Lecturer in Design (Built Environme
Overview
Dr Ray Maher is Lecturer in Design (Built Environment) at the School of Architecture, and Research Fellow at the Centre for Policy Futures at the University of Queensland. Ray collaborates broadly across institutions while leading research and capacity-building projects with government and industry. His work focuses on sustainable development strategy, urban development and design, Sustainable Development Goals, decision-support tools, circular economy, and addressing ‘wicked’ problems using systems, design, and futures thinking. Ray’s research is engagement-focused, interdisciplinary, and applied, which builds the capacity of stakeholders.
Ray is Lead Chief Investigator on research funding totalling over $1m, and a Chief Investigator on research funding totalling over $5m. He has 31 traditional and non-traditional research outputs with state, national, and regional impact.
Research Impacts
Ray’s interdisciplinary research applies systems and design approaches to support high-impact outcomes through partnerships with Government, Industry, and Non-government Organisations. Research impacts and partnerships include leadership, authorship, or substantial contributions to:
• Leading a 15-person interdisciplinary team to develop the Sustainability Framework for SM Bay City, a 360HA development in Manila, Philippines for 300,000 people.
• Research informing The University of Queensland’s Pacific Engagement Strategy.
• Facilitating the Queensland Health Prevention Thinktank to inform the organisation’s 10-year reform strategy.
• Research lead on Making Prevention a Health System Priority project to embed preventative health throughout Queensland Health and its 100,000 workforce.
• Leading the Systems and Design thinking module for the Internet Society’s mid-career fellowship.
• Lead CI of Circular Economy for Disaster Reconstruction, Development Minerals Program, in collaboration with the Pacific Community, The United Nations Development Program (UNDP), and two Fiji Government Ministries.
• Working with the Pacific Community (SPC) to co-develop their Transition Plan 2021, a COVID response strategic Plan.
• Contributing to the Pacific Community's (SPC)10-year Strategic Plan 2021+.
• Foresight research which informed the 2050 Regional Strategy for the Blue Pacific Continent, a long-term regional strategy by the Pacific Island Forum’s 18 Member nations.
• Lead authoring An Adaptation Plan for the Energy, Mining, and Manufacturing Sectors – part of the Queensland Government’s Queensland Climate Adaptation Strategy (Q‐CAS).
• Co-leading the foundational project on climate change to inform the strategy and research priorities of the $130M CRC for Transformations in Mining Economies (TiME).
• Designing the Circular Economy 4 Business pilot program for the Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland’s ecoBiz program.
• The Integrated Bioeconomy Project and the Controlled Biosphere ARC Linkage project to inform policy and regulatory settings for sustainable food production.
• Contributing to the policy and regulation component of the Reef Restoration and Adaptation Programme (RRAP).
• Authoring the Australian National Rail Station Design Guidelines, endorsed by all State Rail operators.
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
- Master of Architecture, The University of Queensland
- Bachelor of Design Studies, The University of Queensland
Publications
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Other Outputs: Building disaster and climate resilience through Development Minerals
Rogers, Paul, Maher, Ray, Lee, Gary, Naidelage, Chamari, Flomenhoft, Gary, Junior, Patrick and Franks, Daniel M (2023). Building disaster and climate resilience through Development Minerals. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/9052c85
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Journal Article: Circular economy 4 business: a program and framework for small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) with three case studies
Maher, Ray, Yarnold, Jennifer and Pushpamali, N. N. C. (2023). Circular economy 4 business: a program and framework for small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) with three case studies. Journal of Cleaner Production, 412 137114, 137114. doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.137114
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Other Outputs: SM Bay City - Sustainability Framework: pathways for achieving sustainability outcomes in Manila Bay
Maher, Ray, Ahmad, Mubeen, Fidelman, Pedro, Franks, Daniel, Fuller, Richard, Hyland, Peter, Junior, Patrick, Kenway, Steven, Ly, Leo, Molyneaux, Lynette, Sharma, Rahul, Sipe, Neil, Sochacka, Beata, Sockhill, Nicola and Webster-Mannison, Marci (2023). SM Bay City - Sustainability Framework: pathways for achieving sustainability outcomes in Manila Bay. Manila, The Phillipines: SM Prime.
