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Chloe Lucas

Dr Chloe Lucas

Chloe Lucas

Research Fellow

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Dr Chloe Lucas is a Research Fellow in Geography and Spatial Sciences. Her research explores the social dimensions of climate change. Chloe’s career has focused on ways to improve communication about climate and environmental issues across all sections of society. With this intent, her PhD examined why climate change has become a publicly and politically polarising issue, investigating the values and experiences underlying unconcern about climate change. Her research identifies pathways to more empathetic and inclusive conversations between publics with different focal concerns.

Biography

Chloe grew up in London, where she worked as a researcher and producer of science and environment documentaries for the BBC and other broadcasters. Her film credits include Talking Landscapes, and Better by Design. She moved to Australia in 2002, working as a divemaster on the Great Barrier Reef, before taking a Masters in Natural Resource Management at James Cook University. She has worked as a science and environment communicator for the Reef Co-operative Research Centre, the National Oceans Office, as well as other research centres, universities and and NGOs.

Career summary

Qualifications

Degree	Thesis Title	University	Country	Awarded
PhD	Cultures of Concern and Unconcern: Thinking Differently about Climate Change	University of Tasmania	Australia	2018
Master of Applied Science	Natural Resource Management	James Cook University	Australia	2004
Master of Arts (1^st class Hons)	English Literature	University of Edinburgh	Scotland, UK	1997

Memberships

Professional practice

Institute of Australian Geographers
International Environmental Communication Association

Teaching

Teaching expertise

Chloe has worked since 2014 as a guest lecturer and tutor in Environmental Management (KGA223), Making Sense of Climate Change (KGA319), Qualitative Research Methods (KGA520), and Global Geographies, Sustainable Worlds (KGA171). She has also tutored in Journalism.

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Expertise

Environmental values, politics and culture
Communication studies
Climate change adaptation
Science and technology studies
Geographies of insurance in disaster-prone places
Qualitative research
Social surveys and quantitative analysis
Social theory

Research Themes

Chloe’s research is interdisciplinary, drawing on human geography, sociology, psychology and communication studies. Her research interests crossover between two of the University's research themes; Creativity, Culture and Society and Environment, Resources and Sustainability.

Collaboration

Chloe collaborates with researchers from across disciplines and colleges at the University of Tasmania, as well as with a number of Australian and international research partners. As a postgraduate, she founded the People and Environment Cross-disciplinary Postgrad Society, which has members from across the University, and runs special events and peer learning opportunities.

Current collaborations include:

The Climate Communication Project, with Climate Outreach UK
Community bushfire risk and understanding project, with Prof David Bowman (UTAS School of Natural Sciences) and Hobart City Council
Visiting scholar at Exeter University in 2019

Current projects

Postdoctoral Research Fellow – Geographies of House and Contents Underinsurance ARC Discovery Project
Chief Investigator – Bushfire preparedness and risk reduction in Hobart pilot project, funded by Environment, Resources and Sustainability Theme
Chief Investigator – After the Flood pilot project, funded by Environment, Resources and Sustainability Theme and College of Science and Engineering Research Enhancement Program
Research Assistant – Antarctic Cities and the Global Commons: Rethinking the Gateways, ARC Linkage Project

Fields of Research

Social and Cultural Geography (160403)
Urban and Regional Studies (excl. Planning) (160404)
Land Use and Environmental Planning (120504)
Insurance Studies (150204)
Environmental Management (050205)
Environmental and Natural Resources Law (180111)
Urban and Regional Planning (120599)
Conservation and Biodiversity (050202)

Research Objectives

Climate and Climate Change (960399)
Expanding Knowledge through Studies of Human Society (970116)
Social Impacts of Climate Change and Variability (960311)
Superannuation and Insurance Services (900103)
Environmental Policy, Legislation and Standards (960799)
Climate Change Adaptation Measures (960301)
Urban Land Policy (960708)
Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity at Regional or Larger Scales (960805)
Climate Change Mitigation Strategies (960302)

Publications

Total publications

Highlighted publications

(4 outputs)

