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My Development

  • Energy Management
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www.yourdevelopment.org

Wind Energy

Energy received from the movement of the wind across the earth. This energy is a result of the heating of our oceans, earth, and atmosphere by the sun.

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Model for Urban Stormwater Improvement Conceptualisation (MUSIC)

  • Site Ecology
  • Estate Design
  • Water Management
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www.toolkit.net.au/music

Managing urban stormwater involves the multiple objectives of drainage, water quality and environmental protection.  MUSIC is a user-friendly tool designed to meet the needs of urban stormwater engineers, planners, policy staff and managers in consultancies and state, regional and local government agencies.

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Climate change threatens coastal towns

  • Climate Change Adaption
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http://www.abc.net.au/7.30/content/2008/s2361173.htm

Victoria's Civil and Administrative Tribunal have moved to prevent the building on six blocks of land on the state's Gippsland coast, which has sent a shock wave of uncertainty through local councils across the country. The tribunal overturned planning permission for the six blocks in part because of the threat of flooding from climate change.
 

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