Dr Umberto Baresi
Faculty of Engineering,
School of Architecture & Built Environment
Biography
Dr Umberto Baresi (BSc, MSc, PhD) is an urban and environmental planner with International experience in Australia and Italy. In his career, he has worked as a professional planner in Italy, contributing to urban plans and land use regulations in several Italian cities while developing original research at his alma mater (Politecnico di Milano). His experience with government, industry and academia makes Umberto an effective chief investigator in several government-funded research projects: National Environmental Science Program in the Marine and Coastal Hub; Great Barrier Reef Reef Restoration and Adaptation Program; Monitoring collective capacity and effectiveness of implementation of the Great Barrier Reef 2050 Plan; Review of existing environmental partnerships in the Great Barrier Reef.Dr Baresi's research areas include environmental planning, strategic assessment, collaborative learning, governance and social and ecological systems in the context of sustainable development. Since 2008, Umberto has collaborated with decision-makers, academics and professionals across multiple disciplines, delivering research and professional outputs presented to International audiences and published as statutory documents and peer-reviewed journals. His research advocates the need for more effective assessment of the human impacts on the environment, caused by urban and regional planning. Recent research activities and publications developed by Dr Baresi and colleagues reflect on pathways for improving procedures of strategic environmental assessment, with a focus on Australian national and state planning and assessment frameworks.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Personal details
Positions
- Postdoctoral Fellow - Adaptive Learning, Reef Restoration and Adaptation Program
Faculty of Engineering,
School of Architecture & Built Environment
Keywords
Environmental Planning and Assessment, Environmental governance, Regional Planning and Adaptation, Strategic Assessment, Program Monitoring and Evaluation, Collaborative learning
Research field
Other Environmental Sciences, Urban and Regional Planning, Other Built Environment and Design
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2008
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy (University of Queensland)
Professional memberships and associations
- Member of IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy
- Member of Social Science Community for the Great Barrier Reef (Organizing Committee)
- Member of International Association for Impact Assessment (Strategic Environmental Assessment group)
- Member of Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand (Community of practice on Strategic Environmental Assessment)
Teaching
Current:
Guest Lecturer: UXH 331 Environmental Planning
Past:
Lecturer
- UXH 331 Environmental Planning
- UXH 432 Community Planning
Teaching team
- UXB 131 Imagine Planning and Design (Studio)
- UXB 134 Land Use Planning
- UXB 231 Planning Processes
- UXH 430 Planning Theory
Previous Teaching Roles
- Urban Planning (Politecnico di Milano)
- Urban Policy and Geographic Information System (Politecnico di Milano)
Awards:
- QUT Small Learning and Teaching Grant 2021
- QUT Centre for the Environment Early Career Researcher Grant
Experience
Professional Urban and Environmental Planner hired by Italian City Councils (City of Como, City of Cremona, Town of Martinengo, Town of Osio Sotto)
Contribution to Urban Plans and Land Use Regulations. Analysis and mapping of social, cultural, economic and environmental assets in urban landscapes. Design and evaluation of development scenarios.
Reviewer for peer reviewed journal
- Environmental Impact Assessment Review. Elsevier (United States)
- Landscape and Urban planning. Elsevier (Netherlands)
- Journal of Environmental Planning and Management. Routledge (United Kingdom)
- Anthropocene. Elsevier (United Kingdom)
Editorial board member
- PLoS ONE (Public Library of Science)
Publications
- Baresi, U., Vella, K. & Sipe, N. (2020). A limits-oriented adaptive approach for strategic environmental assessment. Environmental Science and Policy, 114, 128–139. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/205066
- Baresi, U., Vella, K. & Sipe, N. (2017). Bridging the divide between theory and guidance in strategic environmental assessment: A path for Italian regions. Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 62, 14–24. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/102372
- Hamman, E., Baresi, U. & Vella, K. (2021). Cumulative impacts and strategic environmental assessment: policy development for Australias Great Barrier Reef. In JA. Blakley & DM. Franks (Eds.), Handbook of Cumulative Impact Assessment (pp. 123–139). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/210895
- Vella, K., Baresi, U., Lockie, S. & Taylor, B. (2021). Challenges and opportunities for assisted regional ecosystem adaptation: International experience and implications for adaptation research. PLoS One, 16(9). https://eprints.qut.edu.au/205065
QUT ePrints
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Supervision
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Current supervisions
- Understanding the relationship between collaborative governance and agricultural practice change: A Great Barrier Reef catchments case study
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Karen Vella, Dr Angela Dean, Dr Angela Guerrero Gonzalez