Grants
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(2023–2026) Blue Economy CRC-Co Ltd
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Pasay 360 Sustainability Framework
(2022–2023) SM Smart City Infrastructure and Development Corporation
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Making prevention a health system priority - systems analysis project
(2021–2022) Sax Institute
Publications
Book Chapter
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Uncertainty: risk, technology and the future
Yarnold, Jennifer, Maher, Ray, Hussey, Karen and Dovers, Stephen (2022). Uncertainty: risk, technology and the future. Routledge handbook of global environmental politics. (pp. 253-268) edited by Paul G. Harris. London, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003008873-23
Journal Article
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Maher, Ray, Yarnold, Jennifer and Pushpamali, N. N. C. (2023). Circular economy 4 business: a program and framework for small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) with three case studies. Journal of Cleaner Production, 412 137114, 137114. doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.137114
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MetaMAP: a graphical tool for designing initiatives to support multiple sustainability goals
Maher, Ray, Mann, Samuel and McAlpine, Clive A. (2022). MetaMAP: a graphical tool for designing initiatives to support multiple sustainability goals. Sustainability Science, 17 (4), 1511-1536. doi: 10.1007/s11625-022-01157-4
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Maher, Ray, Maher, Melanie, Mann, Samuel and McAlpine, Clive A. (2019). Correction to: Integrating design thinking with sustainability science: a Research through Design approach (Sustainability Science, (2018), 13, 6, (1565-1587), 10.1007/s11625-018-0618-6). Sustainability Science, 14 (2), 551-553. doi: 10.1007/s11625-018-0629-3
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Integrating design thinking with sustainability science: a research through design approach
Maher, Ray, Maher, Melanie, Mann, Samuel and McAlpine, Clive A. (2018). Integrating design thinking with sustainability science: a research through design approach. Sustainability Science, 13 (6), 1565-1587. doi: 10.1007/s11625-018-0618-6
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Elmqvist, Thomas, Siri, José, Andersson, Erik, Anderson, Pippin, Bai, Xuemei, Das, Pranab Kishore, Gatere, Tatu, Gonzalez, Andrew, Goodness, Julie, Handel, Steven N., Hermansson Török, Ellika, Kavonic, Jessica, Kronenberg, Jakub, Lindgren, Elisabet, Maddox, David, Maher, Raymond, Mbow, Cheikh, McPhearson, Timon, Mulligan, Joe, Nordenson, Guy, Spires, Meggan, Stenkula, Ulrika, Takeuchi, Kazuhiko and Vogel, Coleen (2018). Urban tinkering. Sustainability Science, 13 (6), 1549-1564. doi: 10.1007/s11625-018-0611-0
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Overcoming barriers to sustainability by combining conceptual, visual, and networking systems
Maher, Ray, Maher, Melanie, McAlpine, Clive A., Mann, Samuel and Seabrook, Leonie (2018). Overcoming barriers to sustainability by combining conceptual, visual, and networking systems. Sustainability Science, 13 (5), 1-17. doi: 10.1007/s11625-018-0576-z
Conference Publication
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Shifting the maturity needle of ICT for sustainability
Mann, Samuel, Bates, Oliver and Maher, Raymond (2018). Shifting the maturity needle of ICT for sustainability. 5th International Conference on Information and Communication Technology for Sustainability (ICT4S2018), Toronto, Canada, 14-18 May 2018. Manchester, United Kingdom: EasyChair. doi: 10.29007/d6g3
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Early career panellist – conference synthesis
Maher, Ray (2017). Early career panellist – conference synthesis. International Conference on Sustainability Science, Stockholm, Sweden, 24-26 August 2017.
