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Australia's coastal wetlands 'need room to move'As sea levels climb, Australia’s coastal wetlands will be increasingly trapped between urban development on land and the rising ocean, imperilling the survival of their unique plants, birds and fish, leading ecologists warned today. |
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GEMS Inaugural Industry Night 2012The University of Queensland’s Geography and Environmental Management Society (GEMS - a student run organisation) welcomed industry leaders to their professional presentation and networking event on Thursday 27 September. ... |
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2012 OOPS Industry NightUQ’s Organisation of Planning Students (OOPS) welcomed industry leaders to their professional networking event on Thursday 9 August. “Industry Night offers both students and professionals of the planning profession an exce... |
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All a Twitter for planning participationFor his final year research report UQ Bachelor of Regional and Town Planning student, Cliff Schmidt, decided to research the role social networking sites can play in encouraging planning participation. He investigate... |
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Andyinc Foundation Environmental Research ScholarshipManaging Fire for Nature Conservation in Sub-tropical Woodlands Bush Heritage Australia is o... |
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Article in the journal of Nature Climate ChangeThe School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Mangement's Dr Paul Dargusch and a number of colleagues from The University of Queensland have recently had an article published in Nature Climate Change. The article titled... |
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Assoc Prof Clive McAlpine Extols the Virtues of the New Koala Listing on ABC TVOn 30th April the Environment Minister, Tony Burke, listed the koala as Vulnerable. This was the first time ever that a listing has been regionally dependent, with koalas in Queensland, New South Wales, and the Australian Capital Territor... |
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Australian researcher to play role in Polish-Norwegian national parks studyAn international research consortium, involving an Australian researcher, aims to improve national park governance and landscape protection systems in Poland and Norway, thanks to a prestigious $1.2 million European grant. The c... |
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Best and brightest receive awardsUQ's School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Management produces students that go on to lead major initiatives to better manage our natural and built environments. Each year a number of prizes are awarded to the most outstanding of... |
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Building cities is a serious game for planning studentsThe educational use of the popular game has helped the students to grasp some of the problems that will face them as professional planners. |
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Climate Engineering ICCP2012What do the Aral Sea and cane toads have in common? Both were environmental engineering projects that caused a bigger problem than they solved. Will “climate engineering” (CE) be any different? I took some of my PhD study to the ... |
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Climate is changing the Great Barrier ReefSatellite measurement of sea surface temperatures has yielded clear evidence of major changes taking place in the waters of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef over the past 25 years, marine scientists have found. The changes ... |
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Climate patterns and their influence on the Great Barrier ReefBy Ana Redondo-Rodriguez Biophysical Oceanography Group,School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Management |
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Cross-National Comparisons of Internal MigrationCross-National Comparisons of Internal Migration |
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CSIRO and UQ partner to build a sustainable futureUQ and CSIRO have partnered to establish the Integrated Natural Resource Management (INRM) PhD Program, a scholarship program for students conducting research in the field of integrated natural resource management science. This program is ... |
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CSIRO Coastal Research WebportalCSIRO has developed the Coastal Research webportal as a ‘one stop shop’ to provide information on past and present coastal research conducted in Australia. Officially launched in March at the Australian Coastal Research Forum i... |
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Endangered Mahogany Gliders benefit from UQ researchUniversity of Queensland researchers, from The School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Management, are measuring the effectiveness of new crossing poles installed for the endangered Mahogany Gliders in Far North Queensland. ... |
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Environmental requirements put pressure on businesses in developing economiesSmall and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are struggling to deal with the pressures of adapting to environmental legislations, particularly in South East Asia, according to a new paper |
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Expressions of interest for teaching assistanceWe are looking for research students and industry representatives who are interested in assisting in our teaching programs for semester 1, 2012. Applicants... |
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Fulbright ScholarshipsValued at up to US$300,000 the International Fulbright Science & Technology Awards are open to Australian citizens to undertake a full PhD program in the United States. The Award can be started betw... |
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Geographic Information Science links and resourcesAustralian CSER tools and products Spatial Sciences Institute ANZLIC - I... |
