STARTING WITH TRANSPORT, URBAN PLANNING AND DESIGN
The Hon. Alannah MacTiernan, MLA Minister for Planning & Infrastructure
 
Welcome to our website.

Science is clearly showing us that climate change will change our planet and civilisation as we know it unless we can change directions rapidly.

WA has the highest greenhouse gas emissions per capita in the world, due to our resource heavy industrial economy.

This has to change if we are to protect the environment as we know it for future generations.

If we all apply ourselves to the task – we can do this!
 
Professor Andris Stelbovics
Deputy Vice Chancellor Research
 
Murdoch University is delighted to be working in partnership with the WA Government and people of WA to tackle innovatively the critically important issue of the future sustainability of our State.

If we can successfully harness the community’s scientific expertise, together with people’s practical wisdom, we have a real opportunity to address the hazards of global warming in our State.

We welcome you to our initiative. Together we can make a difference.

Ten Commandments of the Energy Ethic for Survival of Man in Nature

TEN COMMANDMENTS OF THE ENERGY
ETHIC FOR SURVIVAL OF MAN IN NATURE
Table 8-1 in Environment Power and Society
Chapter 8: Energetic Basis of Religion
Howard T. Odum, John Wiley & Sons, 1971. 

  • Thou shall not waste potential energy.
  • Thou shall know what is right by its part in survival of thy system.
  • Thou shall do unto others as best benefits the energy flows of thy system.
  • Thou shall revel in thy systems work rejoic in g in happ in ess that only f in ds thee in this good service.
  • Thou shall treasure the other life of thy natural system as th in e own, for only together shall thee all survive.
  • Thou shall judge values by the energies spent, the energies stored, and the energy flow which is possible, turn in g not to the in complete measure of money.
  • Thou shall not unnecessarily cultivate high power, for error, destruction, noise, and excess vigilance are its evil wastes.
  • Thou shall not take from man or nature without return in g service of equal value, for only then are thee one.
  • Thou shall treasure thy heritage of in formation, and in the uniqueness of thy good works and complex roles will thy system reap that which is new and immortal in thee.
  • Thou must f in d in thy religion, stability over growth, organisation over competition, diversity over uniformity, system over self, and survival process over in dividual peace.

One of my key references is 'Environment, Power and Society" by Howard T. Odum, Wiley-Interscience 1971. It covers a wide range of topics. The chapter titles below give you some in sight.

  1. This World System
  2. What Power is
  3. Power in Ecological Systems
  4. Power Basis for Man
  5. Power for Order and Evolution
  6. Power and Economics
  7. Power and Politics
  8. Energetic Basis for Religion
  9. Electrical/simulation of Energy Networks
  10. Partnership with Nature
  11. What Systems are Next?

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