Just out is a research paper led by Pete Kamstra, examining the spatial and temporal variables of risk perception. Centering on the activities of rock fishers on the Eastern coast of Australia. Rock fishing as a recreational activity involves exposure to the combined risk of waves and slippery/uneven surfaces. The risk of wave breaking directly…
Just out in the journal Natural Hazards is the latest research into quantifying the dangers of rocky coasts. Here David Kennedy, Daniel Ierodiaconou, Adam Weir & Barbara Brighton have developed a method to calculate wave hazards on shore platforms. This index is a first in rocky coast hazard research. It utilises fundamental landscape characteristics such as platform elevation,…
The coastal lab is part of the National Centre for Coasts and Climate. With A/Prof David Kennedy and Dr Teresa Konlechner leading the key research of understanding the key drivers and responses of the coast to climate change. Applications are invited for a PhD position in the School of Geography at the University of Melbourne,…
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