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Summary of Research Experience - Publications

Mr Peter Wheeler, School of Geography and Environmental Science

Contact me: pjwhe1@student.monash.edu.au

Lakes Entrance Interactive Inundation Visualisation
http://sahultime.monash.edu.au/LakesEntrance/
Loch Sport Inundation Visualisation
http://www.gracegis.com.au/lochsport/

Current research project:

‘Spatial Decision Support for Integrated Coastal Zone Management in Victoria: Constraints and Opportunities’. Supervisors Associate Professor Jim Peterson, Dr. Stephen Legg and Dr. Xuan Zhu. http://www.lesmp.vic.gov.au/background.htm

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Journal articles

Wheeler, P.J., Gordon-Brown, L.N., Peterson, J.A. and Ward, M. (2009) ‘Geographical information systems in Victorian secondary schools: current constraints and opportunities’. International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education.
Wheeler, P.J., Peterson, J.A. and Gordon-Brown, L.N. (2009) ‘Long-term bathymetric effects of groyne array emplacement at Lakes Entrance, Victoria’, Australia’. Journal of Applied Geography.
Wheeler, P.J., Peterson, J.A. and Gordon-Brown, L.N. (2009) ‘Channel dredging trials at Lakes Entrance, Australia: a GIS-based approach for monitoring and assessing morphological evolution’. Journal of Coastal Research.
Wheeler, P.J. and Peterson, J.A. (2009) ‘Exploring stakeholder views regarding spatial information and enabling technology use for ICZM: a case study from Victoria, Australia’. Coastal Management Journal, 37:1-21.
Wheeler, P.J., Peterson, J.A., Gordon-Brown, L.N. (2009) ‘Flood-tide delta morphological change at the Gippsland Lakes artificial entrance (1889-2009)’. Australian Geographer.
Wheeler, P.J., Nguyen, T., Peterson, J.A. and Gordon-Brown, L.N. (2009) ‘Morphological Change at the Snowy River Ocean Entrance, Victoria, Australia (1851-2008)'. Australian Geographer, 40(1).
Wheeler, P.J. (2006) 'Spatial information for Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM): an example from the artificial Entrance Channel of the Gippsland Lakes, Australia'. Applied GIS 2 (1). pp. 5.1–5.45. DOI: 10.2104/ag060005. http://publications.epress.monash.edu/doi/pdf/10.2104/ag060005
Wheeler, P.J. (2005) ‘Bathymetric evolution at a coastal inlet after channel edge groyne emplacement: a case study from the Gippsland Lakes, Victoria, Australia’. Applied GIS, 1(3), DOI 10.2104/ag050028. http://publications.epress.monash.edu/doi/pdf/10.2104/ag050028
Wheeler, P.J. (2005) ‘Analysis of pre/post flood event bathymetric change using a GIS: a case study from the Gippsland Lakes, Victoria, Australia’. Applied GIS, 1(3). DOI 10.2104/ag050024. http://publications.epress.monash.edu/toc/ag/2005/1/3;jsessionid=iiDDgdP3jmP4HH8P3K

