Full Academic Status
College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
Peter is Senior Lecturer in Environmental Politics and Policy. His research addresses three principal themes:
1) Governments' use of evidence and expertise for addressing environmental problems
2) Climate adaptation decision-making and institutional coordination
3) The impact and uses of problem framing in climate change politics
Honours
Awards
Grants
Star, C., Tangney, P., Jones, M., McClaren, H., Nettle, C. (2020) “Ensuring effective outcomes and implementation for climate adaptation policy: reviewing a co-designed, stakeholder-engaged, evidence-based approach to decision-making”. Flinders University Climate Response Seed Grant ($25,000)with external income from Adelaide Resilient South ($18,000).
Clarke, B., Star, C., Tangney, P. (2020) “Integrated assessment of local governments’ coastal adaptation planning and practice”. Flinders University Climate Response Seed Grant ($25,000)with external income from SA Dept. Environment & Water ($74,000).
Star, C., Tangney, P., Newman, J., Clarke, B. (2019) "Developing policy expertise and a toolkit for evidence-based coordination of national climate resilience using a co-design professional development approach", Dept. of Defence Strategic Policy Grants Program- $125,877
Peter is a member of the Climate and Sustainability Policy Research group and the Torrens Resilience Institute