Future Cities
The Future Cities Research Cluster within MSSI is a whole-of-university research group seeking to investigate and generate best-practice, policy-relevant evidence to understand and effectively respond to the challenges facing urban environments.
To do this, cross-faculty research teams work closely with decision-makers and practitioners to identify and seek solutions to the wide range of complex sustainability-related problems associated with current and future cities, both in Australia and globally.
Current activities
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Seed Funded Projects 2020
Four diverse projects that bring together interdisciplinary teams with a wide range of external partners were successful in securing MSSI seed funding in 2020.
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10th World Urban Forum
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Student Spotlight: Alexei Trundle
Informal Climate Resilience in Pacific Island Cities
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Seed Funding Projects 2019
Four projects were successful in securing Future Cities seed funding for 2019.
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Scoping current challenges and best-practice examples of cities' biodiversity strategies
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Comparative evaluation of community bicycle workshops
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Exposure to greenery and PM2.5 during active transport modes
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Understanding suburban transport politics
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Seed Funding Projects 2018
Six projects were successful in securing seed funding from the Future Cities Research Cluster in 2019.
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Stakeholder Engagement in Future Proofing Urban Infrastructure Systems
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The social and material lives of urban soil
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Making the City of Melbourne more inclusive for people with disability
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Prosthetic Habitats: Designing Urban Nests for the Powerful Owl
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Creating a social research instrument for The Living Pavillion
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Maximizing communication accessibility in public transport services
Associated programs
Substantial research programs connected to the Future Cities Research Cluster include:
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Connected Cities Lab
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Australian Urban Research Infrastructure Network (AURIN)
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AusMob Australian Mobilities Network
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Transport, Health and Urban Design Hub
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Women in Transport Leadership
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Research Unit in Public Cultures
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Spatial@Melbourne
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Thrive Research Hub
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Urban Environments Research Network
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UN-Habitat University Partnership
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Getting to Yes: Overcoming barriers to affordable family friendly housing in the central city
Our Future Cities Research Cluster engages researchers from across the University who bring interdisciplinary expertise to understanding and responding to the challenges facing urban environments. The Convenors’ role is to identify opportunities for building interdisciplinary collaborations, and to engage with research opportunities both within and outside the University.
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Professor Michele Acuto, Professor, Global Urban Politics, Melbourne School of Design.
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Professor Sarah Bell, City of Melbourne Chair in Urban Resilience and Innovation.
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A/Professor David Bissell, Australian Research Council Future Fellow, School of Geography.
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Dr Judy Bush, Lecturer, Urban Planning.
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Dr Max Holleran, Urban Studies Foundation Research Fellow, Lecturer in Sociology.
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A/Professor Crystal Legacy, Senior Lecturer, Urban Planning, Melbourne School of Design.
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Dr Derlie Mateo-Babiano, Senior Lecturer, Urban Planning, Melbourne School of Design.
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A/Professor Rebecca Nelson, Senior Lecturer, Melbourne Law School.
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Dr Cathy Oke, Melbourne Enterprise Senior Fellow in Informed Cities; Councillor., City of Melbourne.
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Professor Nikos Papastergiadis, RUPC Director, School of Culture and Communication.
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Professor Graham Sewell, Professor, Management and Marketing, Faculty of Business and Economics.
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Professor Mark Stevenson, Epidemiologist, and Professor of Urban Transport and Public Health.
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Professor Alison Young, Francine V. McNiff Professor, Criminology, School of Social and Political Sciences.