• Our place in nature
• Ecological issues in
Australia
• Health and civilisation
• A Biosensitive
Australia: biophysical
characteristics
• Healthy people,
healthy planet
• Armed conflict in biohistorical perspective (in preparation) |
Ecological issues • The enhanced
greenhouse effect
• Thinning of the ozone
layer
• Persistent organic pollutants
• Soil salinity
• Sodic and acidic soils
• Soil erosion
• Disruption of nutrient cycles
• Loss of biodiversity
• Energy issues for a
biosensitive society
• Water issues in Australia
• Forest issues
(in preparation)
• The oceans
• Nuclear weapons
(in preparation)
Human health issues
• Climate change and
human health
• Diseases of modern civilisation
• Quality of life
• Infectious disease –
past, present and future
• Vaccination – past,
present and future
General biological principles
• Photosynthesis
• Nutrients in soil
• Soil health
• Patterns in nature: uniformity and diversity
• Human evolution
• The human population |
• Alternatives to consumerism
• Action by individuals
and families
• Action by local
communities
• The role of government
• The role of educational
authorities
• Young people and the transition
• The business world and
the
transition
• The economic system in
a
biosensitive society
• The structure of the work
force in a biosensitive society
• Weaponry and warfare |
• Retrofitting houses to reduce greenhouse emissions
• Designing new houses
• Growing food locally
• Biosensitive transport systems
• Biosensitive cities
• Reducing waste
• Biosensitive lifestyles
• Alternatives to fossil
fuels
• Improving the health of soils in agricultural systems
• The use of grey water in the garden |
