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Economic activity as a driver of environmental change
2016 Report Content2016 The production of goods and services requires energy and materials—metals, minerals, water, food and fibre—all of which come from the environment. The impacts of resource extraction, production, transport, use and waste generation are central to how economic activity affects...
Pressures affecting the built environment 2016
2016 At a glanceAt a glanceA range of pressures on the built environment have a high or very high impact on livability, human health and/or urban environmental efficiency. Pressures from a growing population have a high impact on the urban footprint, because of a lack of coordinated and integrated urban...
Built environment: 2011–16 in context
2016 Report Content2016 Built environment Introduction Greater Melbourne Greater Perth Greater Sydney Australia’s growing population—particularly in our major...
Increased consumption
2016 Report Content2016 Built environment Pressures Population and economic growth also drive consumption, causing increased demand for resources, particularly land (see Increased urban footprint), energy and water. The overall...
Urban environmental efficiency: Land use
2016 Report Content2016 Built environment State and trends Urban environmental efficiency refers to how well the built environment encourages the efficient use of natural resources—land, energy and water—and the re-use and/or recovery of...
Urban environmental efficiency: Energy efficiency
2016 Report Content2016 Built environment State and trends Timor Sea Urban environmental efficiency refers to how well the built environment encourages the efficient use of natural resources—land, energy and...
Urban environmental efficiency: Water efficiency
2016 Report Content2016 Built environment State and trends Greater Brisbane Greater Adelaide Greater Melbourne Urban environmental efficiency refers to how well the...
Urban environmental efficiency: Waste generation and recovery
2016 Report Content2016 Built environment State and trends Urban environmental efficiency refers to how well the built environment encourages the efficient use of natural resources—land, energy and water—and the reuse and/or recovery of...
