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    This document provides an overview of sustainability in Australia, with a focus on Sydney. It finds that Australia's sustainability has increased over the last decade due to governmental projects aiming to shift consumerism towards a symbiosis with nature. Australia ranks highly on global livability and development indexes. Sydney shows leadership in many areas but still needs improvement on environmental factors. Initiatives like the SS2030 project aim to make Sydney a more flexible and sustainable city. While recycling rates are high, waste disposal still relies heavily on landfills. Water quality has remained satisfactory but some areas need better regulation of acidity and salinity.

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    This document provides an overview of sustainability in Australia, with a focus on Sydney. It finds that Australia's sustainability has increased over the last decade due to governmental projects aiming to shift consumerism towards a symbiosis with nature. Australia ranks highly on global livability and development indexes. Sydney shows leadership in many areas but still needs improvement on environmental factors. Initiatives like the SS2030 project aim to make Sydney a more flexible and sustainable city. While recycling rates are high, waste disposal still relies heavily on landfills. Water quality has remained satisfactory but some areas need better regulation of acidity and salinity.

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    This document provides an overview of sustainability in Australia, with a focus on Sydney. It finds that Australia's sustainability has increased over the last decade due to governmental projects aiming to shift consumerism towards a symbiosis with nature. Australia ranks highly on global livability and development indexes. Sydney shows leadership in many areas but still needs improvement on environmental factors. Initiatives like the SS2030 project aim to make Sydney a more flexible and sustainable city. While recycling rates are high, waste disposal still relies heavily on landfills. Water quality has remained satisfactory but some areas need better regulation of acidity and salinity.

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    SUSTAINABILITY&LIFERESILIENCEOVERVIEW

    AUSTRALIA
    Introduction
    Australia'ssustainabilitylevelhassteadilyincreasedoverthelast
    decade.Thecountry'sperformanceinallareasofthestudyisdue
    toaseriesofchangesandgovernmentalprojectswhichaimat
    shiftingconsumerismintoasymbiosesbetweenhumansandnature
    inhopesforabetterfuture.

    Contact information :
    Twitter : @ ariellapolter
    Location : Sydney , NSW

    Author
    ARIELLAPOLTER

    POSITIVEIMPACTS:FACTS&STATISTICS
    Examinedinavastarrayofsectors,includingnatural,socialand
    economicfactors,theresilienceandlifestylequalityintheSouther
    Hemispherehasindicatedasturdygrowth.Australiaisaproudhome
    tofouroutoftencitiesawardedinEUI'smostrecentliveability
    ranking.Australiaranksnumber1inthe"YourBetterLifeIndex"by
    OECDandtakesthesecondplaceinthegloballyconductedHuman
    DevelopmentIndex.
    Crimelevelshaveindicated
    aslightdecreaseaccording
    tointernationalstandards
    andAustralianshave
    becomemoreactivein
    volunteeringand
    communityparticipations.
    Thepositivechangesinthelocalsustainabilitylevelhasmadea
    greatimpactonpeople'slifeexpectancyaddingupeightmoreears
    since1970.Airqualityandwateruseefficiencyhaveslightly
    improvedthroughoutthelastdecadeandAustraliahasbeenableto
    preserveagoodamountofit'senvironment,aidingforthe
    sustainanceofthebiodiversityinkeyregions.

    SUSTAINABILITYOVERVIEW:SYDNEY
    Amongothercities,Sydneyhasbeenrecognizedasaleaderin
    financial,culturalandeconomicalaspects.Theinnersuburbsdepict
    thefuturecityscapeoftheNSWcapital,whileouterareasareyetto
    undergoasignificantchanges.Takingacloserlookattheregional
    improvementoftheNSWlocalityrevealsthatSydneyhasdeveloped
    asaflourishingstatecapital.
    Factors,suchaseducation,publictransportandhealth,havekepta
    higherscoreamongothercompetingmetropolitancities.Still,the
    environmentaldemandsofthecapitalareyettobemet.
    Thehasbecomeasolidfoundationfordeveloping
    SS2030project
    Sydneyasamoreflexibleandsustainablehabitat.

    CARBONFOOTPRINT:REDUCTION&CONTROL
    Despitetheencouragingstatistics,theLandDownUnderisstillinthe
    beginningofthelongroadtoprotectingitsecosystemsandreducing
    theimpactthattheindustrialandresidentialgrowthhasmadeonthe
    environment.Australianeedstoimplementsustainableagriculture
    and reducegreenhousegasemissions
    ,helpingthelocalityadaptto
    climatechanges.

