RP3008: Visions and Pathways 2040

Societal and technological transformation in the face of climate change will be won or lost in our cities and urban communities.

Visions allow us to ‘dream’ about future possibilities for resilient, low-carbon cities. Pathways allow us to explore how we might get there—both things that might happen to us (that we respond to) and actions we could take. This report looks at these prospects.

Thie is a report on the expert consultation held on the digital economy's potential for disruptive contributions to urban decarbonisation and resilience, as part of Visions and Pathways 2040.

Results from the second year of Visions and Pathways 2040: Scenarios of Low Carbon Living.

The study identified a range of strategies authored by governments, including those of the EU, UK, Wales, Scotland, Denmark, California and Germany, designed to achieve 2050 emissions reduction targets of between 80 and 100%. 

The expert consultation on future finance and business was undertaken during June-July 2015 and this document notes its outcomes. 

"A low-pollution vision for a high-growth Melbourne", The Age, 19 March 2017

Less pollution, more social connection, increased housing density without sacrificing amenity, extensive public transport – all qualities many of us want in our home town. In recent days we have seen innovative...

"Green and clean or dirty and polluted: What Melbourne could look like in 2040", Clay Lucas, The Age, March 2017

More than half the world's population now lives in a city, and carbon emissions from them are estimated to be as high as 87 per cent. But if we did things differently, what...

Read the the Visions & Pathways 2040's second year project report on the potential contributions of the digital economy to low-carbon futures for Australian cities

Read the the Visions & Pathways 2040 project report on the potential contributions of the digital economy to low-carbon futures for Australian cities

Biggs, C (2016) A resource-based view of opportunities to transform Australia's electricity sector, Journal of Cleaner Production, 1-15

Student Poster - Participants Annual Forum 2015 - David Bennett

Shaping suburbia: the form and future of low rise suburbs

Student poster - Participants Annual Forum 2015 - Jennifer Witheridge

Contested space: Future challenges and pathways for open space in Australian suburbs

The Visions and Pathways 2040 Expert Consultation for Future Business and Finance was part of a series of research and workshop activities aimed at identifing key disruptive forces relevant for...

2015, Gaziulusoy, A.I., Ryan, C., McGrail, S., Chandler, P., and Twomey, P.: 'Identifying and Addressing Challenges Faced by Transdisciplinary...

This report reviews new and emerging approaches used to develop new business models, which might assist in realising and diffusing the technological, social and organisational innovations necessary for sustainability and low-carbon transitions. It also explores some of the limitations of...

2015 McGrail, S., Gaziulusoy, A.I. and Twomey, P.: 'Framing Processes in the Envisioning of Low-Carbon, Resilient Cities: Results from Two Visioning Exercises' in Sustainability, Vol. 7, No. 7, ISSN 2071-1050 (Published: 3 July 2015), pp. 8649-8683. 

Research Snapshot A3 size poster from Participants Annual Forum 2014

Student Poster - Participants Annual Forum 2014, Jennifer Witheridge - Size A2

Student Poster - Participants Annual Forum 2014, David Bennett - Size A2

Student Poster - Participants Annual Forum 2014, Che Biggs - Size A2

Disruptive social innovation for a low-carbon world

Author: Dr Samuel Alexander

A review of roadmaps for transitioning to a zero carbon built environment in Australia

Author: Stephen McGrail

Using futures inquiry to create low-carbon, resilient urban features: A review of practice, theory and process options for the Visions and Pathways project

Authors: Stephen McGrail, A. Idil Gaziulusoy

Pathways to a Zero-Carbon Economy: learning from large scale de-carbonised strategies

Author: John Wiseman

Concepts and frameworks for understanding and enabling transitions to a low carbon built environment.

Authors: Paul Twomey & A. Idil Gaziulusoy