Research and Education Resources
The School concentrates
on 7 main areas of research within the Environment. The links on
these pages will take you to a variety of interesting resources which
you may find useful for research or education purposes.
- Air
- Biota
- Land
- People & the Earth
/ Others
- Policy and Law
- Technology
- Water
see
also:
Western
Australian Government Agency Sites
Western Australian
Government
Commonwealth
Government of Australia
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Murdoch
Met Station | Online weather station
Lots of links to other meteorological web sites | Wester
Power weather data; Coastal Waters forecast, National tidal
facility
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N213
Atmospheric Science Homepage | Links
to many other atmospheric science websites | Weather and
climate data, climate change, climate models, station data,
teaching materials
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Consequences | Nature
and implications of environmental change | El Nino, climate
models
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Climate
Monitor Online | Updates
and summaries of climate and meteorological data | Other
sites for current weather / climate events - El Nino, cyclones,
prediction, ozone trends
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Global
Climate Change | List of
Online resources - climate change, potential impacts, activist
organisations, law and policy
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| National
Centre for Atmospheric Research |
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Science Foundation |
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Dictionary | Search
for unknown words through many dictionaries at once.
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CALM | Conservation
and Land Management naturebase.
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Geology | Virtual
geology field trip
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Petrology | Course
on petrology at the University of British Colombia, Images/data
of rocks
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AgricultureWA | Crops,
pastures, livestock, pests, weeds, and horticulture in
WA, AgET Water balance calculator — calculates components
of the water balance (evapotranspiration, deep drainage
and run-off) using daily rainfall measures
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GIS | Basic
information on GIS concepts
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WWF | Information
on current environmental issues and resources for our living
planet
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Permaculture
International | Information
on Permaculture - system of applied design for the creation
of a sustainable human environment
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Planet
Ark | Ways in which people/organisations
can decrease their day to day impact on the environment
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Global
Environmental Issues | Murdoch
unit information with excellent links | The Environment — A
Global Challenge. Information on environmental problems,
philosophy, current events, health concerns
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Nature
Based Tourism | Murdoch
unit information with excellent links within two main categories-
General Resource sites and Ecosystems Ecotourism Association
of Australia | Environment Australia Heritage Council World
Conservation Union Ecological Society of WAIUCN Commission
on Ecosystems Management
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Environment
Australia | A Government
agency with many excellent search avenues - air, biodiversity,
coasts and marine, EIA, Forests, greenhouse gases, oceans,
threatened species, hazardous waste
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WA
Museum | Exhibitions
that are often relevant to Environmental Science
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| United
Nations Environment Program | Environmental
information and assessment activities |
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ENV228
/ENV428 website | Legal
citations Law databases Links to other websites -Australian
legal information institute (www.austlii.edu.au/)
- searches using words-Scaleplus - access to Commonwealth,
State/territory legislation and case laws-Australian Commonwealth
Government (www.fed.gov.au)
- links to federal departments/agencies eg environment-
further links to homepages eg legislation, CSIRO, marine
protection -Infoterra - Australian government environment
programs and services (www.environment.gov.au/library/infoterra/)
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Environmental
Science and Decision Making | Murdoch
unit information with links | Asia Pacific Centre for Environmental
Law Australasian Legal Information Institute International
Environmental Policy Study Guide Environmental Organisation
Web directory (search engine)
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Environmental
links | Links for environment
and development policy makers, and for international negotiations
on sustainable development
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Environmental
Impact Assessment | Murdoch
unit introduction with lots of links and case studies
| Government agencies | Government policy and EIA techniques
| International bodies | Environmental consultant sites
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Department
of Environmental Protection | Policies
and assessment of proposals to prevent/control/abate pollution-EPA
- main provider of independent environmental advice to
the government-many links to other government agencies
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Technology |
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Wind
turbines | Vestas wind turbines
- latest developments
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Energy Resources | Extensive
list of resources | Global Wind Energy Associations | International
consulting firms | Alternative Energy Associations |
| US
Department of Energy | |
| National
Renewable Energy Laboratories | Renewable
energy research, development, technology, applications, news
and education |
| Solahart
Solar hot water systems | Products
and services of solar hot water systems | Renewable Energy
(Electricity) Act 2000 | Other solar related sites/topics |
| Solar
cooking | Different plans/technologies
of solar cookers | Resources - books, supplies, manufacturer
| Many other solar cooking sites with information on different
technologies and plans, worldwide |
| Energy
Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network (US Department
of Energy) | Technologies - energy
efficient/renewable energy | National Energy Policy | Over
600 links | Search option |
| Australian
Sustainable Energy | Extensive
list of related web sites | Wind, water, solar vehicles,
geothermal information |
| Centre
for Sustainable Energy Systems | Solar
thermal systems and photovoltaics |
| Alternative
Technology Association of Australia | Environmentally
friendly technology/products/projects/news/events |
| International
Solar Energy Society | A sustainable
word/ global community |
| Fraunhofer
Institute for Solar Energy systems | Research
on efficient and Environmentally friendly technologies, and
products developed to achieve this |
| Aqua
online | Elsevier publications
- journals/books on aquatic culture /botany / engineering
/ toxicology |
| SUBWUM | Sustainable
Urban Biodegradable Waste Utilisation Modules (process of
utilising energy and nutrients from biodegradable waste streams) |
| Cooperative
Research Centre for Aquaculture | Research
carried out for the Australian Aquaculture Industry by participating
research organisations and industrial participants |
| Global
Overview of Renewable Energy Sources | Policies,
fields, sectors, who's who, news, publications, projects |
| Solutions
for the Environment | CD-ROM
Collection - wind energy, biogas, biomass |
| Australian
Cooperative Research Centre for Renewable Energy | Renewable
Energy Systems |
| Murdoch
University Energy Research Institute | Energy
related activities at Murdoch | Research areas - energy systems,
policy, battery technology, |
| Sustainable
Energy Development Authority | Ways
to decrease greenhouse gas emissions by using sustainable
energy technologies | Renewable energy | Green power |
| Murdoch
University's Remote Area Power Supply | Cost
performance and reliability of renewable energy systems |
| Energy
Efficient Products | The latest
cost-effective, energy saving technologies |
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Fisheries
WA | Environmental
reviews, research, fish health, recreational fishing
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The
Marine Website | Information
on how to care for Australia's coasts/oceans, and how to
promote their use
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Marine
Mammals | Information on
marine wildlife - sciences, institutes, action groups
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WA
seagrass web page | WA seagrasses,
research | Other marine biology sites, local and international
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Oil
Spills | International Oil
Spill Resource and Information Centre - sciences, news,
directories
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