Overview
Background
Pedro Fidelman leads strategic projects in the Social and Environmental Sustainability theme at the UQ Centre for Policy Futures, including the Centre's contribution to the Reef Restoration and Adaptation Program and Blue Economy Cooperative Research Centre.
Pedro’s research focuses on environmental policy and governance with an emphasis on the role of institutions (e.g., regulations, norms, and decision-making processes) in addressing global environmental change (e.g., over-exploitation of natural resources, biodiversity loss and climate change). He is also interested in the process of policy making and associated social and political actors and contextual factors.
His research is predominantly empirical, drawing on case studies in the context of marine and coastal social-ecological systems, climate change adaptation and natural resources management in Australia, Southeast Asia and Brazil. Current research includes governance, policy and regulatory implications of using novel and emerging technologies for environmental outcomes, and policy and regulatory innovation in the context of environmental, social and technological change.
Prior to joining UQ, Pedro held research positions in Brazil (e.g., University of Brasilia) and Australia (e.g., ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies and Sustainability Research Centre of the University of the Sunshine Coast).
Availability
- Associate Professor Pedro Fidelman is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, University of Wollongong
Research interests
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Environmental policy and governance
Including, but not limited to, marine and coastal social-ecological systems, natural resource management, climate change and water management.
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Policy and institutional analysis
Policy and institutional analysis particularly in relation (but not limited) to global environmental change
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Governance, policy and regulatory innovation
Governance, policy and regulatory innovation in the context of environmental, technological and social change.
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Policy and regulatory implications of emerging technologies
Policy and regulatory implications of new and emerging technologies for environmental outcomes.
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Climate change adaptation
Policy and strategies to enhance the capacity of government, industry and community to respond and adapt to climate change.
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Marine and coastal social-ecological systems
Governance of marine and coastal social-ecological systems, biodiversity, conservation, restoration and blue economy.
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Institutional theory
New institutionalism, Ostrom's school of political economy, institutional analysis and development framework
Research impacts
Pedro Fidelman has contributed expertise to several national and international initiatives in his field, serving as cluster co-leader (climate change) for the Ocean Governance Taskforce of the Earth System Governance Project, theme co-leader (marine and coastal governance) for the Centre for Marine Socioecology, member of the Future Earth Australia Oceans and Coasts National Strategy Expert Working Group, lead author (oceans and coastal policy) for UNEP's Global Environment Outlook 6 and coordinating lead author (oceans and coasts) for the Global Environment Outlook 7.
Works
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2011
Other Outputs
Limits to climate change adaptation in the Great Barrier Reef: scoping ecological, institutional and economic limits
Evans, Louisa S. , Fidelman, Pedro, Hicks, Christina, Morgan, Charlotte, Perry, Allison L. and Tobin, Renae (2011). Limits to climate change adaptation in the Great Barrier Reef: scoping ecological, institutional and economic limits. Gold Coast, Australia: National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility.
2011
Journal Article
From microbes to people: Tractable benefits of no-take areas for coral reefs
Graham, Nicholas A.J., Ainsworth, Tracy D., Baird, Andrew H., Ban, Natalie C., Bay, Line K., Cinner, Joshua E., De Freitas, Debora M., Diaz-Pulido, Guillermo, Dornelas, Maria, Dunn, Simon R., Fidelman, Pedro I.J., Foret, Sylvain, Good, Tatjana C., Kool, Johnathan, Mallela, Jennie, Penin, Lucie, Pratchett, Morgan S. and Williamson, David H. (2011). From microbes to people: Tractable benefits of no-take areas for coral reefs. Oceanography and Marine Biology, 49, 105-135.
2011
Conference Publication
Navigating Multilateral Governance in the Coral Triangle
Fidelman, P. , Ekstrom, J. , Thiriet, D. and Bosiger, Y. (2011). Navigating Multilateral Governance in the Coral Triangle. Resilience 2011, Tempe, FL, United States, 11-16 March 2011.
2011
Conference Publication
The North Coast of São Paulo Seabob Shrimp Fishery as a social-ecological system
Azevedo, V.G. and Fidelman, P.I.J. (2011). The North Coast of São Paulo Seabob Shrimp Fishery as a social-ecological system. V Simposio Brasileiro de Oceanografia, Santos, Brazil, 17-20 April 2011.
2011
Other Outputs
How the Great Barrier Reef and its industries can adapt to climate change: some scenarios
Evans, L. S. , Fidelman, P. , Hicks, C. , Perry, A. and Tobin, Renae (2011). How the Great Barrier Reef and its industries can adapt to climate change: some scenarios. Online: ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies.
2010
Conference Publication
Climate change adaptation and multilevel governance in the Great Barrier Reef
Fidelman, Pedro and Leitch, Anne (2010). Climate change adaptation and multilevel governance in the Great Barrier Reef. NCCARF Climate Change Adaptation & Governance Workshop, Sydney, Australia, 16-18 November 2010.
2010
Conference Publication
Adapting to Climate Change at Multiple Governance Levels: Insights from Australia
Fidelman, P. , Leitch, A. , Nelson, D.R. and Hughes, T. (2010). Adapting to Climate Change at Multiple Governance Levels: Insights from Australia. 2010 International Climate Change Adaptation Conference, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, 29 June-1 July 2010.