Year	Type	Citation
2018	Journal Article	Lucas C, Warman R, 'Disrupting polarized discourses: can we get out of the ruts of environmental conflicts?', Environment and Planning C: Politics and Space, 36, (6) pp. 987-1005. ISSN 2399-6544 (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1177/2399654418772843 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 6Web of Science - 8 Co-authors: Warman R Tweet
2018	Journal Article	Lucas CH, 'Concerning values: what underlies public polarisation about climate change?', Geographical Research, 56, (3) pp. 298-310. ISSN 1745-5871 (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/1745-5871.12284 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 8Web of Science - 6 Tweet
2018	Journal Article	Lucas CH, Davison A, 'Not getting on the bandwagon': When climate change is a matter of unconcern', Environment and Planning E: Nature and Space pp. 1-21. ISSN 2514-8486 (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1177/2514848618818763 [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Davison A Tweet
2015	Journal Article	Lucas C, Leith P, Davison A, 'How climate change research undermines trust in everyday life: a review', Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change, 6, (1) pp. 79-91. ISSN 1757-7780 (2015) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1002/wcc.320 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 14Web of Science - 14 Co-authors: Leith P; Davison A Tweet

Journal Article

(6 outputs)

Year	Citation	Altmetrics
2019	Nielsen H, Lucas C, Leane E, 'Rethinking Tasmania's regionality from an Antarctic perspective: flipping the map', M/C Journal, 22, (3) Article 1528. ISSN 1441-2616 (2019) [Refereed Article] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Nielsen H; Leane E Tweet
2018	Lucas C, Warman R, 'Disrupting polarized discourses: can we get out of the ruts of environmental conflicts?', Environment and Planning C: Politics and Space, 36, (6) pp. 987-1005. ISSN 2399-6544 (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1177/2399654418772843 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 6Web of Science - 8 Co-authors: Warman R Tweet
2018	Lucas CH, 'Concerning values: what underlies public polarisation about climate change?', Geographical Research, 56, (3) pp. 298-310. ISSN 1745-5871 (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/1745-5871.12284 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 8Web of Science - 6 Tweet
2018	Lucas CH, Davison A, 'Not getting on the bandwagon': When climate change is a matter of unconcern', Environment and Planning E: Nature and Space pp. 1-21. ISSN 2514-8486 (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1177/2514848618818763 [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Davison A Tweet
2016	Lucas C, 'Planning to help our natural landscapes adapt to climate change', Planning News (Victoria), 42, (6) pp. 10-11. ISSN 1329-2862 (2016) [Professional, Non Refereed Article] [eCite] [Details]
2015	Lucas C, Leith P, Davison A, 'How climate change research undermines trust in everyday life: a review', Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change, 6, (1) pp. 79-91. ISSN 1757-7780 (2015) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1002/wcc.320 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 14Web of Science - 14 Co-authors: Leith P; Davison A Tweet

Thesis

(1 outputs)

Year	Citation	Altmetrics
2018	Lucas CH, 'Cultures of Concern and Unconcern: Thinking Differently about Climate Change' (2018) [PhD] [eCite] [Details]

Other Public Output

(6 outputs)

Year	Citation	Altmetrics
2020	Lucas C, Eriksen C, Bowman D, 'A crisis of underinsurance threatens to scar rural Australia permanently', The Conversation, The Conversation Media Group Ltd, Australia, 07 January (2020) [Newspaper Article] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Bowman D Tweet
2020	Lucas C, Eriksen C, Bowman D, 'A crisis of underinsurance threatens to scar rural Australia permanently', The Conversation, The Conversation Media Group Ltd, Australia, 7 January 2020 (2020) [Newspaper Article] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Bowman D Tweet
2019	Lucas C, 'Climate Communications Research Award', Climate Outreach, United Kingdom (2019) [Award] [eCite] [Details]
2019	Lucas C, Corner A, Davison A, Leith P, 'Not everyone cares about climate change, but reproach won't change their minds', The Conversation, The Conversation Media Group Ltd, Australia, 12 June 2019 (2019) [Newspaper Article] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Davison A; Leith P Tweet
2018	Booth KI, Lucas C, 'Insurance is unaffordable for some, but it's middle Australia that is underinsured', The Conversation, The Conversation Media Group Ltd, Australia, 20 November 2018 (2018) [Newspaper Article] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Booth KI Tweet
2018	Lucas CH, '2018 Wiley Award for Best paper in Geographical Research: Highly Commended', Institute of Australian Geographers (2018) [Award] [eCite] [Details]