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Climate Change and adaptation

Climate change is real and humans play a significant role in its progression. Even if we cap greenhouse gas emissions now our world faces a century of rising temperatures, changing climates, amplified weather extremes and rising sea levels. This will in turn affect biodiversity and biological distributions of plants and

animals and realign borders. How we adapt to this changing climate is one of the biggest challenges facing the world today, making research in this area crucial to understanding our future.

The School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Management’s staff and students are investigating the basic

processes of climate and climate change. They are producing innovative ideas and solutions on what we can do to mitigate the effects of climate change and manage those that are now inevitable.

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Like all natural systems, the atmosphere is a complex environment with many physical and chemical interactions taking place at a range of spatial and temporal scales. In recent years the global science community has been focussing on climate change; and in Australia, the expectation that prolonged droughts will have negative effects, on population and environment is growing.

Since 2000 a number of studies have indicated pollution in the atmosphere may inhibit rainfall.

This study advances knowledge in the field of climate science – using remote sensing, weather models and geo-statistics to explore the relationship between aerosol, cloud development and rainfall in South-east Queensland. In particular, it investigates whether anthropogenic aerosols (pollution) are inhibiting rainfall.

Water scarcity is an environmental, economic, social and engineering challenge and understanding these processes will assist governments in planning for what seems likely to be a hotter, drier future.

Researchers: Michael Hewson, Assoc Prof Hamish McGowan and Prof Stuart Phinn,

Funding: APA, Qld Gov Smart Futures

Email: h.mcgowan@uq.edu.au, m.hewson@uq.edu.au

Aerosol size distribution (Angstrom exponent) calculated from SEQ from the European Space Agency ENVISAT satellite for 30th April 2009. Warm colours are large aerosol size (such as sea salt) and cool colours are small aerosols (such as biogenic

or anthropogenic emissions). Bright land surfaces and clouds inhibit aerosol size calculation. Note the relatively smaller aerosol size in southern Moreton Bay possibly indicating atmospheric pollution.

doeS pollution inhibit rainfall in QueenSland’S South eaSt?

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A multi-disciplinary team of researchers from RMIT University and The University of Queensland is collaborating with industry and government bodies across Australia on a project to help climate-proof the nation’s seaports.

The project aims to enhance the resilience of Australia’s seaports under a changing climate and will deliver state-of-the-art assessment methodologies and decision support toolkits which will inform infrastructural, functional, and institutional responses to climate change.

Researchers hope to gain a better understanding of the vulnerability of seaport infrastructure to climate related hazards and investigate measures, such as new materials, design and management strategies, that will enable adaptation to future climate change

This data will also be used to produce a measurement of the resilience of ports, which will be disseminated nation-wide. A report and a series of training and awareness raising workshops will be delivered as part of the dissemination process.

The project will foster opportunities for international engagement with other major ports such as London, Rotterdam and New York through engagement with a new port cities network.

Researchers: Dr Jonathan Corcoran (UQ), and from RMIT Prof Darryn McEvoy, Dr Jane Mullett, Assoc Prof Sujeeva Setunge, Dr Tom Molyneaux, Dr Kevin Zhang, Prof Brian Corbitt, Prof Nilmini Wickramasinghe, Assoc Prof Prem Chhetri, Dr Victor Gekara

Funding: NCCARF (www.nccarf.edu.au)

Email: jj.corcoran@uq.edu.au

enhanCing the reSilienCe of SeaportS to a Changing Climate.

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Snowy Hydro Limited and The University of Queensland are carrying out research to better understand variability of climate and in-turn, inflows in waterways and catchments of the Snowy Mountains.

By sampling the snowpack, and rain and snowfall events over the Snowy Mountains region the researchers are able to trace the oxygen isotope signature back to a specific precipitation event. This will form the basis for understanding how these weather events have varied and affected inflows of the Murray and Murrumbidgee Rivers in response to climate cycles rarely, or not recorded in the instrument records.

floodS and droughtS:prediCting the extremeS

Figure 1: Computed water vapour trajectory pathways for three selected events (12th August, 25th August & 1st September 2010).

Knowing the isotopic signatures of specific weather events will allow a picture of the dominant precipitation bearing weather patterns over the Snowy Mountains and headwaters of the Murray and Murrumbidgee Rivers to be better understood, and how these relate to climate variability such as El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO).