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Geography and Environmental Science at UQ in global top 50In the latest QS World University Subject Rankings The University of Queensland received a ranking of 9 for Environmental Sciences and 34 for Geography. ... |
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Glaciers in QueenslandDavid Alexander is a PhD student with The School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Management. He is investigating glacier response to short-term climatic events using remote sensing and hydrological measurements t... |
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GPEM Grant Success Stories! |
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GPEM Joins Definiens Academic Center of Excellence ProgramHere at GPEM we are continuing to expand our strong research focus through strategic links with key industry partners. |
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GPEM Student Receives GrantMelissa Bruton's work has been recognised by the Wildlife Preservation Society of Queensland's with a recent grant |
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GPEM's Dr Ann Peterson Awarded for teaching and learning innovation |
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GPEM's Dr Anthony Halog receives Research Fellowship to JapanUQ’s Dr Anthony Halog was awarded an Invited Research Fellowship to Japan by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS). |
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GPEM's new research profile |
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GPEM's Stuart Phinn Honoured in Q-Index awards |
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Green transport infrastructure worksThe Queensland Centre for Population Research (QCPR) has revealed that the provision of green infrastructure at UQ’s St Lucia campus has had a major impact on the travel behaviour of the University population. |
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Industrial precinct design in AutoCad and Revit Architecture |
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International delegates examine climate change adaptationMore than 100 students from universities around the world discussed how to respond to climate change when UQ hosted the Universitas 21 Summer School. |
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Jonathan Corcoran in GeoworldJonathan Corcoran in Geoworld: Mapping Urban Fires- what roles do weather conditions, events and disadvantage play? |
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Kasper Johansen's Mapping Banana Plantations...Kasper Johansen's Mapping Banana Plantations from Object-oriented Classification of SPOT-5 Imagery |
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Living LaboratoriesStudents at The University of Queensland (UQ) will take their learning outside the classroom with a new Living Laboratories initiative. The concept aims to connect UQ sustainability projects with teaching to provide real examples for stude... |
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Major breakthrough in climate change research |
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Moreton Bay Goes WirelessThe impact of recent floods on Q... |
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Morton Bay Research Station open houseOn the last Saturday in November, several hundred members of the North Stradbroke Island community filled the University of Queensland (UQ) Moreton Bay Research Station (MBRS) during an open house designed to showcase the field work underway by... |
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New course takes UQ students to VietnamA new course is teaching students about the social, urban, rural and environmental issues faced by communities in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam. The course was developed by The School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Management in conj... |
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New partnership supports LEC koala researchResearchers from the University of Queensland's Landscape Ecology and Conservation Group have partnered with South West NRM, the Australian Koala Foundation and the Department of Environment and Climate Change NSW to investigate koala populations in... |
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New resource for use by the ecosystem science and management communitiesAustralia’s Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network (TERN) has released a significant resource for use by the ecosystem science and management communities http://bit.ly/RZl3wn It e... |
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New study in to understanding how people view environmental issuesResearchers at The University of Queensland, in conjunction with CSIRO’s Climate Change Adaptation Flagship, are investigating people’s responses to environmental communication, particularly in the cas... |
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New study sheds light on the disappearance of pre-historic cultureA new study has shed light on the disappearance of a pre-historic culture, predating present day aboriginal inhabitants. Researchers from The Uni... |
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NewslettersThe latest news from the School of Geography, Planning and the Environment |
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Out In AfricaIan Hustwick, a Master of Environmental Management student at the University of Queensland has been awarded a prestigious internship with Save the Elephants in Samburu National Reserve, Kenya. Each year only 4 intern positions are made... |
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PIA Conference AwardsThe annual PIA Awards Ceremony was held on Friday November 12th in the Hyatt Coolum on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast. Graduate's of The School of Geography Planning and Environmental Management at UQ stood out from... |
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Prestigious Rotary Scholarship Brings Student to GPEMPrestigious Rotary scholarship winner Michael Ahillen has managed to turn his hobbies into research. |
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Professor Martin Bell comments on Australia's Population Strategy |
