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The Projected Impact Of Rising Sea Levels On Real Property Right: An Australian Evaluation, John Sheehan, Lynne Armitage
The Projected Impact Of Rising Sea Levels On Real Property Right: An Australian Evaluation, John Sheehan, Lynne Armitage
Lynne Armitage
The predicted rise in sea level and associated increasing storm action over the next half century is colliding with settled property law for tidal properties much of which is held on the Australian coast in private ownership. Faster change to the climate is reported with more serious risk than anticipated, with implications for sea level rise now expected at the upper end of projections by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) of around 0.8m by 2100 along the Australian coastline.
In response to the threat of sea level rise, the six Australian States have attempted to provide information to …
Green Offices In Australia: A User Perception Survey, Lynne Armitage, Ann Murugan, Hikari Kato
Green Offices In Australia: A User Perception Survey, Lynne Armitage, Ann Murugan, Hikari Kato
Lynne Armitage
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to deepen understanding of what is working and what is not working within green workplace environments. The paper examines management and employee perceptions of their experiences of working in green workplace environments and assesses the effectiveness of such places.Design/methodology/approach – Being the second stage of a longitudinal study, this paper relies on a data set derived from its survey of 31 management and 351 employee respondents occupying Green Building Council Australia Green Star-rated offices for more than 12 months.Findings – The green workplace is a great place to be, at least most …