    NATIVEECOSYSTEM:VEGETATIONCONSERVATION
    TheNSWandVICregionsareamongthemostaffectedareasinterms
    ofnativevegetationhealth.Despitethefactthataclearpictureofthe
    ecosystemhealthofAustraliacannotbecurrentlydrawn,it'safactthat
    since1750,thevegetationextendhasdeclinedbynearly14%.Urban
    areasandagriculturalregionshavemadethehighestimpactonnature
    byfragmentingandalmostentirelyeradicatingthelocalgreenery.One
    ofthecity'smajorplansprovidesaseriesofimprovementsfocusedon
    theenvironmentaldevelopmentoftheregion.

    envisagesanextentofrenovations
    GreenSquareandCentralPark
    concentratedaroundtheconstructionofpublictransportfacilitiesand
    innercityneighbourhoodssituatedaroundlargeparks.

    AIRQUALITY&NOISE:REDUCTION&CONTROL
    Incomparisonwithothercompetingcities,Sydneyprovidesapoor
    solutionforairqualityandnoise,indicatingamuchhigherlevelsthan
    theresidentsofMelbourne,WellingtonandAucklandhavetotolerate.

    Yet,thoughtthecourseoftenyears,inthetimebetween2001and
    2011,theNewSouthWalescapitalhasmanagedtoreduceitsAQI
    scoreto22,comparedto32in2002.

    CLEANLINESSLEVEL:SYDNEYANDTHEREGION
    TheNewSouthWalescapitalcityisamongthemostindustrialized
    regionsinAustralia.Beinghometomorethan4,8millionAustralian
    residents,Sydneyisoneofthemostpopulatedareas.Theincreasing
    populationcreatesademandforbetterinfrastructureand
    environmentalconservation,givinglocalcleaningcompaniesthe
    leadingroleinmanningtheresidentialandcommercialcleaning
    needsofthecitizens.

    generalhomecleaningservices
    HousekeepingandintheSydney
    regionhaveremainedatahighdemandoverthelastcoupleofyears
    providingthethelocalitywithreliablesolutiontotheincreasinggrime
    accumulation.DuetohighwastedisposalpercentageintheNSW
    area,wastemanagementandremovalshavebecomeapriority
    searchfortheSydneyresidents,indicatingtheneedsofimproved
    pollutionmanagementsystem.

    WASTE:MANAGEMENTANDRECUCTION
    Australiaisoneofthecountrieswithhighestrecyclingscore,yet
    wastedisposalhadn'tbeenyetcompletelyemployedintheregional
    energyreductionplans.Morewastehadbeendisposedtolandfills
    inthelastcoupleofyearswhilepercapitalevelsremainedat1,030
    kilograms.NSW'smaingoalintermsofwastemanagementisto
    employbetterwastemanagementsystems,settingthestateof
    Victoriaasacurrentbenchmark.Yet,whileVIChadaslight
    increaseindisposedwastepercapitafor2009,NSWhasindicated
    adrop,showingthatSydneyhasmanagedtobetterimplementits
    currentecologyprogramsandreducethelandfilldisposedwaste.
    WASTEGENERATIONANDDIVERSIONRATES,200203,DISPOSED

    NewSouthWales

    2170000tonnes

    Victoria

    1547000tonnes

    Queensland

    1297000tonnes

    WesternAustralia

    741000tonnes

    SouthAustralia

    365000tonnes

    Tasmania

    na

    ACT

    82000tonnes

    NorthernTerritory

    na

    Australia

    6202000tonnes

    Sinceorganics,masonryandpaperform1/2ofthedisposedwaste
    inAustralia,theconstructionofwasteenergygeneratorscanhave
    aheavyimpactontheimprovementofthesustainabilitylevelofthe
    continent.Still,approximately1%ofmunicipalwastegeneratedis
    adoptedinenergyrecoveryprogramscomparedto54%in
    Denmark.

    WATERSUPPLIES:QUALITYANDUSAGE
    ThewaterqualityoftheSouthEastCoast,partofwhichareSydney,
    Melbourneandotherlargercoastalcities,isaffectedbyanumberof
    factors,includinglandmanagementandusage,waterflowandwater
    structures.Thenaturalwaterflowisalteredbyweirsanddamsin
    manyurbanisedregions.

    Waterqualitygenerallypresentsacomplexinteractionbetweenwater
    bodiesandclimateandlandscape.TheSoutheastCoastdrainage
    divisionhasindicatedsatisfactorycompliancewithchemicaland
    physicalpropertyguidelinesintheyearsbetween2000and2010.
    However,thereportsindicateanexceedanceinacidityandsalinityfor
    theareaofwesternVictoriaandpartsofNewSouthWaleswhichneed
    toregulatedforthebetterhealthofthelocalenvironment.

    REFERENCES
    http://www.oecdbetterlifeindex.org/
    http://pages.eiu.com/rs/eiu2/images/EIU_BestCities.pdf
    http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/0/3B0DD93AB123A68BCA257
    234007B6A2F?OpenDocument
    http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/live/wasteandrecycling
    http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/aqms/aqi.htm

    RESOURCES
    Paul'sCleaningSydney/residentialandcommercialcleaningservices/
    http://paulscleaningsydney.com.au/
    CityofSydney/Wastepickupbooking/
    http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/live/wasteandrecycling/booka
    pickup

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