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* [[Greenlivingpedia:Category:Melbourne]] | * [[Greenlivingpedia:Category:Melbourne]] | ||
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* [http://www.ecoinnovationlab.com VEIL - Victorian Eco-Innovation Lab] | * [http://www.ecoinnovationlab.com VEIL - Victorian Eco-Innovation Lab] | ||
* http://www.sustainablemelbourne.com Sustainable Melbourne] | * [http://www.sustainablemelbourne.com Sustainable Melbourne] | ||
* [http://www.slf.org.au/ The Melbourne Sustainable Living Festival/Foundation] - held annually every February. | * [http://www.slf.org.au/ The Melbourne Sustainable Living Festival/Foundation] - held annually every February. | ||
* [http://www.greenlivingpedia.org/Special:Search?search=Melbourne&go=Go Melbourne pages on Greenlivingpedia] | * [http://www.greenlivingpedia.org/Special:Search?search=Melbourne&go=Go Melbourne pages on Greenlivingpedia] | ||
Revision as of 12:01, 19 April 2013
Melbourne is the capital city of Victoria, Australia.
Melbourne like other large cities has multiple sustainability initiatives going on. Some of these are:
See also the external links to high-level projects below.
Context
Melbourne has a temperate climate with changeable weather and frequent winds. Suitable urban design for these conditions must include windbreaks and sheltered nooks, for example small parks which catch the sun in the colder months but offer protection from wind.
Urban sprawl is very advanced, but public transport is relatively good, by Australian standards, especially within approximately 10 km of the city centre.
Interwiki
External links
- VEIL - Victorian Eco-Innovation Lab
- Sustainable Melbourne
- The Melbourne Sustainable Living Festival/Foundation - held annually every February.
- Melbourne pages on Greenlivingpedia
- Collaborative wiki-developed plan for the future of the City of Melbourne (developed 2008-09)