Prof

John Wiseman

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Architecture, Building and Planning

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John Wiseman

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Architecture, Building and Planning

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Public policy

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Political leadership on climate change: the role of health in Obama-era US climate policies

John Wiseman's selected work

THE CARBON GOVERNANCE 2050 PROJECT:SCALING UP INNOVATION AND LINKING ASIA-PACIFIC ECONOMIE..
Internal Research Grant
Hope and courage in the climate crisis
NEWS ARTICLE
Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute’s submission to the Royal Commission into National..
Report
Willie wagtails: The werewolves of the bird world
NEWS ARTICLE
Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute & Melbourne School of Design’s submission to the I..
Report
Health co-benefits and the development of climate change mitigation policies in the Europe..
Journal article

John Wiseman's selected work

THE CARBON GOVERNANCE 2050 PROJECT:SCALING UP INNOVATION AND LINKING ASIA-PACIFIC ECONOMIE..

Internal Research Grant

Hope and courage in the climate crisis

NEWS ARTICLE

Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute’s submission to the Royal Commission into National..

Report

Willie wagtails: The werewolves of the bird world

NEWS ARTICLE

Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute & Melbourne School of Design’s submission to the I..

Report

Health co-benefits and the development of climate change mitigation policies in the Europe..

Journal article

Projects

Displaying the 10 most recent projects from 20 for John Wiseman.

Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations (IDDRI)- Transitioning beyond coal: Learning from EU regional structural adjustment and renewal initiatives

Family Violence Reform: Using knowledge to develop and integrate policy and practice

Family violence is a serious threat to the health and well-being of women, children and some men, costing the economy an estimated $8.1 ..

Family Violence Reform: Using knowledge to develop and integrate policy and practice

Family violence is a serious threat to the health and well-being of women, children and some men, costing the economy an estimated $8.1 ..

Family Violence Reform: Using knowledge to develop and integrate policy and practice

Family violence is a serious threat to the health and well-being of women, children and some men, costing the economy an estimated $8.1 ..

Family Violence Reform: Using knowledge to develop and integrate policy and practice

Family violence is a serious threat to the health and well-being of women, children and some men, costing the economy an estimated $8.1 ..

Family Violence Reform: Using knowledge to develop and integrate policy and practice

Family violence is a serious threat to the health and well-being of women, children and some men, costing the economy an estimated $8.1 ..

Family Violence Reform: Using knowledge to develop and integrate policy and practice

Family violence is a serious threat to the health and well-being of women, children and some men, costing the economy an estimated $8.1 ..

THE CARBON GOVERNANCE 2050 PROJECT:SCALING UP INNOVATION AND LINKING ASIA-PACIFIC ECONOMIES FOR A LOW EMISSIONS FUTURE

VICTORIAN CENTRE FOR CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION RESEARCH

VICTORIAN CENTRE FOR CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION RESEARCH

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12

Research Contracts

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Research Grant

1

Internal Research Grant

Scholarly Works

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Political leadership on climate change: the role of health in Obama-era US climate policies

Annabelle Workman, Grant Blashki, Kathryn J Bowen, David J Karoly, John Wiseman

Journal article | 2020 | Environmental Research Letters

Urgent and ambitious climate action is required to avoid catastrophic climate change and consequent health impacts. Political will..

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Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute’s submission to the Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements

Janet Stanley, Alan March, Jason Thompson, Brendan Gleeson, Sangeetha Chandra-Shekeran, Don Henry, Leonardo Nogueira de Moraes, John Wiseman, Sebastian Fastenrath, Belinda Young, Maria Constanza Gonzalez-Mathiesen

Report | 2020

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Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute & Melbourne School of Design’s submission to the Inquiry into the 2019-2020 Victorian Fire Season

Janet Stanley, Alan March, Jason Thompson, Brendan Gleeson, Sangeetha Chandra-Shekeran, Donald Henry, Leonardo Nogueira de Moraes, John Wiseman, Sebastian Fastenrath, Belinda Young, Maria Constanza Gonzalez-Mathiesen

Report | 2020

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Health co-benefits and the development of climate change mitigation policies in the European Union

Annabelle Workman, Grant Blashki, Kathryn J Bowen, David J Karoly, John Wiseman

Journal article | 2019 | CLIMATE POLICY

The 2015 Paris Agreement requires increasingly ambitious emissions reduction efforts from its member countries. Accounting for anc..

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A scenario process to inform Australian geoengineering policy

Anita Talberg, Sebastian Thomas, John Wiseman

Journal article | 2018 | FUTURES

Geoengineering is a high-stakes policy issue that calls for research and debate that is pluralistic, reflexive and socially accoun..

