Sustainability transformations

A new educational offering helps decision-makers learn how to be a driving force for positive democratic change.

To help the City of Sydney incorporate realistic pathways to sustainability in their vision for 2050, ISF researchers modelled four possible futures.

ISF furnished council staff with the techniques and tools to understand the effectiveness of their work.

Social practice theory informed ISF's investigation into a NSW Government program to encourage consumers to purchase energy-efficient appliances. 

ISF checked the effectiveness and relevance of a long-running government program to increase consumer awareness of and confidence in renewable energy products. 

An innovative digital tool allows community members to take an active role in planning urban green space.

Helping service providers, auditors, local governments, health professionals, and environmental regulators to work in partnership with residents to plan and implement remediation.

As Australia's housing market continues to rise, co-housing offers older people a solution to insecurity while allowing them a mixture of independence and communal living.