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What are the lessons from COVID-19 for creating healthy, sustainable, resilient future cities?

Billie Giles-Corti, Sarah Foster, , Melanie Lowe

npj Urban Sustainability

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From activism to “not-quite-government”: the role of government and non-government actors in the expansion of the Australian protected area estate since 1990

Aidan Davison, Lilian M. Pearce, Benjamin Cooke, Jamie B. Kirkpatrick

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

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CUR Stories

Five big ideas: how Australia can tackle climate change while restoring nature, culture and communities

24 November 2021

Rachel Morgain, The University of Melbourne; Brendan Wintle, The University of Melbourne; Judy Bush, The University of Melbourne; Michael-Shawn Fletcher, The University of Melbourne, and Thami Croeser, RMIT University Originally published on The Conversation – 25 November 2021 Australia’s plan to reach net zero emissions by 2050 relies heavily on unproven technologies to sequester carbon from the […]

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Ordinary people, extraordinary change: addressing the climate emergency through ‘quiet activism’

25 August 2021

Across the world, people worried about the impacts of climate change are seeking creative and meaningful ways to transform their urban environments. One such approach is known as “quiet activism”.

Regenerative Environments and Climate Action
CUR Stories

Rising to the challenge: the critical role of women in climate leadership

08 March 2021

Female leadership in climate decision making is critical if we are to find effective solutions to environmental challenges. Meet two women leading action for more sustainable and resilient futures.

Regenerative Environments and Climate Action
CUR Stories

Climate action plans must include threats on research, warn academics

24 February 2020

Research is not immune from the effects of climate change warns a new paper, urging the higher education sector to adapt their climate action plans to include the threats on research.

Regenerative Environments and Climate Action
Past Projects

How Well Are We Adapting

2017–2021

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

Regenerative Environments and Climate Action

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