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Phone: +61 7 3365 6455
Geography
Planning
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Environmental Management
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Academic Research Areas
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www.gpem.uq.edu.au/research-strengths
Tackling the Big Issues
Climate Change
The School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Management is
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focused on discovering new knowledge and finding practical solutions that
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tackle the big issues that will affect us all. The School has a unique inter-disciplinary research environment focusing
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on the themes of: Climate Change and Adaptation
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Sustainable Cities
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Marine and Coastal Processes and Management
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Sustainable Livelihoods
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Conservation and Natural Resource Management
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Climate Adaptation
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GPEM builds and supplies Australian Government models used by Australian Governments to forecast future population growth for planning and infrastructure and human services.
Our image processing approaches have been selected by Google Earth for global implementation on their Earth Engine platform, allowing anyone in the world to access and use them.
Our research in to protected areas has been widely adopted and applied as best practice globally, with the UN adopting it as an indicator of progress United Nations towards biodiversity goals.
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Koala Protection
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Impacts of Research Google Earth
Con s e rv a t i o n &
• Biophysical Remote Sensing Group
GPEM created an online course to educate urban and regional planners on climate change and its predicted impacts.
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• Working Group for Cleaner Production
Our researchers have campaigned to have the Koala listed as a threatened species, ensuring their protection in to the future.
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• Environmental and Social Planning Research Group • Climate Research Group
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• Landscape Ecology and Conservation • Queensland Centre for Population Research
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• Centre for Spatial Environmental Research
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The Joint Remote Sensing Research Program, and our team of highly skilled scientists provide mission critical data to space agencies and their satellites around the world.
Space Agencies
GPEM developed statutory planning instruments, and was the primary contributor to the development of the Regional Nature Conservation Strategy for South East Queensland.
Carbon Programs
GPEM staff worked with Billabong International to develop its organisational carbon footprint and sustainability programs.
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University Rankings 2012
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Times Higher Education World University
QS Natural Sciences Subjects
World University
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ERA QS National Subject Taiwan Environmental University Environmental Science and Environment Science Management Ecology
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ERA Ecological Applications
ERA Physical Geography and Environmental Geoscience
ERA Human Geography
ERA Urban and Regional Planning
ERA Rankings are based on a 5 point scale - 1 ranks lowest at well below world standard and 5 ranks highest at well above world standard. ERA 2012 based on 2005-2010 data.
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Student Nationality
Netherlands 1
Canada 9
United Kingdom 8
Sweden 1 Germany 1 Switzerland 3
United States 13
Venezuela 1 Trinidad and Tobago 1
Iran 7
Iraq 4
Ghana 2
Brazil 4 Peru 2
Burundi 1
Chile 10
Zambia 2
Thailand 3
Sri Lanka 3
Singapore 7 Malaysia 16
Indonesia 14
Brunei Darussalan Papua New Guinea 1 2 Solomon Islands 2 Fiji 4
Mauritius 1
Zimbabwe 1 South Africa 3
Undergraduate - 902
Vietnam 21 Philippines 2
India 3
Tanzania 5
Namibia 1
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Hong Kong 15
Uganda 1
Mozambique 1
South Korea 2 Japan
Nepal 3
Kenya 2
Colombia 8
Ecuador 5
China 46
Turkey Italy 1 United Arab Emirates 1 1 Saudi Arabia 1 Oman The Gambia 1 1
Spain 2
Cuba 1
Mexico 5
Austria 2
France 9
Bahamas 1
Czech Republic 1
New Zealand 7 Australia 1006
Postgraduate Coursework - 279 Research Students - 111
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Programs
Bachelor of Science
Regional and Town Planning
Environmental Management
Development Planning
Urban and Regional Planning
Geographical Science
Bachelor of Arts
Geography
Undergraduate www.gpem.uq.edu.au/undergraduate-programs
Regional Development
Environmental Management
Geographic Information Science
Post Graduate www.gpem.uq.edu.au/postgraduate-coursework
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Honours Research
Master of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy
Fast Facts
2 International Field Trips - Hong Kong - Vietnam
2 Student Groups:
OOPS GEMS 2 Teaching Excellence Awards
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Graduate Opportunities
www.gpem.uq.edu.au/employment-opportunities
IBIS World reports the Australian Environmental Science Services industry is forecast to maintain solid revenue growth of 4% per annum over the five years through 2016-17, exceeding the projected pace of GDP growth of 3.4% per annum and reflecting the combined impact of increased government funding for weather and climate-related research, ongoing growth in demand for mineral testing and further growth in environmental markets.
Learning Impact An online academic integrity tool developed by GPEM staff has been internationally recognised. Almost 100 international institutes have requested access, and it has been completed by more than 30,000 students.
CRICOS Provider No: 00025B
1. Staff - Staff Official All-trend (sorted by year/school/census type) 2. University Rankings 2012 - http://www.arc.gov.au/era/outcomes_2012/Institution/QLD and http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/world-university-rankings/2012-13/world-ranking/institution/ university-of-queensland-australia and http://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings. 3. Student Nationality - Student current 5 year trend (sorted by program/year/school) - based on student count not EFTSL 4. Programs - Country of Sudents by Program, and PhD Students Student scholarships and research (sorted by school/gender/birth country) 5. Fast facts - www.gpem.uq.edu.au/school-profile . 6. Graduate Opportunities http://www.gpem.uq.edu.au/employment-opportunities - IBIS world http://clients.ibisworld.com.au/industryau/ataglance.aspx?indid=553