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Summary of Research Experience - Publications

Mr Peter Wheeler, School of Geography and Environmental Science

Peter Wheeler

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

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

Journal articles

  • Wheeler, P.J., Peterson, J.A., Gordon-Brown, L.N. (2010) 'Spatial decision-support for Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) in Victoria, Australia: constraints and opportunities'. Journal of Coastal Research. In-press.
  • 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):1-28.
  • 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

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

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.
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