http://hdl.handle.net/10453/241 2013-05-18T08:19:34Z http://hdl.handle.net/10453/12700 The health impacts of local traffic pollution on primary school age children Rickwood Peter; Knight David Maginn P. J., Jones R. and Haslam-Mackenzie F. There is a large body of medical research on the health impacts of local traffic air pollution. Vehicle emissions, road dust and tyre fragmentation together cause an increase in atmospheric levels of carbon monoxide, sulphur dioxide, nitrates and particulate matter in both solid and liquid forms. For those exposed to such pollution, there is a documented increase in mortality and morbidity from both respiratory and cardiac diseases. There is also evidence that the effects are greater on children. Despite these findings, there has been comparatively little work done in estimating the effect on student health of school location, with most studies focusing instead on residential location. By combining a random sample of primary schools in Sydney with detailed traffic volume data, we estimate the impact of traffic pollution on the health of primary school children in Sydney. 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10453/12699 Shared Visualizations In Support of Distributed Creative Communities Weakley Alastair; Edmonds Ernest Hyland, P; Vrazalic, L The paper is concerned with support for distributed groups of creative knowledge workers: in this case designers. We consider requirements that designers have regarding internalisation and externalisation of ideas and concepts as well as requirements relating to collaboration. We review an online system whose facilities for the graphical representation of data were found to be popular. The evaluation was in the context of a group task and the results, including instances of tacit knowledge sharing, have led us to formulate a number of recommendations as to how such systems might be made still more effective for collaborative working. 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10453/12052 The evolution of the public purpose rule in compulsory acquisition Mangioni Vincent Mangioni, V. NA 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10453/12049 Green revolution - a challenge to improve environmental performance of existing housing stocks Ding Kam Chun; Ge Xin Janet Cheng, Y.L.; Lao, L.M.; Liao, W.J.; Yen, T.C. & Yu, P.M. Climate change is one of the most pressing issues facing Australia today. This is a challenge and responsibility that is shared by all Australian households. Improvements to energy and water efficiency of houses can significantly cut greenhouse gas emissions and reduce utility bills. In July 2004 the New South Wales (NSW) government introduced the Building Sustainability Index (BASIX) to assess potential performance of a dwelling against a set of pre-determined criteria. Housing construction in NSW is the first in Australia to be subjected to mandatory sustainability requirements. BASIX is an online assessment tool which sets scores required to obtain development approval in new residential projects. BASIX is mandated only to improve environmental performance of new residential buildings and does not attempt to improve environmental performance of existing housing stocks which continue to consume natural resources and pollute the environment. Existing houses represent approximately 98% of residential building stocks in NSW and any improvement to these dwellings will have a profound impact on reducing the negative effects of the environment. This paper examines the sustainable upgrading strategies in improving environmental performance of three existing single dwellings in meeting the minimum BASIX requirements. This paper presents an economic analysis of sustainable upgrading using Net Present Value. The results suggest that sustainable upgrading of existing housing stocks is feasible and the scheme will be more attractive if the payback period is reduced with further government financial assistance. 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z