ABSTRACT
EDITORS' NOTE: This chapter has been developed by lead author and The Natural Edge Project (TNEP) Secretariat member, Cheryl Paten. Mentoring and assistance was gratefully received from Alan Pears, co-director of environmental consultancy Sustainable Solutions and an Adjunct Professor in Environment and Planning at RMIT University in Melbourne, Dr Janis Birkeland editor of Design for Sustainability and the team from TNEP. Cameron Hoffmann is also acknowledged for his guidance on the chapter and a number of contributions included in the text. Working Group member Kate West is thanked for her review and comments during early chapter development. The editorial team would like to thank Bob Cameron for contributing some text and case study material. Thank you also to the organizations mentioned in the text, most of whom provided extra insight into the case studies.
