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Melbourne is the capital city of Victoria, Australia. It is widely heralded as a relatively liveable city thanks to its good public transport system (by Australian standands), its relatively clean environment and active cultural life.

The city also has multiple challenges:

Government plans to extend freeways rather than public transport.
Water pollution, of creeks and Port Phillip Bay. The Yarra River is heavily loaded with sediment as a result of erosion, owing to the agriculture that has developed since European settlement.
Urban sprawl, with large areas of the city dependent on cars and spending extended periods in traffic.

Melbourne, like other large cities, has multiple sustainability initiatives going on. Some of these are:

Melbourne Sustainable Transport Reform
How Melbourne Is Selling Commercial Property Owners on Green Retrofits, Henry Grabar, The Atlantic Cities.

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)

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-'''Melbourne''' is the capital city of Victoria, [[Australia]].
+'''Melbourne''' is the capital city of Victoria, [[Australia]]. It is widely heralded as a relatively liveable city thanks to its good [[public transport]] system (by Australian standands), its relatively clean environment and active cultural life.
-Melbourne like other large cities has multiple [[sustainability]] initiatives going on.
+The city also has multiple challenges:
-Some of these are:
+* Government plans to extend freeways rather than public transport.
+* [[Water pollution]], of creeks and [[Port Phillip Bay]]. The [[Yarra River]] is heavily loaded with sediment as a result of erosion, owing to the agriculture that has developed since European settlement.
+* Urban sprawl, with large areas of the city dependent on cars and spending extended periods in traffic.
+Melbourne, like other large cities, has multiple [[sustainability]] initiatives going on. Some of these are:
 * [[Melbourne Sustainable Transport Reform]]
+* [http://www.theatlanticcities.com/design/2013/09/how-melbourne-selling-commercial-property-owners-green-retrofits/7058/ How Melbourne Is Selling Commercial Property Owners on Green Retrofits], Henry Grabar, ''The Atlantic Cities''.
 See also the external links to high-level projects below.