Amy Hahs is an urban ecologist with an established research career investigating how urban landscapes impact the local ecology. Since 1999, Amy has written and co-authored over 100 academic articles and delivered more than 70 talks, lectures and interviews to Australian and international audiences.
Standing as a highly-valued leader in urban ecology research and biodiversity planning, Amy regularly co-organises scientific conferences and workshops for academic and professional participants from around the world. Amy also holds honorary and advisory positions on several scientific boards, and reviews research papers for over 15 specialist journals in the fields of urban ecology, biodiversity, conservation and environment. In her previous role as Director of the specialist consultancy Urban Ecology in Action, Amy worked on a diverse range of building projects to develop green, healthy cities and towns, and conserve resilient ecosystems where we live and work. These projects included providing urban ecology advice to state and local governments, industry, businesses and other organisations to help identify innovative and practical actions that sympathetically integrates biodiversity into urban landscapes. Amy is part of the Green Infrastructure Research Group (www.thegirg.org) in the School of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences.
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FEATURED Journal article
Balancing fire risk and human thermal comfort in fire-prone urban landscapes
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Understanding, quantifying and communicating the benefits associated with restoring an urb..
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Making megacities healthy for humans
NEWS ARTICLE
Higher levels of greenness and biodiversity associate with greater subjective wellbeing in..
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CO-CREATED RESEARCH: What is the influence of community planting activities and altered mo..
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Urban impacts across realms: Making the case for inter-realm monitoring and management
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Preliminary biodiversity analysis for Moreland City Council
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Projects
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Research Contracts
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Research Grant
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Honours, Awards and Fellowships
Ecological Society of Australia Student Travel Grant
American Meteorological Society Student Travel Grant
John S Turner Postgraduate Scholarship
School of Botany Postgraduate Student Travel Award
Melbourne Abroad Scholarship Scheme for Postgraduates
Australian Postgraduate Award (with Stipend)
Credentials
Positions
Positions
Senior Lecturer In Urban Horticulture
Ecosystem And Forest Sciences
General Member
International Association of Landscape Ecology
General Member
British Ecological Society
Student Member
American Meteorological Society
Newsletter Editor
International Association of Landscape Ecology- Australasian Chapter
General Member
Ecological Society of Australia
Student Member
Field Naturalists Club of Victoria
Education
Education
Doctor of Philosophy
University of Melbourne
Bachelor of Science (Degree with Honours)
University of Melbourne