Melanie Lowe

Employment

• RMIT University Vice-Chancellor's Senior Research Fellow
  2023 - Present
• The University of Melbourne Research Fellow in Urban Resilience and Innovation
  2021 - 2023
• Australian Catholic University Lecturer in Public Health
  2017 - 2021
• RMIT University Post-doctoral research fellow
  2017 - 2017
• University of Melbourne Research Fellow
  2016 - 2017

Education

• University of Melbourne PhD
  2012 - 2016
• University of Melbourne Master of Public Health
  2009 - 2011
• University of Melbourne Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Honours)
  2004 - 2007

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (15)

• Built environments and physical activity
  2026 DOI: 10.4324/9781042009237-30
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• Neighbourhood density for better Heart Health: translating Research evidence into practice
  Anna Gurnhill, Joelie Mandzufas, Alexandra Kleeman +13 more
  Journal of Urbanism: International Research on Placemaking and Urban Sustainability 2026 DOI: 10.1080/17549175.2026.2709369
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• A global research and evaluation agenda for centering health and equity in city Climate Action Plans
  PLOS Climate 2026 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pclm.0000891
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• Designed for life: A prospective cohort study examining the relationship between apartment design and residential stability
  Cities 2026 DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2025.106649
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• Governing resilient recovery: A Socio-Ecological-Technological Systems Review of Long-Term Post-Disaster Housing Reconstruction Outcomes
  2026 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.7512163
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• Determinants and indicators of healthy, climate resilient cities: a scoping review
  Cities & Health 2025 DOI: 10.1080/23748834.2025.2558288
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• Global Healthy and Sustainable City Indicators: Collaborative development of an open science toolkit for calculating and reporting on urban indicators internationally
  Carl Higgs, Melanie Lowe, Billie Giles‐Corti +19 more
  Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science 2025 DOI: 10.1177/23998083241292102
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• Urban Design and Transport Planning for Physical Activity, Health, and Well-Being: Do Cities in Oman Meet Evidence-Informed Policy Standards?
  Journal of Physical Activity and Health 2025 DOI: 10.1123/jpah.2025-0184
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• Engaging under‐represented oldest old in research: An approach for inclusive recruitment
  Australasian Journal on Ageing 2024 DOI: 10.1111/ajag.13364
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• Planning strategies and infrastructure development supporting physical activity: analyzing municipal compact city plans in Japan
  Frontiers of Urban and Rural Planning 2024 DOI: 10.1007/s44243-024-00049-8
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• Policy relevant health related liveability indicator datasets for addresses in Australia’s 21 largest cities
  Scientific Data 2023 DOI: 10.1038/s41597-023-02013-5
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• Achieving the SDGs: Evaluating indicators to be used to benchmark and monitor progress towards creating healthy and sustainable cities
  Health Policy 2020 DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2019.03.001
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• Liveability aspirations and realities: Implementation of urban policies designed to create healthy cities in Australia
  Social Science & Medicine 2020 DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2019.112713
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• Anzhelika Antipova: Urban environment, travel behavior, health, and resident satisfaction
  Journal of Housing and the Built Environment 2019 DOI: 10.1007/s10901-019-09654-2
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• Health-Promoting Spatial Planning: Approaches for Strengthening Urban Policy Integration
  Planning Theory & Practice 2018 DOI: 10.1080/14649357.2017.1407820
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