This first Melbourne-specific report on the impacts of climate change is a blueprint for adapting to the inevitable impacts of climate change, which include rising sea levels, increasing temperatures, and more frequent extreme weather events.

This report rates how Melbourne and surrounds are handling the challenges thrown at its environment. Melbourne might be one of the world’s most liveable cities but there are significant threats to the region’s natural assets. Further action is needed to protect the beauty and environmental integrity of the area. Arguably, the biggest challenge to the...

This project examined the concept of learning regions, and its relevance to policy interventions intended to promote economic and social development.

This paper reports findings of a research project investigating public perceptions of recycled water at two commercial case study sites in Victoria: the Council House 2 Building of Melbourne City Council in Melbourne; and the Bendigo Bank Head Office in Bendigo.

Income segregation across Melbourne’s residential communities is widening, and at a pace faster than in some other Australian cities such as Adelaide. Back in 1996 Australian Taxation Office data show that average taxable income in Melbourne’s 10 postcodes with the highest taxable incomes was 2.1 times that in the 10 postcodes with the lowest taxable...