Rate My Professor Ken Doust

Dr. Doust's research specializations include sustainability via holistic systems thinking and knowledge sharing, infrastructure re-engineering to support emerging industries and rejuvenate local economies, sustainable communities, climate change adaptation and transition, engineering management, energy farming, and agritech. He is Co-Director of the Urban Climate Change Research Network Australia Oceania Hub, Director of Windana Research Pty Ltd, and a senior visiting fellow at the UNSW Research Centre for Integrated Transport Innovation. In 2017, he collaborated with Aalborg University on planning and engineering courses for future communities, facilitated the UCCRN Hub launch through a symposium at SCU campuses, and led initial development of the National Centre for Flood Research. Recently, he assisted Northern Rivers producers in supply chain strategy development and oversaw climate change response workshops. Key publications encompass 'Towards a typology for coastal towns and small cities for climate change adaptation planning' (2021), 'Front-end construction waste minimization strategies' (2021), 'Adaptation to climate change in coastal towns of between 10,000 and 50,000 inhabitants' (2021), 'A holistic assessment framework for urban development and transportation with innovative triple bottom line sustainability metrics' (2009), and 'From roots to routes: A ground up approach to freight and supply chain strategy development' (2019). He supervises Master by Research students and teaches to empower professionals in building sustainable communities.