People
The Clean Air and Urban Landscapes Hub is a group with a wide range of research, management and professional skills. The Leadership Group includes leaders of the research projects, experts from all themes of the CAUL Hub and representatives of all four institutions. Supporting this research is an Executive Team, while the Steering Committee and Indigenous Australian Reference Group oversee the Hub activities.
CAUL Hub Leadership Group
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| Name | Institution | Research projects |
|---|---|---|
| Kirsten Parris CAUL Hub Leader |
UoM | Urban Greening, Urban Habitat, Study Sites |
| Joe Hurley CAUL Hub Deputy Leader |
RMIT | Urban Greening, Urban Systems |
| Marco Amati Leader, Project 4 - Urban Systems for Liveability |
RMIT | Urban Greening,Urban Systems |
| Sarah Bekessy Strategic Leadership Group |
RMIT | Urban Habitat,Study Sites |
| Bryan Boruff Deputy Leader, Project 4 - Urban Systems for Liveability |
UWA | Urban Systems,Study Sites |
| Judy Bush Deputy Leader, Project 3 - Urban Greening for Liveability and Biodiversity |
UoM | Urban Greening |
| Jago Dodson Strategic Leadership Group |
RMIT | Urban Systems |
| Hugh Forehead Leader, Project 7 - Air Quality in Australia |
UoW | Air Quality |
| Billie Giles-Corti Strategic Leadership Group |
RMIT | Urban Greening,Urban Systems |
| Jane Heyworth Strategic Leadership Group |
UWA | Air Quality |
| Cecily Maller Co-Leader, Project 6 - Network of Integrated Study Sites |
RMIT | Urban Greening, Urban Habitat, Study Sites |
| Luis Mata Co-Leader, Project 6 - Network of Integrated Study Sites |
RMIT | Urban Habitat, Study Sites |
| Clare Murphy Leader, Project 1 - Western Air-Shed and Particulate Study for Sydney (WASPSS) |
UoW | Air Quality |
| Cathy Oke Knowledge Broker |
UoM | Knowledge Broker |
| Natasha Pauli Co-Leader, Project 6 - Network of Integrated Study Sites |
UWA | Study Sites |
| Cristina Ramalho Leader, Project 3 - Urban Greening for Liveability and Biodiversity |
UWA | Urban Greening, Urban Habitat, Study Sites |
| Kylie Soanes Deputy Leader, Project 5 - The Shared Urban Habitat |
UoM | Urban Habitat |
| Caragh Threlfall Leader, Project 5 - The Shared Urban Habitat |
UoM | Urban Greening, Urban Habitat, Study Sites |
| Nicholas Williams Strategic Leadership Group |
UoM | Urban Greening, Urban Habitat, Study Sites |
CAUL Hub Steering Committee
| Name | Organisation |
|---|---|
| Dr May Carter (Chair) | Senior Policy Officer - Sport and Recreation Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries (WA) |
| Mr Rob Turk (Deputy Chair) | Australasian Sustainability and Climate Change Leader ARUP |
| Mr Jason Barrow | Co-Chair, CAUL Hub Indigenous Advisory Group Cultural Awareness Officer, Kurongkurl Katitjon Edith Cowan University |
| Professor Tim Entwisle | Director and Chief Executive Royal Botanical Gardens Victoria |
| Associate Professor Joe Hurley | Deputy Leader, CAUL Hub RMIT University |
| Ms Maddison Miller | Co-Chair, CAUL Hub Indigenous Advisory Group Archaeologist Heritage Victoria Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning |
| Ms Gayle Milnes | Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Industry Branch Domestic Emissions Reduction Division Department of the Environment and Energy |
| Dr Cathy Oke | Knowledge Broker, CAUL Hub University of Melbourne |
| Ms Natasha Palich | Executive Officer, Council Alliance for a Sustainable Built Environment (CASBE),
Municipal Association of Victoria |
| Associate Professor Kirsten Parris | Leader, CAUL Hub University of Melbourne |
| Mr Troy Pickard | Former President of ALGA and Former Mayor City of Joondalup |