Refereed conference papers

Nguyen, T.T., Wheeler, P.J., Peterson, J.A., Gordon-Brown, L.N. (2009) ‘Sandy barrier changes at the Ninety Mile Beach, Lakes Entrance, Victoria, Australia’. Spatial Sciences Institute of Australia SSC2009 Biennial International Conference, Adelaide, 28 September-2 October 2009.
Nguyen, T.T., Wheeler, P.J., Peterson, J.A. and Gordon-Brown, L.N. (2009) ‘Auto-derivation of in-shore and channel water depth via aerial images using artificial neural networks’. Spatial Sciences Institute of Australia SSC2009 Biennial International Conference, Adelaide, 28 September-2 October 2009.
Wheeler, P.J., Kunapo, J., Coller, M.L.F., Peterson, J.A. and McMahon, M. (2008) 'Real-time validation of a digital flood-inundation model: a case-study from Lakes Entrance, Victoria, Australia'. In P. Samuels, S. Huntington, W. Allsop and J. Harrop (eds) Flood Risk Management: Research and Practice. Taylor and Francis, London, pp.185-194.
Nguyen, T., Gordon-Brown, L., Wheeler, P.J. and Peterson, J.A.(2008) 'Weather time-series forecasting using recurrent fuzzy neural network'. International Symposium on Geoinformatics for Spatial Infrastructure Development in Earth and Allied Sciences 2008, 4-6 December, Hanoi, Vietnam.
Nguyen, T., Gordon Brown, L., Peterson, J. and Wheeler, P.J. (2008) ‘Improving Convergence of Parameter Tuning Process of the Additive Fuzzy System by New Learning Strategy’. WASET International Conference on Computational Intelligent Systems Engineering (ICCISE’08). Laval, France, November, 2008.
Nguyen, T., Peterson, J., Gordon Brown, L., Wheeler, P.J. (2008) ‘Coastal Changes Predictive Modelling: A Fuzzy Set Approach’. WASET International Conference on Geographic Information System (ICGIS’08). Bangkok, Thailand, December, 2008.
Wheeler, P.J., Coller, M.L.F., Kunapo, J., Peterson, J.A. and McMahon, M. (2008) ‘Facilitating coastal zone inundation awareness using GIS-based scenario modelling and multimedia visualisation’. Spatial Sciences Institute Queensland Spatial Conference (QSC2008): Global Warning - What’s Happening In Paradise? 17-19 July 2008, Gold Coast. Presentation
Wheeler, P.J. and Peterson, J.A. (2007) 'Long-term morphological change at an engineered coastal lagoon entrance: an appraisal using GIS depth shading techniques'. Coasts and Ports 2007 Australasian Conference, Engineers Australia, Melbourne, 17-20 July 2007. (PDF 1398KB) Extended Abstract
Wheeler, P., Kunapo, J., Peterson, J. and McMahon, M. (2007) Mapping relative inundation vulnerability of land parcels on low-lying ground: exemplification with a photogrametrically-derived DEM-based model of Lakes Entrance, Victoria, Australia. Spatial Science Institute Biennial International Conference, May 14-18, 2007, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. 902-915.
Wheeler, P.J. and Peterson, J.A. (2005) Volumetric change in a flood-tide delta: application of the ‘Cut and Fill’ process flow diagram for decision support in port management at Lakes Entrance, Victoria, Australia. Refereed Paper Section, Proceedings of SSC2005 Spatial Intelligence, Innovation and Praxis: The national biennial Conference of the Spatial Sciences Institute, 12-16 September 2005, Melbourne Exhibition and Conference Centre, 552-561. (PDF 558KB)
Wheeler, P.J. and Peterson, J.A. (2005) Environmental and institutional pre-cursors to natural disasters: a case study of the June 1998 Lakes Entrance floods. International Symposium Disaster Reduction on Coasts: Scientific-Sustainable-Holistic-Accessible, 14-16 November 2005, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia. (PDF 425KB)

Conference poster papers

Wheeler, P.J. and Peterson, J.A. (2009) ‘Bathymetric effects of catchment flooding at a modified coastal lagoon entrance: GIS-based analysis of major events’. A poster paper presented at National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) 'GeoTools 09 – The Digital Coast' Spatial Technology for Coastal Management Conference, 2-6 March 2009, Kingston Plantation Resort, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
Wheeler, P.J., Kunapo, J., Peterson, J.A., and McMahon, M. (2007) Mapping coastal zone inundation vulnerability at Lakes Entrance, Victoria, Australia. A poster paper presented at Monash University, July 2007. (285KB)
Wheeler, P.J. and Peterson, J.A. (2007) Appraisal of time-series (1926-2006) bathymetric evolution at a coastal inlet after channel-edge groyne emplacement using a GIS: a case study from the Gippsland Lakes, Victoria, Australia. A poster paper presented at National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) 'GeoTools 07' Spatial Technology Conference, 5-8 March 2007, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. PDF Version (1441KB)
Wheeler, P.J. and Peterson, J.A. (2005) Time-Series Delta Changes at Lakes Entrance, Victoria, Australia (1889-2005): Correlation with Catchment Management Events. A Poster Paper presented at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) ‘GeoTools 05’ Spatial Technology Conference, 7-10 March 2005, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/ges/research/Gis/public/conf.html

