Professor Jason Byrne
Affiliation
School of Geography, Planning, and Spatial Sciences, University of Tasmania
Research Areas
Cities, climate justice, environmental justice, urban greenspace
Why I do what I do
To make a difference in the world. More than half of humanity now live in cities. Some of the most complex problems we face relate to city design and function. My research allows me to contribute to solutions.
Something interesting about me
I was once photographed surfing with a shark at a Los Angeles Beach.
Questions answered by this expert
Should we still be building near the coast or should we be changing our planning now to allow for future changes to coasts and sea levels?
How could climate change impact poor and homeless people?
As a city on a river, how will the urban heat crisis affect the city of Hobart?
I'm thirteen. What do you think climate change will alter about the world in my lifetime, and what can I do about it?
Will climate change drive more people into poverty as it costs more?
Will climate change make us live elsewhere? eg. underwater or in space?
