Griffith University

AssocDip Health Surveying, B Business (Health Admin), M Environment and Community Health, FAIEH, IFEH, PhD (Griffith)

Senior Lecturer, Griffith School of Environment

Contact details for Dr Peter Davey

Research Expertise

• Environmental Management
  
• Sustainable Development - Improving Partnership Approaches in Developing Countries
  
• Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health and Food Security
  
• Evaluation of Healthy City Planning in Local Government
  
• Links between Public Health and Urban Design
  
• Greening Cities and Ecovillage
• Environmental Health, Quarantine and Disease Control
• Sustainable Livelihoods
• Environmental Education and Training and Internationalisation
  

Current Teaching Areas

• Environmental Protection
• Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health
• Climate Variability and Food Security
• Organisational Behaviour and Strategic Planning
• W.H.O. Healthy Cities Planning Approaches
• Occupational and Environmental Health
• Environment and Development
  

 Selected Publications

• Davey, P (2011) Invited Keynote speaker, 4th Healthy Cities International Symposium, ‘Green’ Healthy and Sustainable Cities: Ecovillage Design, Korean Chapter Alliance for Healthy Cities, Muju County, Korea.
• Davey, P (2011) Invited Keynote speaker, 2nd Changwon International Environmental Symposium, ‘Making Cities Liveable: Australian Examples’, Changwon, Korea.
• Davey, P (2010) Invited Keynote speaker, Mexico Water Association Conference, ‘Healthy Cities Planning’, Mexico City.
• Davey, P, (2010) Conference Proceedings of Climate Change and Environmental Management Symposium 29-30 November, 2010, ‘What does Climate Change mean for Australia and its Regional Neighbours?’ - the challenges and how can the planning approach for healthy sustainable cities help?, University Autonomous Mexico, Mexico City.
  
• Davey, P, (2010) Opening Speech.Climate Change and Environmental Management Symposium 29-30 November 2010 ‘The Role of Universities in Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Action and Sustainable Environmental Protection Responses', University Autonomous Mexico, Mexico City.
  
• Davey, P (2008) Proceedings of the China International Healthy Cities Mayor’s Forum, ‘Public Health and Sustainable Cities’, Hangzhou, China.
  
• Davey, P (2008) Proceedings of the 3rd Alliance for Healthy Cities (AFHC) Global Conference of the Alliance for Healthy Cities, ‘Impacts of climate change in South-East Queensland’, Chiba, Japan.
• Davey, P. (2007) ‘Community Planning for Healthy Cities’, published in Conference Guide, Alliance for Healthy Cities, Healthy Cities Forum, Hong Kong.
• Davey, P. (2007) ‘Improving capacity in partnership: Building, planning and implementation of healthy cities and communities in Australia and Indonesia’, in Conference proceedings of the 19th IUPHE World Conference on Health Promotion and Health Education, Vancouver, IUPHE, Vancouver.
• Davey, P. (2006) Municipal Public Health Planning: Achievements, Barriers and Success Factors, Proceedings of the 9th World Congress on Environmental Health,. Dublin, Ireland, International Federation of Environmental Health.
• Davey, P (2007) ‘Municipal Public Health Planning: Achievements, Barriers and Success Factors’, PhD Thesis.
• Davey, P. (2007) ‘Municipal health planning in Queensland: Achievements, barriers and implementation success factors’, Environmental and Health International, 9(2), IFEH, London.
• Davey, P. (2006) ‘Healthy partnerships and healthy city planning in Local Government in Queensland’, in ASEAN – AFHC Joint Healthy Cities Conference: Toward Healthy Cities Solidarity, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
• Davey, P., (2004) Integrating Public Health Planning at the Local Level, published in proceedings of the 8th World Congress on Environmental Health 22-27 February 2004 Durban South Africa ISBN 0-9584663-7-8.
• Davey, P., and Kusnoputranto, H., “Postgraduate Professional Development in Public Health for the Intensified Communicable Diseases Control (ICDC) Project, Indonesia Ministry of Health, proceedings of the 8th World Congress on Environmental Health 22-27 February 2004 Durban South Africa ISBN 0-9584663-7-8.
• Davey, P., Price, M., Hauser, D., Govan, L., Bacchi, J., & Murray, Z. (2001) ‘Regional approach – Local implementation: Preliminary findings of an evaluation of a collaborative public health planning initiative in the Wide Bay Area’, in The 13th Australian Health Promotion Association National Conference – Ecological Health Promotion: Living by principles, Australian Health Promotion Association, Gold Coast, Queensland.
• Davey, P., & Simpson, R. (2000) Environmental health and flexible learning at Griffith University: in Environment and Health International, Magazine of the International Federation of Environmental Health, Chartered Institute of Environmental Health.
• Chapman, P. & Davey, P. (1997) Working ‘with’ communities not ‘on’ them: a changing focus for local government health planning in Queensland. Australian Journal of Primary Health-Interchange, 3, 82-91.
• Chapman, P. & Davey, P. (1995a) Municipal Public Health Planning: Resource Guide Part A, Brisbane, Queensland Health, Queensland University of Technology, Healthy Cities & Shires, Queensland.
• Chapman, P. & Davey, P. (1995b) Municipal Public Health Planning: Resource Guide Part B, Brisbane, Queensland Health, Queensland University of Technology, Healthy Cities & Shires, Queensland.

Current Supervised PhD Projects

• Mr Sukri, Indonesia (Healthy cities approaches and partnerships in Makassar)
• Dr Mrs Tintin, Indonesia (Acid water and public health in South Kalimantan)
• Mr Ricardo Safra, Brazil (Climate change variability: adaptation and migration in North Brazil)
• Mr Paul King, Australia (Sustainable fishing and changing livelihoods in East Indonesia)
• Mr Arie Djoekardi, Indonesia (Sea level rise and impacts on land use planning in Jakarta)
  

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