This benchmarking report outlines the potential future themes and activities to foster Melbourne’s transition toward a more sustainable and healthier city.

This report is to inform the Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation (LMCF) on potential future themes and activities to support Melbourne transitioning toward a more sustainable and healthier city.

This paper focuses on the concern with the present paucity of multidisciplinary discussions of the idea of the “global city” and what is perceived as a need for a more critical consideration of the practical challenges in Australian urban research.