Projects per year
Personal profile
Research interests
I am interested in the broad fields of environmental and natural resource governance. In particular, I am interested in exploring and understanding how processes and pathways for practical and social-institutional change are shaped. To this end, my research focuses on exploring the role of sustainability experimentation (technical and governance) in helping to promote and deliver changes in policy and on-ground practices. Here I focus on demonstrations/experiments related to trialling innovative alternative water systems, green infrastructure and decentralised energy technologies. Drawing on socio-ecological systems, new institutionalism and sustainability transitions scholarship, I am interested in unpacking the role and utility of experimentation as a process towards delivering and sustaining change. Complementing this research, I have an interest in social learning, evaluation and impact assessment, drivers of institutional change and unpacking urban transformations.
I also have a growing interest in understanding disaster resilience and risk management in Australia and beyond in relation to 'how sustainable practices may deliver improved resilience to extreme events (e.g. heat waves, droughts and floods).
Supervision interests
I am open to working with students who are interested in examining questions related to urban sustainability, water governance, natural resource management issues, and experimentation and learning.
Possible Honours and Masters 12/24pt Research Topics:
Water Sensitive Urban Design: where are we at and where are we going?
10,000 Raingardens: greening Melbourne or green wash?
Exploring the intangible and tangible impacts arising from interdisciplinary, collaborative sustainability research.
Can experimentation deliver widespread practice change in urban environments?
Monash teaching commitment
Dr Megan Farrelly current coordinates the following undergraduate and postgraudate units:
Extreme Earth! Natural Hazards and Human Vulnerability (ATS1310)
Resource Evaluation and Management (ATS3554/APG4554)
Perspectives on Sustainability (ENS5020)
Megan has also previously coordinated the following units:
Environmental Governance (2009; 2010)
Environmental Analysis and Decision-Making (2009; 2010) (3yrd and 4th yr)
Frontiers in Environment and Sustainability (2011)
Consulting
Yarra River Protection Ministerial Advisory Committee (2016)
Cooperative Research Centre for Water Sensitive Cities (2014)
Environmental Protection Authority, Victoria (2009)
Research area keywords
- Environmental Policy
- Sustainability Transitions
- Experimentation & Innovation Systems
- Environmental Governance
- Natural Resource Management
- Social Learning
- Sustainablility
- Urban Water Transitions
- Evaluation & Learning
- Energy Transitions
- Transformation
- Environmental Policy and Planning
- Water Sensitive Urban Design
Network
Projects
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Mircrogrid Electricity Market Operator
Ferraro, S., Fullelove, T., Williamson, B., Buckingham, E., Farrelly, M., Cantley-Smith, R., Leslie, G., Campbell, A., Kraal, D., Gawler, R., Liebman, A., Goodwin, S. & Dkhissi, Y.
Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) (Victoria), Monash University – Internal University Contribution
5/11/18 → 30/06/21
Project: Research
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TRANSFORM: Accelerating sustainability entrepreneurship experiments in local spaces
Burch, S., Wiek, A., Basile, G., Frantzeskaki, N., Schaltegger, S., Lang, D., Ness, B., McCormick, K., Stubbs, W., Farrelly, M., Jespersen, K., Kurucz, E., Robinson, J. B., Baumgartner, R., Tabara, J., Sheehan, E., von Wirth, T., Davidson, T., Behan, K., Kay, B., Johnson, E., Lanning, K., Peterson, M., Larsen, J., Boyd, E., Thomsgård, J., Hohmann, K., Timm, M., Luthardt, P., Hinck, S., Loorbach, D., Lambden, M., Zondervan, R. & Russold, T.
Monash University – Internal Faculty Contribution
1/04/18 → 31/03/25
Project: Research
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Improving Earth Systems Governance through “Purpose Ecosystems”
Stubbs, W., Raven, R., Farrelly, M., Griggs, D., Hyams, K. & Dahlmann, F.
4/02/19 → 31/12/19
Project: Research
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Developing Leapfrogging pathways towards water sensitive cities
Ramirez, D., Rogers, B., Urich, C., Farrelly, M., McCarthy, D., Deletic, A. & Brown, R.
1/09/16 → 31/12/18
Project: Research
Research output
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A research agenda for the future of urban water management: exploring the potential of non-grid, small-grid, and hybrid solutions
Hoffman, S., Feldmann, U., Bach, P. M., Binz, C., Farrelly, M., Frantzeskaki, N., Hiessl, H., Inauent, J., Larsent, T. A., Lienert, J., Londong, J., Lüthi, C., Maurer, M., Mitchell, C., Morgenroth, E., Nelson, K. L., Scholten, L., Truffer, B. & Udert, K. M., 5 May 2020, In : Environmental Science & Technology. 54, 9, p. 5312-5322 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
11 Citations (Scopus) -
Engaging in disruption: A review of emerging microgrids in Victoria, Australia
Farrelly, M. A. & Tawfik, S., 2020, In : Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 117, 11 p., 109491.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
4 Citations (Scopus) -
Adaptive governance: a catalyst for advancing sustainable urban transformation in the global South
Yasmin, T., Farrelly, M. & Rogers, B. C., 24 May 2019, (Accepted/In press) In : International Journal of Water Resources Development. 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Benchmarking Bogor's water sensitive performance
Rogers, B., Brodnik, C., Gunn, A., Marthanty, D. R., Arifin, H. S., Ramirez, D., Farrelly, M., Kaswanto, R. L., Pandjaitan, N., Suharnoto, Y., Suwarso, R. & Syaukat, Y., 2019, Australia-Indonesia Centre (AIC). 53 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned Report › Other
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Conceptualising the built environment to inform sustainable urban transitions
Nielsen, J. S. & Farrelly, M., Nov 2019, In : Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions. 33, p. 231-248 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
3 Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
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Banksia Research and Academia Award
Ho, Susie (Recipient), Bos, Annette (Recipient), Stubbs, Wendy (Recipient) & Farrelly, Megan (Recipient), Nov 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Activities
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Urban Transformations (Journal)
Niki Frantzeskaki (Editor in chief), Marc Wolfram (Editor in chief) & Megan Farrelly (Editorial board member)
1 Jan 2019Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility
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Invited Seminar
Megan Farrelly (Organiser)
8 Jul 2019Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to workshop, seminar, course
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Blue Green Systems (Journal)
Megan Farrelly (Associate editor)
21 Sep 2018 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility
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Swiss Federal Institute for Aquatic Science and Technology
Megan Farrelly (Visiting researcher)
29 Oct 2018 → 1 Nov 2018Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Visiting an external academic institution
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Ambio (Journal)
Megan Farrelly (Guest editor), Marc Wolfram (Guest editor) & Sara Borgstrom (Guest editor)
2018 → 2019Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility
Press / Media
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A Sustainable Future
Ruth Lane, Megan Farrelly, Rob Raven & Christopher Nash
8/10/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Profile/Interview
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Evolution of water governance in Bangladesh: An urban perspective
27/05/19
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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Designing Future Cities, Episode 12, A Different Lens
Markus Jung, Maud Cassaignau, Rebecca Wickes, Megan Farrelly, Carl Grodach, Graham Currie, John Grundy & Paul Francis
13/03/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment