Research
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