Sydney Environment Institute

 

The Sydney Environment Institute is a national and world leader in multidisciplinary environmental research, known in particular for work in the environmental humanities and social sciences. SEI’s purpose is to extend and amplify the scope of the engagement on environmental issues; and to bring together expertise from across disciplines to address key problems in favour of the public good.

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Recent Submissions

  • Stories are the Toolkit: Community-led Disaster Response, Recovery and Adaptation 

    Webster, Scott; Pittaway, Emma; Gillies-Palmer, Zachary; Schlosberg, David; Longman, Jo; Howard, Amanda; Rawsthorne, Margot; Viney, Gemma; Verlie, Blanche; Celermajer, Danielle; Bailie, Jodie; Matous, Petr; Naderpajouh, Nader; Joseph, Pam; Iveson, Kurt; Troy, Jakelin
    Published 2024
    ‘Stories are the Toolkit’ is a vignette series that illuminates the actions taken by communities as they faced recent disaster events. The stories are based on interviews with 68 individuals who, in their different ways, ...
    Open Access
    Other
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  • Empowering Communities, Harnessing Local Knowledges: Self-Organising Systems for Disaster Risk Reduction - Findings Report (April 2024) 

    Webster, Scott; Pittaway, Emma; Gillies-Palmer, Zachary; Schlosberg, David; Matous, Petr; Longman, Jo; Howard, Amanda; Bailie, Jodie; Viney, Gemma; Verlie, Blanche; Celermajer, Danielle; Naderpajouh, Nader; Rawsthorne, Margot; Joseph, Pam; Iveson, Kurt; Troy, Jakelin
    Published 2024
    The Self-Organising Systems to Minimise Future Disaster Risk – Findings Report is a collaborative effort between the Sydney Environment Institute and the University Centre for Rural Health, both at the University of Sydney, ...
    Open Access
    Report, Research
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  • Preparing for emergencies with your animals: A community conversation guide. 

    Sturman, Anna; Celermajer, Danielle; MacDonald, Freya; Verlie, Blanche; Heenan, Natasha; Schlosberg, David
    Published 2024-07-17
    This guide will help you take the time with some trusted neighbours, family, friends or community members to make sure that your and their animals will be as safe as possible, come fire, flood, or other emergency.
    Open Access
    InteractiveResource
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  • Developing systems and capacities to protect animals in catastrophic fires. 

    Sturman, Anna; Celermajer, Danielle; MacDonald, Freya; Verlie, Blanche; Heenan, Natasha; Schlosberg, David
    Published 2024-07-12
    This report details the findings and recommendations from the Australian Government funded project "Developing systems and capacities to protect animals in catastrophic fires." The project interviewed over sixty people in ...
    Open Access
    Report, Research
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  • Immune responses in COVID-19 respiratory tract and blood reveal mechanisms of disease severity 

    Zhang, Wuji; Chua, Brendon Y.; Selva, Kevin J.; Kedzierski, Lukasz; Ashhurst, Thomas M.; Haycroft, Ebene R.; Shoffner, Suzanne K.; Hensen, Luca; Boyd, David F.; James, Fiona; Mouhtouris, Effie; Kwong, Jason C.; Chua, Kyra Y. L.; Drewett, George; Copaescu, Ana; Dobson, Julie E.; Rowntree, Louise C.; Habel, Jennifer R.; Allen, Lilith F.; Koay, Hui-Fern; Neil, Jessica A.; Gartner, Matthew; Lee, Christina Y.; Andersson, Patiyan; Seemann, Torsten; Sherry, Norelle L.; Amanat, Fatima; Krammer, Florian; Londrigan, Sarah L.; Wakim, Linda M.; King, Nicholas J.C.; Godfrey, Dale I.; Mackay, Laura K.; Thomas, Paul G.; Nicholson, Suellen; Arnold, Kelly B.; Chung, Amy W.; Holmes, Natasha E.; Smibert, Olivia C.; Trubiano, Jason A.; Gordon, Claire L.; Nguyen, Thi H.O.; Kedzierska, Katherine
    Published 2021
    ABSTRACT Although the respiratory tract is the primary site of SARS-CoV-2 infection and the ensuing immunopathology, respiratory immune responses are understudied and urgently needed to understand mechanisms underlying ...
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