Profiles
Jan McDonald
Jan McDonald
Professor, Faculty of Law
Associate Dean, Governance, Equity and Culture
College of Arts, Law and Education
Room 2.12, Faculty of Law Building, Sandy Bay Campus
Some of the impacts of climate change are inevitable and we are going to have to adapt. In Australia, 80% of the population lives within 50km of the coast. Sea levels will rise. There will be increased erosion. We will have greater need to manage bushfire risk and larger demands on emergency services. How we respond to these changes is important for the future of communities, economies and the natural world.
Exploring a legal framework for climate change resilience
Professor of environmental law, Jan McDonald, is exploring the role that law can play in helping us to adapt to the impacts of climate change.
'There is an incredible amount of policy effort focused on reducing the impacts of climate change by reducing emissions, and this is vital. There is also a real need to prepare for the impacts that now seem inevitable, and there is currently less focus here,' said Professor McDonald.
'Adaptation to climate change will demand a multifaceted approach including technological solutions, economic incentives, community education, and legal interventions. The law will be an important tool for promoting resilience to change, but designing it appropriately requires care.'
Professor McDonald has pioneered the field of climate adaptation law in Australia.
'The Law is steady and certain. It evolves slowly, and typically can't respond well to radical change. The impacts of climate change will require some laws to effect transformation.'
'I am pleased to have raised the profile of this area. A one-size-fits-all approach will not work. We will need to create a legal framework to cope with climate change, not wait for the law to adapt. If we wait, it will be too late.'
Professor McDonald says the law will become more important as the competing adaptation priorities between ecosystems and communities become apparent.
'One of the key benefits of progress in this field will be the protection of coastal assets and biodiversity, which has great economic, spiritual, intrinsic and cultural value,' said Professor McDonald.
'As humans respond to the impacts of climate change, we have to ensure that we do not displace other species who are themselves adapting to environmental change. For example, the increased use of firebreaks to protect development in fire-prone areas will reduce important habitat for animals.
'We also need to protect the areas that animals are going to need to migrate to when coastal erosion happens. We can identify the areas that are going to be important future habitat now, and the law should ensure that it is protected.'
Another benefit is reducing businesses' exposure to future liability.
'Businesses cannot afford to ignore the potential impacts of climate change. The most expensive developments are often built on the coast. While increased regulation now might seem like a hand brake, in 100 years, the owners of developments in affected areas may think differently in hindsight.'
By establishing where the law fits into the range of interventions required today, Professor McDonald's research may help prepare us for the impacts of climate change tomorrow.
Jan McDonald is the New Star Professor of Environmental Law in the Faculty of Law. Her current research spans the legal and policy dimensions of climate change adaptation, including urban planning and coastal management, liability and insurance issues, and the application of resilience thinking to law. Professor McDonald is President of the National Environmental Law Association and was a Contributing Author to the IPCC's Fifth Assessment Report. She has consulted to local, state and national governments on environmental and climate change adaptation issues, and has taught, researched and published widely across a range of environmental law issues. Professor McDonald has won over $3million in research funding, including three competitive grants relating to climate change adaptation since 2011.
Biography
Jan McDonald is the New Star Professor of Environmental Law. She has consulted to local, state and national governments on environmental and climate change adaptation issues. In 2004-2005, Jan served as Environment Program Manager for the United Nations Development Program's Pacific office, in Solomon Islands and has served as a consultant to the Government of Vanuatu and Solomon Islands, as well as several environmental non-government organisations.
Since her arrival in Tasmania and the Faculty of Law in 2011, Jan has won three competitive grants relating to climate change adaptation and was appointed to the Tasmanian Climate Action Council in 2012. Her current research spans the legal and policy dimensions of climate change adaptation, including urban planning and coastal management, liability and insurance issues, the application of resilience thinking to law.
Jan McDonald has taught, researched and published widely across a range of environmental law issues. Before coming to Tasmania, she was Director of the Griffith Climate Change Response Program and Professor of Environmental Law and Policy in the Griffith School of Environment. In 2007, she led Griffith University's successful bid to host the National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility and served as NCCARF Establishment Director in 2007-2008. She also led Griffith University's role the South East Queensland Climate Adaptation Research Initiative (SEQ-CARI) - a partnership between the Queensland and Australian Governments, the CSIRO Climate Adaptation National Research Flagship, Griffith University, University of the Sunshine Coast and University of Queensland.
Jan is President of the National Environmental Law Association and has served as a member of the Tasmanian Climate Action Council. She was a Contributing Author to the IPCC's Fifth Assessment Report.
