Projects
EcoCity Projects
Urban Ecology Australia advocates, supports and initiates EcoCity Projects which include:
- Non-toxic, healthy materials and construction.
- Renewable energy use.
- Capture of rainwater and onsite treatement of effluent.
- Habitat for indigenous species.
- City/rural links to restore degraded land.
- Community participation.
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Walk EcoCity Project
A groundbreaking ecological community housing development in the heart of Adelaide, which includes townhouses, strawbale cottages and apartments.
Halifax EcoCity Project
An AUD $60m ecological development proposal for a 2.7 hectare, ex-industrial site in the heart of Adelaide, South Australia. Find out what happened (and didn't happen!).
Research Projects
Urban Ecology Australia has proposed or is undertaking a number of research projects on topics such as bioregions, building materials, ecocommunities, urban development, and retrofitting suburbia.
Publication Projects
Sustainable Cities Publication
UEA is currently developing a publication that addresses the question: What is a sustainable city, and how do we get there?
Shadow Plans
UEA has developed a set of Shadow Plans of the Tandanya Bioregion, which shows how Adelaide could be transformed over the next 150 years into a series of compact urban centres set within a network of green corridors.
Green Maps
The first Green Map in the southern hemisphere was launched in Rundle Mall, Adelaide as part of World Environment Day celebrations on 5 June 1998.
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