City cemeteries are fast running out of space, so researchers surveyed Australians and found many were quite open to the alternatives to traditional burials.
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Composting burial could revolutionise bodily disposal in Australia. The need for a sustainable and affordable alternative to traditional burial practices is becoming increasingly urgent.
Most big city cemeteries in Australia date back to the 1800s, so we need to consider our burial options before we reach the point when the number of deaths exceeds the available cemetery plots.
A failure to innovate could mean the death of the traditional industry.
How we die, as well as how we live, has profound and lasting effects on the environment. Nowhere is this more true than in China, the most populous nation on Earth. According to the National Bureau of…
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Senior Lecturer in Built Environment, UNSW
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Honorary Senior Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Professor, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Melbourne
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PhD Candidate, School of Technology, Environments and Design, University of Tasmania
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Professor Emeritus of Death Studies, University of Bath
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