Career summary
Qualifications
| Degree | Title of Thesis | University | Country | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PhD | International Trade and Forest Protection: A Legal and Policy Framework for Sustainable Trade in Forest Product | Bond University | Australia | 2001 |
| LLM | Environment and Natural Resources Law (summa cum laude) | Northwestern School of Law of Lewis and Clark College | United States | 1992 |
| LLB | University of Queensland | Australia | 1990 | |
| BA | Law/Journalism | University of Queensland | Australia | 1987 |
Memberships
Professional practice
- President of the National Environmental Law Association (2014-present)
- Member of the editorial board of the international, peer-reviewed journal, Climate Law (2013 – present)
- Member of the editorial board of the Environmental and Planning Law Journal (2008- present)
- Member of the Tasmanian Climate Action Council, a body established in the Climate Change (State Action) Act 1998 (Tas), from 2012 until its abolition in 2014
- Member of the Australian Panel of Experts on Environmental Law, convened by the Places You Love Alliance
- Barrister of the Supreme Court of Queensland
Committee associations
- Environmental Law Commission of the IUCN
- National Environmental Law Association
- Climate Tasmania
Other
- Centre for Marine Socio-Ecology
Teaching
Environmental Law, Climate Law, International Trade, Environment
Teaching expertise
- Climate Change Law and Policy
- Current Issues in Environmental Law
- Environmental Law
- Climate Change Adaptation
- Trade, Globalisation and Environmental Law
Teaching responsibility
- Climate Change Law and Policy (LAW656)
- Current Issues in Environmental Law (LAW639)
- Environmental Law (LAW641)
Research Appointments
- 2013-2017 University of Tasmania
Associate Dean (Research), Faculty of Law - 2007-2009 National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility, Griffith University
Research Manager & Deputy Director (October 2008-May 2009)
Interim Director (November 2007-October 2008) - 2006-2010 Griffith University
Director, Griffith Climate Change Response Program, June 2007-2010
Deputy Dean (Research), Griffith Law School 2006-2007
Deputy Director, Socio-Legal Research Centre, July 2006-December 2007
Acting Director, Socio-Legal Research Centre, July-December 2006
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Expertise
Jan has researched and published widely on a range of environmental law issues. In recent years, her research has spanned the legal and policy dimensions of climate change adaptation, including urban planning and coastal management, liability and insurance issues. Jan has consulted to local, state and national governments on environmental and climate change adaptation issues and has worked closely with Clarence Council to identify the legal issues arising from various adaptation options.
Since arriving at the University of Tasmania is 2011, Jan has completed projects supported by three competitive grants relating to climate change adaptation, relating to spatial planning instruments, coastal adaptation and the status of adaptation research. New projects explore and test the application of resilience thinking to the legal challenges posed by the Anthropocene.
Research Themes
As a specialist in environmental law and a member of the Centre for Marine Socio-Ecology, Jan's research aligns with both the Environment, Resources and Sustainability and the Marine, Maritime and Antarctic University of Tasmania research themes.
Awards
- 2006 Lewis & Clark Law School Distinguished Environmental Law Graduate Award
Current projects
- 2012 National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility Australia Grants Program, Supporting evidence-based adaptation decision-making in Tasmania - The state of adaptation research, McDonald J, Hobday A, Lyth A, Meinke H, Wilson L, $70000.
- 2011 National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility Australia Grants Program, The Legal, Institutional, and Cultural Barriers to Adaptation to Sea-Level Rise in Australia, Barnet J, Coates B, Lazarow N, McDonald J, Wood K, $292000.
- 2011 National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility Australia Grants Program, Limp, leap or learn: Developing legal frameworks for climate change adaptation planning in Australia, McDonald J, Bonyhady T, England P, Macintosh A, $217000.
- 2011 Government of Tasmania Climate Connect Program, Climate Change Health Impact and Risk Assessment Tool: A pilot implementation project, Bell E, Blashki G, McDonald J, Turner P, Woodruff R, Pillor S, & Seidel B, $31 892.
