THE EMERGING ROLE OF AUSTRALIA IN USING ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT FOR DEVELOPING BUILT ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE INNOVATIONS AS A CONTRIBUTION TO STABILISING THE PLANET

摘要

The built environment is severely affecting the Earth's ecology. If we continue to pursue our immediate comfort and interests, we will consign future generations to a world that we would not want to live in. CO2 levels are still rising. The last time CO2 reached current levels (Eocene), sea levels were 30-100m above present. Temperatures and sea levels are rising. Storms are increasing in frequency and intensity.