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Dr Janis Birkeland

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Janis Birkeland

Name
Janis Birkeland
Position
Professor of Architecture
Department
School of Design
Qualifications
PhD Sustainability, JD Law, M Arch, BA Art
Discipline
Architectural Studies
Contact
Areas of expertise
  • Sustainable Development
  • Sustainable Architecture and Eco-innovation
  • Sustainable Planning and Urban Design
Selected publications
  • 2008, Positive Development: From Vicious Circles to Virtuous Cycles, Earthscan, UK (in press)
  • 2002, Design for Sustainability:  a sourcebook of integrated, eco-logical solutions, Earthscan, UK. 
  • 2003, Birkeland J. and J. Schooneveldt, Mapping Regional Metabolism: A Decision-Support Tool for Natural Resource Management, Land and Water Australia Canberra, Act.  First produced as a report in 2002.
  • 2002, Birkeland J. and J. Schooneveldt 2002, ACT Sustainability Audit: A material Flows Analysis of the Residential Sector of Canberra, ACT Planning and Land Management Authority, Canberra.