Dr. Coleby Alastor Merlin
Lecturer, Division of Applied Science
alastorcoleby@hkbu.edu.hk
3411 3343
Teaching Areas
Course(s) taught:- ERMT2105 Tourism and Sustainability
- ERMT3035 Geo-environmental and Ecological Field Study
- ERMT3145 Urban Development and Environment
- ERMT3165 Environmental Health and Policy
- ERMT4015 Advanced Topics in Environmental Planning and Management
- ERMT4165 The Pearl River Delta: An Environmental Survey
Research Interests
- Environmental Impact Assessment and Policy
- Maine Spatial Planning
- Ecosystem Services
- Social Ecology
- Marine Pollution Management and Mitigation
Professional Qualifications
- Teaching Fellow of the United Kingdom Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
- Environmental Adviser to the International Power Producers Forum
Selected Publications
- Coleby, A.M., and Grist, E, P, M., 2023. Fishing Production and Fishing Changes in Hong Kong after the Ground Trawl Ban of 31st December 2012: A Geospatial Evaluation. Journal of Geographical Research – In Press.
- Coleby, A. M, et al., 2021. REenergising Asia. Assessing Renewable Electricity Readiness Among Key Asian Markets. CDP Asia. An inaugural study of the interlinkages between policy, infrastructure and corporate RE sourcing patterns across 10 key Asian markets.
- Grist, E., Coleby, A. 2020. A geostatistical approach to joint stakeholder prioritization for tackling marine plastics pollution in Hong Kong. Marine Pollution Bulletin.
- Coleby, A., and Grist, E., 2019. Prioritized Area Mapping for Multiple Stakeholders through Geospatial Modelling: A Focus on Marine Plastics Pollution in Hong Kong. Journal of Ocean and Coastal Management.
- Hubacek, K., Mauerhofer, V., and Coleby, A. 2013. From polluter pays to beneficiary pays: Distribution of Rights and Costs under Payments for Ecosystem Services. Journal of Ecology and Society.
- Howard, D.C., Burgess, P.J., Butler, S.J., Carver, S.J., Cockerill, T., Coleby, A.M., Gan, G., Goodier, C.J., van der Horst, D., Hubacek, K., Lord, R., Mead, A., Wadsworth, R.A. and Scholefield, P. 2013. Energyscapes: Linking the energy system and ecosystem services in real landscapes. Journal of Biomass and Bioenergy.
- Coleby, A., van der Horst, D., and Hubacek, K., Goodier, C., Burgess, P., Graves, A., and Howard, D. 2012. Environmental Impact Assessment and Ecosystems Services: the case of Energy Crops in England. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management. ISSN 0964-0568
- Coleby, A. 2009. Assessment of Marine Renewable Energy Industry Stakeholder Requirements in North Scotland. Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management.
- Coleby, A., Gibb. S, Branagan, M., Crowe, S., Woolf, D. 2008. SEPA North Board Workshop Briefing Note: Wind-farm development on peat-lands: Impacts and carbon cycling. ERI, North Highland College, UHI Millennium Institute.
- Coleby, A., Aspinall, P., and Miller, D., 2009. Public Attitudes and Participation in Wind Turbine Development. Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management.
- Coleby, A., Aspinall, P., and Miller D., 2007. Expert interpretation of factors experts associate with wind farm environmental assessments. Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management.
- Miller, D., Morrice, J., Coleby, A., Messager, P. 2007.Visualisation techniques to support planning of renewable energy developments. In: GIS for Environmental Decision Making (ed. A. Lovett and K. Appleton), Innovations in GIS Series. CRC Press, London, p227-239.
- Miller, D.R., Morrice, J.G. and Coleby, A., 2005. The provision of visualisation tools for engaging public and professional audiences. In: Visualization in Landscape and Environmental Planning (eds. I. Bishop and E. Lange). Taylor and Francis, Chapter 8, pp175-183
- Coleby, A., Miller, D.R. and Aspinall, P. 2004. Public engagement in landscape planning with reference to woodlands and wind turbines. GIS Research UK, Annual Conference,12th, University of East Anglia, Norwich, 28-30 April 2004.
- Coleby, A. 1996. Three Gorges Project Geotechnical and Environmental Review. University of Aberdeen, Scotland, Master's Thesis. Preliminary Reading List for Western Washington University EGEO 423 Pacific Rim: Sustainable Environment http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~patrick/geo423/g423syl03.htm
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