Dr Kevin Parnell ~ Adjunct Associate Professor

Interests

Research

• Long- term management of erosion on islands in Torres Strait
• Traditional knowledge systems and climate change in Torres Strait
• Coastal Management (particularly sand extraction, beach monitoring methodology, geomorphic assessments for infrastructure provision, climate change and natural hazard impacts, vessel wake impacts)
• Coastal processes (particularly hydrodynamics and sediment dynamics)
• Vessel -wake wave science

Experience

• 2014 to present - Associate Professor, CMES, James Cook University (Townsville, Australia)
• 2014 - Visiting Scientist, Italian Institute of Marine Science (CNR-ISMAR) (Venice Italy)
• 2014 - Visiting Senior Researcher, Institute of Cybernetics (Tallinn, Estonia)
• 2003 to 2014 - Associate Professor, Deputy Head of School, James Cook University (Townsville, Australia)
• 2008 to 2009 - Visiting Senior Researcher, Institute of Cybernetics, Estonia (Marie Curie Actions, European Union) (Tallinn, Estonia)
• 1986 to 2003 - Lecturer and Senior Lecturer, University of Auckland (Auckland, New Zealand)
• 2000 - Visiting Fellow, St Hugh's College, Oxford University (UK)
• 1985 to 1986 - Lecturer, Northern Rivers College of Advanced Education (Lismore, Australia)

Research Disciplines

• Environmental Science and Management (0502)
• Physical Geography and Environmental Geoscience (0406)

Socio-Economic Objectives

• Land and Water Management (9609)
• Ecosystem Assessment and Management (9605)
• Physical and Chemical Conditions of Water (9611)

Awards

• MA (Hons) Auck. (1982)
• PhD (James Cook) (1987)

These are the most recent publications associated with this author. To see a detailed profile of all publications stored at JCU, visit ResearchOnline@JCU. Hover over Altmetrics badges to see social impact.

Journal Articles

• Nguyen T and Parnell K (2019) Coastal land use planning in Ben Tre, Vietnam: constraints and recommendations. Heliyon, 5 (4), Article: e01487, DOI:10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e01487.
• Nguyen P, Luom T and Parnell K (2017) Mangrove transplantation in Brebes Regency, Indonesia: lessons and recommendations. Ocean & Coastal Management, 149, pp. 12-21, DOI:10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2017.09.006.
• Nguyen T and Parnell K (2017) Gradual expansion of mangrove areas as an ecological solution for stabilizing a severely eroded mangrove dominated muddy coast. Ecological Engineering, 107, pp. 239-243, DOI:10.1016/j.ecoleng.2017.07.038.
• Nguyen T, Thai T and Parnell K (2017) Developing a framework for integrating local and scientific knowledge in internationally funded environment management projects: case studies from Kien Giang Province, Vietnam. Local Environment, 22 (11), pp. 1298-1310, DOI:10.1080/13549839.2017.1342617.
• Nguyen T, Luom T and Parnell K (2017) Existing strategies for managing mangrove dominated muddy coasts: knowledge gaps and recommendations. Ocean & Coastal Management, 138, pp. 93-100, DOI:10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2017.01.016.
• Phong N, Parnell K and Cottrell A (2017) Human activities and coastal erosion on the Kien Giang coast, Vietnam. Journal of Coastal Conservation, 21 (6), pp. 967-979, DOI:10.1007/s11852-017-0566-9.
• Zaggia L, Lorenzetti G, Manfé G, Scarpa G, Molinaroli E, Parnell K, Rapaglia J, Gionta M and Soomere T (2017) Fast shoreline erosion induced by ship wakes in a coastal lagoon: field evidence and remote sensing analysis. PLoS ONE, 12 (10), Article: e0187210, DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0187210.
• Nguyen T, Tong V, Quoi L and Parnell K (2016) Mangrove restoration: establishment of a mangrove nursery on acid sulphate soils. Journal of Tropical Forest Science, 28 (3), pp. 275-284.
• Nguyen T, Nguyen V, Le P and Parnell K (2016) Community perspectives on an internationally funded mangrove restoration project: Kien Giang province, Vietnam. Ocean & Coastal Management, 119, pp. 146-154, DOI:10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2015.10.008.
• Parnell K, Zaggia L, Soomere T, Lorenzetti G and Scarpa G (2016) Depression waves generated by large ships in the Venice Lagoon. Journal of Coastal Research, SI 75, pp. 907-911, DOI:10.2112/SI75-182.1.
• Parnell K, Soomere T, Zaggia L, Rodin A, Lorenzetti G, Rapaglia J and Scarpa G (2015) Ship-induced solitary Riemann waves of depression in Venice Lagoon. Physics Letters A, 379, pp. 555-559, DOI:10.1016/j.physleta.2014.12.004.
• Rapaglia J, Zaggia L, Parnell K, Lorenzetti G and Vafeidis A (2015) Ship-wake induced sediment remobilization: effects and proposed management strategies for the Venice Lagoon. Ocean & Coastal Management, 110, pp. 1-11, DOI:10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2015.03.002.

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ResearchOnline@JCU stores 47+ research outputs authored by Dr Kevin Parnell from 2001 onwards.

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Completed

• Assessing the vulnerability of reef islands to climate change: a spatial-temporal sediment budget model approach (2015, PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• Managing mangrove dominated muddy coasts through intergration of local and scientific knowledge in Kien Giang, Vietnam and Brebes, Indonesia (2016, PhD , Primary Advisor)

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