New books on the theme from CSIRO

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Some suggestions for your local library?

http://www.publish.csiro.au/

Understanding Soils in Urban Environments
Pam Hazelton, Brian Murphy
Details the physical, chemical and engineering properties of soils and how they can be managed.

NEW Jan 2011 - CSIRO PUBLISHING - 160pp - Illustrations
Paperback - 9780643091740 - $59.95




Energy 2050
Making the Transition to a Secure Low-Carbon Energy System
Jim Skea, Paul Ekins, Mark Winskel
The result of a major national energy research effort by the UK Energy Research Centre.

NEW Mar 2011 - Earthscan - 400pp
Hardback - 9781849710848 - $120.00




World on the Edge
How to Prevent Environmental and Economic Collapse
Lester Brown
Calls out the pivotal environmental issues and how to solve them now.

NEW Mar 2011 - Earthscan - 144pp
Paperback - 9781849712743 - $29.95

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Warm House Cool House
Inspirational Designs for Low-Energy Housing
Second Edition
Nick Hollo
http://www.publish.csiro.au/nid/18/pid/6869.htm



Urban Consumption
Edited by:
Peter Newton Swinburne University of Technology
Illustrations
304 pages, 270 x 210 mm
Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING
Growth in human consumption is the transcending problem of our times. In the short span of 50 years, high income societies have shifted from an era when a ‘simple life’ was the norm to one where material consumption is pervasive. Consumption has become the engine for post-industrial societies. The liveability of cities in these societies is directly attributable to the consumption of resources – indirectly via their built environments and directly by their residents. This pattern of development is not sustainable. Nor is it equitable.
http://www.publish.csiro.au/nid/18/pid/6472.htm


Making Healthy Places
Designing and Building for Health, Well-being, and Sustainability
Andrew L Dannenberg
Howard Frumkin
Richard J Jackson
456 pages
Publisher: Island Press, USA
The environment that we construct affects both humans and our natural world in myriad ways. There is a pressing need to create healthy places and to reduce the health threats inherent in places already built. However, there has been little awareness of the adverse effects of what we have constructed -- or the positive benefits of well designed built environments.
http://www.publish.csiro.au/nid/18/pid/6778.htm


Defending the Social Licence of Farming
Issues, Challenges and New Directions for Agriculture
Edited by:
Jacqueline Williams
Issues including climate variability, water scarcity, animal welfare and declining biodiversity have led to increasing demands on farmers to conduct and communicate their farming practices so as to protect their ‘social licence to farm’. Farmers are increasingly expected to demonstrate their social and environmental responsibility as a pre-condition to being allowed to carry out their preferred farming and commercial practices. Current examples include the live animal export trade, battles over protection of aquifers from mining, and contests over rural carbon emissions.
In Defending the Social Licence of Farming, authors from Australia, the USA, Europe and Iceland document the diverse issues associated with the ‘social licence to farm’. They provide examples of different sectors’ strategies and experiences, and give specific indications of what is involved in coping successfully with this political and legal dimension of farming.

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http://www.publish.csiro.au/nid/18/pid/6340.htm


http://www.publish.csiro.au/nid/18/pid/3462.htm

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In the US, states and localities are stepping forward to address critical problems like climate change, urban sprawl and polluted water and air. Making a city fundamentally sustainable is a daunting task, but fortunately, there are dynamic, innovative models outside US borders. Green Cities of Europe draws on the world's best examples of sustainability to show how other cities can become greener and more liveable.
Timothy Beatley has brought together leading experts from Paris, Freiburg, Copenhagen, Helsinki, Heidelberg, Venice, Vitoria-Gasteiz and London to illustrate groundbreaking practices in sustainable urban planning and design. These cities are developing strong urban cores, building pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure and improving public transport. They are incorporating ecological design and planning concepts, from solar energy to natural drainage and community gardens. And they are changing the way government works, instituting municipal 'green audits' and reforming economic incentives to encourage sustainability.

