Greening the West (GTW) is a regional initiative aimed at increasing urban greening, particularly the number of trees, in Melbourne’s western suburbs. This research has found that through creating a critical mass of urban greening advocates, and a sophisticated communications strategy, GTW has been able to accrue significant external funding which has resulted in noticeable...

A major urban greening initiative across six local councils has dramatically reshaped western Melbourne’s tree cover, making the area more liveable and cooler, this RMIT University study has found.

Master-planned estates (MPEs) on edges of cities are a major source of new housing in Australia. Concerns about limited local services and amenities and negative impacts on resident health have contributed to changes in design of some MPEs.

Using a case study of Melbourne’s peri-urban region, this paper explores the capacity for regional growth under different spatial scenarios.

This paper presents a comprehensive metropolitan-wide method and model for determining potential land supply in Melbourne.