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Geography & Environmental Studies Resource Guide

Sustainable Development--Some Key Documents

Application of environmental valuation in South Australia (1999) [electronic]
[A report which addresses Environmental Valuation in the context of ecologically sustainable development.  Also available in print format]

Australia, state of the environment reporting [web access]
[National SoE reports provide information about environmental and heritage conditions, trends and pressures, & are grouped together in themes]

Australians and Natural Resource Management 2002 (2002)  [web access]
[A national assessment of the economic and social dimensions of land and water resources and the way they are managed. Also available in print format]

Caring for country: moving towards sustainable resource use and biodiversity conservation in South Australia (2005) [web access]
[A report from the Premier's Round Table on Sustainability]

Environmental policy: Australian practice in the context of theory (2007) [print]
[A discussion of the processes and practices of environmental policy. Grounded in theory, it shows how policy is developed on a practical level within an Australian context]

In search of sustainability (2004) [print]
[Australian leaders from a wide range of fields discuss the key issues to be addressed in order to move towards a more just and sustainable future]

National Land & Water Resources Audit : strategic plan 2003-2007 (2003) [web access]
[Provides nationwide assessments of Australia's land, vegetation and water resources to support sustainable development now and in the future. Also available in print format]

National strategy for ecologically sustainable development (1992) [web access]
[A compendium of ecologically sustainable development recommendations for Australia.  Also available in print format]

Our common future (1990) [print]
[The 'Australian' edition of the landmark 1987 report on sustainable development which was produced by the  World Commission on Environment and Development]

Reports of the Ecologically Sustainable Development Working Groups (1991) [print]
[The reports of various Sustainable Development working groups covering agriculture, energy use, energy production, fisheries, forest use, manufacturing, mining, tourism, & transport]

South Australia's state NRM plan (2006) [web access]
[A five-year plan (with a fifty year vision) which sets out a landscape approach to managing South Australia's natural resources]

State of sustainability reporting in Australia [web access]
[Annual publication which covers sustainability reporting by Australia's largest companies]

Summary report on the implementation of the national strategy for ecologically sustainable development (1993-1995) (1996) [web access]
[Report to the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) on the implementation of the National Strategy for Ecologically Sustainable Development. Also available in print format]

Sustainability for survival:  inquiry into a sustainability charter (2007) [web access]
[Report of the House of Representatives Environment and Heritage Committee into the potential development of a national Sustainability Charter for Australia]

Sustainable agriculture : assessing Australia's recent performance (1998) [print]
[Evaluates the major components of sustainability, namely economic, natural resource/ecological & social impacts of agricultural activity in Australia]

Sustainable cities (2005) [web access]
[Report of the Senate Standing Committee on Environment and Heritage's enquiry into sustainable cities. Also available in print format]

Towards sustainability : achieving cleaner production in Australia (1998) [web access]
[This report from ANZECC establishes a framework for the increased adoption of cleaner production in Australia]

WSSD - Australian National Assessment report (2002) [web access]
[Provides a broad assessment of Australian progress in implementing sustainable development since the Earth Summit in 1992]

Sustainable Development--Key Organisations

Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry Australia (DAFF)
[Follow the link to resources on Natural Resources]

CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems
[This division of CSIRO is concerned with sustainable development of rural and regional Australia]

Environment Australia : Ecologically Sustainable Development

South Australia Dept of Water Land and Biodiversity Conservation 
[The department is a key player in the sustainable use of the State's natural resources]

Sustainable Development--Library Catalogue & Databases

Use the library catalogue to search for books. The following keyword searches may be useful starting points:

Economic development Environmental aspects Australia
Environmental policy Australia
Environmental policy South Australia
Sustainable development Australia
Sustainable development South Australia

Use databases to find journal articles. Choose an appropriate database from the Geography/Environmental Studies databases list (see especially the databases for Australian topics)

Last update: May 6th 2009 Helen Attar