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Resilient Melbourne @ResilientMelb

Melbourne is participating in the 100 Resilient Cities @100ResCities challenge. Tweets by the #ResilientMelb project team (hosted by @cityofmelbourne).

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Tweet #10 Be part of #LivingMelbourne! Call your council, Parks Victoria or Melbourne Water & find out what programs they have that you can participate in, to help ensure that our thriving communities are resilient, connected through nature #SCBMelb20 @ResilientMelb #urbanforest
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Tweet #9 41 organisations have endorsed Living Melbourne! Endorsement means organisations support Living Melbourne’s Vision, Goals & Actions & commit to work in partnership with the other endorsing organisations towards its implementation #SCBMelb20 @ResilientMelb #urbanforest
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Tweet #8 The result of this process & strong evidence-base is an agreed metropolitan vision, goals & actions. The goals, to protect human health, nurture abundant nature & strengthen natural infrastructure are supported by 20 actions across 6 action areas #SCBMelb20 #urbanforest
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Tweet #7 Co-design & collaboration is a crucial ongoing element. Workshops were held with local gov, land managers & policy makers. Extensive stakeholder consultation included the analysis & consideration of input from formal feedback on two major strategy drafts #SCBMelb20
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Tweet #6 Using the vegetation mapping & Birdlife Australia survey data, the likelihood of the presence or absence of selected bird species was mapped. This provides examples of how, at a regional scale, opportunities for connecting habitat might be identified #SCBMelb20
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Tweet #5 The urban heat island of metro #Melbourne, the presence or absence of vegetation & several indicators of socio-economic vulnerability (e.g household income, age, rentals) were analysed. Unsurprisingly, there is a close ve correlation between these datasets #SCBMelb20
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Tweet #4 In a world first, in collaboration with @ResilientMelb partners @DigitalGlobe & @Trimble multispectral satellite imagery & LiDAR were used to map the height and distribution of vegetation across metro #Melbourne. This helps inform future planting opportunities #SCBMelb20
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Tweet #3 #Melbourne is rapidly growing and densifying, with its population currently at five million & projected to grow to 9 million by 2051. Urbanisation can cause the loss of permeable surfaces, canopy cover, vegetation & habitats #SCBMelb20 #urbanforest
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Join #SCBMelb20 now to hear Martin Hartigan speak about the Living Melbourne: our metropolitan urban forest strategy @ResilientMelb @nature_org
Holly Kirk (@hollykirk .bluesky.social)@HollyKirk
30 Jul 2020
#SCBMelb20 It's a pleasure to introduce our 2nd Plenary Tweeter, Martin Hartigan, who will be telling us about the amazing Living Melbourne strategy from @ResilientMelb & @nature_org You can find out more here: tinyurl.com/yye3wvs3
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Tweet #2 #Melbourne’s #urbanforest includes the trees, shrubs, grasses, soil & water on public & private land. It reduces urban heat islands, cools our cities, provides biodiversity & habitat & helps improve physical & mental health during acute shocks such as #COVID19 #SCBMelb20
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Tweet #1 #LivingMelbourne is an innovative approach to protecting & enhancing ecosystem services & biodiversity in cities. It was presented as an example of a successful strategy at the #WUF10 earlier this year by three global organisations @IUCN, @ICLEI and @TNC #SCBMelb20
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We're excited to announce that @ABC #TakeoverMelbourne received close to 250 entries! Thank you to our partners @abcmelbourne @TalkToCMY @VicHealth & metro #Melbourne councils. We can't wait to share the stories & ideas of Melbourne's youth with you! abc.net.au/takeover/
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Tonight! #CitiesOnTheFrontline features @laiabonetrull & @MiquelRPlanas, Dep. Mayor & Commissioner of Barcelona for the #Agenda2030 to share knowledge on a #digital & green recovery. Register here! bit.ly/2V8xgIJ @WorldBank @GlobalResCities #COVID19 #urbanresilience
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LAST DAYS FOR ENTRIES!! Applications close tomorrow for #TakeoverMelbourne & we want to hear from you! If you know a young person keen on making a change let them know and register below! ab.co/2Lj7eNw @ABCmelbourne
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Monash City Council@MonashCouncil
22 Jun 2020
Entries close 27 June for the Takeover Melbourne competition. If you're a young person aged 12-18 in Monash & you have a story to share, get involved now! Winners will work with ABC producers to have their story featured on ABC TV, radio or online! abc.net.au/radio/melbourne/p…
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This week's #CitiesOnTheFrontLine is on Resilient Food Systems after #COVID19 with @david_j_p CRO @MunicipioQuito @DaniNierenberg President @foodtank and @roysteiner Senior VP Food Initiative @RockefellerFdn. Register here! bit.ly/30LXCnI @WorldBank @GlobalResCities
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Want to have your story featured on the ABC? Only 10 days left to enter the #TakeoverMelbourne Melbourne comp and share your story nationwide! Apply here: ab.co/2Lj7eNw
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Greater Melbourne ConsBiol@MelbourneSCB
16 Jun 2020
📣Our 4th and final plenary presenter is Martin Hartigan - program manager for the ‘Living Melbourne: our metropolitan urban forest’ strategy, from the City of Melbourne. We're so excited to learn more about Melbourne's #urbanforest 🌳🌳🌳resilientmelbourne.com.au/li…
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We're looking for an PhD candidate keen to help develop #resilientcommunities in #Melbourne. Know someone? Let them know about this research opportunity with @UniMelb! Apply below! @MSSIMelb #urbanresilience #research bit.ly/2L3GaBR
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Today #CitiesOnTheFrontLine features @kugler_maurice, Prof. Public Policy @ScharSchool & @JuanMRamirezC Secretary Finance Bogotá Colombia covering #COVID19 #resilient recovery frameworks and strategies to prepare for an uncertain future. Register at bit.ly/3d24a4R
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