Susie Moloney

Dr Susie Moloney is an Associate Professor in Sustainability and Urban Planning in the School of Global Urban and Social Studies and a member of the Centre for Urban Research (CUR), RMIT University.

Susie’s research and teaching focuses on urban sustainability and climate change and the implications for policy, governance and action particularly at the local and regional scale. She works with a range of organisations on climate justice initiatives seeking to address the inequitable impacts of climate change across different communities. She was inaugural Director of the Centre for Just Places, Jesuit Social Services and co-founder of the Climate Change Exchange. She has co-authored and co-edited two books ‘Planning Melbourne: Lessons for a Sustainable City’ (CSIRO 2016) and ‘Local Action of Climate Change: Opportunities and Constraints (Routledge 2019).

Expert commentary on...

Urban planning, Urban policy and governance, Urban sustainability, Climate change policy and practice, Social practice change, Community engagement.

View Full profile

Related Content

Projects

Understanding and planning for the health and wellbeing impacts of climate change in the City of Greater Dandenong and the Mornington Peninsula Shire

2021 (ongoing)

This project brings together researchers and practitioners planning for equitable health and wellbeing outcomes for all in the context of a changing climate.

Evaluation of the Hot Spots initiative: local responses to heatwave health impacts

2019–2020

Evaluation of the Lord Mayor's Charitable Foundation (LMCF) Hotspots Initiative: place-based cross-sector collaborations.

Local Government Climate Change Adaptation Roles and Responsibilities under Victorian legislation: Guidance for local government decision-makers

2019–2020

The purpose of the project was to inform local governments on their legal roles and responsibilities under Victorian legislation for climate change adaptation.

How Well Are We Adapting

2017–2021

A climate change adaptation monitoring, evaluation and reporting tool, designed with and for Victorian local governments.

Publications