A5014497106- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Urban Agriculture and Sustainability
- Disaster Management and Resilience
- Climate variability and models
- Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research
- Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration
- Regional resilience and development
- Community Development and Social Impact
- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Urban and Rural Development Challenges
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Urban Planning and Governance
- Economic and Environmental Valuation
- Flood Risk Assessment and Management
Cities globally are greening their urban fabric, but to contribute positively the biodiversity extinction crisis, local governments must explicitly target actions for biodiversity. We apply Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) framework — nature nature, society culture elevate governments' efforts in lead up 2021 UN Conference. The UN's Vision of Living Harmony with Nature can only be realised if cities recognised resourced roles protection culture.
Abstract Affluence and vulnerability are often seen as opposite sides of a coin—with affluence generally understood reducing forms through increased resilience adaptive capacity. However, in the context climate change an increase associated hazards disasters, we suggest need to re-examine this dynamic relationship—a complex association define here Affluence–Vulnerability Interface (AVI). We review research different national contexts show how more nuanced understanding AVI can (a)...
Urban resilience has rapidly developed as a concept to assist urban actors prepare for, and respond to, shocks stresses experienced in cities. been variously defined, abstract nebulous concepts can be difficult apply practice. Through research-practice partnership we sought clarify the of make it applicable multi-sectoral work local government Australia. By conducting literature review researcher-practitioner workshops, an framework planning. We defined from evolutionary perspective: The...
Urban forests provide many ecosystem services, such as reducing heat, improving air quality, treatment of stormwater, carbon sequestration, well biodiversity benefits. These benefits have resulted in increasing demand for urban and strategies to maintain enhance this natural infrastructure. In response a broader resilience strategy Melbourne, Australia, we outline how metropolitan-wide forest (Living Melbourne) was developed, encompassing multiple jurisdictions all land tenures. To end,...
One of the central, flagship actions Resilient Melbourne Strategy has been development a metropolitan urban forest strategy, called 'Living Melbourne'. Its explicitly scope one distinct features Melbourne, established through global city network 100 Cities, pioneered by Rockefeller Foundation. It is an Australian first – strategy galvanising support for unified vision greening across plethora local governments, state government, water authorities, statutory planning agencies as well various...