VCCCAR project news
Round 2 projects
The second round of VCCCAR research projects were announced at the 2011 Annual Forum.
| Project title | Proponents |
|---|---|
| Responding to the urban heat island: optimising the implementation of green infrastructure | Led by Dr Nick Williams, University of Melbourne, and Dr Andy Coutts, Monash University |
| Enhancing water infrastructure provision with climate change uncertainty | Led by Professor Harry Clarke, La Trobe University |
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Learning from Indigenous and traditional community knowledge for improved Natural Resources Management in the Barmah-Millewa and the wider Murray floodplain |
Led by Professor Dave Griggs, Monash University |
| Design-led decision support for regional climate change | Led by Professor Ralph Horne, RMIT University, and Professor John Martin, La Trobe University |
The projects are of 12 to 24 months duration. For more information regarding these projects please contact the research team leaders: Nick Williams and Andy Coutts for project 1; Harry Clarke for project 2; Dave Griggs for project 3; and Ralph Horne for project 4.
Round 1 projects
The first round of VCCCAR funded climate change adapation research projects started in 2010. Four projects with a total budget of $914,000 were funded by the centre. Click the links to learn more about these projects.
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Project title |
Proponents |
|---|---|
| Framing multi-level and multi-actor adaptation responses in the Victorian context | Led by A/Prof Darryn McEvoy, RMIT University |
| Building common understanding of climate adaptation scenario approaches and strategies | Led by Professor John Wiseman, University of Melbourne |
| Resilient urban systems: a socio-technical study of community scale climate change adaptation initiatives | Led by Professor Ralph Horne, RMIT University, and Professor Chris Ryan, University of Melbourne |
| Understanding policies and governance for integrated landscape management in a changing environment |
Led by Professor Andy T. D. Bennett, Deakin University |
The projects are of 12 to 18 months duration. For more information regarding these projects contact the research team leaders: Darryn McEvoy from RMIT for project 1; John Wiseman from the University of Melbourne for project 2; Ralph Horne (RMIT) and Chris Ryan (Melbourne) for project 3; and Andy Bennett from Deakin for project 4.
