Martin Mulligan
Associate Professor
Global, Urban and Social Studies
RMIT University
Australia
Biography
Associate Professor Martin Mulligan has a background in ecological science and human geography. He teaches on topics related to sustainability, resilience, governance, Social Impact Assessment, and community engagement. He has published extensively on the seductive appeal of 'community' in an insecure world and his current research is focusing on resilience thinking and 'decentred governance' of complex socio-ecological challenges. He completed a major study on social recovery from the 2004 tsunami disaster in Sri Lanka and he has maintained research relationships with a people and organisations in Sri Lanka.
Research Interest
Environmental and community sustainability
Publications
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 Rebuilding communities after disasters: Lessons from the tsunami disaster in Sri LankaÂ
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 On ambivalence and hope in the restless search for community: How to work with the idea of community in the global age
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 A new model for effective post-disaster housing reconstruction: Lessons from Gujarat and Bihar in IndiaÂ
