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Centre for Sustainable Regional Communities

The Centre for Sustainable Regional Communities (CSRC) brings the University and its community together in our common concern to understand those factors which contribute toward sustainable communities. Specifically the Centre aims to:

  • Foster discussion and debate about what it means to be a sustainable community;
  • Undertake research which assists communities make sustainable development choices; and,
  • Provide a forum for others to explore social, economic and environmental aspects of sustainable living.
Current Activities of the Centre

Australian Research Council Linkage Project
Interactions between Social, Economic and Regulatory Aspects of Residential Household Water Consumption... more info...

Australian Research Council Discovery Project
Australia's Rural Heartlands:  Declining Economic Fortune or Dynamic Regional Adjustment?... more info...

Energy Futures in Regional Australia: Sharing Innovations in Renewable Energy and Carbon Pollution Reduction Opportunities
A conference in Bendigo in 2009 sponsored by the Centre... more info...

Communities, Cities and Regions as agents for low carbon innovations: A view from the Netherlands
Deakin Lecture in Bendigo in 2009 supported by the Centre... more info...

The Role of the Regional City in Australia's Economic Development
Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA Victoria) Regional Forum in Bendigo ... more info...

Renewable Energy and Regional Australia: Creating Local Economic Development Opportunities
A conference in Bendigo sponsored by the Centre... more info...

Institute of Public Works Engineering Australia: National Conference on Climate Change Response
Responding to Sea Level Rise: Engineering practical climate change solutions... more info...

The Changing Nature of Australia's Country Towns
Edited by Dr Maureen Rogers and David R Jones, this book covers 5 themes: people and changing social and economic trends; the art of engaging people in their own development; new modes of development; water and its management at the community level; and planning processes and frameworks. To purchase copies... more info...

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Last Updated: 1 September, 2009

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