Projects

Population Futures Scoping Paper

Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE) and Business Council of Australia (BCA) required expert input into population futures and environmental constraints as part of its research program.

In response, SGS was able to identify the environmental constraints attaching to population growth in Australia and provide an assessment of technological, behavioural, pricing and settlement planning interventions which could be used to manage population-related environmental issues.

SGS's work on this project was groundbreaking in that it: presented a first principles assessment of population size and environmental conditions; listed a full spectrum of environmental concerns; and assessed a wide range of policy interventions to address these concerns. The paper has been used as a reference document in various summits and debates including the population policy summit organised by the Victorian Government.

The paper received a Planning Institute of Australia Victorian Division President's Award.