Stefan Kaufman’s Weblog

Random + research data on social change for sustainability (Australian), and how to promote it generally (wherever).

Archive for the ‘Australia’ Category

What assures consumers on climate change

Posted by stefankaufmans on September 8, 2008

This study was conducted by the NetBalance Foundation on behalf of EPA Victoria, amongst others.

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Oil and house pricing vulnerability study

Posted by stefankaufmans on September 4, 2008

This study by researchers from Griffith University compares 2001 and 2006 census data to identify areas of high and low vulnerability to oil and housing prices in major capital cities. The index is then mapped using a GIS. Its a relatively simple calculation of car ownership, journey to work, mortgages and income, so does not include secondary impacts such as cost of living more generally, but the maps are interesting none the less.

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‘Who cares about water and climate change’

Posted by stefankaufmans on August 23, 2008

This is a 2007 supplementary study on public water and climate change perceptions, building on the longrunning (1992) and comprehensive ‘Who Cares About the Environment’ study by the NSW Department of Environment and Climate Change.

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