List of Abbreviations
This list of abbreviations and their definitions provides valuable clarity for the reader.
Climate Action at Western
| ACCU | Australian Carbon Credit Units |
| CORE | Curriculum, Operations, Research and Engagement |
| CSIRO | Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation |
| ESG | Environmental, Social and Governance |
| EV | Electric vehicles |
| GHG | Greenhouse Gas |
| GRASP | Guided Research Applied Sustainability Project |
| HVAC | Heating Ventilation and Cooling |
| ICT | Information and communications technology |
| PRA | Prudential Regulation Authority |
| PV | Photovoltaic |
| SDG | Sustainable Development Goals |
| UN | United Nations |
From Hot Suburbs to Cool Towns: in conversation with Dr Cool
| ABC | Australian Broadcasting Corporation |
| AGIN | Australasian Green Infrastructure Network |
| BBC | British Broadcasting Corporation |
| DPE | Department of Planning and Environment |
| DTPR | Digital Trust for Places and Routines |
| IoT | Internet of Things |
| IoTAA | Internet of Things Alliance Australia |
| PCC | Penrith City Council |
| SIMPaCT | Smart Irrigation Management for Parks and Cool Towns |
| UGI | Urban Green Infrastructure |
| UV | Ultraviolet |
| WSROC | Western Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils |
Redrawing the Circular Economy: Organic Waste and Peri-Urban Futures
| CBD | Central Business District |
| EPA | Environmental Protection Authority |
| ESG | Environment, Social and Governance |
| HDPE | High-Density Polyethylene |
| SCG | Spent coffee grounds |
| SDG | Sustainable Development Goals |
| UTS | University of Technology |
Is this for real? Urban platypus in Western Sydney’s waterways
| CHEN | Chair of the Cattai Hills Environment Network |
| COVID | Coronavirus disease |
| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic acid |
| HNWA | Hawkesbury Nepean Waterkeeper Alliance |
Workforce Issues in the Disability Sector
| ADHC | Ageing Disability and Home Care |
| AHPRA | Australia’s Health Practitioner Regulation Agency |
| NDIA | National Disability Insurance Agency |
| NDIS | National Disability Insurance Scheme |
Gender Matters: Gender Equality, Equality and Gender Justice
| ARC | Australian Research Council |
| LGBTQ | Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer |
| LGBTIAQIA | Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer, asexual and other sexually or gender diverse |
| TERF | Trans-exclusionary radical feminism |
The Genie is Out: is AI a Tool of War or Peace?
| AGI | Artificial General Intelligence |
| AI | Artificial Intelligence |
| AMA | Artificial Moral Agents |
| AT | Autonomous Technology |
| CNN | Cable News Network |
| ICC | International Criminal Court |
| IDF | Israeli Defense Force |
| IHL | International Humanitarian Law |
| LAWS | Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems |
| MIC | Military-Industrial Complex |
| UN | United Nations |
| UNICEF | United Nations Children’s Fund |
| WCNSF | Wounded child, no surviving family |