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Human Services and Community Welfare and Development

Resources

Resources

In addition to those online and print information sources provided by the Library, a list of Internet-based resources has been collated to assist students studying Human Services and Community Welfare and Development.

Community Development
Government Departments and Agencies
Media
Organisations
Research Centres
Sustainability

Community Development

Community Economic Development	Innovative Communities
The Conflict Resolution Network - material on conflict resolution techniques	Our Community - a private support business for community organisations

Government Departments and Agencies

Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ABARE) - Australian Government research agency, useful for some statistics and other research	Australian Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs - there is a wealth of information on this site, include some useful research papers under 'Social Support Systems' then 'Research'
Australian Bureau of Statistics	Australian Department of Environment and Heritage
Austraian Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources	Australian Greenhouse Office
Community Renewal Queensland - an initiative of Queensland Housing. The document 'The Art of Renewal: A Guide to Thinking Culturally About Strengthening Communities' is available under 'Resources' then 'Publications'	Integrated Queensland Grants - step by step information on how to apply for various community grants. You will probably need to use this website when you are doing your Project.
Disability Services Queensland	Hervey Bay City Council
National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality	Queensland Department of Communities
Queensland Office of Fair Trading - you will find information about incorporated associations (follow the link 'Incorporating an Association')	Queensland Department of Education, Training and the Arts - follow link to Youth Affairs
Queensland Department of Housing	Queensland Department of Mines and Energy
Queensland Environmental Protection Agency	Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Water
Queensland Department of Local Government and Planning	Sport and Recreation Queensland

Media

ABC 4 Corners	ABC Life Matters
New Internationalist - some issues contain relevant articles

Organisations

Australian Conservation Foundation	Community Development Society
International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI)	Oxfam Community Aid Abroad
The Wilderness Society	Union of Concerned Scientists
Wide Bay Burnett Human Services Network - provides access to a variety of resources and information on the region	World Wide Find for Nature

Research Centres

Centre of Sustainable Community Development - Simon Fraser University, Canada	Centre for Sustainable Regional Communities - hosted by Latrobe University, Victoria - useful material particularly relating to regional communities
CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems - numerous publications available for download	Global Development Research Centre - lots of online information on sustainable development
Institute for Sustainable Futures	The Australian Institute - look under 'Publications'
Sustainability Centre - Sydney based consulting and training organisation - look under 'Publications' for some good articles to download

Sustainability

CERES Principles - Coalition for Environmentally Responsible Economies	Foundation for the Economics of Sustainability (FEASTA) - useful material on a wide range of topics, including the full text of Richard Douthwaite's book 'Short Circuit'
Earth Charter	Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change
International Centre for Sustainable Cities	Local Action 21
Millennium Ecosystem Assessment Report - results of a major research effort evaluating the state of the planet at the turn of the millennium	Population Reference Bureau - access the annual World Population Data Sheet
The Community Solution - a community response to peak oil	Minnesotans for Sustainability
The Natural Step, Canada - perhaps the best of The Natural Step websites with a lot of good training material