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Whatever Happened to the Backyard? The Minimisation of Open Space in Australian Suburbia

Tony Hall, Griffith University, Brisbane Abstract Although a substantial backyard might be considered an iconic Australian feature, by the late 1990s, almost all new suburban houses had minimal provision of soft-landscaped private open space. Quantitative analyses of examples from older and newer suburban form indicate that this phenomenon is happening irrespective of the size of lot …

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Watering Adelaide’s Trees in Times of Drought: Why, How, and Is It Worth It?

Chris Daniels, Philip Roetman, Keith Smith, Sheryn Pitman, Beth Curran, Darren Ray, Pam Gurner-Hall, John Zwar, Christine Goodwin, Graeme Hopkins, David Lawry, Tim Johnson, Martin Ely and Trevor Nottle. contact address School of Natural and Built Environments, University of South Australia City East campus, Adelaide 5000 This paper is an abstract of several sections of …

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Seeing the Forest and the Trees in Canberra Using an Audit and Inventory Approach

Between November 2009 and May 2010 approximately 490,000 of Canberra’s urban trees were assessed and the findings recorded…

FIRE, TREES AND CLIMATE CHANGE

The Black Saturday fires that occurred on 7 February 2009 in Victoria conjure images of destruction, damage and death. These fires, like those of Ash Wednesday in 1983, and more recently in Sydney, South Australia, Western Australia and Canberra, are seen as devastating and catastrophic to the natural environment, human life and property…

ENERGY SAVING BENEFITS OF SHADE TREES IN RELATION TO WATER USE

Increasing the number of urban trees, and appropriately positioning those trees in relation to buildings and impervious surfaces, is a simple but effective strategy for…

Acts of God: Urban Tree Management

Broadly speaking, an act of God is a contract or tort law defence for an event (accident) that was caused by natural forces that were outside human control and that could not have been prevented by ordinary skill and foresight…

Urban Trees: Worth More Than They Cost

G M Moore – Research Associate, Burnley College, University of Melbourne, 500 Yarra Boulevard, Richmond Victoria 3021 ABSTRACT: Trees are major urban infrastructure assets. While costs and the damage and nuisance values attributed to trees are widely known, the benefits they provide are often subtle and under-appreciated. Cities are biodiversity hot spots due to the …

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Treenet Trials 2009: A Species Odyssey

Tim Johnson, Senior Arborist, City of Mitcham Introduction Street tree trials have been a fundamental part of TREENET since its inception in 1997.Ten years since it was discussed at TREENET’s first symposium, the focus on tree species selection remains, and other factors which impact on the effective functioning of urban trees are also receiving considerable attention. …

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TREENET: 2000-2009

Judy Fakes, Head Teacher – Parks, Gardens & Arboriculture Ryde College of TAFE, NSW TREENET stands for Tree and Roadway Experimental and Educational Network. It is an independent not-for-profit organisation dedicated to improving the urban forest. It is funded by grants and voluntary contributions from participating councils, nurseries and other groups. In 2000 at the inaugural TREENET symposium, …

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Planning For Trees In Urban Environments

Trees should be an essential, rather than merely a desirable part of our cities. Street trees provide the city with a wide range of…