Crisis and change: cultural-economic research on the adaptability and sustainability of Australian households

这项研究将有助于更好地了解家庭如何响应政府的要求，使其在自己的情况下更具可持续性。它将揭示普通家庭对气候变化、金融危机和人口转型问题的适应和创新反应的未知模式。资助这项研究将为政府提供一个机会，倾听澳大利亚家庭的意见，并从他们的经验中学习，因为他们正在努力应对当代经济，环境和人口挑战。它将提高澳大利亚的能力，使其在环境上更具可持续性，加强社区的社会结构，并揭示本土形式的创新文化。

This research will enable better understanding of the ways in which households respond to governmental imperatives to become more sustainable in their own circumstances. It will reveal unheralded patterns of adaptation and innovative responses among ordinary households to the problems of climate change, financial crisis, and demographic transition. Funding this research will provide an opportunity for government to listen to Australian households, and to learn from their experiences as they grapple with contemporary economic, environmental and demographic challenges. It will enhance Australia's ability to become more environmentally sustainable, strengthen the social fabric of communities and reveal vernacular forms of innovation culture.