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	Home / MTSRF Research / Theme 4 - Sustainable Use and Management of Natural Resources / Program 9 - Sustainable Use (Rainforest Landscapes) / Project 4.9.3 Project 4.9.3 - Impacts of urbanisation on North Queensland environments: management and remediation Project Leader and Host Organisation Professor Steve Turton, James Cook University Project Description and Objectives For detailed descriptions of the outputs for this project for Year 4 (2009/2010) of the MTSRF Research Programme, see the Annual Research Plan. This project will develop increased understanding of impacts of rapid urban, peri-urban and rural development on wet tropics ecosystems and linked socio-economic systems, together with mitigation strategies for minimising or reversing adverse trends. Our projects are linked with terrestrial components of Programs 6 (Threatening Processes and Invasive Species) and Program 7 (Water Quality), and with Project 4.9.5 (Restoring Tropical Forest Landscapes) and Project 4.9.6 (Strategic Natural Resource Management and Land Use Planning) within Program 9. These links will feed into the Integrated Report Card process. Key objectives of this project include: Linear community infrastructure: impacts and mitigation; Riparian and remnant vegetation: Modelling of quality and habitat connectivity in urban and rural areas; and Landscape values: defining landscape character, impact of urbanisation, and management and remediation through case studies.	Further Information Ms Mellissa Jess Rainforests and Catchments Program Research Manager Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited Tel: (07) 4050 7400 mellissa.jess@rrrc.org.au Major Project Outputs The Annual Research Plans, or ARPs, outline the specific tasks, products, budgets and staff for each research project within each of the Research Themes and Programs of the MTSRF. The ARPs also outline the key deliverables, or 'project milestones' (e.g. major reports, journal articles, communications products) to be achieved. An ARP is developed for each operating year of the MTSRF (2006-2010). Details of this and previous years' outputs from this project are included in each of the Annual Research Plans. Access and Download MTSRF Publications MTSRF Research Report Series Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles Book and Book Chapters Conference Abstracts and Proceedings Unpublished Scientific and Technical Reports Project Milestone (Progress) Reports Brochures and Booklets Newsletters and Other Publications Conference Poster Presentations Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) Technical and Transition Reports

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