Conference/seminar presentations/workshops

Guest Speaker, Gippsland Coastal Board Forum: Options for Adapting to Climate Change on the Gippsland coast, 11-12 September 2008. Presentation: Visualisation tools for Gippsland Coastal Townships. http://www.gcb.vic.gov.au/climatechangeforum.htm
Wheeler, P.J and Peterson, J.A. (2007) 'GIS for Beginners'. Workshop at the 41st Annual Geography Teachers Association of Victoria (GTAV), August 2007, Camberwell High School.
Wheeler, P.J and Peterson, J.A. (2006) 'GIS for Beginners'. Workshop at the 40th Annual Geography Teachers Association of Victoria (GTAV) conference ‘Global Places Global Faces’, 13-15 August 2006, Camberwell High School.
Wheeler, P.J. (2006) Keynote Speaker. Topic: 'Understanding groyne emplacement at Lakes Entrance, Victoria: implications for integrated coastal zone management'. The 40th Annual Geography Teachers Association of Victoria (GTAV) Conference ‘Global Places Global Faces’, 14 August 2006, Camberwell High School.
Understanding the effects of Groyne Emplacement at Lakes Entrance: Integrating Geography, History, Coastal Engineering and GIS. Guest Speaker, Geography Teachers Association of Victoria (GTAV) Annual General Meeting, Camberwell High School, 12 May 2006. (PDF 3242KB)
GIS and Coastal Resource Management. The 39th Annual Geography Teachers Association of Victoria (GTAV) conference ‘Embracing change in a dynamic world’, 14-16 August 2005, Camberwell High School.
Wheeler, P.J. (2008) 'The Gippsland Lakes Artificial Entrance: GIS and Sand Management'. A presentation to the Field Naturalists Club of Victoria (FNCV) Geology Group, 28 May 2008.
Ginivan, J., Malcolm, D. and Wheeler, P. (2008) 'Coastal Vulnerability to Climate Change: The Coastal Planning Challenge' A presentation to Department of Planning and Community Development (DPCD) Senior Executive Group [PDF 4.8MB] , 21 April 2008, Nicholson St., East Melbourne.
Guest Speaker: Department of Planning and Community Development ‘Planet’ Coastal Planning Forum, Churchill Island Visitor Centre, Phillip Island, Victoria, 11 October 2007. Topic: Flood extent modelling: a case study from Lakes Entrance, Victoria
Guest Speaker: Department of Sustainability and Environment ‘Planet’ Gippsland Integrated Coastal Management Planning Forum, Century Inn, Traralgon, Victoria, 28 November 2006. Topic: Mapping relative inundation risk for coastal townships in Gippsland: a digital spatial approach, with implications for future statutory planning.
Wheeler, P.J. (2005) 'Morphometric change in the Entrance and Reeves Channels of the Gippsland Lakes (1889-2005): Implications for Integrated Coastal Zone Management'. A presentation for the Gippsland Ports Authority Board and Management Staff, 21 November 2005, Gippsland Ports Offices, Bairnsdale, Victoria.
Building stakeholder consensus for ICZM: exemplification of an information-age approach in resource conflict resolution at Lakes Entrance. Peter Wheeler, Jim Peterson and Shobhit Chandra, School of Geography and Environmental Science, Monash University, 2 March 2005.

