SPA newsletter 98 – Jun 2011
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Happiness is small town life
If you want to be happier, live in a country town with fewer than 30,000 people. Article Link: http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2010/06/01/2915141.htm
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Govt names communities at risk of climate change
The Victorian Government has released maps showing the possible effects of sea level rises on vulnerable coastal regions over the next 100 years. ABC News Posted Mon Nov 16, 2009 12:38pm AEDT Article Link: http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/11/16/2743872.htm
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Have increases in population, affluence and technology worsened human and environmental well-being?
This paper examines whether over the long term, empirical data supports Neo-Malthusian fears that exponential population growth would lead to increasing resource scarcity, and that increases in population, affluence and technology would worsen human and environmental well-being. Electronic Journal of Sustainable Development By Indur M. Goklany Article Link: http://www.ejsd.org/public/journal_article/11
Growing pains trouble Rudd in big Australia – April 10
Australia is now in what passes for a “debate” about the size of its population. But would you define this as a debate? Article Link: http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/growing-pains-trouble-rudd-in-big-australia-20100409-rynu.html
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Health workers, international migration and development – March 2010
United Nations Population Facts Department of Economic and Social Affairs * Population Division No. 2010/2/E Article Link: http://www.un.org/esa/population/publications/popfacts/popfacts_2010-2.pdf
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Politics over SEQ water highlights uncertain future (JAN)
Both sides of politics, in their debate and grandstanding over South East Queensland’s water, highlight they have not grasped the fundamentals to good resource management and they are not leading South East Queensland to a better future. While one side of government solution is to build more dams and the other is to dither over
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ISOS rolling internet conference: in search of sustainability:health (MAR)
www.isosconference.org.au Jointly organised and managed by: Australia 21 Limited www.australia21.org.au Nature and Society Forum www.natsoc.org.au Sustainable Population Australia population.org.au Health The Focus As Internet Conference Continues Mar 1, 2003 As Australian state governments struggle to find sufficient funds for hospitals and other health services, a new theme focussing on Human Health and Well-Being opens today in an innovative
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Sydney can take neither sprawl nor infill (JUL)
SYDNEY, NSW Jul 11, 2001 for World Population Day – July 11 Sydney can cope with neither urban sprawl nor higher urban densities, according to the NSW branch of Sustainable Population Australia (SPA). Branch president, Mr Tomi Strugar, says the only solution is to end population growth in the city as soon as possible. “There
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Latest economic data show australians’ standard of living falling
Media Release Latest economic data show Australians’ standard of living falling 3 September 2009 “The latest economic growth figures clearly show that ‘standard of living’ is falling, not rising as implied by almost every journalist and commentator”, said Dr John Coulter, Vice president of Sustainable Population Australia. “Economic growth is almost
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