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Professor Martin Bell on SBS Insight! |
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Protecting biodiversity in GhanaPhD student, Justus Deikumah has flown home to South-West Ghana to study the impacts of habitat loss on the health and condition of birds, after first training in the techniques needed at UQ. This will be the first study of its kind in the... |
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Recent visiting fellow in geography, Allen Gontz, writes about his time in Australia |
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Register Now! Climate Change: Short CourseCreating Climate Adaptable Settlements: Building Resilience through Adaptive Planning |
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Replacing lost environments - a devil's pact?With up to a billion hectares of wilderness likely to be cleared to feed the world in the coming half century and an area the size of China devoured by cities, leading environmental scientists are urging caution over the extent to which lost ecosy... |
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Resources for the Geography, Planning and Environmental Management Day 2012Click on the links below to download copies of lectures and exercises. .prezi-player { width: 600px; } .prezi-player-links { text-align: center; } |
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Southern sea levels rise drastically |
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Study Abroad OpportunitiesThe School of Geography Planning and Environmental Management has two study abroad opportunities for students. Vietnam & Hong Kong &ldq... |
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Success for UQ sustainability programThe University of Queensland's Sustainable Management Alliance in Research and Teaching, SMART, program has received an award for Outstanding Excellence in Collaboration. The award was presented at the recent Business Higher Edu... |
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Top student wins prized fieldwork experience“The fieldwork highlighted many of the challenges of trying to protect such a remote yet open ecological system,” Ms Kankkunen said. “The trip was a great reminder of how diverse an environmental manager role can be and why I wanted to get involved in this profession.” |
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Topical PublicationsGPEM has again had a number of articles published in the months August-September. Some of note are: Dargusch, P. and Thomas, S. (2012). |
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Two degrees is too much for most coral reefsA modelling study from an international collaboration involving German, Canadian and Australian scientists has concluded that increasing global temperatures to 2 degrees above pre-industrial global temperatures will be too hot for two thirds of the ... |
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UQ among the world’s best places for post-doc workReaders of The Scientist magazine have rated The University of Queensland among the top five best places in the world for post-doctoral work in life sciences, outside the USA. |
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UQ Graduate attends International Olympic AcademyOne recent UQ graduate is off to the home of the Olympic Games to speak at a prestigious international conference about how such mega-events impact on the continued planning and development of host cities. |
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UQ Planning Research JournalThis booklet is a collection of selected research projects completed by members of the 2012 Bachelor of Regional and Town Planning graduating class. The UQ program focuses on sustainability with key planning elements centred around the topic... |
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UQ researchers forecast Australia’s population growth with new modelUQ researchers believe that long term population projections have a key role in informing policy in contrast with the government’s population strategy released today. Queensland Centre for Population Research (QCPR) demographers have d... |
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UQ scholarship winner to help sustain fish habitats in southern QldUQ student, Kate Fraser, is helping to ensure the sustainability of fish species in southern Queensland thanks to a Queensland Government scholarship with the University of Queensland (UQ). Kate, a Marine Studies Honours student in the Sch... |
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UQ sustains its lead on environmental issues |
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UQ tree planting scheme to protect an endangered ecosystemThe University of Queensland has planted more than 2,000 trees at the Gatton campus in a project that will help to protect a critically endangered ecosystem and offset UQ's carbon footprint. The planting took place on Wednesday,... |
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Video Seminar: Indigenous Transport in Developing CitiesThe aim of this presentation is to better understand the role of indigenous transport in potential... |
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Visiting Academic in Planning - Prof Mike HibbardProfessor Mike Hibbard form the University of Oregon Department of Planning, Public Policy and Management to visit UQ in 2011 |
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Winter Research OpportunitiesThe UQ Winter Research Program provides you with an opportunity to gain research experience working alongside some of the university’s leading academics and researchers. For further details on conditions and how to apply please see |
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World-first global study links climate to severe habitat lossTweet !func... |
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Investigating Social DisadvantageWhen researcher Dr Yan Liu recently relocated back to Brisbane, she faced a common problem – where to find an affordable home. Concerned by rising housing prices and the disparity between different ... |
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