Conference/Symposium Attendance

Spatial Sciences Institute of Australia SSC2009 Biennial International Conference, Adelaide, 28 September-2 October 2009.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) 'GeoTools 09 – The Digital Coast' Spatial Technology for Coastal Management Conference, 2-6 March 2009, Kingston Plantation Resort, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
FloodRisk 2008: Research into Practice. The European Conference on Flood Risk Management. Keble College, Oxford University, United Kingdom, 29 September-03 October 2008.
Spatial Sciences Institute Queensland Spatial Conference (QSC2008): Global Warning - What’s Happening in Paradise? 17-19 July 2008, Gold Coast.
Spatial Sciences in Victoria 2007 Conference, Melbourne Conference Centre, 18th September 2007.
Coasts and Ports 2007 Australasian Conference, Engineers Australia, Melbourne, 17-20 July 2007.
Spatial Science Institute Biennial International Conference, May 14-18, 2007, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
The 40th Annual Geography Teachers Association of Victoria (GTAV) Conference ‘Global Places Global Faces’, 14 August 2006, Camberwell High School.
Spatial Sciences in Victoria 2006 Conference, Melbourne Cricket Ground, 7th September 2006.
Coastal CRC Research for Coastal Management Symposium, Hotel Ibis, Melbourne, 26 May 2006. http://www.coastal.crc.org.au/symposium2006/index.html
Coast to Coast 2006 Conference, Australia’s Biennial National Coastal Conference, Melbourne Exhibition Centre, 22-25 May 2006. http://www.iceaustralia.com/coasttocoast2006/index.html
International Symposium Disaster Reduction on Coasts: Scientific-Sustainable-Holistic-Accessible, 14-16 November 2005, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia. http://www.conferences.monash.org/disasterreduction2005/ SSC2005
Spatial Intelligence, Innovation and Praxis: The national biennial Conference of the Spatial Sciences Institute, 12-16 September 2005, Melbourne Exhibition and Conference Centre. http://www.ssc2005.com/
The 39th Annual Geography Teachers Association of Victoria (GTAV) conference ‘Embracing change in a dynamic world’, 14-16 August 2005.

Reports

Wheeler, P.J and Peterson, J.A. (2008) 'Coastal changes at the Gippsland Lakes Artificial Entrance'.[PDF 1248KB] Geodate, March 2008.
Wheeler, P.J. and Peterson, J.A. (2007) Historical Gippsland Lakes catchment streamflows, and the relationship between estimated Gippsland Lakes evaporation and total inflows (combined rainfall and streamflows). A report for Gippsland Ports Authority, April 2007.
Wheeler, P.J. and Peterson, J.A. (2006) 'The implications of future fresh-water extraction from Gippsland Lakes inflowing streams on sediment management operations at the Gippsland Lakes artificial entrance area'. A report for Gippsland Ports Authority, August 2006.

Media research representation

Canberra Times, 6 July 2009 'Hydro scheme threatened', at: http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/national/national/general/hydro-scheme-threatened/1559534.aspx
'Climate change threatens coastal towns'. ABC 7.30 Report Broadcast: 10/09/2008. http://www.abc.net.au/7.30/content/2008/s2361173.htm
Monash Memo, 30 April 2008, 'Visualisation highlights flood risk'. http://www.monash.edu.au/news/monashmemo/stories/20080430/flood.html
The Age, 20 August 2007, Science 6, Floods boost for Lakes port.
The Age, 11 July 2007, News 5, Entrance sands show gritty resistance.
Guest Speaker, ABC Gippsland Radio, Mornings Program with Gerard Callinan, 17 January 2006.
'Increased water flows no solution to sand buildup', Lakes Post, 11 January 2006.
‘Learning Groynes’ Lesson’. Lakes Post, 14 December 2005.
Lakes Post, Sand Solution? 10 August 2005.
Monash News, New sand management strategies required for Lakes Entrance, 16 September 2005. http://www.monash.edu.au/news/newsline/story/589
ABC Radio (Gippsland), Researcher questions Lakes Entrance dredging, 20 September 2005
The Age, City’s water use imperils rural town, News 5, 10 October 2005. http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/citys-water-needs-imperil-rural-town/2005/10/09/1128796410043.html?from=moreStories

Honours Thesis

Wheeler, P.J. (2005) Morphometric Change in the Entrance and Reeves Channels of the Gippsland Lakes (1889-2005): Implications for Integrated Coastal Zone Management. Unpublished Honours thesis, School of Geography and Environmental Science, Monash University.