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Dr Andrew Allison

Coastal Adaptation Scientist

+64-9-375-2095

Qualifications:

PhD Geography, University of Auckland; MSc Geography, University of Auckland; PGDipSci Environmental Management, University of Auckland; BA Anthropology and History, University of Auckland

Biography:

Dr Andrew Allison is a coastal adaptation scientist and modeller with a PhD in Geography from the University of Auckland. He joined NIWA in 2020. Andrew works to ensure that climate change adaptation actions are robust against future uncertainty, are socially equitable and are economically viable.

Andrew applies decision-making under deep uncertainty tools to ensure that proposed adaptive actions will perform well under a wide range of potential climate futures and avoid perverse social and economic outcomes. His work provides a way to stress-test adaptive plans and ensure that costs are constrained while performance metrics are met and levels of service maintained.

Articles:

Allison, A., Lawrence, J., Stephens, S., Kwakkel, J., Singh, S., Blackett, P. and Stroombergen, A. 2024 Planning for wastewater infrastructure adaptation under deep uncertainty, Frontiers in Climate, 6 - 2024. Doi: 10.3389/fclim.2024.1355446.

Johnson, D., Blackett, P., Allison, A. and Broadbent, A. 2023 Measuring social vulnerability to climate change at the coast: embracing complexity and context for more accurate and equitable analysis, Water, 15(9): 10.3390/w15193408.

MacPherson, E., Jorgensen, E., Paul, A., Rennie, H., Fisher, K., Talbot-Jones, J., Hewitt, J., Allison, A., Banwell, J. and Parkinson, A. 2023 Designing law and policy for the health and resilience of marine and coastal ecosystems, Ocean Development and International Law, 54(2): 200-252.

Allison, A., Stephens, S., Blackett, P., Lawrence, J. Dickson, M.E. and Matthews, Y. 2023 Simulating the impacts of an applied Dynamic Adaptive Pathways Plan using an agent-based model: a Tauranga City, New Zealand, case study, Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 11: 343.

Allison, A.E.F., Dickson, M.E., Fisher, K.T. and Thrush, S.F. 2018 Dilemmas of modelling and decision-making in environmental research, Environmental Modelling & Software, 99(C): 147-155.

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