Climate Change Adaptation current projects
For a full list of current and archived research projects view our searchable Global Cities Projects Database.
| AdaptNet |
The program publishes 'AdaptNet', a fortnightly bulletin of information and research related to urban adaption. |
| The impact of the 2009 heat wave on Melbourne’s critical infrastructure |
Infrastructure investigated included; energy (electricity generation, transmission and distribution, and gas), transport (road, rail, air and sea ports), water (storage, supply, and wastewater), and telecommunications. |
| Framing multi-level and multi-actor adaptation responses in the Victorian context |
To develop and test an operational framing of adaptation which will act as a decision-making ‘roadmap’ to better inform adaptation policy and practice by Victorian authorities at the local and regional levels. |
| Agent-based software system |
This project is using "Agent Based Simulation" to explore the complexity of interrelated decisions in a given climate change adaptation scenario. |
| Urban adaptation in Vietnam |
Development of collaborative research on urban climate change adaptation with a range of international and Vietnamese organisations. Links are being established at the municipal government level between Victoria and relevant counterpart provinces in Vietnam. |
| Water recycling |
Improving the quality of recycled water through the investigation of colour removal by the advanced treatment of recycled water; and, monitoring and reducing blue-green algal blooms in recycled water. |
| Agent based simulation framework for improved understanding and enhancement of community and organisational resilience to extreme events |
To develop a modular agent based simulation platform, that allows emergency management stakeholders to explore complex multi-scalar, multi-actor, emergency management interactions under uncertain future conditions, in order to promote more effective governance arrangements. |
