Senior Research Fellow, Healthy Liveable Cities Group, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University
Dr Melanie Davern is a Senior Research Fellow and CoDirector of the Healthy Liveable Cities Group with the Centre for Urban Research at RMIT University. Her research interests focus on liveability, community and individual wellbeing with specific expertise in the development and use of indicators as a measurement tool for policy development, program evaluation and community engagement. Melanie has extensive expertise in the development and application of indicators for health, social and community planning, worked closely with a range of government and community partners and is passionate about using data as a catalyst for action. Melanie is also an Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Health Equity, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne.
Melbourne or Sydney? This is how our two biggest cities compare for liveability
Sep 10, 2018 13:47 pm UTC| Insights & Views
The question of which city is the most liveable is an annual hot topic. Competition is fierce, especially between Melbourne and Sydney. We have previously highlighted the limitations of The Economist Intelligence Unit...
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