| Mr Matthew Riley | Director, Climate and Atmospheric Science Office of Environment and Heritage Department of Premier and Cabinet (NSW) |
| Ms Helen Rowe | Head of Innovation and Strategy CoDesign Studio |
| Mr Ian Shears | Practice Lead, Urban Forestry and Green Infrastructure City of Melbourne |
| Ms Lee-Anne Shepherd | Director, Science Partnerships Department of the Environment and Energy |
CAUL Hub Indigenous Advisory Group
| Name | Organisation |
|---|---|
| Jason Barrow, Co-Chair | Cultural Awareness Officer, Kurongkurl Katitjin, Centre for Indigenous Australian Education and Research, Edith Cowan University |
| Maddison Miller, Co-Chair | Archaeologist, Heritage Victoria, Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning |
| Lauren Arabena | Indigenous Research Officer, Centre for Urban Design, RMIT |
| Jade Kennedy | Indigenous Project Officer, Research Fellow, Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences, University of Wollongong |
| Kirstine Lee Wallis | Indigenous Architecture and Design Victoria (IADV) Australian Institute of Landscape Architects |
CAUL Hub Executive Team
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Angela Bruckner | Business Manager |
| Julia Cleghorn | Communications Officer |
| Cathy Oke | Knowledge Broker |
CAUL Hub Researchers
| Name | Institution | Research projects |
|---|---|---|
| Lauren Arabena | RMIT | Urban Systems |
| Jonathan Arundel | RMIT | Urban Systems |
| Stephanie Beaupark | UoW | Air Quality |
| Kathryn Bowen | UoM | Study Sites |
| Michael Buxton | RMIT | Urban Systems |
| Melanie Davern | RMIT | Urban Greening, Urban Systems, Study Sites |
| Nicholas Deutscher | UoW | Air Quality |
| Dawn Dickinson | UWA | Urban Greening |
| Doreena Dominick | UoW | Air Quality |
| Leila Farahani | RMIT | Urban Systems, Study Sites |
| Claire Farell | UoM | Practical Solutions (theme leader) |
| Jenny Fisher | UoW | Air Quality |
| Tim Fletcher | UoM | Urban Greening, Urban Habitat |
| Nigel Goodman | UoM | Air Quality |
| Elise-Andree Guerette | UoW | Air Quality |
| Dominique Hes | UoM | Urban Greening |
| Carl Higgs | RMIT | Urban Systems, Study Sites |
| Richard Hobbs | UWA | Urban Greening, Urban Habitat |
| Ralph Horne | RMIT | Urban Systems |
| Nicholas Jones | UoW | Air Quality |
| Dave Kendal | UoM, UTas | Urban Greening, Study Sites |
| Kate Lee | UoM | Urban Greening, Urban Habitat, Study Sites |
| Pia Lentini | UoM | Urban Habitat |
| Tiebei (Terry) Li | RMIT | Urban Systems, Air Quality |
| Stephen Livesley | UoM | Urban Greening, Urban Habitat |
| Sareh Moosavi | UoM | Urban Greening, Urban Habitat |
| Justin Oogjes | UoM | Study Sites |
| Pascal Perez | UoW | Air Quality |
| Frances Phillips | UoW | Air Quality |
| Libby Porter | RMIT | Urban Systems |
| Peter Julian Rayner | UoM | Air Quality |
| Alex Saunders | UWA | Urban Systems |
| Robyn Schofield | UoM | Air Quality |
| Jeremy Silver | UoM | Air Quality |
| Anne Steinemann | UoM | Air Quality |
| Chayn Sun | RMIT | Urban Systems |
| Steve Utembe | UoM | Air Quality |
| Chris Walsh | UoM | Urban Habitat |
| Matt West | UoM | Urban Habitat |
| Kathryn Williams | UoM | Urban Greening, Urban Habitat, Study Sites |
| Stephen Wilson | UoW | Air Quality |
Sarah Bekessy
Sarah leads the Interdisciplinary Conservation Science research group at RMIT University. She is interested in the intersection between science and policy in environmental management and is currently involved in an interdisciplinary range of research projects, including an ARC Future Fellowship titled 'Socio-ecological models for environmental decision making' and a project funded by the Myer Foundation titled 'Reimagining the Suburb: planning for biodiversity in the urban fringe'.
