Brendan F.D. Barrett
Professor, Namibia University of Science and Technology
Introduction
Brendan F.D. Barrett is a professor at the Osaka University Center for Global Initiatives and an adjunct professor at RMIT University School of Media and Communications.His core areas of expertise of include ethical cities, urban transitions, climate change,sustainability science, documentary filmmaking and science/research communication. His early career research profile mainly related to comparative environmental policy, environmental impact assessment,Local Agenda 21 in Japan and the UK, and ecological modernization. Prior to joining Osaka University in 2018, he was based at RMIT University where he coordinated the Masters in International Environmental Management and was lead researcher for the UN Global Compact Cities Programme.Brendan worked with the United Nations in Japan between 1995 and 2015, with the UN Environment Programme and the United Nations University (UNU). In the latter, he was engaged as a research fellow in 1997, before becoming head of the UNU Media Studio/Online Learning in 2002 and then the Head of Communications in 2010.