The results of this research will enable more informed predictions of the likelihood that drought or flood frequencies will increase or decrease that under various future climate states. It will make a significant contribution to understanding questions that underlie better informed water resource planning and decision making in the Snowy Mountains region and in the headwaters of the Murray and Murrumbidgee Rivers.

Figure 2: Dr Nikolaus Callow (UQ) with a snow pit showing layers of accumulated snow and the oxygen isotope results for different layers of snow deposited during different events.

Researchers: Dr Nikolaus Callow (UQ), Assoc. Prof Hamish McGowan (UQ) & Mr John Denholm (Snowy Hydro Limited)

Funding: Snowy Hydro Limited

Email: h.mcgowan@uq.edu.au

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Climate change is the most urgent environmental, economic and social issue facing Australia and the world. The concentration of greenhouse gases has grown rapidly in recent decades, and is expected to continue well into the 21st century, increasing the risk of a dangerous climate change.

There is a growing realisation that avoiding dangerous and irreversible climate change will be difficult. It has the potential to impact on water security, agricultural production and biodiversity conservation, and cause damage beyond the capacity of ecosystems and agriculture to recover or adapt. With this in mind all viable options for mitigation and adaptation need to be explored urgently.

A study by GPEM scientists will, for the first time, simulate the contribution of reforestation to mitigate climate change, especially extremes, at a regional scale. It is highly innovative as it proposes that regional reforestation could be a viable option for mitigating the impact of climate extremes resulting from an increased concentration of greenhouse gases. The experimental design will develop a comprehensive dataset of the vegetation/land surface characteristics to model and explore different options for targeted reforestation in eastern Australia.

The goal of the modelling experiments is to evaluate the potential contribution and feasibility of reforestation as an effective measure to mitigate the regional impacts of global warming, including climate extremes. It will also provide information on new options for policy development and natural resource management strategies for the affected regions. Successful implementation could lead to an increased ability by the Australian landscape to buffer against climate extremes driven by increased concentrations of greenhouse gases.

Researchers: Assoc Prof Clive McAlpine, Mr Jozef Syktus, Dr Justin Ryan and DrJianting Chu

Funding: Australian Research Council Linkage Project

Email: c.mcalpine@uq.edu.au

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The Earth’s ecosystems have numerous possible pathways depending on the climate change mitigation actions undertaken decades prior.

A team of scientists led by Professor Shulmeister from the School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Management are working on a project that aims to demonstrate how climate systems in SE Australia responded to large scale global change during Australia’s last ice age, about 21,000 years ago.

Their research may have significant impacts on climate models currently used for predicting climate change, as much of Australia’s understanding of past climates is based on very old and incomplete data.

Almost 80% of Australia’s population and agricultural and industrial production falls in the region being investigated, making significant economic and environmental impacts likely as a result of altered climate systems.

Resolving this problem is of critical importance to Australia’s long term ability to manage and mitigate climate and environmental changes.

The research team believes that the current understanding of climate change at the peak of the last ice age in Australia requires either a re-organisation of regional climate systems or a major re-evaluation of the inferred climate history.

These alternative hypotheses will be tested by constructing accurate temperature and paleo-hydrological estimates for the glacial maximum. Either outcome is significant for understanding climate system responses and the resilience of Australia’s plants and animals to climate change.

Researchers: Prof James Shulmeister, Dr Craig Woodward, Dr Timothy Cohen (Macquarie), Dr Kevin Kiernan (UTAS), Dr Timothy Burrows (Exon), Dr Justine Kemp (Northumbria), Dr Kathryn Fitzsimmons (MPI-EVA) and Dr Douglas Clark (WWU).

Funding: Australian Research Council Discovery Grant

Email: james.shulmeister@uq.edu.au

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Ancient chironomid larvae in lakes could provide part of the answer to how climate change has affected Australia’s weather over the past 21,000 years.

The heads of the larvae (called head capsules) are made of a substance called chitin that is resistant to decay. In the right conditions, the larval head capsules can be preserved for hundreds of thousands of years as fossils in the layers of mud at the bottom of lakes.

The chironomid head capsule is like a time capsule, the chemical composition of the head-capsule records a snapshot of environmental conditions in the lake in the season the larvae were living.

This method can then be used to investigate changes in rainfall, up to thousands of years ago. This is important as current records do not provide a clear picture on how rainfall varies in Australia over long periods.

This is vital research as the existing climate models used in Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) predictions are unable to accurately forecast climates where boundary conditions have changed beyond the range of modern observations and where thresholds are exceeded. Investigating past climate records is the best available way of examining variability beyond modern ranges and predicting outcomes for the future.

