Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment

School of Life and Environmental Sciences

Assoc Prof Geoffrey Wescott
  Phone   +61 3 925 17623
Email   geoffrey.wescott@deakin.edu.au
Position   Associate Professor
Campus   Burwood
Research grouping   Marine and Freshwater Science
Wildlife and Conservation Biology

Geoff's research interests are in the area of Environmental Policy and its implementation. In
particular marine and coastal policy, planning and management have been a long term (25 years plus)
focus along with national parks and marine protected areas.

Geoff has used the coastal environment in Victoria as a long term case study of the development ,
implementation and review of coastal policy based on the international concept of Integrated Coastal
Zone Management.

Research interests

  1. Environmental Policy and its implementation
  2. Marine and Coastal Policy, Planning and Management
  3. Nature Conservation Policy

Career

Director of the Conservation Council of Victoria
Lecturer in Biology Ballarat CAE
Tutor in Biology RMIT
Head of Department of Heritage and Resource Management , Victoria College
Associate Head of School of Ecology and Environment (2000-2003), Deakin Univ.

Key publications

Wescott, G. (1993) Policy without Implemetation: Victorian Coastal Zone Management in 1992/93 Environmental and Planning Law Journal 10 (2) , 87-96

Wescott, G (1995) Victoria's major review of Coastal Policy: the establishment of a Coordinating Coastal Council Environmental Planning and Law Journal 12 (3), 1-8

Wescott, G (1998) Reforming Coastal Management to improve Community Participation and Integration in Victoria, Australia Coastal Management 26 (1), 3-15

Wescott, G (2000) The Development and Intitial Implementation of Australia's 'Integrated and Comprehensive Ocean and Coastal Management 43, 853-878

Wescott, G (2006) The long and winding road: the development of a comprehensive, adequate and representative system of highly protected marine protected areas in Victoria, Australia. Ocean and Coastal Managment 49 (12), 905-922

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Professional activities

Councillor Australian Conservation Foundation
Vice President Australian Coastal Society
Board of Directors of Marine and Coastal Community Network
Fellow of the Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand
Member of the Australian Institute of Biology

 

PhD students

Student nameThesis title
Amanda CornishIntegrating Catchment and Coastal Management Rebecca KossThe sustainablilty of community environmental groups  

 

Honours students

Student nameThesis title Dave GallowayPublic Perceptions of Victorian Marine Protected areas David HowellImpacts of climate change on coastal areas of westernport Bay Gary MartynThe Economic evaluation of the Victorian coast  

 

Teaching areas

Integrated Marine and Coastal Management
Catchment and Coastal Management
National Park and Protected Area Management


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