- 2009 National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility, Synthesis and Integrative Research Programme, Historical Case studies – Storm tides, Tomlinson R, Callahan G, McDonald J, Yorke Y, Magendanz D, Sultmann S, Goodwin I, Thomalla F, $84 000
- 2008 Cluster Project Leader - CSIRO Collaboration Fund Cluster (with UQ & University of Sunshine Coastal), Regional Adaptation to Climate Change – A Case Study in Southeast Queensland (total value $3million, amount to Griffith $1.6million)
- 2007 Commonwealth of Australia, National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility – led Griffith consortium bid for right to host($50 million, $20 million to Griffith University)
Fields of Research
- Environmental and Natural Resources Law (180111)
- Environment Policy (160507)
- Urban and Regional Studies (excl. Planning) (160404)
Research Objectives
- Justice and the Law (940499)
- Climate Change Adaptation Measures (960301)
- Social Impacts of Climate Change and Variability (960311)
Publications
Total publications
69
Journal Article
(37 outputs)| Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | McDonald J, McCormack PC, Dunlop M, Farrier D, Feehely J, et al., 'Adaptation pathways for conservation law and policy', WIREs Climate Change, 10, (1) Article e555. ISSN 1757-7780 (2019) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1002/wcc.555 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 1 Co-authors: McCormack PC; Gilfedder L; Hobday AJ | |
| 2019 | McDonald J, McGee J, Brent K, Burns W, 'Governing geoengineering research for the Great Barrier Reef', Climate Policy pp. 1-11. ISSN 1469-3062 (In Press) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1080/14693062.2019.1592742 [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: McGee J; Brent K | |
| 2019 | Stephenson RL, Hobday AJ, Cvitanovic C, Alexander KA, Begg GA, et al., 'A practical framework for implementing and evaluating integrated management of marine activities', Ocean and Coastal Management, 177 pp. 127-138. ISSN 0964-5691 (2019) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2019.04.008 [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Hobday AJ; Alexander KA; Frusher S; Fudge ME; Fulton EA; Haward M; Macleod C; Nash KL; Ogier E; Pecl GT; Plaganyi EE; van Putten I | |
| 2018 | Brent K, McDonald J, McGee J, Gogarty B, 'Carbon dioxide removal geoengineering', Australian Law Journal, 92, (10) pp. 830-838. ISSN 0004-9611 (2018) [Refereed Article] Citations: Web of Science - 1 Co-authors: Brent K; McGee J; Gogarty B | |
| 2018 | Wenta J, McDonald J, McGee JS, 'Enhancing resilience and justice in climate adaptation laws', Transnational Environmental Law pp. 1-30. ISSN 2047-1025 (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1017/S2047102518000286 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 1 Co-authors: Wenta J; McGee JS | |
| 2018 | Cvitanovic C, van Putten EI, Hobday AJ, Mackay M, Kelly R, et al., 'Building trust among marine protected area managers and community members through scientific research: insights from the Ningaloo Marine Park, Australia', Marine Policy, 93 pp. 195-206. ISSN 0308-597X (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2018.04.010 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 1 Co-authors: Cvitanovic C; van Putten EI; Hobday AJ; Mackay M; Kelly R | |
| 2018 | Gogarty B, McGee J, Brent K, McDonald J, Haward M, et al., 'Glacier geoengineering needs lawyers too', Nature, 560 Article 167. ISSN 0028-0836 (2018) [Letter or Note in Journal] DOI: 10.1038/d41586-018-05877-5 [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Gogarty B; McGee J; Brent K; Haward M; King MA | |
| 2018 | Hardy A, McDonald J, Guijt R, Leane E, Martin A, et al., 'Academic parenting: work-family conflict and strategies across child age, disciplines and career level', Studies in Higher Education, 43, (4) pp. 625-643. ISSN 0307-5079 (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1080/03075079.2016.1185777 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 4 Co-authors: Hardy A; Guijt R; Leane E; Martin A; James A; Jones M; Corban M; Green B | |
| 2018 | Holbrook R, McDonald J, 'Offsetting cultural heritage: Lessons from the theory and practice of biodiversity offsets', Environmental and Planning Law Journal, 35, (3) pp. 247-266. ISSN 0813-300X (2018) [Refereed Article] Co-authors: Holbrook R | |
| 2018 | Bonebrake TC, Brown CJ, Bell JD, Blanchard JL, Chauvenet A, et al., 'Managing consequences of climate-driven species redistribution requires integration of ecology, conservation and social science', Biological Reviews, 93, (1) pp. 284-305. ISSN 1464-7931 (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/brv.12344 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 21Web of Science - 16 Co-authors: Blanchard JL; Champion C; Clark TD; Frusher S; Hobday AJ; Lee E; McCormack PC; Twiname S; Villanueva C; Wapstra E; Pecl GT | |