Whatever their specific tactics, these communities prove that a holistic approach is needed to solve environmental problems and make cities sustainable. Beatley and these esteemed contributors offer vital lessons to the domestic planning community about not only what European cities are doing to achieve that vision, but precisely how they are doing it. The result is an indispensible guide to greening cities.

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We all want to minimise our environmental impact, but we don’t always know how. In this new edition of the bestselling Warm House Cool House, respected Australian architect Nick Hollo provides valuable advice, illustrated by more than 100 inspiring contemporary examples of low-energy housing design, to help keep our homes cool in summer and warm in winter with little or no cooling and heating by appliances.
The book shows how we can live comfortably without airconditioning in Far North Queensland, be cosy and bushfire-proof in the Australian Alps, and cope with temperature fluctuations in cities like Melbourne and Adelaide. From project and kit homes to new architect-designed houses, renovations and extensions, these low-energy principles can easily be incorporated into every home.
http://www.publish.csiro.au/nid/18/pid/6869.htm


Detailed plant profiles describe ideal growing conditions and characteristics of each species. In addition there are suggestions on the best ways to prepare and eat your bushfoods. A bushfood directory is also included which lists suppliers of catalogues, seeds and seedlings as well as native plant gardens open for inspection.

Written with an emphasis on using natural growing methods, Grow Your Own Bushfoods enables everyone to enjoy Australian bushfoods while at the same time preserving our endangered plant species
http://www.publish.csiro.au/nid/18/pid/6736.htm




Ever dreamed of owning your own block of land in the country, of building a house, rearing some chooks and settling down to a life of wholesome simplicity? Of course you have - it is the Great Australian Dream! Going Bush warns you of the pitfalls, and then shows you in clear, practical steps how to turn your dream into reality.
http://www.publish.csiro.au/nid/18/pid/6885.htm


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http://www.publish.csiro.au/nid/18/pid/6893.htm


http://www.publish.csiro.au/nid/18/pid/6745.htm

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Food, Globalization and Sustainability
Peter Oosterveer

http://www.publish.csiro.au/nid/18/pid/6904.htm

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Making Your Home Sustainable
A Guide to Retrofitting
Derek F Wrigley

http://www.publish.csiro.au/nid/18/pid/6933.htm

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The Chicken Encyclopedia
An Illustrated Reference
Gail Damerow
Colour illustrations, Colour photographs
320 pages
Publisher: Storey Publishing, USA
http://www.publish.csiro.au/nid/18/pid/6932.htm

Keeping Your Own Free-range Pigs
A Beginner's Guide to Raising Porkers, Baconers and Backfatters
Jen Owens
Colour photographs
144 pages
Publisher: Hyland House
http://www.publish.csiro.au/nid/18/pid/6989.htm

Vertical Vegetables and Fruit
Creative Gardening Techniques for Growing Up in Small Spaces
Rhonda Massingham Hart
Illustrations
176 pages
Publisher: Storey Publishing, USA
http://www.publish.csiro.au/nid/18/pid/6983.htm

Decoding Gardening Advice
The Science Behind the 100 Most Common Recommendations
Jeff Gillman
Meleah Maynard
224 pages
Publisher: Timber Press USA
http://www.publish.csiro.au/nid/18/pid/6980.htm

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tone House Construction is a comprehensive study of Australian stone building techniques in a residential context, for people with an interest in building or renovating, including property owners, architects and builders. It has a strong theme of historic stone buildings, as traditional forms of building respond to the need for structural integrity and stability over time against weathering.
The book covers aspects of building in locally sourced stone, from quarrying on-site to building arches over openings for upper storey walls, and is a source book of examples and methods to help the reader to carry on a tradition of building in local stone.

Stone buildings inspire people because they transfer a natural beauty to a human achievement. The book shows many examples of Australian stonework that have not been given exposure in previous architectural references. It promotes Ecologically Sustainable Development
http://www.publish.csiro.au/nid/18/pid/6489.htm