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Expanding social-ecological systems: towards an interdisciplinary meta-framework for sustainability
Maher, Raymond (2017). Expanding social-ecological systems: towards an interdisciplinary meta-framework for sustainability. Resilience 2017: Resilience Frontiers for Global Sustainability, Stockholm, Sweden, 20-23 August 2017. Stockholm, Sweden: Resilience 2017.
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MetaMAP - a visual collaboration platform for sustainability
Maher, Ray (2017). MetaMAP - a visual collaboration platform for sustainability. 7th International Conference on Sustainability Science (ICSS 2017), Stockholm, Sweden, 24-26 August 2017.
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Harnessing interdisciplinary expertise to communicate and collaborate on global challenges
Maher, Ray (2016). Harnessing interdisciplinary expertise to communicate and collaborate on global challenges. McDonnell International Scholars Academy 6th International Symposium: Addressing Global Challenges Through International Collaboration in Education and Research, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 22-25 September 2016.
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An architect's view of the station user experience
Maher, Raymond and Skinner, Peter R. (2011). An architect's view of the station user experience. 34th Australasian Transport Research Forum 2011, Adelaide, SA, Australia, 28-30 September 2011. Adelaide, SA, Australia: Planning and Transport Research Centre.
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South East Queensland's projected population and its environmental footprint
Maher, Ray and Skinner, Peter (2010). South East Queensland's projected population and its environmental footprint. Australian and New Zealand Architectural Science Association (ANZAScA) Annual Conference, Auckland, New Zealand, 24-26 November 2010. Auckland, New Zealand: Architectural Science Association.
Other Outputs
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Building disaster and climate resilience through Development Minerals
Rogers, Paul, Maher, Ray, Lee, Gary, Naidelage, Chamari, Flomenhoft, Gary, Junior, Patrick and Franks, Daniel M (2023). Building disaster and climate resilience through Development Minerals. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/9052c85
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SM Bay City - Sustainability Framework: pathways for achieving sustainability outcomes in Manila Bay
Maher, Ray, Ahmad, Mubeen, Fidelman, Pedro, Franks, Daniel, Fuller, Richard, Hyland, Peter, Junior, Patrick, Kenway, Steven, Ly, Leo, Molyneaux, Lynette, Sharma, Rahul, Sipe, Neil, Sochacka, Beata, Sockhill, Nicola and Webster-Mannison, Marci (2023). SM Bay City - Sustainability Framework: pathways for achieving sustainability outcomes in Manila Bay. Manila, The Phillipines: SM Prime.
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Systems & design thinking: online module as part of the Internet Society’s Mid-Career Fellowship
Maher, Ray, Fish, Allison and Yarnold, Jennifer (2022). Systems & design thinking: online module as part of the Internet Society’s Mid-Career Fellowship. Geneva, Switzerland: The Internet Society.
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Prevention as a health system priority: Actions for Change
Mitchell, Jo, Anna Chevalier, Ray Maher, Elly Howse, Penny Hawe, Melanie Pescud, Andrew Wilson and Lucie Rychetnik (2022). Prevention as a health system priority: Actions for Change. Queensland: The Australian Prevention Partnership Centre and Queensland Health.
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Mitchell J, Anna Chevalier, Ray Maher, Elly Howse, Penny Hawe, Melanie Pescud, Andrew Wilson and Lucie Rychetnik (2022). Prevention as a health system priority - Engagement and system analysis with Queensland Health (Interim report) . Queensland: The Australian Prevention Partnership Centre and Queensland Health.
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Circular Economy 4 Business (CE4B) pilot program: Final Report
Ray Maher, Jennifer Yarnold and Chamari Pushpamali Narayana Naidelage (2022). Circular Economy 4 Business (CE4B) pilot program: Final Report. Brisbane: Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland.
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Ray Maher and Jennifer Yarnold (2021). CCIQ ecoBiz Circular Economy Program: Building Skills Tools and Knowledge for Circular Leadership. Phase 2 – Program Design. Brisbane: Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland.