| 2018 | Brent KA, McGee JS, McDonald J, Rohling EJ, 'International law poses problems for negative emissions research', Nature Climate Change, 8, (6) pp. 451-453. ISSN 1758-678X (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1038/s41558-018-0181-2 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 2Web of Science - 2 Co-authors: Brent KA; McGee JS | |
| 2017 | Pecl GT, Araujo MB, Bell JD, Blanchard J, Bonebreak TC, et al., 'Biodiversity redistribution under climate change: Impacts on ecosystems and human well-being', Science, 355, (6332) Article eaai9214. ISSN 0036-8075 (2017) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1126/science.aai9214 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 289Web of Science - 253 Co-authors: Pecl GT; Blanchard J; Clark TD; Frusher S; Jennings S; McCormack PC; Villanueva C; Wapstra E | |
| 2017 | Cvitanovic C, Hobday AJ, McDonald J, Van Putten EI, Nash KL, 'Governing fisheries through the critical decade: the role and utility of polycentric systems', Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, 28, (1) pp. 1-18. ISSN 0960-3166 (2017) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1007/s11160-017-9495-9 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 1Web of Science - 9 Co-authors: Cvitanovic C; Hobday AJ; Van Putten EI; Nash KL | |
| 2016 | Cvitanovic C, McDonald J, Hobday AJ, 'From science to action: principles for undertaking environmental research that enables knowledge exchange and evidence-based decision-making', Journal of Environmental Management, 183, (Part 3) pp. 864-874. ISSN 0301-4797 (2016) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2016.09.038 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 41Web of Science - 33 Co-authors: Cvitanovic C; Hobday AJ | |
| 2016 | Foerster A, McDonald J, 'Thresholds, scale and strategy for biodiversity offsets in Australia: where to draw the line?', Environmental Law and Management, 28, (1) pp. 13-30. ISSN 1067-6058 (2016) [Refereed Article] Co-authors: Foerster A | |
| 2016 | Lyth A, Harwood A, Hobday AJ, McDonald J, 'Place influences in framing and understanding climate change adaptation challenges', Local Environment, 21, (6) pp. 730-751. ISSN 1354-9839 (2016) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1080/13549839.2015.1015974 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 7Web of Science - 5 Co-authors: Lyth A; Harwood A | |
| 2016 | McDonald J, McCormack PC, Fleming AJ, Harris RMB, Lockwood M, 'Rethinking legal objectives for climate-adaptive conservation', Ecology and Society, 21, (2) Article 25. ISSN 1708-3087 (2016) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.5751/ES-08460-210225 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 6Web of Science - 9 Co-authors: McCormack PC; Fleming AJ; Harris RMB; Lockwood M | |
| 2016 | McDonald J, McCormack PC, Foerster A, 'Promoting resilience to climate change in Australian conservation law: the case of biodiversity offsets', University of New South Wales Law Journal, 39, (4) pp. 1612-1651. ISSN 0313-0096 (2016) [Refereed Article] Citations: Web of Science - 6 Co-authors: McCormack PC; Foerster A | |
| 2015 | Brent K, McGee J, McDonald J, 'The governance of geoengineering: an emerging challenge for international and domestic legal systems?', Journal of Law, Information and Science, 24, (1) pp. EAP 1-33. ISSN 0729-1485 (2015) [Refereed Article] Co-authors: Brent K; McGee J | |
| 2015 | Foerster AC, Macintosh A, McDonald J, 'Trade-Offs in Adaptation Planning: Protecting Public Interest Environmental Values', Journal of Environmental Law, 27, (3) pp. 459-487. ISSN 0952-8873 (2015) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1093/jel/eqv017 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 1Web of Science - 1 Co-authors: Foerster AC | |
| 2015 | McDonald J, 'Editorial', University of Tasmania Law Review, 34, (1) pp. 1-3. ISSN 0082-2108 (2015) [Letter or Note in Journal] | |
| 2015 | McDonald J, 'Editor 'Special Edition'', 34, (1) ISSN 0082-2108 (2015) [Edited Journal] | |
| 2015 | McIntosh A, Foerster AC, McDonald J, 'Policy design, spatial planning and climate change adaptation: a case study from Australia', Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 58, (8) pp. 1432-1453. ISSN 0964-0568 (2015) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2014.930706 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 14Web of Science - 8 Co-authors: Foerster AC | |
| 2014 | Hobday A, McDonald J, 'Environmental Issues in Australia', Annual Review of Environment and Resources, 39 pp. 1-28. ISSN 1543-5938 (2014) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1146/annurev-environ-012113-111451 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 16Web of Science - 14 | |
