Janet Stanley

A Big Build or a big bet?

Janet Stanley, John Stanley

Melbourne’s current long-term strategic land use plan, defined in Plan Melbourne 2017-2050, is grounded on two core ideas. These are that ..

Protecting Melbourne’s Green Wedges while we still can

Janet Stanley, John Stanley

In the late 1960s, the Victorian government designated 12 areas, covering 17 municipalities around Melbourne, as land set aside for recreat..

Open COVID 'cold spots' first: a way out of lockdown for Melbourne

John Stanley, Janet Stanley

Up to now the focus has been on managing “hot spots” in the COVID lockdowns of Melbourne and Victoria. We have identified four key factors ..

How can we open up Melbourne while tackling disadvantage?

Janet Stanley, John Stanley

The compounding disasters of bushfires, COVID-19 shutdown and economic depression are leading to a further disaster in the mental health of..

What can Australia’s pandemic response teach us about bushfire recovery?

Janet Stanley

This summer’s bushfires left a horrifying legacy for many Australians. With approximately 110,000 square kilometres (or 27.2 million acres..

Humans light 85% of bushfires, and we do virtually nothing to stop it

Janet Stanley

It’s hard to comprehend why someone would deliberately light a bushfire. Yet this behaviour regularly occurs in Australia and other countri..

Mr Morrison, I lost my home to bushfire. Your thoughts and prayers are not enough

Janet Stanley

Fires of unprecedented number and ferocity are today raging in New South Wales and Queensland. Residents in some regions woke to news that ..

Rapid growth is widening Melbourne's social and economic divide

John Stanley, Janet Stanley, Peter Brain

Melbourne is growing faster than most cities of similar size in developed countries. Population growth averaged more than 2.5% a year betwe..

Black Saturday: Urban sprawl and climate change remain key dangers

Janet Stanley, Alan March

In 2009, about 400 bushfires, many of which subsequently joined together over time as larger fire complexes, raged across Victoria, from th..

Black Saturday: Bushfire planning as our population grows

Alan March, Janet Stanley, Constanza Gonzalez Mathiesen

The aftermath of the 2009 Black Saturday fires underscored the importance of how we design our settlements as a key factor in dealing with ..