Contact Details
| Organization: | Melbourne School of Land and Environment |
| Position: | Honorary (Principal Fellow) |
| Email: | |
| Homepage: | http://www.sages.unimelb.edu.au/staff/finlayson.html |
| Work: | +61 3 8344 9169 |
| Room: | 2.01 |
| Level: | 02 |
| Building: | 233 Bouverie St. |
| Campus: | Parkville |
Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards
Qualifications
| Title | Institution | Date Awarded | Abbreviation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teaching Certificate | Kedron Park Teachers' College | 11-Dec-1964 | |
| Bachelor of Arts (first Class Honours in Geography) | The University of Queensland | 27-Apr-1971 | |
| Doctor of Philosophy | University of Bristol | 07-Jul-1976 |
Government Research Classifications
Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications
- Geomorphology (GEOLOGY) (260114)
- Groundwater Hydrology (HYDROLOGY) (260501)
- Surfacewater Hydrology (HYDROLOGY) (260502)
- Climatology (incl. Palaeoclimatology) (ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES) (260602)
- Physical Geography (OTHER EARTH SCIENCES) (269901)
- Freshwater Ecology (ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION) (270701)
- Water and Sanitary Engineering (CIVIL ENGINEERING) (290802)
- Environmental Engineering not elsewhere classified (ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING) (291199)
- Applied Hydrology (Drainage, Flooding, Irrigation, etc.) (SOIL AND WATER SCIENCES) (300105)
- Environmental Management and Rehabilitation (ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES) (300801)
- Natural Resource Management (ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES) (300803)
- Sustainable Development (LAND, PARKS AND AGRICULTURE MANAGEMENT) (300903)
- Economic Development and Growth (APPLIED ECONOMICS) (340213)
- Urban and Regional Studies (HUMAN GEOGRAPHY) (370401)
- Social and Cultural Geography (HUMAN GEOGRAPHY) (370402)
- Human Geography not elsewhere classified (HUMAN GEOGRAPHY) (370499)
- Demography not elsewhere classified (DEMOGRAPHY) (370599)
- Aboriginal Studies (OTHER STUDIES IN HUMAN SOCIETY) (379902)
Socio-Economic Objective Classifications
- Environmental education and awareness (ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY, LEGISLATION AND STANDARDS) (760104)
- Institutional arrangements (ENVIRONMENTAL AND RESOURCE EVALUATION) (760201)
- Environmental & resource evaluation not elsewhere classified (ENVIRONMENTAL AND RESOURCE EVALUATION) (760299)
- Other Environmental aspects (OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS) (769999)
- Land and water management (COASTAL AND ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT) (770402)
- Land and water management (HIGH COUNTRY INCL. MOUNTAINS) (770602)
- Land and water management (FARMLAND INCL. ARABLE LAND AND PERMANENT CROP LAND) (770802)
- Land and water management (SPARSELAND INCL. PERMANENT GRASSLAND AND THE ARID ZONE) (770902)
- Land and water management (OTHER INCL. ISLANDS) (779902)
- Other (OTHER INCL. ISLANDS) (779999)
- Physical sciences (NON-ORIENTED RESEARCH) (780102)
- Earth sciences (NON-ORIENTED RESEARCH) (780104)
- Studies in human society (NON-ORIENTED RESEARCH) (780107)
- Residential and commercial (CONSERVATION AND EFFICIENCY) (660402)
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730206)
- Understanding other countries (INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS) (750702)
- Understanding Australia's past (UNDERSTANDING PAST SOCIETIES) (750901)
Grants and Contracts
Research Grants, Contracts and Consultancies awarded to the University of Melbourne as the administering institution (since 2003) as recorded in Themis Agreements.
Grants
| Title | Role | Funding Source | Scheme | Award Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCIENCE & CITIZENSHIP: DEMOCRACY IN AN AGE OF SCIENCE-MEDIATED RISK | Chief Investigator | MOIRA SHIRE COUNCIL, SHIRE OF STRATHBOGIE, SHIRE OF CAMPASPE, BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY, GOULBURN BROKEN CATCHMENT & MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY, GREATER SHEPPARTON CITY, DEPT OF SUSTAINABILITY & ENVIRONMENT, AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL |
Linkage Projects (AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL) | 01/01/2005 |
| Historical changes in floodplain sedimentation in SE Australia: using radionuclides to validate a new approach | Chief Investigator | AINSE | Special Awards | 01/01/2008 |
Contracts
| Title | Role | Funding Source | Award Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE GEOMORPHOLOGY OF POOLS ON THE LOWER-MEKONG RIVER: POOL SPACING, SIZE, MAINTENANCE AND POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF FLOW REGULATION. | Chief Investigator | MEKONG RIVER COMMISSION | 01/05/2006 |
Publications
Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.