| 2014 | McAllister RRJ, Smith TF, Lovelock CE, Choy DL, Ash AJ, et al., 'Adapting to climate change in South East Queensland, Australia', Regional Environmental Change: Natural and Social Aspects, 14, (2) pp. 429-433. ISSN 1436-3798 (2014) [Contribution to Refereed Journal] DOI: 10.1007/s10113-013-0505-8 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 6Web of Science - 5 | |
| 2014 | McCormack P, McDonald J, 'Adaptation strategies for biodiversity conservation: Has Australian law got what it takes?', Environmental and Planning Law Journal, 31 pp. 114-136. ISSN 0813-300X (2014) [Refereed Article] Co-authors: McCormack P | |
| 2014 | McDonald J, 'A Short History of Climate Adaptation Law in Australia', Climate Law, 4, (1-2) pp. 150-167. ISSN 1878-6553 (2014) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1163/18786561-00402013 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 5 | |
| 2014 | McDonald J, Styles M, 'Legal Strategies for Adaptive Management under Climate Change', Journal of Environmental Law, 26, (1) pp. 25-53. ISSN 1464-374X (2014) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1093/jel/equ003 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 19Web of Science - 13 Co-authors: Styles M | |
| 2014 | Hobday AJ, Maxwell SM, Forgie J, McDonald J, Darby M, et al., 'Dynamic ocean management: integrating scientific and technological capacity with law, policy and management', Stanford Environmental Law Journal, 33, (2) pp. 125-165. ISSN 0892-7138 (2014) [Refereed Article] | |
| 2013 | Foerster AC, Macintosh A, McDonald J, 'Transferable lessons for climate change adaptation planning? Managing bushfire and coastal climate hazards in Australia', Environmental and Planning Law Journal, 30, (6) pp. 469-490. ISSN 0813-300X (2013) [Refereed Article] Citations: Scopus - 6 Co-authors: Foerster AC | |
| 2013 | Haward M, Jabour JA, McDonald J, 'Small fish in a big pond: lessons from the Abel Tasman controversy', Australian Journal of Maritime & Ocean Affairs, 5, (1) pp. 22-27. ISSN 1836-6503 (2013) [Refereed Article] Co-authors: Haward M; Jabour JA | |
| 2013 | Tracey S, Buxton CD, Gardner C, Green BS, Hartmann K, et al., 'Super Trawler Scuppered in Australian Fisheries Management Reform', Fisheries, 38, (8) pp. 345-350. ISSN 0363-2415 (2013) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1080/03632415.2013.813486 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 17Web of Science - 19 Co-authors: Tracey S; Buxton CD; Gardner C; Green BS; Hartmann K; Haward M; Jabour JA; Lyle JM | |
| 2012 | Verschuuren J, McDonald J, 'Towards a legal framework for coastal adaptation: assessing the first steps in Europe and Australia', Transnational Environmental Law, 1, (2) pp. 355-379. ISSN 2047-1025 (2012) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1017/S204710251200009X [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 9Web of Science - 6 | |
| 2011 | McDonald J, 'The role of law in climate change adaptation', Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change (Online), 2, (2) pp. 283-295. ISSN 1757-7799 (2011) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1002/wcc.96 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 44Web of Science - 36 | |
| 2007 | McDonald J, 'A Risky Climate for Decision-Making: The Liability of Development Authorities for Climate Change Impacts', Environmental and Planning Law Journal, 24, (6) pp. 405-417. ISSN 0813-300X (2007) [Refereed Article] Citations: Scopus - 22 | |
| 2007 | McDonald J, 'Politics, Process and Principle: mutual supportiveness or irreconcilable differences in the trade-environment linkage', University of New South Wales Law Journal, The, 30, (2) pp. 524-547. ISSN 0313-0096 (2007) [Refereed Article] | |
| 2006 | McDonald J, 'Provincial Strengthening and Environmental Governance in Solomon Islands', Asia Pacific Journal of Environmental Law, 9, (4) pp. 1-40. ISSN 1385-2140 (2006) [Refereed Article] |
Book
(4 outputs)| Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Godden L, Peel J, McDonald J, 'Environmental Law', Oxford University Press, Docklands, Victoria, pp. 407. ISBN 9780195522297 (2019) [Authored Research Book] | |
| 2013 | Macintosh A, Foerster AC, McDonald J, 'Limp, Leap or Learn? Developing legal frameworks for climate change adaptation planning in Australia', National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility, Gold Coast, pp. 267. ISBN 978-1-925039-12-2 (2013) [Authored Research Book] Co-authors: Foerster AC | |
| 2013 | McDonald J, Harkin J, Harwood A, Hobday A, Lyth A, et al., 'Supporting evidence-based adaptation decision-making in Tasmania: a synthesis of climate change adaptation research', National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility, Gold Coast, pp. 173. ISBN 978-1-925039-81-8 (2013) [Authored Research Book] Co-authors: Harwood A; Lyth A; Meinke HB | |
| 2010 | Bonyhady T, Macintosh A, McDonald J, 'Adaptation to Climate Change: Law and Policy', Federation Press, Sydney, pp. 287. ISBN 1862877963 (2010) [Edited Book] |
Chapter in Book
(12 outputs)| Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Brent K, McGee J, McDonald Jan, 'Negative emissions and geoengineering technologies: an emerging challenge for international and domestic legal systems', O Estado Regulador no Cenario Ambiental, Instituto Planeta Verde, AA de Carli, E Aydos, and PCS Avzaradel (ed), Sao Paulo, pp. 406-466. ISBN 978-85-63522-42-9 (2017) [Research Book Chapter] Co-authors: Brent K; McGee J | |
| 2017 | Mcdonald J, 'Reforming Environmental Law for Responsiveness to Change', New Directions for Law in Australia: Essays in Contemporary Law Reform, ANU Press, R Levy, M O'Brien, S Rice, P Ridge, M Thornton (ed), Acton, ACT, pp. 243-252. ISBN 9781760461416 (2017) [Research Book Chapter] | |
| 2017 | McDonald J, 'Risk, resilience and inequality: using law to build resilience to climate change impacts', Risk, Resilience, Inequality and Environmental Law, Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd., BM Hutter (ed), Cheltenham, UK, pp. 29-48. ISBN 978 1 78536 379 5 (2017) [Research Book Chapter] | |
| 2016 | McDonald J, Foerster A, 'Protecting coastal wetlands in a changing climate: reinvigorating integrated coastal zone governance', Trans-jurisdictional Water Law and Governance, Routledge, J Gray, C Holley and R Rayfuse (ed), United Kingdom, pp. 240-259. ISBN 9781138928275 (2016) [Research Book Chapter] Co-authors: Foerster A | |
| 2015 | McDonald J, 'The Ebb and Flow of Coastal Adaptation in Australia', Climate Change Impacts on Ocean and Coastal Law, Oxford University Press, Abate, RS (ed), United States, pp. 627-646. ISBN 9780199368747 (2015) [Research Book Chapter] | |
| 2015 | McIntosh A, McDonald Jan, Forrester A, 'Designing spatial adaptation planning instruments', Applied Studies in Climate Adaptation, Wiley-Blackwell, Palutikof JP, Boulter SL, Barnett J and Rissik, D (ed), Australia, pp. 34-42. ISBN 978-1-118-84501-1 (2015) [Research Book Chapter] DOI: 10.1002/9781118845028.ch5 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 1 | |
| 2014 | McDonald J, 'Hot in the city: planning for climate change impacts in urban Australia', Four Degrees of Global Warming: Australia in a Hot World, Routledge, P Christoff (ed), United Kingdom, pp. 172-189. ISBN 978-0-415-82458-3 (2014) [Research Book Chapter] | |
| 2013 | McDonald J, 'Creating legislative frameworks for adaptation', Climate Adaptation Futures, Wiley-Blackwell, J Palutikof, SL Boulter, AJ Ash, MS Smith, M Parry, M Waschka and D Guitart (ed), Chichester, UK, pp. 126-132. ISBN 978-0-470-67496-3 (2013) [Research Book Chapter] | |
| 2010 | McDonald J, 'Mapping the Legal Landscape of Climate Change Adaptation', Adaptation to Climate Change, Federation Press, Bonyhady, Macintosh & McDonald (ed), Sydney, pp. 1-37. ISBN 1862877963 (2010) [Research Book Chapter] | |
| 2010 | McDonald J, 'Paying the Price of Climate Change Adaptation: compensation for climate change impacts', Adaptation to Climate Change, Federation Press, Bonyhady, Macintosh & McDonald (ed), Sydney, pp. 234-264. ISBN 1862877963 (2010) [Research Book Chapter] | |
| 2007 | McDonald J, 'The Adaptation Imperative: Managing the Legal Risks of Climate Change Impacts', Climate Law in Australia, Federation Press, Bonyhady & Christoff (ed), Sydney, pp. 124-142. ISBN 9781862876736 (2007) [Research Book Chapter] | |
| 2006 | McDonald J, 'Tr(e)ading Cautiously: precaution in WTO decision-making', Implementing the Precautionary Principle: Perspectives and Prospects, Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, Fisher, Jones & von Schomberg (ed), Cheltenham, pp. 160-181. ISBN 1845427025 (2006) [Research Book Chapter] |
Conference Publication
(1 outputs)| Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | McDonald J, Gogarty B, 'Marine Geoengineering in Australian Law', Symposium on Marine Geoengineering, 25 November, Hobart, pp. 4. (2016) [Conference Extract] Co-authors: Gogarty B |
Other Public Output
(15 outputs)| Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Brent K, Gogarty B, McDonald J, McGee J, 'Geoengineering the Great Barrier Reef needs strong rules', The Conversation, The Conversation Media Group, Australia, 1 August 2018 (2018) [Magazine Article] Co-authors: Brent K; Gogarty B; McGee J | |
| 2017 | Pecl GT, Verges A, Popova E, McDonald J, 'Climate-driven species on the move are changing (almost) everything', The Conversation, Conversation Media Group, Melbourne, Australia (2017) [Magazine Article] Co-authors: Pecl GT | |
| 2017 | Pecl GT, Verges A, Popova E, McDonald J, 'Climate change is causing a major redistribution of life on Earth', World Economic Forum, World Economic Forum, Geneva, Switzerland (2017) [Newspaper Article] Co-authors: Pecl GT | |
| 2017 | Pecl GT, Verges A, Popova E, McDonald J, 'Climate-driven species on the move are changing (almost) everything', Phys Org, Science X network, Douglas, Isle Of Man, United Kingdom (2017) [Newspaper Article] Co-authors: Pecl GT | |
| 2017 | Waddell S, McDonald J, 'Marine and coastal issues', The Australian Panel of Experts on Environmental Law, Melbourne (2017) [Government or Industry Research] | |
| 2017 | Farrier D, Godden L, Holley C, McDonald J, Martin P, 'Terrestrial biodiversity conservation and natural resource management', The Australian Panel of Experts on Environmental Law, Melbourne (2017) [Government or Industry Research] | |
| 2016 | Hobday A, Ling S, Holbrook N, Caputi N, McDonald Madden E, et al., 'National Climate Change Adaptation Research Plan: Marine Biodiversity - Consultation Draft for review', National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility, Australia, pp. 1-70. (2016) [Government or Industry Research] Co-authors: Hobday A; Ling S; Holbrook N | |
| 2016 | P C McCormack, McDonald J, 'We can't save all wildlife, so conservation laws need to change', The Conversation, Conversation Media Trust, Australia, 4 July (2016) [Magazine Article] Co-authors: P C McCormack | |
| 2015 | McDonald J, Gogarty B, McGee J, 'Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Standing) Bill 2015 Submission 60', Senate Standing Committees on Environment and Communications, Australia (2015) [Report Other] Co-authors: Gogarty B; McGee J | |
| 2014 | McMichael T, Handmer J, Higgins J, King D, McDonald J, et al., 'Human Health and Climate Change', National Climate Change Adaptation Research Plan, National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility, Australia (2014) [Report Other] | |
| 2013 | Macintosh A, Foerster AC, McDonald J, 'Limp, leap or learn? Developing legal frameworks for climate change adaptation planning in Australia - Summary for policy makers' (2013) [Government or Industry Research] Co-authors: Foerster AC | |
| 2013 | McDonald J, 'Tasmania's Tarkine needs a strategic plan', The Conversation, The Conversation Media Group, Melbourne, Online, 12 August 2013 (2013) [Magazine Article] | |
| 2010 | Mapstone B, Appleford P, Broderick K, Connolly R, Higgins J, et al., 'National Climate Change Adaptation Research Plan for Marine Biodiversity and Resources', National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility, Gold Coast (2010) [Report Other] | |
| 2010 | Thom B, Cane J, Cox R, Farrell C, Hayes P, et al., 'Climate change and Settlements and Infrastructure', National Adaptation Research Plan, The National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility, Australia (2010) [Report Other] | |
| 2009 | Pearce T, Handmer J, Higgins J, King D, McDonald J, et al., 'Climate Change and Emergency Management', National Climate Change Adaptation Research Plan, National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility, Australia (2009) [Report Other] |
Grants & Funding
Funding Summary
Number of grants
13
Total funding
Projects
- Description
- This application from 12 Universities (UNSW, UTS, Melbourne, Sydney, ANU, UQ, UWA, UTAS, Griffith, UNE, La Trobe, Flinders) proposes that the Australasian Legal Information Institute (AustLII), a free access research facility jointly operated by UNSW and UTS Faculties of Law, will develop a new research facility based on a Library of databases consolidating and enhancing access to legal and quasi-legal resources relating to Australian Environmental and Planning Law.
- Funding
- Australian Research Council ($515,000)
- Scheme
- Grant-Linkage Infrastructure
- Administered By
- University of Technology, Sydney
- Research Team
- Mowbray A; Rayfuse R; Lyster R; Gurran N; Godden L; Peel J; Richardson BJ; McDonald J; Gardner A; Martin P; Anton D; Bell-James J; Dehm J; Grigg B
- Year
- 2019
- Grant Reference
- LE190100061
- Description
- This project aims to understand what the potential security implications of geoengineering are at an international and national level, and whether Australian domestic law frameworks are equipped to respond to these security implications.
- Funding
- University of Tasmania ($9,488)
- Scheme
- null
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Brent KA; McGee JS; McDonald J; Boyd PW
- Year
- 2019
- Description
- This project will map Australias legal, policy and institutional frameworks for bushfire governance and analyse whether existing scholarship supports the emergence of a new sub-discipline that could be described as bushfire law. This analysis is important because, if bushfire law can be identified as a separate body of law, then urgent work is needed to clarify the relevant institutional frameworks, the scope of decision-making authority and responsibilities, and appropriate principles to guide legal and policy implementation.
- Funding
- University of Tasmania ($6,275)
- Scheme
- null
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- McCormack P; McDonald J; Bowman DMJS; Harris R
- Year
- 2019
- Description
- This is funding awarded as a prize, The Thinkable Peer Prize for Women 2017, and given to UTAS as a donation. It will be spent on research related to the prize nomination topic interdisciplinary investigations of climate-driven species redistribution.
- Funding
- Donation via University of Tasmania Foundation ($20,000)
- Scheme
- Donation - Individual
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Pecl GT; Blanchard JL; McDonald J; McCormack P; Jennings SM; Villanueva MC
- Year
- 2017
- Funding
- University of Tasmania ($11,250)
- Scheme
- Grant- Research Enhancement Program
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- McDonald J
- Year
- 2017
- Description
- This project scopes research designs for investigating what integrated, multiscale legal and/or governance regime for geoengineering technologies are required for Australia and how this governance regime will interact with transnational and international governance of geoengineering.
- Funding
- University of Tasmania ($7,793)
- Scheme
- Grant-CAL Hothouse Research Enhancement Program
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- McGee JS; McDonald J; Gogarty B; Brent KA
- Year
- 2017
- Description
- A workshop will bring together scholars from the Asia Pacific and aims to provide wide-ranging analysis of the legal responses to impacts of climate change on Oceans and Coasts; including ocean acidification, marine geoengineering, human displacement, IMO ship emission measures, RFMO management of species distribution and sea level rise.
- Funding
- University of Tasmania ($4,500)
- Scheme
- Grant-MAM Research Theme
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- McGee JS; McDonald J
- Year
- 2017
- Description
- The overarching objective of this study is to evaluate the extent to which science undertaken in the Ningaloo region has built social capital among local community, and to understand how this has influenced the behaviours of the local community.
- Funding
- Western Australian Marine Science Institution ($14,881)
- Scheme
- Contract Research
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Cvitanovic C; McDonald J; Hobday A; Van Putten IE
- Period
- 2016 - 2017
- Description
- The overarching objective of this project is to assess the extent to which new and evolving knowledge generated through the Ningaloo Research Program (NRP) has been integrated into decision-making processes, opportunities for immediate uptake, and identify options to improve its uptake in the future, including the identification of decision-support tools.
- Funding
- Western Australian Marine Science Institution ($34,661)
- Scheme
- Contract Research
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- McDonald J; Hobday A; Cvitanovic C
- Period
- 2015 - 2016
- Description
- This project will identify the barriers, enablers and context for the plan for Port Phillip Bay regional coastal adaptation framework.
- Funding
- Municipal Association of Victoria ($2,870)
- Scheme
- Contract Research
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- McDonald J
- Year
- 2014
- Funding
- Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency ($70,000)
- Scheme
- Grant-NCCARF Synthesis and Integrative Research
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- McDonald J; Meinke HB; Lyth A; Hobday A; Wilson Louise
- Year
- 2012
- Funding
- Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency ($292,784)
- Scheme
- Grant-NCCARF Settlements & Infrastructure
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- McDonald J
- Period
- 2011 - 2013
- Funding
- Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency ($500,000)
- Scheme
- Grant-Coastal Adaptation Decision Pathways Project
- Administered By
- Local Government Association of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Prior S; Haward MG; Leith PB; McDonald J; Hunter JR
- Year
- 2011
Research Supervision
Jan welcomes postgraduate students in the broad fields of environmental and climate change law and policy.
Current
4
Completed
3
Current
| Degree | Title | Commenced |
|---|---|---|
| PhD | Towards sustainable fisheries regulation in Columbia: lessons from Chile and Australia | 2013 |
| PhD | Advancing Adaptive Law in the Design and Development of Legal Institutions and Legal Systems in the 21st Century | 2015 |
| PhD | NGO Compliance with Treaty Objects and Purposes: The cases of the Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources and the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling | 2016 |
| PhD | Co-evolution and Re-alignment: Exploring autopoiesis and adaptive multiplexity in ocean and climate governance regimes | 2017 |
Completed
| Degree | Title | Completed |
|---|---|---|
| PhD | Australias Legal Frameworks for Biodiversity Conservation: Facilitating adaptation in a rapidly changing world Candidate: Phillipa Cathryn McCormack | 2018 |
| PhD | The Role of the No-Harm Rule in Governing Solar Radiation Management Geoengineering Candidate: Kerryn Anne Brent | 2017 |
| Masters | The Sentencing of Environmental Offences Involving Non-Human Environmental Entities in the NSW Land and Environment Court Candidate: Robert Douglas White | 2017 |