Anna Beesley
Doctor of Philosophy candidate
Landscape architecture
Biography
Anna is the recipient of the David Yencken PhD Scholarship in Landscape Architecture. She is also a former lawyer with over 20 years’ experience in legislation development and law reform. Anna's interest in historic gardens and climate change adaptation was spurred by her own experiences as the custodian of a heritage listed private garden. Anna holds a Master of Urban Horticulture, a Graduate Certificate in Garden Design, a Master of Health Science (Public Health Law), a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Laws (Hons).
Thesis
Climate change and heritage conservation in Australian public historic gardens: Practices and attitudes of landscape managers, heritage professionals and regulators
Anna's research investigates the real and perceived impacts of climate change on the management and conservation of Australia's public historic gardens and explores the potential implications for existing heritage frameworks and ideas of cultural heritage.
Contact
- Email abeesley@student.unimelb.edu.au
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Research Unit
- Australian Centre for Architectural History, Urban and Cultural Heritage (ACAHUCH)
- Green Infrastructure Research Group (GIRG)
- School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences