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  • (2007) Churches, Alex; Green, Cliff; Field, Bruce; Wightley, Allan; Green, Lance; van de Loo, Paul; Burvill, Colin; Smith, Warren; Snook, Chris
    Conference Paper

  • (2002) Davis, Steven; Mcgeorge, William; Marosszeky, Marton; Thomas, Robert; Karim, Khalid
    Conference Paper

  • (2002) Davis, Steven; Mcgeorge, William; Thomas, Ronald; Marosszeky, Marton; Karim, Khalid
    Conference Paper

  • (1998) Han, Shaowei; Zhao, Yong; Yang, C; Cheng, Chun-Chung; Zhang, Hua; Gu, Genda; Russell, Graeme; Koshizu, N
    Journal Article

  • (1998) Han, Shaowei; Zhao, Yong; Yang, C; Cheng, Chun-Chung; Zhang, Hua; Gu, Genda; Russell, Graeme; Koshizuka, N
    Journal Article
    The vortex-glass-liquid transition in Bi---Sr---Ca---Cu---O (BSCCO) intergrowth single crystals in which some CuO2 trilayers are inserted into the Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8 matrix has been studied. The curvature of the log V-logI curves for CuO2 trilayers is found to change from negative to positive with increasing magnetic field and a scaling behaviour for the vortex-glass state is observed. The magnetic field dependence of the vortex-glass transition temperature, TG, qualitatively obeys the relation H(TG) (Tc − Tg)2v0, with v0 = 1.15 ± 0.2, which is larger than the 2/3 predicted theoretically for an isotropic 3D system. Our results reveal that the vortex-glass transition exists in a system constructed with CuO2 trilayers.

  • (2009) Quinnell, Rosanne; Russell, Carol; Thompson, Rachel; Nancy, Marshall; Cowley, Jill
    Conference Paper
    A raft of models and definitions of SoTL exist and the best appear to transcend disciplinary contexts, and are sufficiently robust for academics to measure scholarly practices. Critical engagement with the scholarly literature is necessary for academics to gain a realistic view of where their work practices are situated within the scholarly domain. Because academic staff are disciplinary experts they are best placed to comment on whether the models of scholarship describe the scholarship of learning and teaching within the context of their own disciplines as well as within the confines of the Australian higher education sector. This paper pushes the existing debates on reconciling what evidence of scholarship in the disciplines actually is and what is considered valid, and in doing so uncovers why the process of reconciliation, between current practice and supporting evidence, remains elusive. Higher education academics need to identify and reconcile tacit disciplinary knowledge with their SoTL approach in order to unpack the complexity and value of their practices. Enabling academic staff to annotate their activities, roles and accomplishments and then map these items onto the various models of scholarship will enrich the status of scholarship of teaching and learning within the higher education sector.

  • (2006) Corkish, Richard Paul; Prasad, Deo
    Journal Article
    INTRODUCTION Photovoltaic (solar) cells (Corkish, 2004) are semiconductor devices that directly create electric current and voltage from the collection of photons (quanta of light). They convert sunlight to electricity silently and without moving parts, require little maintenance, are reliable, being sold with warranties of up to twenty-five years, generate no greenhouse gases in operation and are modular, rapidly deployable and particularly suited to urban rooftops, façades and similar applications. Hence, they are easily located close to where electricity is consumed. Solar cells of 15% efficiency covering an area equivalent to just 0.25% of the global area under crops and permanent pasture could meet all the world's primary energy requirements today (Archer and Hill, 2001), yet most or all of that area could be otherwise alienated land, such as on buildings, for example. "On any given day, the solar energy falling on a typical oilfield in the Middle East is far greater than the energy contained in the oil extracted from it." (CarbonFree, 2006). However, solar cells remain an expensive option for most power generation requirements relative to fossil and nuclear sources, especially if the natural environment is attributed little or no value, and to some other sustainable options such as the enhancement energy efficiency, solar thermal (eg. solar water heating) or wind energy. Photovoltaics are synergistic with efficiency enhancement and solar thermal use and are usually more easily applied in urban situations than are wind turbines. Here, we aim to acquaint practising architects, builders and engineers with the fundamentals of solar photovoltaic energy production and devices and building-related applications (Green, 1995, Wenham et al., 2006, Prasad & Snow, 2005, Strong et al., 2005, Sick, 1996).

  • (2023) Jia, Jing
    Thesis
    Through rapid urbanisation, urban green spaces (UGS) have become increasingly limited and valuable in high-density urban environments. However, meeting the diverse requirements of sustainable urban development often leads to conflicts in UGS usage. For example, the presence of stormwater treatment facilities may hinder residents' access to adjacent UGS. Traditional approaches to UGS design typically focus on separate evaluations of human wellbeing and stormwater management. However, using questionnaires, interviews, and surveys for human wellbeing evaluation can be challenging to generalise across different projects and cities. Additionally, professional hydrological models used for stormwater management require extensive knowledge of hydrology and struggle to integrate their 2D evaluation methods with 3D models. To address these challenges, this thesis proposes a novel framework to integrate the two types of analysis within a system for balancing the needs of human wellbeing and stormwater management in UGS design. The framework incorporates criteria and parameters for evaluating human wellbeing and stormwater management in a 3D model and introduces an approach to compare these two needs in terms of UGS area and suitable location. The contributions of this thesis to multi-objective UGS design are as follows: (1) defining human wellbeing evaluation through Accessibility and Usability assessment, which considers factors such as connectivity, walking distance, space enclosure, and space availability; (2) simplifying stormwater evaluation using particle systems and design curves to streamline complex hydrological models; (3) integrating the two evaluations by comparing their quantified requirements for UGS area and location; and (4) incorporating parameters to provide flexibility and accommodate various design scenarios and objectives. The advantages of this evaluation framework are demonstrated through two case studies: (1) the human wellbeing analysis based on spatial parameters in the framework shows sensitivity to site variations, including UGS quantity and distribution, population density, terrain, road context, height of void space, and more; (2) the simplified stormwater analysis effectively captures site variations represented by UGS quantity and distribution, building distribution, as well as terrain, providing recommendations for each UGS with different types and sizes of stormwater facilities. (3) With the features of spatial parameter evaluation, the framework is feasible to adjust relevant thresholds and include more parameters to respond to specific project needs. (4) By quantifying the two different requirements for UGS and comparing them, any UGS with high usage conflicts can be easily identified. By evaluating all proposed criteria for UGSs in the 3D model, designers can conveniently observe simulation and adjust design scenarios to address identified usage conflicts. Thus, the proposed evaluation framework in this thesis would be valuable in effectively supporting further multi-objective UGS design.

  • (2024) Xu, Shixiong
    Thesis
    In the era of ‘Big data’, the implementation of the Smart and Sustainable City concept is progressively being recognized as a pivotal trend of urban management and city governance. Through growing cities horizontally or vertically, the quantity of waste management has become a complex challenge with the acceleration of population growth in cities. From the classification of waste, household waste plays a crucial role in citizens’ lives. Available datasets in the State of NSW, Australia shows the variation of data for household waste between 2014 and 2019, which was categorized into residual, recyclable, organics (RRO) waste, in the local government areas (LGAs). While the visualization of accurate and historical spatial data is the key to gleaning insights from waste stream datasets, a significant gap exists in comprehensive spatio-temporal waste data considering various types of waste data such as residual, recyclable and organic waste. In addition, there is lack of GIS dashboard to make this spatio-temporal analysis available and accessible by inclusion of web maps and interactive analytics results. This type of dashboard could enable decision makers to analyse historical waste tonnage trends and connect socio-economic metrics to the same spatial context. By presenting the results of spatial analysis, these dashboards can elucidate the spatio-temporal patterns, thereby enhancing the interpretability of waste stream data for partitioners and policymakers and linking to socio-economic metrics in local communities. The objectives of this research were multifaceted: first, to visualize the RRO waste data in space and time in specific year, second, to conduct a series of spatio-temporal analysis, identify the spatial patterns in RRO waste over a year; third, to explore spatial relationships with socio-economic metrics including personal income, population, no. of income earners (ABS, 2020), and land values. The study identified the statistical significance between multiple metrics and waste generation. In addition, the fourth aim is to develop a dashboard for the inclusion of such information and insight from waste data. To achieve these aims, this thesis designed a methodology comprising geocoding, data pre-processing in python, use of thematic map, space-time cube, emerging hot spot analysis, relationship map, Pearson Correlation, and dashboard development. The findings of the spatio-temporal analysis for waste data in NSW shows the variation of data in household waste between 2014 and 2019, which was divided into the three categories of RRO waste in each LGA. The emerging hot spots are in Greater Sydney, Wollongong, Newcastle, and Tweed and there is a cold spot in Wagga Wagga. Also, a high correlation is in the relationship map between RRO waste and population growth over the six years. The low level of correlation is between RRO waste and land values annually. The developed analytical dashboard displays the outcome emerging hot spots analysis and spatial temporal analysis through ArcGIS Insight. Meanwhile, the thematic maps and relationship maps in Spatial Waste Visualization Dashboard (SWVD) from ArcGIS Experience Builder, can be accessed in an interactive way. Once the RRO waste datasets are connected to socio-economic metrics, the relationship and correlation to waste behaviour pattern will display valuable insight for local communities. Through the short-term analytics, the spatial relationships between waste tonnage and the social-economic metrics could predict the trends of household waste tonnage. In addition, the dashboard development would show the spatial pattern in historical waste tonnage monitoring and future prediction in the short term. There are potential research opportunities in waste stream data with higher resolution datasets.