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Mining transitions and climate change: a research synthesis to inform CRC TiME strategy
Maher, R., Buchan, R., Littleboy, A., MacLean, K., Molyneaux, L., Stringer, M. and Valenta, R. (2021). Mining transitions and climate change: a research synthesis to inform CRC TiME strategy. Perth, WA, Australia: CRC TiME.
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The future of sustainability solutions
Franco, Isabel B., Fidelman, Pedro, Maher, Ray, Ritchie, Brent, Yarnold, Jennifer, Derbyshire, Ellen, Foster, Rose and Ulhmann, Kora (2021). The future of sustainability solutions. Conversation Series Brisbane, Australia: The University of Queensland.
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Maher, Ray (2021). MetaMAP: A graphical tool for designing sustainability initiatives integrating design, systems, and sustainability science. PhD Thesis, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/a2a5999
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Pacific Community Transition Plan 2021 - foundations for a resilient future: response to recovery
Sharp, Emily, Mecartney, Sarah and Maher, Ray (2021). Pacific Community Transition Plan 2021 - foundations for a resilient future: response to recovery. Noumea, New Caledonia: Pacific Community.
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CCIQ EcoBiz Circular Economy Program: Phase 1 – Review of Existing Programs
Jennifer Yarnold and Ray Maher (2019). CCIQ EcoBiz Circular Economy Program: Phase 1 – Review of Existing Programs. Brisbane: Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland.
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An Adaptation Plan for the Energy, Mining and Manufacturing sectors and supporting entities
Maher, Ray and Hussey, Karen (2019). An Adaptation Plan for the Energy, Mining and Manufacturing sectors and supporting entities. Brisbane,Australia: The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/9e95ac7
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Policy futures: regulating the new economy
Hussey, Karen, Yarnold, Jennifer, McEwan, Christopher, Maher, Ray, Henman, Paul, Radke, Amelia, Curtis, Caitlin, Fidelman, Pedro, Vickers, Claudia and Brolan, Claire (2019). Policy futures: regulating the new economy. Policy Futures Brisbane, Australia: The University of Queensland.
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MetaMAP: Designing a graphical tool for transforming social-ecological systems
Maher, Raymond (2018). MetaMAP: Designing a graphical tool for transforming social-ecological systems. PhD Thesis, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Queensland.
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An architectural perspective of sustainability
Maher, Ray (2015, 06 11). An architectural perspective of sustainability The natural artisan 18-19.
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The public face of rail: Australian station design guidelines
Skinner, Peter and Maher, Raymond (2013). The public face of rail: Australian station design guidelines. Brisbane, Australia: CRC for Rail Innovation.
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Maher, Ray (2009). SEQ2030: an exploration of ecological footprint methodology and its potential as a decision making tool for building a sustainable South East Queensland. Master's Thesis, School of Architecture, The University of Queensland.
Grants (Administered at UQ)
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(2023–2026) Blue Economy CRC-Co Ltd
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Pasay 360 Sustainability Framework
(2022–2023) SM Smart City Infrastructure and Development Corporation
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Making prevention a health system priority - systems analysis project
(2021–2022) Sax Institute
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Transitions and Climate Change
(2021) CRC TIME Limited
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(2020–2024) Australian Institute of Marine Science
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CCIQ EcoBiz Circular Economy Pilot Study
(2020–2021) Chamber of Commerce & Industry Queensland
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CCIQ EcoBiz Circular Economy Program
(2019–2021) Chamber of Commerce & Industry Queensland
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(2019–2020) Secretariat of the Pacific Community
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Services to support the development Queensland's Post 2020 Climate Strategy
(2018–2019) Queensland Government Department of Environment and Science
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Supply of Services to develop and deliver the Industry and Resource Sector Adaptation Plan
(2018–2019) Queensland Government Department of Environment and Science