Selected Publications
- Garrard GE, Bekessy SA. (2014) Landscapes and land use planning. In: Australian environmental planning: Challenges and future prospects (eds J Byrne et al.), pp 61–72, Routledge.
- Wilson JN, Bekessy SA, Parris KM, Gordon A, Heard GW, Wintle BA. (2013) Impacts of climate change and urban development on the spotted marsh frog (Limnodynastes tasmaniensis). Austral Ecology 38: 11-22.
- Bekessy SA, White MD, Gordon A, Moilanen A, McCarthy MA, Wintle BA. (2012) Transparent conservation planning in the urban fringe. Landscape and Urban Planning 108: 140-149.
- Bekessy SA, Gordon A. (2007) Nurturing nature in the city. In: Steering Sustainability (ed. A Nelson), pp 227–238. Ashgate, Hampshire.
Martin Bush
Martin Bush has been practicing and studying science communication for two decades. For thirteen years he was a curator at Museum Victoria, with responsibility for scientific instruments, Antarctic history, and technical programming at the Melbourne Planetarium. He is currently undertaking a PhD on the history of astronomy popularization in Australia.
Billie Giles-Corti
Professor Billie Giles-Corti is Distinguished Professor at RMIT University where she also leads the Healthy Liveable Cities team. Professor Giles-Corti and her team studies the impact of the built and social environments on health and wellbeing, and works closely with policy-makers and practitioners.
Joe Hurley
Associate Professor Joe Hurley is the Associate Dean, Sustainability and Urban Planning at RMIT University and a member of the Centre for Urban Research. His research focuses on the intersection between urban planning and urban sustainability, in particular on the role of urban governance and policy in producing sustainable outcomes. Within the hub he leads a project called 'Making Greening Happen in Consolidating Cities' which interrogates urban development, urban vegetation and the role of strategic and statutory planning in sustaining an urban forest. He is a chief investigator on several other research projects funded by the Smart Cities and Suburbs program; The Victorian Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning; and the New South Wales Office of Environment and Heritage. Joe takes a particular interest in the relationship between research and practice worlds and is actively involved in work to reduce the barriers to exchange and enhance collaboration. Dr Hurley is a Senior Lecturer with the Sustainability and Urban Planning program at RMIT University and member of the . His research focuses on the policy dimensions of cities, examining issues of efficiency, equity and sustainability. Joe's particular research interests include the structure, form and effectiveness of urban systems, land-use planning governance and systems performance, historical urban analysis, urban sustainability performance assessment, and research-practice exchange.
Selected Publications
- Taylor, E. and Hurley, J. (2015) “‘Not a lot of people read the stuff': Australian urban research in planning practice”, Urban Policy and research, (in press), 1-16.
- Cook, N., Taylor, E., and Hurley, J. (2013), “At home with strategic planning: reconciling resident attachments to home with policies of residential densification”, Australian Planner, 50:2, pp. 130-137
- Hurley, J., Cook, N., and Taylor, E. (2013), “Examining three planning pathways in the mediation of resident opposition to compact city” in State of Australian Cities National Conference 2013, Australian Sustainable Cities and Regions Network (ASCRN), Sydney, Australia.
