Based on the South East Queensland Regional Plan, the report looks at the health and social impacts which this plan will have on the population. Available as PDF file. The page provides links to child care, community, family, seniors, the department, violence prevention, youth and indigenous issues.

http://www.communities.qld.gov.au/department/announcements/
2007/health-social-impact.html




The paper reports findings from a small social study about the experiences of a family who lived in “Research House”, Australia, for a two year period monitoring product performance and household economies in a sustainable house. [PDF] Article published in the Australian Journal of Emerging Technologies and Society in 2005. Authors are Laurie Buys, Karen Barnett, Evonne Miller from Queensland University of Technology, and Chanel Bailey from the Research House Project.

http://www.swinburne.edu.au/sbs/ajets/journal/V3N1/pdf/V3N1-
4-Buys.pdf




Article published by the International Journal of Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability, Volume 2, Issue 2, pp. 95-102. This paper investigates the prevalence and predictors of local community action to address environmental and water conservation in a drought-prone Australian community. Article available online at no charge.

http://ijs.cgpublisher.com/product/pub.41/prod.117




Article from Dr Michael Cuthill, Director of the University of Queensland Boilerhouse Community Engagement Centre at Ipswich, published in April 2006. Queensland's population is growing at a rate nearly double that of Australia as a whole, with many of the newcomers settling in the southeast. However, is this growth sustainable? Michael Cuthill argues the social dimension of development is crucial but receives far too little attention in the ongoing debate about sustainability.

http://www.brisinst.org.au/resources/brisbane_institute_
cuthill_sustainable.html




Article published by the International Journal of Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability, Volume 2, Issue 2, pp. 163-172. This paper discusses the case of the sapphire mining community of Central Queensland, Australia, and its changing fortunes as a result of its dependence on publicly-owned and regulated sapphire deposits. Article available online at no charge.

http://ijs.cgpublisher.com/product/pub.41/prod.105