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related projects and activities, citizens
5-year phased and long-term development
have improved their awareness of
strategy of “4°C cooler”, to provide strong
environmental responsibility.
support for the city to achieve the cooling
(2) Making full use and combining
goal and sustainable development.
expertise of various types, so as to
(3) Actively seeking financial
effectively promote the process of urban
support from governments and all sectors
green infrastructure
of the society to guarantee the sustainable
Melbourne government has worked
operation of innovation project
together with various professional power
The successful implementation of
to jointly carry out related research and
Melbourne's innovation projects will not
close cooperation, mainly in the respects
do without substantial financial support,
of developing monitoring device for
in particular the continued long-term
green environment data, build economic
financial assistance. In order to guarantee
framework for green basic facilities,
the normal operation of the project,
wisdom city as well as city elasticity.
since 2010, this project has gained $40
For example, a joint research has been
million in financial support from the
carried out with Melbourne University,
City Council, State Government and
which aims to understand the effect of
the Federal Government. Except for
climate changes on trees in Melbourne
continued funding support from the City
technology in an in-depth way through the
Council, the project has also developed
technology of dendroarcheology, the first
an amendment for planning scheme,
case in the country; a study of “economic
established the “framework of open
assessment on green basic facilities”
space” to attract private-sector investment
has been jointly conducted by Victoria
in green infrastructure. In order to ensure
University, the state of Victoria and the
private-sector investment in an effective
other local governments. The study will
and orderly fashion, scientific evidence
establish innovation framework, so as
needs to be cited to promote public and
to assess the economic benefits of green
political agenda to attract long-term
infrastructure, including service value of
investments in green infrastructure. In
ecosystem service and effect on health,
this sense, the municipal government
etc. In summary, in the process of urban
of Melbourne advocated to cooperate
green infrastructure, Melbourne has fully
with the University of Victoria for the
taken advantage of professional expertise
establishment of economic framework to
of various types to form and improve
evaluate the economic and social value