Associate ProfessorGeoffrey Wescott
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Faculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment/School of Life and Environmental Sciences
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BIO
Geoff is a researcher, teacher and community service provider in the areas of
marine and coastal management, nature conservation with an emphasis on
corridors and connectivity policy and parks, protected areas and ecotourism.
This involves studies of environmental policy, planning and management. He is
a member of the international Conservation Catalysts group and of the World
Commission for Protected Areas of the IUCN. Currently he is President of the
Australian Coastal Society, a Director of Zoos Victoria and a member of the
statutory Victorian Coastal Council. He is a former member of such groups as
the National Oceans Advisory Group, chair of the Marine and Coastal community
Network, a Director of Parks Victoria and numerous other bodies. He has
published over 200 chapters, books, refereed journal articles and popular
presentations and writings. His latest book was co-editing the CSIRO
Publication: Linking Australia's Landscapes and he is currently co-editing
another CSIRO book on Australia's marine protected areas.
marine and coastal management, nature conservation with an emphasis on
corridors and connectivity policy and parks, protected areas and ecotourism.
This involves studies of environmental policy, planning and management. He is
a member of the international Conservation Catalysts group and of the World
Commission for Protected Areas of the IUCN. Currently he is President of the
Australian Coastal Society, a Director of Zoos Victoria and a member of the
statutory Victorian Coastal Council. He is a former member of such groups as
the National Oceans Advisory Group, chair of the Marine and Coastal community
Network, a Director of Parks Victoria and numerous other bodies. He has
published over 200 chapters, books, refereed journal articles and popular
presentations and writings. His latest book was co-editing the CSIRO
Publication: Linking Australia's Landscapes and he is currently co-editing
another CSIRO book on Australia's marine protected areas.
NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Director Zoos VictoriaZoos Victoria, Parkville, Parkville, Australia1 Oct 2012 - 30 Jun 2018
- MemberVictorian Environment Assessment Council, Melbourne, Australia1 Jul 2015 - 30 Jun 2018
- Chair of Expert PanelVictorian Government, Coastal Policy, Melbourne, Australia1 Jul 2015 - 30 Jun 2018
- MemberInternational Union for Conservation of Nature, Cambridge, Commission for Parks and Protected Areas, Cambridge, United Kingdom1 Oct 1993 - 7 Oct 2018
- MemberVictorian Government, Victorian Coastal Council, Melbourne, Australia1 Jul 2014 - 1 Jun 2016
- Member of Advisory CouncilInternational Land Conservation Network, Advisory Council, Cambridge, United States1 Jul 2017 - 2 Oct 2018
FIELDS OF RESEARCH
- Ecology
- Policy and administration
- Environmental management
AREA/FACULTY
- Faculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment