Dr Silvia Tavares ~ Adjunct Senior Lecturer
Earth & Environmental Science
- About
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- Interests
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- Professional
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- Engaging with industry and city stakeholders, particularly in consulting and advisory roles related to urban planning and design where I can use my research as evidence to help understand and solve pressing contemporary and local urban issues
- Research
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- Urban thermal comfort
- Urban microclimates
- The relationship between urban economy and urban microclimates
- The relationship between urban microclimates and people’s health
- The impacts of climate change on all the above
- Post-disaster recovery
- Teaching
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- Urban Design studio (in multiple scales)
- Urban Design and Planning history and theory
- Architecture design studio
- Architecture history and theory
- Landscape Architecture design studio
- Landscape Architecture history and theory
- Building and city science
- Urban and landscape infrastructure
- Experience
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- 2020 to present - Lecturer in Urban Design and Town Planning, University of the Sunshine Coast (Sunshine Coast, Australia)
- 2017 to 2020 - Lecturer in Urban Design, James Cook University (Cairns, Australia)
- 2015 to 2016 - Assistant Lecturer in Landscape Architecture, Lincoln University (Christchurch, New Zealand)
- 2015 - Teaching Assistant in Landscape Architecture, Lincoln University (Christchurch, New Zealand)
- 2014 - Visiting Researcher, ILS (Institut für Landes- und Stadtentwicklungsforschung gGmbH) (Aachen, Germany)
- 2011 to 2014 - Teaching Assistant in Landscape Architecture, Lincoln University (Christchurch, New Zealand)
- 2008 to 2011 - Lecturer in Architecture and Urbanism, Universidade Federal do Tocantins (Palmas, Brazil)
- 2008 to 2009 - Head of Culture Department, Universidade Federal do Tocantins (Palmas, Brazil)
- Research Disciplines
- Socio-Economic Objectives
I am a lecturer in Urban Design and Town Planning at the University of the Sunshine Coast and an Adjunct Lecturer at JCU. I have a background in architecture, urbanism, and building and city science (affiliate member of PIA and registered architect and urbanist in Brazil). I am interested in the production of high-quality well-designed public spaces which enhance the quality of life of the people using them. My research focuses on providing evidence to produce public open spaces that are thermally comfortable, while promoting the good health of users and the natural environments that surround them. My main focus is, therefore, urban thermal comfort, urban microclimates, the relationship between urban microclimates and people’s health, and the impacts of climate change on them all. Whenever possible, I work with industry, stakeholders and citizens to understand where my research can provide useful evidence for contemporary pressing issues.
For more information: https://www.usc.edu.au/staff/dr-silvia-tavares
- Honours
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- Awards
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- 2018 - PIA Queensland Award for Planning Excellence Category: Public Engagement & Community Planning Award Project: Urban Thinkers Campus – Urban Health & Livability in Tropical Australia
- 2018 - JCU TropEco Partnerships and Engagement Award (Highly Commended) Project: Urban Thinkers Campus – Urban Health & Livability in Tropical Australia
- 2017 - Startup Grant - JCU
- 2018 to 2019 - Griffith University ARC Linkage Support Scheme / Project: Embracing Integrated Urban Design for Coastal Resilience in Cairns
- 2018 - UN-Habitat’s World Urban Campaign Urban Thinkers Campus: Urban livability in tropical Australia through urban diaries and community engagement
- 2018 - Fulbright Specialist Program (Host Institution) / Project: Promoting urban livability in tropical Australia through urban diaries and community engagement
- 2017 to 2018 - Blended Learning and Innovation Grant (BLING) - JCU
- 2014 to 2015 - Research Writing Grant - Lincoln University – Faculty of Environment, Society and Design (ESD)
- 2011 - 48 Hour Design Challenge – Gloucester Street Site Category Award Christchurch City Council, New Zealand
- 2005 to 2006 - PROCEL Masters Scholarship (Brazil)
- Fellowships
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- 2011 to 2014 - PhD Teacher Fellow Scholarship Lincoln University, New Zealand
- Memberships
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- 2018 - PIA (Planning Institute of Australia) - Affiliate (Academic) Member
- 2004 - CAU (Council of Architecture and Urbanism) - Professional registration in Architecture and Urban Planning and Design in Brazil
- Other
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- 2017 - Referee for Cadernos do PROARQ - Brazil
- 2017 - External referee for SINGEURB (National Symposium on Urban Engineering and Management) - Brazil
- Publications
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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
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- Tavares S, Sellars D, Dupre K and Mews G (in press) Implementation of the New Urban Agenda on a local level: an effective community engagement methodology for human-centred urban design. Journal of Urbanism,
- Fassina C, Jarvis D, Tavares S and Coggan A (2022) Valuation of ecosystem services through offsets: Why are coastal ecosystems more valuable in Australia than in Brazil? Ecosystem Services, 56.
- Fu J, Dupre K, Tavares S, King D and Banhalmi-Zakar Z (2022) Optimized greenery configuration to mitigate urban heat: A decade systematic review. Frontiers of Architectural Research, 11 (3). pp. 466-491
- Chaiechi T, Wong C and Tavares S (2020) Urban design and economic growth: an analytical tale of two tropical cities. Etropic: electronic journal of studies in the tropics, 19 (2). pp. 172-200
- Tavares S, Swaffield S and Stewart E (2019) A case-based methodology for investigating urban comfort through interpretive research and microclimate analysis in post-earthquake Christchurch, New Zealand. Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science, 46 (4). pp. 731-750
- Tavares S and Swaffield S (2017) Urban comfort in a future compact city: analysis of open-space qualities in the rebuilt Christchurch Central City. Landscape Review, 17 (2). pp. 5-23
- Tavares S (2017) Conforto urbano: a paisagem fisica e social como constituinte da experiência climatica / Urban comfort: the physical and social landscape as constituent of the climate experience. Cadernos do PROARQ, 28. pp. 47-62
- Book Chapters
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- Tavares S (2018) Public microclimates: thermal outdoor expectations in post-earthquake Christchurch (New Zealand). In: The Urban Microclimate as Artifact: towards an architectural theory of thermal diversity. Birkhäuser, Basel, Switzerland, pp. 82-100
- Conference Papers
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- Cotter G, Chaiechi T and tavares S (2019) State of abandon: the role of governance in the recurrent and cyclical nature of class conflict in the lives of mining communities in Australia. Proceedings of the Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference. In: 33rd Annual Australian & New Zealand Academy of Management Conference: wicked solutions to wicked problems, 3-6 December 2019, Cairns, QLD, Australia
- Tavares S (2017) Urban climate adaptation through design and planning: a New Zealand perspective. Proceedings of the 10th International Urban Design Conference. 13-15 November 2017, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia
- Cocozza G and Tavares S (2014) Expression of city edges in different cultures and its influence on urban landscape design: a comparison between the urban-rural interface in Brazil and New Zealand medium sized cities. Proceedings of the 20th International Seminar on Urban Form. In: ISUF 2013: 20th International Seminar on Urban Form, 17-20 July 2013, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
- Tavares S, Swaffield S and Stewart E (2013) Sustainability, microclimate and culture in post-earthquake Christchurch. Proceedings of the 50th World Congress of the International Federation of Landscape Architects. In: IFLA50: 50th World Congress of the International Federation of Landscape Architects, 10-12 April 2013, Auckland, New Zealand
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ResearchOnline@JCU stores 31+ research outputs authored by Dr Silvia Tavares from 2006 onwards.
- Collaboration
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The map shows research collaborations by institution from the past 7 years.
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