Academics available to supervise PhD, Masters and Honours in the Trees and Urban Forests (TUF) research group.
Professor Stephen Livesley
My research focuses on quantifying urban forest benefits, from climate, runoff, biodiversity habitat and pollution reduction.
Possible project topics:
- Research on the impact of trees, green space and water on the urban energy balance and microclimate.
- Integrating water-sensitive urban design with trees for canopy cover, runoff and pollution benefits.
- Urban soil science and biogeochemistry associated with new surface substrates or disturbance.
Dr Paul Cheung
Paul Cheung is a Research Fellow in Urban Microclimates. His research focuses on optimising the cooling benefits of blue-green infrastructure in public and private urban spaces through design and management interventions to improve human thermal comfort and the climate resilience of cities.
Project topics:
- Measuring and modelling the cooling benefits of irrigating urban green spaces, and understanding the cooling mechanisms of irrigation.
- Understanding the spatial extent and magnitude of park cool island effect.
- Quantifying the cooling and stormwater benefits of blue-green infrastructure in private residential spaces.