- Cook, N. Taylor, E. Hurley, J. and Colic-Peisker, V. (2012), “Resident third party objections and appeals against planning applications: implications for higher density and social housing”, in AHURI Final Report Series, Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia, 197, pp. 1-98, ISSN: 1834-7223.
Cecily Maller
Dr Cecily Maller is a Senior Research Fellow in RMIT's Centre for Urban Research. Cecily's research interests focus on the social dimensions of health, wellbeing and sustainability, focusing on interactions between people and natural, built and social environments in the context of everyday life. She has previously been employed in the government and university sectors, undertaking ecological and social research.
Selected Publications
- Maller, C.,Nicholls, L. (2014). Encountering the multiplicity of community in planning and designing new neighbourhoods. Urban Policy and Research, 32, 17 – 32
- Maller, C. J., Townsend, M., Pryor, A., St Leger, L., & Brown, P. (2006). ‘Healthy Nature Healthy People: ‘Contact with Nature' as an Upstream Health Promotion Intervention for Populations', Health Promotion International, Vol 21 (1): 45-54.
- Maller, C. (2011). ‘Practices Involving Energy and Water Consumption in Migrant Households'. In Urban Consumption, Peter Newton (Ed). CSIRO, Melbourne, Australia, pages 237-250. ISBN: 9780643096875.
Clare Murphy (Clare Paton-Walsh)
Clare is a senior lecturer at the University of Wollongong, having previously worked at the UK National Physical Laboratory. Her research interests include the measurement of atmospheric composition, using ground-based solar Fourier transform spectrometry for understanding regional scale atmospheric changes, understanding volatile organic compounds in the atmosphere, and the atmospheric impacts of bushfires.
Selected Publications
- Paton-Walsh, C., Smith, T.E.L., Young, E.L., Griffith, D.W.T., Guérette, É.A., 2014. New emission factors for Australian vegetation fires measured using open-path Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy – Part 1: Methods and Australian temperate forest fires. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 14, 11313-11333.
- Paton-Walsh, C., Wilson, S. R., Naylor, T., Griffith, D. W. T. & Denmead, O. T. 2011. Transport of NO(X) Emissions from Sugarcane Fertilisation into the Great Barrier Reef Lagoon. Environmental Modeling & Assessment, 16, 441-452.
- Paton-Walsh, C., Deutscher, N. M., Griffith, D. W. T., Forgan, B. W., Wilson, S. R., Jones, N. B. & Edwards, D. P. 2010a. Trace gas emissions from savanna fires in northern Australia. Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, 115, D16314, 10.1029/2009jd013309.
Dr Cathy Oke
Dr Cathy Oke has over 20 years' experience in the sustainability sector. She has a PhD in Molecular Science. For 8 years she worked in environmental education with the Kids Teaching Kids program. Prior to joining CAUL Cathy was a research fellow within the Centre for Urban Research at RMIT. Cathy has also been a Councillor at the City of Melbourne since 2008. And is a member of the Executive Committee of ICLEI and the Board of TippingPoint Australia.
Kirsten Parris
Dr Kirsten Parris is a Senior Lecturer in Urban Ecology in the School of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences at The University of Melbourne. Kirsten's research interests include urban ecology, amphibian ecology, bioacoustics and animal communication, field survey methods and ecological ethics. Kirsten's current research projects include: impacts of traffic noise on acoustic communication in birds and frogs; optimal management of the growling grass frog in urbanising landscapes; extinction risks of frogs under climate change; and the ecological costs and benefits of artificial wetlands in urban environments.
Selected Publications
- Potvin, D. A., Mulder, R. A., and Parris, K. M. (2014). Silvereyes decrease acoustic frequency but increase efficacy of alarm calls in urban noise. Animal Behaviour 98: 27-33.
- Parris, K. M. and McCarthy, M. A. (2013). Predicting the effect of urban noise on the active space of avian vocal signals. The American Naturalist 182: 452-464.
