Neutron moisture meters, NMMs, measure the amount of water in a given volume of soil. The volume of water divided by the total volume of soil is called the volumetric water content, VWC, which we express in various ways, such as m3 of water per m3 of soil, or mm of water per m-depth of soil…
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 …
Whatever Happened to the Backyard? The Minimisation of Open Space in Australian Suburbia Read More »
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 …
Watering Adelaide’s Trees in Times of Drought: Why, How, and Is It Worth It? Read More »
Between November 2009 and May 2010 approximately 490,000 of Canberra’s urban trees were assessed and the findings recorded…
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…
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…
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…
TREENET acknowledges the Traditional Owners of country throughout Australia and recognises their continuing connection to land, waters and culture.
We pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging.
