Dr. Melanie Lowe
Vice Chancellor’s Senior Research Fellowship
Details
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College: School of GUSS
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Department: School of GUSS
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Campus: City Campus Australia
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melanie.lowe@rmit.edu.au
Open to
- Masters Research or PhD student supervision
About
Dr Melanie Lowe is a Vice-Chancellor’s Senior Research Fellow in the Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University. Melanie investigates how to plan healthy and resilient cities and develops evidence-informed indicators to monitor and inform policy. She works at the interface of the urban planning and public health fields and collaborates with researchers and policymakers to strengthen consideration of health in city planning. Her research has been included in local, state and federal government policy in Australia. She is Co-Director of the Global Observatory of Healthy and Sustainable Cities, which develops and provides indicators of healthy and sustainable urban design and planning for cities across the globe.
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Research fields
- 330413 Urban planning and health
- 3304 Urban and regional planning
- 4206 Public health
UN sustainable development goals
- 3 Good Health and Well Being
- 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
- 9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
Research interests
Healthy cities, urban health, urban sustainability, urban resilience, city resilience, climate resilient cities, city planning, urban planning, policy indicators, spatial indicators
