a holistic approach to sustainability and its implementation.

The WA Collaboration website (go to: www.wacollaboration.org.au) has a section dedicated to sustainability resources including links to other organisations dealing with various aspects of sustainability.

UITP Millennium Cities Database for Sustainable Transport

Green Cross Australia

An Australian affiliate of the international organisatin founded by Michael Gorbachev. One of its objectives is to pioneer innovative service that help save energy, water and money.
http://www.greencrossaustralia.org/index.aspx

Schumacher College

Maps

WA Atlas for good maps. Address is: http://www.walis.wa.gov.au

"Discovery Bay" in Hong Kong: A good example of a working car-free community- http://www.discoverybay.com.hk/index.htm

Discovery Bay is a community of around 25,000 people where no private cars are allowed at all - no exceptions. The only access is by public bus or by ferry.Transportation within the DB community is by bicycle, public bus, or private taxi. Goods vehicles for delivering produce to shops and residences can obtain access permits. The system works exceedingly well, with added benefits of providing a safe environment for children who are able to walk and play freely, plus an almost non-existent crime rate (it seems that without a "get-away" car, there is no incentive to commit burglaries or other crimes. (Courtesy of Dave King: dking01@netvigator.com)

HORIZON Solutions

Site http://www.solutions-site.org

The Solutions Site, created by HORIZON Communications, provides readily accessible peer reviewed answers to problems in environment, health, population and development. Initiatives are gathered through a number of different means, including direct user submissions, the efforts of partner institutions, and HORIZON's own research activities.

The case studies not only encourage the replication of existing projects and provide information on how to do so, but also inspire the development of new initiatives.

The International Development Research Centre (IDRC) of Canada, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Environment Programme (UNEP), Population Fund (UNFPA), UNICEF, and Yale and Harvard universities are collaborating with HORIZON on the Site, and numerous other organizations are cooperating by providing case studies.

Sustainable Development Research Organisations

Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology, Sydney	Institute of Energy and Sustainable Development (IESD), Leicester, England	The Australia Institute
Institute for the Environment and Sustainable Development, University of Louisville, USA	Center for Technology, Policy and Industrial Development (CTPID) Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA	Curtin University Sustainablity Policy Institute Western Australia
Center for Sustainable Urban Neighborhoods, University of Louisville, USA	Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS) University of British Columbia, Canada	Department of Urban and Environmental Planning, University of Virginia, USA
Green Design Initiative, Carnegie Mellon University, USA	Institute for Sustainable Environment (ISE) University of Oregon, USA	Urban Ecology Research Laboratory University of Washington, USA

Innovation Research Centres

The ISTP has formal and informal links with outside agencies and research centres. You might like to link to the following:

Civil Society organisations in Environment and Development

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International Organisations

We have signed memoranda of understanding with several organisations whose interests match our own. These include:

• Institute for Science Management (Hanoi, Vietnam)
• National Institute for Sustainability and Technology Policy (Japan)
• Merdeka University (Malang, Indonesia), and
• Institute for Technology Surabaya (Indonesia).

These links are mutually beneficial for research, teaching, and international goodwill.

Gaia Foundation in Western Australia

Home Page: http://www.gaia.iinet.net.au/