Briefing Notes
Briefing Notes
How do we prepare now for a future of unprecedented resource scarcity and environmental change? Unless we take radical steps to increase the resilience and sustainability of critical infrastructure, access to vital systems and services is at risk.
This paper highlights the dynamic forces increasing the vulnerability of current infrastructure and services and presents the case for distributed systems as an alternative design model.
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Distributed Water Systems: A networked and localised approach for sustainable water services
This extended briefing paper draws on case studies and research to describe the emergence and potential of networked and localised water infrastructure and services.
Authors: Che Biggs, Chris Ryan, John Wiseman, Kirsten Larsen
Participating Institutions: Australian Centre for Science, Innovation and Society, University of Melbourne with the McCaughey Centre: Vic Health Centre for the Promotion of Mental Health and Community Wellbeing, University of Melbourne
This is VEIL's first briefing paper on distributed systems. Drawing on examples from states and cities in the EU and US, this paper demonstrates policy approaches for the development of distributed energy systems.
Authors: Dr. Kes McCormick, Rebekka Falk and Samira Viswanathan
Participating Institutions: Australian Centre for Science, Innovation and Society, University of Melbourne with The EU Environmental Education and Research Alliance (ENVERA)