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Lecturer in Human Geography
Geography, Planning, and Spatial Sciences
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- Lecturer in Human GeographyGeography, Planning, and Spatial Sciences
- +61 3 6226 1553 (Work)
- School of Geography, Planning, and Spatial Sciences, Geography, Planning and Spatial Sciences, GEO437 Geography-Geology Building, Sandy Bay Campus, TAS
BIO
Andrew Harwood is a Lecturer in Human Geography. His research is animated by a passion for intellectual inquiry directed towards conceptualising, understanding, and addressing complex social, technological, and ecological entanglements. His teaching spans the arts and the sciences and is motivated by a belief in the power of learning to transform individual understanding and so contribute to wider societal change. His academic ambitions are twofold and interrelated: (1) to undertake collaborative research that promotes social justice, environmental sustainability, and ecological conservation; and (2) to deliver teaching that fosters critical thinking, love of learning and personal transformation.
Biography
Andrew has worked at the University of Tasmania in a wide variety of teaching and research roles. In 2011 he completed his doctoral investigation into political constitutions of Tasmanian islandness, bringing together insights from science studies, governmentality, and island studies. Since completing his doctorate, he has contributed social science expertise to diverse interdisciplinary research projects including: experiential learning in planning education; climate change adaptation for natural resource management; the role of agriculture in regional development; bushfire preparation for Tasmanian communities; and renewable energy transitions.
Career summary
Qualifications
PhD The Political Constitution of Islandness: The ‘Tasmanian Problem’ and Ten Days on the Island University of Tasmania Australia 2011
BSc (1st Class Hons) Re-placing the Map: Cartography, Geography and Actor-Network Theory University of Tasmania Australia 1999
Memberships
Professional practice
Institute of Australian Geographers (IAG)
Planning Institute of Australia (PIA)
Society for Social Studies of Science (SSSS)
International Small Islands Studies Association (ISISA)
Small Island Cultures Research Initiative (SICRI)
Administrative expertise
Geography and Environment (BA) Major Coordinator (2019 - current)
Environment, Resources and Sustainability Research Theme Co-Director (2016-2019)
Biography
Andrew has worked at the University of Tasmania in a wide variety of teaching and research roles. In 2011 he completed his doctoral investigation into political constitutions of Tasmanian islandness, bringing together insights from science studies, governmentality, and island studies. Since completing his doctorate, he has contributed social science expertise to diverse interdisciplinary research projects including: experiential learning in planning education; climate change adaptation for natural resource management; the role of agriculture in regional development; bushfire preparation for Tasmanian communities; and renewable energy transitions.
Career summary
Qualifications
PhD The Political Constitution of Islandness: The ‘Tasmanian Problem’ and Ten Days on the Island University of Tasmania Australia 2011
BSc (1st Class Hons) Re-placing the Map: Cartography, Geography and Actor-Network Theory University of Tasmania Australia 1999
Memberships
Professional practice
Institute of Australian Geographers (IAG)
Planning Institute of Australia (PIA)
Society for Social Studies of Science (SSSS)
International Small Islands Studies Association (ISISA)
Small Island Cultures Research Initiative (SICRI)
Administrative expertise
Geography and Environment (BA) Major Coordinator (2019 - current)
Environment, Resources and Sustainability Research Theme Co-Director (2016-2019)
SCHOOL AND PORTFOLIO
- School of Geography, Planning, and Spatial Sciences