Researchers: Prof James Shulmeister, Dr Craig Woodward, Dr Timothy Cohen (Macquarie), Dr Kevin Kiernan (UTAS), Dr Timothy Burrows (Exon), Dr Justine Kemp (Northumbria), Dr Kathryn Fitzsimmons (MPI-EVA) and Dr Douglas Clark (WWU).

Funding: Australian Research Council Discovery Grant, UQ New Staff Startup Research Grant

Email: james.shulmeister@uq.edu.au, c.woodward1@uq.edu.au

anCient larvae anSwer Climate riddle

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KoalaS feel the heatWith significant rises in temperature and longer and more severe droughts predicted to occur under future climate change researchers from The School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Management are trying to identify refuge areas for Koalas under these conditions.

The researchers believe that under a future hotter and drier climate, current koala distributions will likely shift to eastern and southern regions where koala populations are already under threat due to high human population densities and ongoing pressures from habitat loss, dog attacks and vehicle collisions.

By modelling the areas of optimal habitat for koalas under future climate change researchers will be able to inform conservation planning actions and ensure valuable resources are not wasted.

In the case of the koala, dry inland habitats are likely to become climatically unsuitable, increasing the need to protect and restore coastal habitats, which are under threat from urbanisation.

National and regional koala conservation policies need to anticipate these changes and synergistic threats before it’s too late.

This research is being undertaken by the Koala Research Network, a group of over 60 researchers from universities and government departments and private groups working with koalas.

Researchers were called to present their findings on the impacts of climate change on koala populations to the 2011 Senate Inquiry into the status, health and sustainability of Australia’s koala population.

Researchers: Dr Christine Adams-Hosking, Assoc Prof Clive McAlpine, Dr Jonathan Rhodes, Dr Hedley Grantham, Dr Patrick Moss

Funding: UQ Special Graduate School Scholarship, NCCARF

Email: c.mcalpine@uq.edu.au,c.hosking@uq.edu.au

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Photo by Andrew Smith

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faCilitieS, reSearCh StudentS, Staff

other SpeCialiSed faCilitieS inClude;

world ClaSS faCilitieS and reSourCeS

The University of Queensland combines modern infrastructure with a culture that champions research excellence. As a result students and staff at the School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Management have access to cutting-edge resources and technology.

The School offers extensive computing resources, well equipped laboratories and dedicated postgraduate facilities as well as state-of-the-art laboratory and field equipment and studios.

• Physical Geography Laboratories capable of Electron Microscopy and Isotope Analysis

• Image processing facility

• Marine Laboratory

• Studio space

• Climate Station and Portable Weather Stations

• Field and Surveying Equipment including Total Stations, rafts, RTK-DGPS, Automatic Samplers and Loggers

• Dedicated field and safety staff

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Photo by Sean FitzgibbonPhoto by Chris Roelfsema

• A comprehensive suite of scientific instrumentation enabling the collection of a wide range of in situ hydrological, atmospheric and climatological data including ground penetrating radar; ceilometers (for measuring cloud fields and atmospheric boundary layer structure); eddy covariance systems; acoustic sounders; micro-rain radar; automatic weather stations; kite and blimp sounding systems; radiosonde systems and a extensive range of ancillary meteorological sensors.

• 24 hour access computer labs with specialised applications such as

− General statistical, demographic and climatological analysis software

− Extensive statistical data sets including census information and surveys covering Australia and other world regions.

− Atmospheric modelling software − Leica Geosystems including ERDAS Imagine and Leica

Photogrammetry Suite; ENVI/IDL; Definies Developer, eCognition and all ESRI ArcGIS products

− Google sketchup, QSR nVivo, SPSS - stats package and a wide range of other statistical packages

• Access to Australia’s most extensive marine science teaching and research facilities, with field stations in the Great Barrier Reef (Heron Island), Low Isles and Moreton Bay (North Stradbroke Island).

• Access to boats and vehicles for field studies

• UQ Library has one of the largest collections amongst academic libraries in Australia and by far the largest in Queensland.

other SpeCialiSed faCilitieS inClude;

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reSearCh that matterSSchool research staff and students are at the forefront of major international initiatives to better manage our natural and built environments. Multifaceted research projects are undertaken at the School investigating a spectrum of issues, from managing the population boom in South-East Queensland to assisting with poverty reduction in South-East Asia. Governments, agencies and industry across the globe draw on the knowledge and practical skillsof the School of Geography,Planning and Environmental Management staff to help solve contemporary problems.