2009
Conference Publication
Integrating complexity and change into governance
Fidelman, Pedro (2009). Integrating complexity and change into governance. Annual Symposium of the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 7 August 2009.
2009
Book Chapter
The technopolitics of water in Brazil
Sousa jr, W.C. and Fidelman, P.I.J. (2009). The technopolitics of water in Brazil. Water governance in Brazil: a multidisciplinary perspective. (pp. 195-211) edited by Ribeiro, W.C.. Sao Paulo, Brazil: Annablumme.
2009
Conference Publication
Environmental Governance in the Coral Triangle: Towards a Complex Commons Approach
Fidelman, P. and Hughes, T. (2009). Environmental Governance in the Coral Triangle: Towards a Complex Commons Approach. Amsterdam Conference on the Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2-4 December 2009.
2008
Book Chapter
Challenges to decentralization of watershed management: the case of New South Wales, Australia
Fidelman, P.I.J. (2008). Challenges to decentralization of watershed management: the case of New South Wales, Australia. Watershed management: concepts and experiences. (pp. 170-184) edited by S.V. Menon and P.A. Pillai. Hyderabad, India: ICFAI University Press.
2008
Conference Publication
Democratic decentralization of environmental governance: insights from catchment management in Australia
Fidelman, Pedro I. J. (2008). Democratic decentralization of environmental governance: insights from catchment management in Australia. Conference on Environmental Governance and Democracy, New Haven, United States, 10-11 May 2008.
2006
Conference Publication
Watershed management in New South Wales, Australia: a case of constrained decentralization?
Fidelman, Pedro I. J. (2006). Watershed management in New South Wales, Australia: a case of constrained decentralization?. 11th Biennial Conference of the International Association for the Study of Common Property (IASCP), Bali, Indonesia, 19-23 June 2006.
2005
Conference Publication
Watershed management in New South Wales, Australia: is it moving from governance to government?
Fidelman, P. (2005). Watershed management in New South Wales, Australia: is it moving from governance to government?. 14th Biennial Coastal Zone Conference, New Orleans, United States, 18 July 2005.
2005
Journal Article
Contribution to the mitigation of impacts from the Aquatic Macrophyte Eichhornia crassipes on the coastal zone of Southern Bahia, Brazil
Fidelman, P. I. J. (2005). Contribution to the mitigation of impacts from the Aquatic Macrophyte Eichhornia crassipes on the coastal zone of Southern Bahia, Brazil. Journal of Integrated Coastal Zone Management, 4 (3).
2005
Conference Publication
Development of watershed management in New South Wales, Australia: a coastal perspective
Fidelman, Pedro I. J., Morrison, R. John and West, Ron J. (2005). Development of watershed management in New South Wales, Australia: a coastal perspective. 14th Biennial Coastal Zone Conference, New Orleans, LA, United States, 17-21 July 2005.
2004
Conference Publication
Coastal Issues in Regional Natural Resource Management Plans: The Case of New South Wales Catchment Blueprints
Fidelman, P. , Morrison, R. J. and West, R. (2004). Coastal Issues in Regional Natural Resource Management Plans: The Case of New South Wales Catchment Blueprints. Coast to Coast 04 Conference, Hobart, TAS, Australia, 19-23 April 2004.
2004
Conference Publication
Catchment management planning in coastal areas: some preliminary insights from New South Wales, Australia
Fidelman, Pedro I. J., Morrison, R. John and West, Ron J. (2004). Catchment management planning in coastal areas: some preliminary insights from New South Wales, Australia. Coastal Zone Asia Pacific Conference, Brisbane, Australia, 5-9 September 2004.
2003
Conference Publication
Towards a catchment-to-coast approach: analysis of natural resource management in the coastal zone
Fidelman, P. (2003). Towards a catchment-to-coast approach: analysis of natural resource management in the coastal zone. Research Student Day, Wollongong, Australia, 2003.
2003
Conference Publication
Caracterização dos Manguezais do Rio Almada, Ilhéus Bahia
Santos, P. S. , Campos, D. O. , Araujo, M. , Fidelman, P. I. J. and Marques, A. C. (2003). Caracterização dos Manguezais do Rio Almada, Ilhéus Bahia . Congresso Brasileiro de Ciência do Solo, Ribeirão, Preto-SP, Brasil, 2003.
Funding
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Supervision
Availability
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Policy and regulatory dimensions of resilience-based management in the Great Barrier Reef
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Justine Bell-James
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Doctor Philosophy
Improving the capacity of legislative frameworks to facilitate marine restoration
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Justine Bell-James, Dr Nicole Shumway
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Doctor Philosophy
THE USE OF DIGITAL GOVERNMENT AMONG REGULATORY AGENCIES IN AUSTRALIA
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Paul Henman
Completed supervision
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Policies and legislation for Resilience-Based Management - a case study of the Great Barrier Reef.
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Justine Bell-James
Media
Enquiries
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- climate change adaptation
- environmental policy
- global environmental change
- Great Barrier Reef
- marine and coastal systems
- natural resource management
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