Qualifications: PhD (Environmental Policy) (Griffith University) MEnvStud (University of Tasmania) M Art MArtAdmin (University of New South Wales) BAHons (Macquarie University) BSc (University of Queensland) Ros Taplin’s research background and qualifications are in sustainability science and her primary research focus is on climate change including impacts and adaptation, international policy on climate change, and Australian climate change policy. Her research experience also has involved working on policy and management issues related to a broad cross-section of environmental areas including: sustainable energy, air quality, corporate responsibility and sustainability, new environmental policy instruments, environmental impact assessment, voluntary environmental agreements, and sustainable cities and regions. She is an enthusiastic and committed transdisciplinary researcher and works from a perspective oriented towards practical decision-making outcomes. Prior to Bond University, Ros was Director of the Environmental Management Program in the Graduate School of the Environment, Macquarie University. She was also a former Director of the Climatic Impacts Centre, Macquarie University, and has held academic positions at RMIT University and at the University of Adelaide. She also has a decade of consulting experience involving a broad range of sectors of industry (insurance, manufacturing, energy, mining and resources) and government (state and federal). She was a Principal Greenhouse Consultant with both ACIL Consulting and a Principal Environmental Consultant for SMEC (Snowy Mountains Engineering Corporation).
Articles
Climate change related labour market implications for the construction industry (with Peter J. Glynn), Paper presented at the 17th Pacific Rim Real Estate Society (PRRES) conference: Climate change and property: Its impact now and later (2011)
Climate change will have a considerable impact on the construction and property industries. More specifically,...
Australia and Russia: How do their environmental policy processes differ? (with Anna Firsova), Environment, development and sustainability: A multidisciplinary approach to the theory and practice of sustainable development (2009)
This paper focuses on comparative review and analysis of the systems of environmental protection, national...
Empowerment of individuals and realization of community agency: Applying action research to climate change responses in Australia (with Nina Hall and Wendy Goldstein), Action research (2009)
Using Participatory Action Research (PAR), the research presented here sought to resolve the problematic of...
Sustainable energy future for Vietnam: Evolution and implementation of effective strategies (with Sk Noim Uddin and Xiaojiang Yu), International journal of environmental studies (2009)
Vietnam has experienced high growth in economic development since the mid-1990s. This has resulted in...
The Asia-Pacific partnership on clean development and climate: A retreat from the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities? (with Jeffrey McGee), McGill international journal of sustainable development law and policy (2009)
The Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate ("APP") was formed in July 2005 by...