drivers of change: food (now on sale)

The combined effect of the current economic climate and the impact of climate change have made food one of the most talked about drivers today.

drivers of change: oceans

The oceans cover over 70% of the planet and are critical to life on Earth. The oceans drive almost every natural system on the planet, including carbon absorption, oxygen exchange, nutrient cycling, temperature regulation, hydrological cycles and other crucial systems.

4see

The 4see framework is a new approach to analysing and integrating a country’s full economic and employment statistics, including travel, energy and balance of payments. The 4see model can be used for creating future scenarios using the evidence-base of historical data combined with new investment options.

drivers of change (latest edition)

Following the success of drivers of change 2006, this latest set of 175 cards investigates leading drivers in greater depth that have particular relevance to the work of Arup.
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Arup was amongst 130 architects, artists and designers from 44 countries invited to show at this year’s Gwangju Design Biennale.
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Drivers of Change in TESTIFY!

Drivers of Change was one of the twenty projects selected for publication in ‘TESTIFY! The Consequences of Architecture’. Published by the Netherlands Architecture Institute, the book focuses on projects that demonstrate ‘successful architecture’.
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A global land-grab: is food the strongest currency?

Increasing populations and environmental degradation are placing a huge strain upon global food supplies. Many countries have developed a new strategy to secure their food stocks – leasing or buying agricultural land abroad.
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Closing the green gap: Are we there yet?

The last decade has seen the Australian property sector make truly impressive green strides from a
standing start, through a stodgy field of political and regulatory indifference. So ‘what next’?