The School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Management (GPEM) at The University of Queensland is at the forefront of cutting-edge research into the widely debated issues confronting us today. It is a vibrant and multidisciplinary School boasting world class facilities and staff.

Research students at the School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Management are able to concentrate on their areas of research interest and work on projects of national and international significance in a unique interdisciplinary environment.

A strong research culture exists within the School and the sharing of ideas between staff across disciplines is encouraged. The School provides leadership and support for its research staff and we will ensure that as a student with us you will have access

to supervisors, mentoring programs, excellent

resources and professional development initiatives.

opportunitieS for reSearCh StudentS

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The School forms part of the Faculty of Science, which is the largest and most diverse of the University of Queensland’s faculties. It is widely recognised and awarded for its quality of teaching, the strength of its graduates and its world leading research.

The School has a solid research foundation and one of its greatest strengths lies in its diversity. It takes an integrated approach to the pressing issues confronting the natural and built environments. The School is able to offer a truly multidisciplinary perspective by employing expert teaching and research staff and fostering collaboration between disciplines.

The School has strong links to industry and works extensively with all levels of government on a number of joint projects. It also operates in a consultancy capacity, taking a leading role in policy development to ensure adequate planning for the future at a local, national and global level. The School is dedicated to continuous improvement and is proactive in its pursuit of new partnerships on which to grow its expertise.

This research profile provides an introduction to the School, showcasing its research and significant outcomes which provide valuable insight into the ‘big issues’ including:

• Climate Change and Adaptation

• Sustainable Cities

• Marine and Coastal Processes and Management

• Sustainable Livelihoods

• Conservation and Natural Resource Management

It is not possible to profile all the significant research projects being conducted within the School but this profile aims to provide you with a snapshot of the School’s leading-edge research across its many disciplines. We invite you to explore more fully the research accomplishments and capabilities of the School by visiting our website www.gpem.uq.edu.au

Please contact the School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Management or the research staff directly to discuss any issues of interest.

Ph: +61 7 3365 6455 Fax: +61 7 3365 6899 Email: gpem@uq.edu.au

Contact

Please contact the School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Management at postgrad.gpem@uq.edu.au if you are interested in undertaking a research higher degree, or if you have any enquiries.

Alumni

Profiles of successful graduates can be viewed at www.gpem.uq.edu.au/profiles

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aCademiC Staff and areaS of reSearCh intereSt

Greg BaxterThe ecology and conservation of wildlife including; Landscape ecology; Investigating novel ways to solve intractable environmental problems and in finding ways to apply scientific research

Bob BeetonEnvironmental problem solving, restoration, and reporting; Total Landscape Management including Protected Areas; Sustainable tourism; sustainability issues associated with both natural and rural systems; Rural and Regional Community Development

Martin BellPopulation mobility; Internal migration; Demographic forecasting

Greg BrownPublic participation GIS (PPGIS) and community and social assessment methods; environmental and sustainable land use planning; Parks and protected areas planning and management; Climate change adaptation

Nikolaus CallowInteraction of humans with physical environmental processes; Impacts of land management on hydrology; River geomorphology and eco-hydrology; Management interventions in changing landscapes and climates

Sébastien DarchenUrban regeneration; Economic development strategies; Globalization & network society; Mobility of urban policies; Urban design and place-making; Public participation in planning

Ron JohnstoneIntegrated coastal resource management; Marine resource management & auditing; Coral reef, estuarine & general marine nutrient dynamics; Biogeochemical processes and sediment geochemistry; Ecosystem nutrient budgeting

John KirkwoodIntegrating ecological, economic and social approaches to fisheries management; Marine ecology, concentrating on fisheries and Antarctic ecosystems; Human nutrition, food security and the sustainability of global fisheries; Evolutionary impacts of artificial selection by fisheries

Marc HockingsMonitoring and evaluation of conservation management with a particular focus on protected areas; Biodiversity outcomes in protected areas; Adapting protected area management to address climate change impacts; Modelling the costs of effective management for protected areas.

