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MR JOHN RAYNER



Contact Details

Organization: Resource Management and Geography
Position: SENIOR LECTURER
Email:
Work: +613 92506801
Fax: +613 92506885
Room: 38
Level: 01
Building: Main Building
Campus: ILFR - Burnley Campus

Biography

I am a lecturer in urban horticulture at Burnley Campus, University of Melbourne. My teaching and research interests are in the design and management of urban landscape plantings, including green roofs, vertical greening, climbing plants, ground covers, children’s and therapeutic landscapes. Other roles have included Acting Head of Campus, Course Coordinator, Subject Coordinator, Manager of Knowledge Transfer activities and outreach activities with the professional and wider landscape industries. My research interests fall into three main areas - green roofs and green walls, therapeutic horticulture (community, therapy and school gardens) and plants and planting design (landscape design and plant performance). Over the last three years I have developed new subjects that reflect these interests and incorporated these into both undergraduate and postgraduate subjects, most of which I am coordinating. I have also been involved in creating new academic and research programs in urban landscapes, including the Burnley Short Course Program and courses, including the Master of Urban Horticulture and Graduate Certificate in Garden Design. My design work has been brought into the public domain through exhibition. Since 2003 I have designed 9 displays, 5 which have been award winning at the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show. Together with Nick Williams, I have established a research program to develop green roofs suitable for Australian conditions as a climate change adaptation strategy. I am also actively involved in contracted projects and consulting activities, particularly in relation to green roof substrates research and development.

Research Expertise and International Linkages

Research Expertise

Research Interest Key Words Country of Expertise
Green roofs as an adaptation to climate change evaluating plant performance Australia
Horticultural teaching and learning develop specialist and development programs Australia
Landscape design and plant performance improve design outcome and sustainability Australia
Social and therapeutic horticulture projects researching plants suitable for these applications Australia

International Linkages

Country Establishment Collaboration
United Kingdom University of Sheffield Research

Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards

Qualifications

Title Institution Date Awarded Abbreviation
Bachelor of Applied Science University of Melbourne - Burnley 19-Mar-1993
Graduate Diploma in Education (Tertiary) University of Melbourne 31-Dec-1996
Diploma of Horticultural Science Victorian College of Agriculture and Horticulture 31-Dec-1979

Memberships

Membership Type Membership Body Description Start Date End Date
Member Australian Open Garden Scheme Committee Member 11-Aug-2009

Other Awards

Award Type Awarding Body Comments Date Awarded
Other (Award) The University of Melbourne David White Award for Excellence in Teaching (Science) 21-Apr-2010
Other (Award) The University of Melbourne Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching 06-Apr-2005

Government Research Classifications

Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications

Socio-Economic Objective Classifications

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.

Contracts

Title Role Funding Source Award Date
PIXEL BUILDING GREEN ROOF - PHASE 2 Chief Investigator GROCON 29/01/2010

Consultancies

Title Role Funding Source Award Date
PROVISION OF RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF A GREEN ROOF FOR THE CITY OF MELBOURNE Chief Investigator UOM COMMERCIAL LTD 01/10/2008
THE VENNY GREEN ROOF RESEARCH AND DEMONSTRATION PROJECT Chief Investigator UOM COMMERCIAL LTD

Additional Grant and Contract Information

Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage Grant: Green Roofs as an adaptation to climate change: evaluating plant performance and building energy budgets.  

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.

Publications in 2011

Journal Articles

  • Developments in Australian Agricultural and Related Education
    Year: 2011
    Journal: Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management
    Volume: 33
    Issue: 4
    Page numbers: 415-425
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  • Experiences in teaching horticultural plants and the use of eresource materials
    Year: 2011
    Journal: ACTA Horticulturae
    Volume: 920
    Page numbers: 33-38
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Publications in 2010

Journal Articles

  • Green roofs for a wide brown land: Opportunities and barriers for rooftop greening in Australia
    Year: 2010
    Journal: Urban Forestry and Urban Greening
    Volume: 9
    Issue: 3
    Page numbers: 245-251
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  • The Performance of Native and Exotic Species for Extensive Green Roofs in Melbourne, Australia
    Year: 2010
    Journal: ACTA Horticulturae
    Volume: 881
    Page numbers: 689-696
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Conference Publications/Papers

  • Facade Greening: a Case Study from Melbourne, Australia.
    Year: 2010
    Event name: II International Conference on Landscape and Urban Horticulture
    Conference Publication: ISHS Acta Horticulture
    Volume: 881
    Page numbers: 709-713
    Publisher: International Society for Horticultural Science(Leuven)
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Publications in 2009

Conference Publications/Papers

  • Developments in Australian horticultural vocational education
    Year: 2009
    Event name: V International Symposium on Horticultural Research, Training and Extension
    Conference Publication: ISHS Acta Horticulturae 832
    Volume: 1
    Page numbers: 121 - 130
    Publisher: International Society for Horticultural Science(Leuven)
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    URL - restricted access http://www.actahort.org/books/832/832_16.htm
  • Where to now for Horticultural Higher Education in Australia?
    Year: 2009
    Event name: Fifth International Symposium on Horticultural Research, Training and Extension
    Conference Publication: ISHS ACTA Horticulturae 832
    Volume: 1
    Page numbers: 185-194
    Publisher: International Society for Horticultural Science(Leuven)
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Publications in 2005

Journal Articles

  • The Advanced Diploma in Horticulture - A Pathway into and through Higher Education
    Year: 2005
    Journal: ACTA Horticulturae
    Volume: 672
    Issue: May 2005
    Page numbers: 311-317
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