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Monica Richter Sustainable Australia Program Manager

Monica Richter Sustainable Australia Program Manager. NATIONAL AGENDA FOR A SUSTAINABLE AUSTRALIA: 1. Lead the transition to a clean economy and sustainable Australia 2. Take effective climate change action now 3. Transform our cities to be world leaders in efficiency and liveability.

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Monica Richter Sustainable Australia Program Manager

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  1. Monica Richter Sustainable Australia Program Manager

  2. NATIONAL AGENDA FOR A SUSTAINABLE AUSTRALIA: 1. Lead the transition to a clean economy and sustainable Australia 2. Take effective climate change action now 3. Transform our cities to be world leaders in efficiency and liveability

  3. NATIONAL AGENDA FOR A SUSTAINABLE AUSTRALIA: 4. Rescue our life support systems and restore our ecosystems to health 5. Secure an environmentally sustainable future for Northern Australia

  4. What is ACF asking for – Sustainable Homes, Cities and Transport? Cut energy and water waste in our homes and workplaces Deliver world class public and active transport systems

  5. What is ACF asking for – Sustainable Homes, Cities and Transport? green precincts and healthy carbon neutral cities Clean up Australia’s vehicle fleet

  6. Developed over six months. Collation of 3000 pieces of data 20 cities selected Covering 133 local government areas

  7. Literature Review Exploration exercise for ‘ideal list of indicators’ Data collection - Application of ‘key tests’: PUBLICLY AVAILABLE and CONSISTENTLY ACROSS ALL 133 local government areas.

  8. Indicator refinement Professional reviewers Academic reviewers Project refinement Final ranking Twitter/Facebook feed initiated Publication and Launch

  9. Australia’s 20 largest cities Adelaide Albury-Wodonga Ballarat Bendigo Brisbane Cairns Canberra-Queanbeyan Darwin Geelong Gold Coast-Tweed Hobart Launceston Melbourne Newcastle Perth Sunshine Coast Sydney Toowoomba Townsville Wollongong

  10. Canberra - Australian Capital Tourism 15 different indicators Air Quality Ecological Footprint Green Building Water Biodiversity Health Density Subjective Wellbeing Transport Employment Climate Change Public Participation Education Household Repayments Food Production

  11. Darwin - Tourism NT - David Silva Most sustainable city in 2010: Darwin

  12. The 20 cities in 2010 (Darwin to Perth) Ideal city (1st in all 15 indicators) Worst potential city (Last in all 15 indicators) Distribution of cities

  13. Comparative Table

  14. Observations No city is exceptional Consistent messages: High energy and water consumption Poor infrastructure ALL CITIES CAN IMPROVE THEIR PERFORMANCE

  15. City Fact Sheet (Darwin) • The two key indicators of success: • Public awareness through media coverage • The extent of penetration into political decision-making

  16. The LARGEST OBSTACLE was the lack of data or availability of data for either the preferred indictor or for the city itself.

  17. Canberra - Australian Capital Tourism 15 different indicators Air Quality - State EPAs Ecological Footprint – Syd Uni’s Centre for Integrated Sustainability Analysis Green Building - GBCA Water – National Water Commission Biodiversity – Aust Natural Resources Atlas Health – National Diabetes Service Scheme Density - Census

  18. Canberra - Australian Capital Tourism 15 different indicators Subjective Wellbeing – Aust Centre Quality of Life, Deakin Uni Transport - Census Employment – DEEWR small area labour markets Climate Change – ICLEI Cities for Climate Protection Five Milestone Process Public Participation - Census Education - Census Household Repayments - Census Food Production – ABS and Aust Community Foods

  19. For more information visit: www.acfonline.org.au/citiesindex

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