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Megan Farrelly is a Professor of Human Geography at Monash University's Department of Human Geography Anthropology & Development Studies. She specializes in interdisciplinary research at the intersection of environmental/urban geography, sustainability transitions, and policy governance. Her work focuses on urban experimentation's role in sustainable transitions, particularly in water and energy domains. She leads or co-leads major projects including ARC Discovery Grants on SME sustainability pathways (DP210110572) and urban experimentation impacts (DP210100571), as well as the Net Zero Precincts Linkage Project (LP200100296).
Farrelly has extensive consultancy experience in sustainable urban water and energy policy, collaborating with governments and NGOs. She contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs 6, 7, 11, 13) through projects like the CRC for Water Sensitive Cities and Monash Energy Institute initiatives. Her teaching includes courses on research design, environmental governance, and sustainability transitions.
Her research emphasizes 'place-based transitions', examining how local governance innovations drive decarbonization and sustainable urban development. Notable outputs include frameworks for evaluating sustainability experiments and policy sequencing models. She has supervised 14+ PhD students and remains active in academic leadership roles, including editorial board memberships and international conference participation.
Recognition includes the 2019 Banksia Research and Academia Award. Current projects include exploring net-zero precinct governance and SME-driven sustainability entrepreneurship through the TRANSFORM initiative with University of Waterloo.
