Michael Mobbs
Born6 June 1950[1]
OccupationAuthor and sustainability consultant
NationalityAustralian
Website
sustainablehouse.com.au

Michael Mobbs is a Sydney-based author and environmental consultant. He graduated from the Australian National University with a Bachelor of Laws in 1975[2] and then worked as an environmental lawyer for 19 years. Through this work he developed an interest in sustainability.[3] Mobbs served as an Independent Alderman on the City of Sydney Council from 1985 to 1987.[2] In the 1990s Mobbs converted his Chippendale home into a more sustainable house by modifying the water, energy and waste systems. He regularly opens his house for guided public tours.[4]

In 2009, The (Sydney) Magazine listed Michael Mobbs as one of Sydney's 100 most influential people.[5] He has an ongoing role in the urban food growing movement in Sydney and has been a contributor to the Chippendale verge gardens.[6]

Books

  • Sustainable House: Living for our futures. Marrickville, NSW: Choice Books. 1998. ISBN 094727748X.
  • Sustainable House. Sydney, NSW: UNSW Press. 2010. ISBN 9781920705527.
  • Sustainable Food: Growing food in the city. Sydney, NSW: NewSouth Publishing. 2012. ISBN 9781920705541.

References

  1. ↑ "Curriculum Vitae Michael Mobbs" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2013. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Michael Mobbs". City of Sydney. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  3. ↑ "Michael Mobbs Australia Eco Citizen". Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  4. ↑ "Gardening Australia – Fact Sheet: Michael Mobbs". Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  5. ↑ "Sydney's top 100". Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  6. ↑ "Sustainable Chippendale Gardening". Retrieved 1 May 2013.


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