Contact Details
| Organization: | Architecture, Building and Planning |
| Position: | ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR LANDSCAPE, ARCH & HERIT |
| Email: | |
| Homepage: | http://www.abp.unimelb.edu.au/staff/rjgreen/ |
| Work: | 48728 |
| Fax: | 83445532 |
| Room: | 219 |
| Level: | 02 |
| Building: | Architecture And Planning Building |
| Campus: | Parkville |
Biography
While Dr. Green was trained as a landscape architect and environmental planner, and practiced professionally for many years in North and Central America, South East Asia and Australia, his academic research is multidisciplinary in nature and concerned primarily with environment and behavior issues and the assessment of community values associated with land development and conservation. The overall aim of his research is twofold - to advance theoretical understanding about landscape values and to develop methods for assessing the perceptual consequences of urbanization in fragile environments. He also teaches a design studio that focuses on places of high conservation value that are faced with development pressures.
Dr. Green is co-author of The Green City: Sustainable Homes, Sustainable Suburbs (2005) and is credited with numerous international journal articles, conference papers and book chapters. His most recent research explores links between biophysical attributes associated with the impacts of development in coastal areas and community environmental perceptions, the topic of his forthcoming book - Coastal Towns in Transition. He is also an assessor for research grant proposals for both the Australian Research Council (ARC) and the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), acts as a regular reviewer for several high impact, leading academic journals and is the leader of the Faculty of Architecture Building and Planning's Sustainble Bulit Environments Research Cluster.
Research Expertise and International Linkages
Research Expertise
| Research Interest | Country of Expertise |
|---|---|
| Development of methods for modelling perceived change in landscape and urban character | Australia |
| Community participation in environmental planning | Australia |
| Exploring relationships between environmental sustainability and public environmental values and perceptions | Australia |
| Exploring links between urban open spaces and benefits to public health | Australia |
| The perceptual consequences of tourism development in small town communities | Australia |
International Linkages
| Country | Establishment | Collaboration |
|---|---|---|
| Turkey | Mimar Sinan University of Fine Arts | Research |
| Thailand | Chulalongkorn University | Research |
| Thailand | Kasetsart University | Research |
| Thailand | Silpakorn University | Research |
| Turkey | Ege University | Research, Teaching |
Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards
Qualifications
| Title | Institution | Date Awarded | Abbreviation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor of Science | The University of Connecticut | 31-Dec-1979 | |
| Master of Landscape Architecture | The University of Arizona | 01-Mar-1983 | |
| Doctor of Philosophy | Queensland University of Technology | 01-Feb-1998 |
Memberships
| Membership Type | Membership Body | Description | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | ASLA | American Society of Landscape Architects | 01-Jan-1986 | |
| Member | CELA | Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture | 01-Jan-2000 | |
| Member | EDRA | Environmental Design Research Association | 01-Jan-2000 | |
| Member | AELA | Australasian Educators in Landscape Architecture | 01-Jan-1984 | 31-Dec-1986 |
| Member | AELA | Australasian Educators in Landscape Architecture | 01-Jan-1994 | |
| Member | IFLA | International Federation of Landscape Architects | 01-Jan-1986 | |
| Member | APA | American Planning Association | 01-Jan-1997 | 31-Dec-1999 |
Other Awards
| Award Type | Awarding Body | Comments | Date Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other (Award) | National merit award from the American Society of Landscape Architects | 31-Dec-1986 |
Government Research Classifications
Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications
- Virtual Reality and Related Simulation (ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND SIGNAL AND IMAGE PROCESSING) (280211)
- Spatial Information Systems (GEOMATIC ENGINEERING) (291004)
- Sustainable Development (LAND, PARKS AND AGRICULTURE MANAGEMENT) (300903)
- Architecture (ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN ENVIRONMENT) (310101)
- Heritage and Conservation (ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN ENVIRONMENT) (310102)
- Urban and Regional Planning (ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN ENVIRONMENT) (310103)
- Landscape Planning (ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN ENVIRONMENT) (310104)
- Architecture and Urban Environment not elsewhere classified (ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN ENVIRONMENT) (310199)
- Other Architecture, Urban Environment and Building (OTHER ARCHITECTURE, URBAN ENVIRONMENT AND BUILDING) (319999)
- Community Child Health (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321210)
- Health and Community Services (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321214)
- Tourism Resource Appraisal (TOURISM) (350502)
- Impacts of Tourism (TOURISM) (350503)
- Urban Sociology and Community Studies (SOCIOLOGY) (370104)
- Social and Community Psychology (PSYCHOLOGY) (380105)
- Psychological Methodology, Design and Analysis (PSYCHOLOGY) (380109)
- Design History and Cultural Theory (DESIGN STUDIES) (410405)
Socio-Economic Objective Classifications
- Housing (PLANNING) (680101)
- Commercial (PLANNING) (680102)
- Other (PLANNING) (680199)
- Other (DESIGN) (680299)
- Socio-cultural issues (TOURISM) (710502)
- Tourism infrastructure (TOURISM) (710503)
- Tourism (PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF POLLUTION) (710705)
- Child health (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730204)
- Preserving the built environment (HERITAGE) (750801)
- Preserving movable cultural heritage (HERITAGE) (750802)
- Urban planning (HERITAGE) (750803)
- Regional planning (HERITAGE) (750804)
- Visual communication (COMMUNICATION) (751003)
- Land and water management (COASTAL AND ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT) (770402)
- Integrated (ecosystem) (COASTAL AND ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT) (770406)
- Integrated (ecosystem) (URBAN AND INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENT) (770505)
- Land and water management (FARMLAND INCL. ARABLE LAND AND PERMANENT CROP LAND) (770802)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Involving local communities in defining town character in Victorian coastal towns | Chief Investigator | AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL | Discovery Projects | 01/01/2003 |
Additional Grant and Contract Information
BISHOP, I. and GREEN, R.J. (2001 - 2003).
Community Exploration of Changing Landscape Values.
Land and Water Resources Research and Development Corporation (LWRRDC).
Value over three years: $249,991
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.