MSI Publications & Policy

• MSI Annual Activity Reports
• MSI Reports
• Proceedings and Workshop Reports
• Sustainable Campus Group Sector Reports
• Policy Commentary and Opinion Articles
• Policy Submissions

See also:

• Monash Water for Liveability publications
• ClimateWorks Australia publications

MSI Annual Activity Reports

	Monash Sustainability Institute (MSI) Annual Activity Report 2011 (pdf, 6.4 MB)
	Monash Sustainability Institute (MSI) Annual Activity Report 2010 (pdf, 2.2 MB) Also available in high-res (pdf, 11.6 MB)

MSI Reports

	Workshop on valuing adaptation - Workshop report By Dave Griggs, Marion Carey, Jim Curtis, Tahl Kestin, Kate Rigby, Janet Stanley, John Thwaites, Philip Wallis & Michael Ward MSI Report 13/01, February 2013  (pdf, 1.5 MB) A report on a workshop that took place on 11-12 December 2012 and explored how personal values, and the process of comparing the value of different outcomes, influence how decisions on climate change adaptation are made. Contact: Dr Tahl Kestin
	Improving personal mobility opportunities in regional areas By Janet Stanley and John Stanley MSI Report 12/05, June 2012  (pdf, 4.6 MB) A report to BusVic looking at new ways of providing regional mobility services, to maximise the public value that is achieved from those services, with a particular focus on efficiently meeting the needs of transport disadvantaged people who are at risk of social exclusion. Contact: Dr Janet Stanley
	Climate futures for the southeast Australian coast By Dave Griggs, Will Steffen and Tahl Kestin MSI Report 12/04, May 2012  (pdf, 3.6 MB) This report provides supporting information on observed and projected climate changes for the National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility (NCCARF) Coastal Settlements projects: (1) What would a climate-adapted settlement look like? and (2) South East coastal adaptation (SECA) project. Contact: Professor David Griggs
	Transport needs analysis for getting there and back: By Janet Stanley and Margaret Banks MSI Report 12/03, June 2012  (pdf, 4.6 MB) This report for the Transport Connections Program addresses the question: "What are the transport needs for 25 smaller settlements in the Shires of Moyne and Corangamite?". Contact Dr Janet Stanley
	Documented community needs in the City of Boroondara By Janet Stanley and Paul Read MSI Report 12/02, June 2012  (pdf, 3.4 MB) The report examines the welfare needs of the residents of Boroondara, using existing documentation as a resource for Camcare planning for future service provision. Contact Dr Janet Stanley
	Monash Sustainability Institute (MSI) Annual Activity Report 2011 MSI Report 12/01, Apr 2012  (pdf, 6.4 MB) Contact: Vicki Kyriakakis
	Conceptual and methodological opportunities for the Victorian DPI with systems thinking and practice By Ray Ison, Andrea Grant, Ben Iaquinto, Josh Floyd, Victor Sposito and Rob Faggian MSI Report 10/05, Nov 2010  (pdf, 3.8 MB) This report documents the main activities and findings of a research collaboration between the Victorian Department of Primary Industries (DPI) and members of the Systemic & Adaptive Governance Research Program. A Synthesis Report (pdf, 1.2 MB) is also available. Contact: Professor Ray Ison
	Our demand: Reducing electricity use in Victoria through demand management (pdf, 1.2 MB) By Akaash Sachdeva and Philip Wallis MSI Report 10/04, Aug 2010 This report presents a review of electricity demand management measures that have been implemented internationally and assesses how these measures could be implemented in the Victorian context, with recommendations for systemic change to reduce energy use. Contact: Dr Phil Wallis
	Advancing busfire arson prevention in Australia (pdf, 3.2 MB) Edited by Janet Stanley and Tahl Kestin MSI Report 10/03, June 2010 A report on the issues and recommendations arising from a symposium held in March 2010, including symposium papers covering mental health, criminal justice, community, and risk assessment approaches to prevention. Contact: Dr Tahl Kestin
	Promoting social inclusion in adaptation to climate change: Discussion paper (pdf, 1.49 MB) By Janet Stanley with Robert Birrell and Ernest Healy MSI Report 10/2, Jan 2010 The Department of Sustainability and Environment is scoping a project which aims to understand, facilitate and review the process of adaptation to climate change in the Westernport Region of Victoria. This project may form a model for approaches that could be applied to other regions in Victoria, and possibly Australia. Contact: Dr Janet Stanley
	The igreen and Y Green projects: Potential benefits from project expansion (pdf, 87 kB) By Megan Argyriou and Janet Stanley MSI Report 10/01, Jan 2010 This report examines the benefits of several possible scenarios for the expansion of the Y Green and igreen programs, which offer skills development for young people to conduct home sustainability assessment. Contact: Dr Janet Stanley
	Adaptive water governance and systemic thinking for future NRM: Action research to build MDBA capability (pdf, 1.64 MB) By Ray Ison, David Russell and Philip Wallis MSI Report 09/4, Nov 2009 Behind every high performance organisation there is a culture that informs the way individuals think and work collectively. This scoping project was designed to introduce Murray-Darling Basin Authority staff to strategies of human inquiry aimed at maximising professional outcomes and minimising systemic failures. Contact: Dr Philip Wallis
	Energy and water taskforce: Social research 2009 (pdf, 569 kB) By Janet Stanley and Victoria Johnson MSI Report 09/3, Nov 2009 A review commissioned by Sustainability Victoria of the The Energy and Water Taskforce (EWTF), a program which has assisted over 5000 low income households to save energy and water. Contact: Dr Janet Stanley
	Melbourne's water situation: The opportunity for diverse solutions (pdf, 961 kB) By Philip Wallis, Bob Birrell, Dave Griggs, Ernest Healy, John Langford, and Janet Stanley MSI Report 09/2, Nov 2009 We present scenarios of Melbourne's water storage levels based on supply (inflows) and demand (population and per capita use) to give a broad-brush account of long-term water supply. While in reality, many factors will influence the actual outcome; this analysis looks only at broad likely trends. Contact: Dr Philip Wallis
	Prediction of the impact of increasing frequency of bushfire on the water resources of the forested upland catchments of the Murray basin (pdf, 1.97 MB) By Terence Chan, John Langford, Ralph Mac Nally, and Philip Wallis MSI Report 09/1, Aug 2009 A scoping study of model options and linkages for a whole ecosystem model. The report examine how a single virtual model can be assembled from existing component models, including vegetation dynamics, hydrology and biogeochemistry process models. Contact: Dr Philip Wallis

Proceedings and Workshop Reports

Sustainable Campus Group Sector Reports

Policy Commentary and Opinion Articles

Policy Submissions