- Heard, G. W., McCarthy, M. A., Scroggie, M. P., Baumgartner, J. B. and Parris, K. M. (2013). A Bayesian model of metapopulation viability, with application to an endangered amphibian. Diversity and Distributions 19: 555-566.
- Parris, K. M., Velik-Lord, M. and North, J. M. A. (2009). Frogs call at a higher pitch in traffic noise. Ecology and Society 14(1): 25. http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol14/iss1/art25/
Peter Rayner
Professor Rayner is an ARC Professorial Fellow in the School of Earth Sciences at The University of Melbourne. His research includes mapping and understanding the sources and uptakes of greenhouse gases from cities, forests and oceans. Professor Rayner has conducted work at Princeton, Melbourne and Monash Universities, CSIRO and the Laboratory for the Science of Climate and Environment in France.
Richard Sinnott
Professor Richard O. Sinnott is the Director of eResearch at the University of Melbourne and Chair of Applied Computing Systems. He is the technology lead for the CAUL project and responsible for the underlying IT infrastructure underpinning the work program. He has over 250 peer reviewed research publications across a variety of applied computing science disciplines and domains.
Selected Publications
- R.O. Sinnott, C. Bayliss, A. Bromage, G. Galang, Y. Gong, P. Greenwood, G. Jayaputera, D. Marques, L. Morandini, M. Nino-Ruiz, G. Nogoorani, H. Pursultani, R. Rabanal, M. Sarwar, W. Voorsluys, I. Widjaja, The Urban Data Re-use and Integration Platform for Australia: Design, Realisation and Case Studies, International Conference on Information Re-use and Integration, San Francisco, USA, 2015.
- R.O. Sinnott, P. Chhetri, Y. Gong, A. Macaulay, W. Voorsluys, Privacy-preserving Data Linkage through Blind Geo-spatial Data Aggregation, IEEE International Symposium on Big Data Security on Cloud (BigDataSecurity 2015), New York, USA, 2015.
- C. Wise, C. Friedrich, S. Nepal, S. Chen, R.O. Sinnott, CloudDocs: Secure Scalable Document Sharing on Public Clouds, IEEE Cloud Conference, New York, USA, 2015.
- R.O. Sinnott, C. Bayliss, A. Bromage, G. Galang, G. Grazioli, P. Greenwood, G. Macauley, L. Morandini, M. Nino-Ruiz, C. Pettit, M. Tomko, M. Sarwar, R. Stimson, W. Voorsluys, I. Widjaja, The Australian Urban Research Gateway, Journal of Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience, April 2014, doi: 10.1002/cpe.3282.
Nicholas (Nick) Williams
Nick is a senior member of both the Green Infrastructure (GIRG) and Urban Biodiversity, Ecology and Conservation (UrBEC) Research Groups at the University of Melbourne's Burnley Campus. His research seeks to understand urban biodiversity patterns and ecosystem processes and develop applied solutions to reduce negative impacts of urbanization such as biodiversity loss, excess urban heat, stormwater runoff and CO2 emissions.
Selected Publications
- Norton, B.A., A.M. Coutts, S.J. Livesley, R.J. Harris, A.M. Hunter and N.S.G. Williams, 2015. Planning for cooler cities: A framework to prioritise green infrastructure to mitigate high temperatures in urban landscapes. Landscape and Urban Planning, 134: 127-138.
- Williams, N.S.G., A.K. Hahs and P.A. Vesk, 2015. Urbanisation, plant traits and the composition of urban floras. Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics, 17: 78-86
- Williams, N.S.G., J.T. Lundholm and J. Scott MacIvor, 2014. Do green roofs help urban biodiversity conservation? Journal of Applied Ecology, 51: 1643-1649
- Hunter, A.M., N.S.G. Williams, J.P. Rayner, L. Aye, D. Hes and S.J. Livesley, 2014. Quantifying the thermal performance of green façades: A critical review. Ecological Engineering, 63: 102-113.