Laurel JohnsonPower in Planning- the sources of power that planners deploy in their quest to shape the built environment; Passenger transport solutions and strategies in urban and rural communities; The contributions (and limitations) of planning in delivering an inclusive city

Jonathan CorcoranApplication of quantitative geographical methods for urban modelling; Use of geo-analytical, geo-visualisation and prediction techniques

Yan Liu GIS applications in urban and human environments - spatial analysis and modelling; GIS in health and demographic studies; Learning with GIS in schools

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Martine MaronLandscape ecology and habitat restoration; Conservation policy; Decision support tools for targeting investment in natural resource management; Habitat change and land stewardship

Iderlina Mateo-Babiano Transport planning; Pedestrian research and accessibility planning; Land use-transport integration; Asian megacities; Urban design

Clive McAlpineProcesses driving landscape change; The conservation of biodiversity in human-modified landscapes; The ecological and climatic consequences of landscape change

Hamish McGowanEarth surface - atmosphere energy exchanges; Complex terrain wind fields; Atmospheric transport of aerosols; Climate variability and coastal meteorology

Chris McGrathEvaluation of the effectiveness for environmental regulation; Climate change and greenhouse gas accounting; Vegetation management laws and policies

Tiffany MorrisonEnvironmental policy, planning, governance and institutions; Australian natural resource management policy; Climate adaptation planning; Comparative environmental policy and planning (USA, Japan, Australia); Scale, coordination and participation in environmental policy and institutional design

aCademiC Staff and areaS of reSearCh intereSt

Ann PetersonNatural resource management; Regional planning and new regionalism; Coasts and climate change; The pedagogy of teaching

Stuart PhinnUse of satellite and airborne images to map, monitor and model biophysical properties of terrestrial and aquatic environments for scientific and management applications

Patrick MossQuaternary environments of eastern Australia; The Eocene environments of the Okanagan highliands in British Columbia and Canada through pollen analysis; Mangrove ecology; Human impacts on Australian ecosystems; General palaeoecology , biogeography and landscape ecology

David NeilHuman-environment interactions; Environmental history and management responses in river catchments and coastal and coral reef systems

John MinneryUrban policy and its implementaton, Urban governance, Slums and slum upgrading; Housing, especially housing affordability and social housing; The historic dimensions of urban policy

David PullarSpatial information systems; Urban landscapes; Spatial analysis and modelling and environmental management integration

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Jonathan RhodesBiodiversity conservation in human-dominated and dynamically changing landscapes; Optimal monitoring for environmental management; Koala ecology and conservation

Christiaan RoelfsemaDeveloping operational approaches for mapping and monitoring, spatial and temporal biophysical properties of coral reefs and associated waters, using field and remote sensing imagery

Annie RossIndigenous Management of Natural and Cultural Resources; Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Management; People, Environment and Society; Social factors in environmental management - Marovo Lagoon, Solomon Islands

Glen SearleInstitutional and political economy perspectives on urban planning; Urban consolidation; The spatial dynamics of advanced economy services

James ShulmeisterHead of SchoolUnderstanding long term climate change with a focus on Austrasia and Antarctica; General palaeoecology, climatic geomorphology,Quaternary science

Scarla WeeksEcosystem-scale specific applications of satellite data to the oceanographic environment; The link between climate change, oceanography and the biological response, regional to local processes; Movements patterns of marine megafauna in relation to ocean dynamics and productivity

Bradd WittDecadal to century scale environmental change in rural areas and rangelands; The management of productive agricultural landscapes for diverse socio-ecological values (such as emerging carbon, biodiversity and other social goods); Communications between urban and rural communities regarding environmental policy and management

Dona Whileydrivers and tools for environmental practice in organisations and firms; Regulatory and non regulatory mechanisms to achieve sustainable development; Ecotourism – philosophy, principles and practice; Tourism policy and sustainable development; Corporate Social Responsibility

David WadleyFuturological and risk analyses of urban development and social ideologies

For the most up to date list of staff and their interests please visit http://www.gpem.uq.edu.au/our-people

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reSearCh Staff

Grant BrearleyWildlife ecology and biology; Wildlife eco-physiology; Influence of human-induced landscape change on terrestrial fauna

Elin Charles-EdwardsTemporary population mobility; Internal Migration; Small area population estimates

Jianting ChuInteraction between afforestation and climate extremes; Dynamical downscaling with regional climate models; High-resolution land surface data for modelling from remote sensing images

Jim CooperPopulation forecasting and demographic modelling

Rachael DudaniecApplying population genetics to spatial questions in conservation biology (landscape genetics); Characterising the impacts and molecular ecology of host-parasite interactions and invasive species; Behavioural ecology and evolutionary divergence of species on islands

Kasper Johansen Image processing and analysis of high spatial resolution airborne and satellite image data with a focus on riparian environments and geographic object based image analysis

Morena Mills Human-environmental issues; Systematic conservation planning; Integrating conservation and social goals into spatial planning.

