The development strategy based on foreign investment in natural resources projects has not delivered economic growth or security. What’s needed is an inclusive vision based on local realities.
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The conflict has put a temporary lid on plans that have been in the making for more than a decade since rich liquefied natural gas reserves were discovered in the Rovuma Basin.
A building designed to be easily taken apart so the components can be reused is a model for much less wasteful construction. It reduces resource use and environmental impacts, and can be cheaper too.
From take-make-waste to reuse, repair and remanufacture.
Wind turbines and solar farms need a lot of raw materials. Australia can supply some, but we need to do it sustainably.
Old buildings aren’t just waste – the materials can be reused to create the cities of the future.
Renewed helium exploration in Western Canada may provide new sources to address the global shortage.
In a growing world with an increasing population with ever-greater needs, it is high time to find a balanced solution for our activities. Nature provides us with the template.
With ExxonMobil set to begin oil production in Guyana next year, this tiny South American country will soon become unthinkably rich. But neighboring Venezuela shows how an oil boom can go bust.
People may be more willing to share scarce resources they really need than apocalyptic Hollywood movies may suggest.
The coal seam gas industry and its regulators still have work to do in persuading local communities that old wells can be decommissioned without future problems, according to new CSIRO research.
For decades, China and India have clashed over their disputed Himalayan border. This clash is also playing out via a development boom that threatens the health of one of the world’s biggest river catchments.
The most sustainable phone is the one you already own. But if you’re in the market for a new handset, consider choosing one with replaceable parts to avoid having to replace the whole thing again.
Chinese investment is driving an unprecedented investment boom in global infrastructure. But despite its claims to be pursuing green development, China’s building bonanza is harming the planet.
With an ever-increasing cost to extract dwindling raw materials, it’s time to look at cities as urban mines. We’re developing the tools to do that.
What happens when the gap between a company and its umbrella group gets too wide? We’re about to find out.
Even though they don’t consistently have a roof over their heads, the homeless do their best to create a routine, form communities and make a home – just like the rest of society.
BHP’s rebrand is unlikely to affect the bottom line, research shows. But if it improves relations with politicians and voters, it would still be a success.
Despite its name, the National Electricity Market doesn’t reach WA. But those charged with guiding the eastern states’ energy transition should look west once in a while.
Even supposedly “green” technologies such as renewable energy require materials, land and solar exposure and cannot grow indefinitely on this planet.
Top contributors
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Adjunct Professor, Australia-China Relations Institute, University of Technology Sydney
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Director and Professor, Australia-China Relations Institute (UTS:ACRI), University of Technology Sydney
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Academic Director, School for International Training, The University of Melbourne
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Former Visiting Fellow, SPRU, University of Sussex Business School, University of Sussex
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Professor, Griffith Business School, Griffith University
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Professor of Economics, Director of the Australian Institute for Business and Economics, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Regional Economic Development, School of Business and Law, CQUniversity Australia
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Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland
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Director, UWA Public Policy Institute, The University of Western Australia
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Professor, Department of Economics, The University of Melbourne
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Professor, Business School, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Sustainable Design, University of Cape Town
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Reader in Energy Systems and Innovation, University of Birmingham
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EM Fellow, Université de Montpellier
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Reinette Oonsie Biggs is a Friend of The Conversation.
ST/NRF South African Research Chair (SARChI) in Social-Ecological Systems and Resilience, Stellenbosch University