Lecturer in Urban Design, James Cook University
I have a background in Architecture, Urbanism and Building Science, and I am particularly interested in urban comfort (the combination of human thermal comfort, sociocultural identity and lifestyle, and adaptive capacity). My research interests also extend to urban microclimate, cultural landscapes, climate change, and post-disaster recovery.
Before starting at James Cook University, I worked at Lincoln University in New Zealand, where I also undertook my Ph.D. I worked as a visiting researcher at the ILS (Institut für Landes- und Stadtentwicklungsforschung gGmbH) in Aachen, Germany, and in Palmas, in tropical Brazil, where I lectured at the UFT (Universidade Federal do Tocantins) for three years. I also have work experience in Rio Grande do Sul State, in the south of Brazil, where I studied for her BArch and MSc.
Urban growth, heat islands, humidity, climate change: the costs multiply in tropical cities
Sep 10, 2019 20:21 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Some 60% of the planets expected urban area by 2030 is yet to be built. This forecast highlights how rapidly the worlds people are becoming urban. Cities now occupy about 2% of the worlds land area, but are home to about...
Healthy, happy and tropical – world's fastest-growing cities demand our attention
Apr 01, 2019 17:24 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
What does it take to be a happy and healthy city? In any city, myriad factors go into the mix and of course we are not dealing with just one kind of city. But, due to the world history of colonisation, models are still...
Making a global agenda work locally for healthy, sustainable living in tropical Australia
Jun 06, 2018 23:22 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy
Life in the tropics is often seen as living in paradise, a place where everything grows and flourishes. This picture-postcard environment is not the year-round reality. At certain times of year, intense heat, humidity and...
There’s an extra $1 billion on the table for NT schools. This could change lives if spent well