Christopher RaymondPublic participation GIS (PPGIS); Knowledge integration for environmental management; Climate change adaptation; Protected area management and evaluation; Measurement of pro-environmental behaviour

Andrew KythreotisThe way in which power is configured and negotiated across space by state and non-state stakeholders involved in the governance of climate change related events.

Javier Leon Patino Geospatial applications to coastal processes and management; Remote Sensing and Object-based image analysis (OBIA); GIS and Terrain analysis

Fisher, AdrianDeveloping automated image processing methods for Landsat TM/ETM+, SPOT5 and airborne LiDAR data, focusing on regional vegetation monitoring

Justin Ryan My fields of research are ecohydrology and adaptive management of native vegetation in production landscapes.

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reSearCh Staff

Leonie SeabrookEcological and environmental history; Anthropogenic and environmental drivers of land cover/land use change; Impacts of habitat loss and fragmentation on fauna; Climate change impacts on biodiversity

Tom WilsonPopulation projection modelling, especially multistate and probabilistic methods; Migration analysis; Demographic estimation techniques; State and local demographic analyses;

Craig WoodwardQuaternary environments and environmental change; Human impact on aquatic ecosystems; Limnology; Paleoecology

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funding bodieS and SupporterS

The School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Management would like to thank and recognise the generous contributions of funding bodies, institutions and individuals who actively support our research.

• Australian Centre for Environmental Law

• Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR)

• Australian Department of Industry Innovation and Scientific Research

• Australian Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency

• Australian Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations

• Australian Government Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities

• Australian Housing & Urban Research Institute (AHURI)

• Australian Institute for Marine Science

• Australian Institute Nuclear Science and Engineering

• Australian National University

• Australian Research Council

• Border Rivers-Gwydir Catchment Management Authority

• Brisbane City Council

• Bush Heritage Australia

• Can Tho University

• Condamine Alliance

• Cooperative Research Centres (various)

• CSIRO

• Curtin University

• Digital Globe

• Fisheries Research and Development Corporation

• Global Environment Fund

• Gold Coast City Council

• Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority

• Griffith University

• Gunns Limited

• Instiution of Surveyors, Australia

• James Cook University

• Land and Water Resources Research and Development Corporation

• Landscape Values & PPGIS Institute

• Lockyer Valley Regional Council

• Logan City Council

• Moreton Bay Regional Council

• Murray Darling Basin Authority

• NASA

• National Health & Medical Research Council

• National Parks Association of Queensland

• National University of Ireland

• New South Wales Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water

• New South Wales Department of Primary Industries

• New South Wales Office of Environment and Heritage

• Planning Insitute of Australia

• PowerLink Queensland

• Prince of Songkla University

• Queen’s University Belfast

• Queensland Department of Environment and Resource Management

• Queensland Department of Local Government and Planning

• Queensland Department of Premier and Cabinet

• Queensland Fire & Rescue Services

• Queensland Government Department of Infrastructure and Planning

• Queensland Government Department of Main Roads

• Queensland Murray Darling Committee Inc.

• Queensland Museum

• Queensland Seafood Industry Association

• Queensland Treasury, Office of Economic and Statistical Research

• Queensland University of Technology

• Redland City Council

• Research Institute for Development (Noumea)

• Seafood Services Australia Ltd

• Sibelco Australia and New Zealand

• Snowy Hydro Limited

• South Pacific Applied Geosciences Committee

• South West NRM

• Sugar Research and Development

Corporation

• Swedish International Development

Cooperation Agency

• Tangalooma Island Resort

• Tasmania Forest Practices Authority

• The Nature Conservancy

• UNEP-World Conservation Monitoring

Centre

• University of Cantebury

• University of Hawaii

• University of Melbourne

• University of New England

• University of Regina

• University of Sydney

• University of The South Pacific

• University of Western Australia

• University of Western Ontario

• Utah State University

• Victorian Department of Planning and

Community Development

• Wildlife Conservation Society

• WWF International

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Phone +61 7 3365 6455 Fax +61 7 3365 6899 Email gpem@uq.edu.au Twitter @UQ_gpem

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