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The Greening the Pipeline 100-metre pilot park at Williams Landing is the first step in transforming 27 kilometres of the heritage-listed main outfall sewer into a linear park and bike track. Greening the Pipeline, courtesy of Melbourne Water

How Melbourne’s west was greened

Casey Furlong, RMIT University; Jago Dodson, RMIT University, and Kath Phelan, RMIT University

Tree plantings are making a visible difference to Melbourne’s west. It’s the result of a collaborative model of greening, one that Australian cities need to apply more widely.
Perth has long had many fine parks but is losing vegetation cover in a band of increasingly dense development across the city. Ruben Schade/flickr

We’re investing heavily in urban greening, so how are our cities doing?

Marco Amati, RMIT University; Alex Saunders, The University of Western Australia; Bryan Boruff, The University of Western Australia; Drew Devereux, CSIRO; Kath Phelan, RMIT University, and Peter Caccetta, CSIRO

A new study shows major Australian cities are suffering an overall loss of green space – although some areas are doing better than others.
Continued development of our cities is putting pressure on urban green spaces. AAP/David Crosling

Does higher‑density city development leave urban forests out on a limb?

Joe Hurley, RMIT University; Ebadat Parmehr, RMIT University; Kath Phelan, RMIT University; Marco Amati, RMIT University, and Stephen Livesley, The University of Melbourne

Achieving green cities will require more than just canopy cover targets and central city strategies. It will need new approaches to urban planning and development.

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