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Issue 45,
February 2006
In this issue:
Headlines
Events
The Last Word
This bulletin is different from previous bulletins in that it relies
on articles submitted by readers as much on articles originating at
The Warren Centre.
It’s all part of raising the level of the debate! Thus, we invite
your comments, questions and suggestions preferably by email.
Whether you wish to comment about the articles, engineering issues,
or suggest future articles, we look forward to hearing from you.
The focus on Sustainable Urban Transport in this issue is related to
the imminent launch of
10,000 Friends of Greater Sydney™ and its own newsletter.
Our next edition, distributed in May, will have Innovation as its
focus and we welcome your submission of a short (500 word) article
to be received by us by 20 April.
Dr Don Fry AO – a man making new things work
Don't say it can't be done... And certainly don't say it to
Don Fry, or before you know, he'll have gone and done it!<more>
Sustainable Transport A Fundamental Part of Sydney Metropolitan
Strategy
The NSW State Government's vision for Sydney and its future form is set
out in the Metropolitan Strategy – City of
Cities – A Plan for Sydney's Future.<more>
Relating the Metro Strategy to "Sustainable Transport in Sustainable
Cities"
The ‘City of
Cities’ Metropolitan Strategy excites the community of Sydney to
believe in a brave-new-world for Sydney, but then reverts to a
narrow output, reproducing land use zones of the past <more>
Sustainable Urban Transport & "Peak Oil"
What does
“Sustainable urban transport” actually mean? Consider that transport
requires input of energy to make it happen. No energy, no action.<more>
Some Observations on Sydney CBD Transport
There are
two main issues regarding surface transport in the CBD: urban amenity and transport efficiency. The first often
predominates in debate, but the second is very important.<more>
Sydney's Sustainability Scorecard
Sustainability is finally getting more of the public awareness it deserves.
It is especially important for one of our most complex human endeavours –
cities. <more>
Sustainable Finance for Mobility Through ITS Technologies
Innovative
use of Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) technologies for more
efficient transport systems can provide solutions provided they are
implemented systematically and go beyond piecemeal approaches.<more>
How about Intelligent USE of Transport Systems?
Brisbane City
Council correctly identified that predictability, at the
bus-stop, was the main issue in increasing public transport usage. A
monitoring and control system implemented in
the 1990s does that.
<more>
Is this Australia's Greenest Office Building? 40 Albert Road,
Melbourne
Rarely a building goes up that hasn’t an accompanying
list of claims crowing about how green it is – that's
real estate. Fortunately “Mine’s greener
than yours” delivers more benefits than “Mine’s bigger than yours.”
<more>
Complex Solutions Bring Problems of Their Own
As Information & Communications Technology
systems become ever more all inclusive, their complexity becomes a
challenge in its own right. Successfully managing this complexity
is itself a major concern. <more>
The Warren Centre seeks your involvement now
The Warren Centre currently has five activities that
could use your intelligence, arms & legs, cash … or any combination
of these. <more>
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Warren Centre
Events
10,000 Friends
of Greater Sydney – Public Launch
April 2006
Contact: Fiona
Hearne (02) 9351 7205,
fionah@eng.usyd.edu.au
Innovation
Lecture and Exposition
7 June 2006 -
Melbourne, 8 June 2006 - Sydney
Presented by
Dr Don Fry AO
More Information
and Register
Contact: Fiona
Hearne (02) 9351 7205,
fionah@eng.usyd.edu.au
Metropolitan Water Options
September 2006
Contact Robert Mitchell (02) 9351 4048,
r.mitchell@eng.usyd.edu.au
Steel: Framing the Future
November 2006
Contact Robert Mitchell (02) 9351 4048,
r.mitchell@eng.usyd.edu.au
Other Events
Biomedical Innovation, Longevity and Quality of Life
27
February 2006, 4.30pm
Farrell Lecture Theatre, Sydney University
Click
here for details.
Contact Margarita Kumnick (03) 9919 1343 or
margarita.kumnick@vu.edu.au
Australian Water Summit 2006
13th &
14th March 2006
Sydney
Convention & Exhibition Centre
http://www.acevents.com.au/water2006/
Contact: Shahida Sweeney (02) 8920 2547 or
shahida@acevents.com.au
IFAC Symposium on System Identification (Sysid 2006)
Newcastle
29 to 31 March 2006
http://sysid2006.org/
secretariat@sysid2006.org
Urban Drainage Modelling & Water Sensitive Urban Design
2
to 7 April 2006
7th International Conference on Urban Drainage Modelling & 4th
International Conference on Water Sensitive Urban Design
Melbourne
Click
here for more information.
Workshop on Complexity in ICT Systems and Projects
18
April 2006
Australian Technology Park, Sydney
http://www.sesa.org.au
Contact Chris Skinner on 0414 990 834 or
cjskinner@acslink.net.au
Conference on Railway Engineering (CORE 2006)
30
April to 3 May 2006
Grand Hyatt - Melbourne
www.core2006.org
am@asnevents.net.au
New
Technology in Infrastructure, The ATSE National Symposium
20 to 21 November 2006
Sydney
Click
here for more information.
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