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Climate change and mental health: risks, impacts and priority actions

Katie Hayes, G Blashki, J Wiseman, S Burke, L Reifels

Journal article | 2018 | INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEMS

Background: This article provides an overview of the current and projected climate change risks and impacts to mental health and p..

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The Political Economy of Health Co-Benefits: Embedding Health in the Climate Change Agenda

Annabelle Workman, Grant Blashki, Kathryn J Bowen, David J Karoly, John Wiseman

Journal article | 2018 | INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH

A complex, whole-of-economy issue such as climate change demands an interdisciplinary, multi-sectoral response. However, evidence ..

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Regional innovation systems and transformative dynamics: Transitions in coal regions in Australia and Germany

L Coenen, S Campbell, J Wiseman

Book Chapter | 2018

This chapter aims to better understand the implications of transformative change for regional innovation systems (RIS) research an..

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The great energy transition of the 21st century: The 2050 Zero-Carbon World Oration

John Wiseman

Journal article | 2018 | ENERGY RESEARCH & SOCIAL SCIENCE

Looking back from 2050, this article is written in the form of a fictional speech reflecting on the impressive progress made by 20..

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The 1.5 degrees C target and coal sector transition: at the limits of societal feasibility

Thomas Spencer, Michel Colombier, Oliver Sartor, Amit Garg, Vineet Tiwari, Jesse Burton, Tara Caetano, Fergus Green, Fei Teng, John Wiseman

Journal article | 2018 | CLIMATE POLICY

National and global mitigation scenarios consistent with 1.5°C require an early phase-out of coal in major coal-dependent countrie..

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Keyword Analysis

Policy and Administration

Adaptation To Climate Change

Expanding Knowledge

Urban and Regional Planning

Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation

Government and Politics

Political Science

Public Health (excl. Specific Population Health)

Understanding Climate Change

News

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Hope and courage in the climate crisis

John Wiseman

As the risks of catastrophic climate change continue to grow, so too do the challenges of facing an increasingly hazardous future with hones..

September 27, 2021

pursuit Article

Willie wagtails: The werewolves of the bird world

Ashton Dickerson, Therésa Jones, Michelle Hall

“A poet is a nightingale who sits in darkness and sings to cheer its own solitude with sweet sounds; his auditors are as men entranced by th..

August 26, 2020

pursuit Article

2040: hope and action in the climate crisis

John Wiseman

Optimism is an essential part of our climate solution. GoodThing ProductionsIt was framed as “the climate election”, but last week Australi..

conversation Article

Mental health in a changing climate

Grant Blashki, John Wiseman, Lennart Reifels, Katie Hayes, Susie Burke

Hurricane Katrina hit America’s south in 2005. Almost 2000 people died. Thirteen years on, thousands of people are still living with the lin..

August 13, 2018

pursuit Article

What actually is a good city?

Paul James, Belinda Young, Brendan Gleeson, John Wiseman

It's hard to see how a city can be good for all its people unless they are involved in its creation. Paul James, CC BY-SAThis is one of ..

conversation Article

Company directors can be held legally liable for ignoring the risks from climate change

Travers McLeod, John Wiseman

Company directors who don’t properly consider climate related risks could be liable for breaching their duty of due care and diligence, a ne..

November 4, 2016

conversation Article

A more sustainable Australia: measuring success

Carl Obst, John Wiseman

We need a better way of understanding and predicting how well our society is doing. Klesta/Flickr**A more sustainable Australia.* As the 201..

August 27, 2013

conversation Article

Looking back from 2030: how the climate war was won

John Wiseman, Gerald Frape

We have the technology to decarbonise: now we need the will Luke WestallMinimising serious debate about climate change risks and solutions l..

conversation Article

Building the new economy: alternative strategies for the 99%

John Wiseman

International organisation 350.org encourages the building of grass-roots movements to combat climate change. 350.orgBob Massie, CEO of the..

conversation Article

Wellbeing, happiness and sustainability: hallmarks of a new economic paradigm

John Wiseman

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Bhutanese Prime Minister Jigmi Thinley, Costa Rican President Laura Chinchilla and administrator of the UN..

conversation Article

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Credentials

Positions

Honorary

Architecture, Building and Planning

Honorary

Melbourne School of Population and Global Health

Education

Labour and Social Justice

La Trobe University

Bachelor of Social Work

University of Melbourne

Bachelor of Arts

University of Melbourne

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0000-0003-2276-5517