Prof

John Wiseman

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Architecture, Building and Planning

Prof

John Wiseman

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Architecture, Building and Planning

Primary Interest

Public policy

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John Wiseman

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Legitimizing energy transitions through community participation: Germany and Australia at a crossroad

John Wiseman's selected work

THE CARBON GOVERNANCE 2050 PROJECT:SCALING UP INNOVATION AND LINKING ASIA-PACIFIC ECONOMIE..
Internal Research Grant
What we now know about climate change after 2021
NEWS ARTICLE
Narrative Matters: Fighting not drowning - facing a harsh climate future with wisdom, hope..
Journal article
Where to find courage and defiant hope when our fragile, dewdrop world seems beyond saving
NEWS ARTICLE
Coal transitions-part 1: a systematic map and review of case study learnings from regional..
Journal article
Hope and Courage in a Harsh Climate: From Denial and Despair to Resilience and Transformat..
Book Chapter

John Wiseman's selected work

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

Internal Research Grant

What we now know about climate change after 2021

NEWS ARTICLE

Narrative Matters: Fighting not drowning - facing a harsh climate future with wisdom, hope..

Journal article

Where to find courage and defiant hope when our fragile, dewdrop world seems beyond saving

NEWS ARTICLE

Coal transitions-part 1: a systematic map and review of case study learnings from regional..

Journal article

Hope and Courage in a Harsh Climate: From Denial and Despair to Resilience and Transformat..

Book Chapter

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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Project Types

12

Research Contracts

7

Research Grant

1

Internal Research Grant

Scholarly Works

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Legitimizing energy transitions through community participation: Germany and Australia at a crossroad

Franziska Mey, Anne Kallies, John Wiseman, Mitchel Watson

Journal article | 2022 | GLOBALIZATIONS

Public acceptance is central to the success of a transition agenda but with the increasing uptake of renewable energy technology, ..

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Narrative Matters: Fighting not drowning - facing a harsh climate future with wisdom, hope and courage

John Wiseman

Journal article | 2021 | CHILD AND ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH

The most recent 2021 IPCC climate science update reminds us yet again that accelerating the transition to a just and resilient zer..

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Coal transitions-part 1: a systematic map and review of case study learnings from regional, national, and local coal phase-out experiences

Francesca Diluiso, Paula Walk, Niccolo Manych, Nicola Cerutti, Vladislav Chipiga, Annabelle Workman, Ceren Ayas, Ryna Yiyun Cui, Diyang Cui, Kaihui Song, Lucy A Banisch, Nikolaj Moretti, Max W Callaghan, Leon Clarke, Felix Creutzig, Jerome Hilaire, Frank Jotzo, Matthias Kalkuhl, William F Lamb, Andreas Loeschel, et al.

Journal article | 2021 | ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS

A rapid coal phase-out is needed to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement, but is hindered by serious challenges ranging from vest..

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Hope and Courage in a Harsh Climate: From Denial and Despair to Resilience and Transformation

John Wiseman

Book Chapter | 2021

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Hope and Courage in the Climate Crisis

John Wiseman

Book | 2021

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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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Putting the Economic Cart before the Healthy Horse: Barriers and Opportunities for Health Co-Benefits in Climate Change Mitigation Policies

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

Journal article | 2018 | ISEE Conference Abstracts

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Keyword Analysis

Policy and Administration

Adaptation To Climate Change

Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation

Urban and Regional Planning

Expanding Knowledge

Government and Politics

Political Science

Public Health (excl. Specific Population Health)

Understanding Climate Change

News

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What we now know about climate change after 2021

Jacqueline Peel, John Wiseman, Andrew King

2021 saw an increase in extreme weather events that broke records around the world. The impacts of climate change continued apace globally..

December 22, 2021

pursuit Article

Where to find courage and defiant hope when our fragile, dewdrop world seems beyond saving

John Wiseman

The COP26 climate conference in Glasgow is over. Despite some progress, deep concerns remain about the outcomes. The final pact at least me..

November 14, 2021

conversation Article

Building just and prosperous zero-carbon regions

John Wiseman, Linda Wollersheim

An increasingly large majority of Australians – apparently even the Business Council of Australia and News Corp – now clearly recognise the..

October 25, 2021

pursuit Article

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 hone..

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 t..

August 26, 2020

pursuit Article

2040: hope and action in the climate crisis

John Wiseman

It was framed as “the climate election”, but last week Australia returned a government with climate policies that make the task of building..

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 li..

August 13, 2018

pursuit Article

What actually is a good city?

Paul James, Belinda Young, Brendan Gleeson, John Wiseman

This is one of a series of articles to coincide with the 2017 Ecocity World Summit, which begins today in Melbourne. Our cities have no..

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 n..

November 4, 2016

conversation Article

A more sustainable Australia: measuring success

Carl Obst, John Wiseman

**A more sustainable Australia.* As the 2013 election campaign continues, we’ve asked academics to look at some of the long-term issues aff..

August 27, 2013

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