Extreme heat associated with the Urban Heat Island (UHI) and future climate change will have a disproportional geographic and demographic impact across a city. This research investigates Australian cities' strategic plans for heat reduction to maintain their liveability towards heat stress from the UHI effect.

Drawing on classical ecological theory, this study assesses the factors which influence invertebrate diversity and composition on bare and green roofs in urban Sydney.

This paper examines the current policy and practices of land contamination at a state and local government level.

This paper will, through a case study of four national parks in the growing city of Sydney, Australia, and, using content analysis, explore how statutory planning instruments, planning policies, plans of management and applicable legislation affect ongoing conservation values for national parks and reserves.

This paper outlines preliminary research that explored 16 community strategic plans in the context of how they inform land use planning and concluded that there is much work to do.