Douglas Radford
School of Civil Engineering and Construction
College of Engineering and Information Technology
Doug contributes to improving the resilience of social, infrastructure and environmental systems against the complex risks associated with natural hazards and climate variability. Doug's post-graduate research applies robust environmental modelling approaches to quantify these risks, with an interest in optimising risk management activities in order to protect social, economic and environmental values. With formal education across engineering and finance and a passion for solving social and environmental challenges, Doug brings a holistic, systems-orientated mindset to his research. Open to collaborating with stakeholders, researchers and communities from diverse backgrounds on interdisciplinary topics, Doug invites those interested to get in touch.
| Date | Type | Title | Institution Name | Country | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Award | Best Student Paper Prize | International Environmental Modelling and Software Society | United States | - |
| 2022 | Award | People's Choice Award | School of Civil, Environmental & Mining Engineering, The University of Adelaide | Australia | - |
| 2021 | Scholarship | Westpac Future Leaders | Westpac | Australia | 120,000 |
| 2020 | Award | University Medal | University of Adelaide | Australia | - |
| Date | Institution name | Country | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The University of Adelaide | Australia | Doctor of Philosophy in Environmental Engineering |
| 2020 | University of Adelaide | Australia | Bachelor of Civil & Environmental Engineering (Honours) |
| 2020 | University of Adelaide | Australia | Bachelor of Finance |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Radford, D. A. G., Maier, H. R., Zecchin, A. C., van Delden, H., & Jeanneau, A. (2025). Optimising fuel treatment plans to reduce burn probability: the importance of navigating context, priorities and trade-offs. International Journal of Wildland Fire, 34(11), 27 pages. |
| 2024 | Robert Maier, H., Rosa Taghikhah, F., Nabavi, E., Razavi, S., Gupta, H., Wu, W., . . . Huang, J. (2024). How much X is in XAI: Responsible use of “Explainable” artificial intelligence in hydrology and water resources. Journal of Hydrology X, 25, 100185-1-100185-6. Scopus17 WoS18 |
| 2024 | Radford, D. A. G., Maier, H. R., van Delden, H., Zecchin, A. C., & Jeanneau, A. (2024). Predicting burn probability: Dimensionality reduction strategies enable accurate and computationally efficient metamodeling. Journal of Environmental Management, 371, 123086-1-123086-19. Scopus3 WoS2 Europe PMC1 |
| 2024 | He, L., Jeanneau, A., Ramsey, S., Radford, D., Zecchin, A., Reinke, K., . . . Maier, H. R. (2024). Estimating Fuel Load for Wildfire Risk Assessment Using Earth Observation Data: A Case Study in Southwestern Australia. Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment, 36, 18 pages. Scopus2 WoS2 |
| 2024 | Radford, D. A. G., Maier, H. R., van Delden, H., Zecchin, A. C., & Jeanneau, A. (2024). An efficient, multi-scale neighbourhood index to quantify wildfire likelihood. International Journal of Wildland Fire, 33(5), WF23055-1-WF23055-20. Scopus4 WoS4 |
| 2023 | Radford, D., Maier, H., van Delden, H., Zecchin, A., & Jeanneau, A. (2023). Efficiently Estimating Patterns in Wildfire Burn Probability. |
| 2023 | van Delden, H., Vanhout, R., Jeanneau, A., Radford, D., Maier, H. R., & Zecchin, A. C. (2023). Development and use of an integrated modelling approach to simulate dynamic risk profiles and support risk reduction strategies. |
| 2022 | Radford, D. A. G., Lawler, T. C., Edwards, B. R., Disher, B. R. W., Maier, H. R., Ostendorf, B., . . . Goodsite, M. (2022). A framework for the mitigation and adaptation from heat-related risks to infrastructure.. Sustainable Cities and Society, 81, 1-14. Scopus7 WoS6 |
| - | Jeanneau, A., van Delden, H., Maier, H. R., Radford, D., Zecchin, A., Vanhout, R., & McNaught, T. (n.d.). The Fuel Management Suitability Tool: A Novel Approach to Integrating Stakeholder Priorities in Wildfire Management. |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2021 | Disher, B., Edwards, B., Lawler, T., & Radford, D. (2021). Measuring Heatwaves and Their Impacts. In Air Pollution Sources, Statistics and Health Effects (pp. 455-475). Springer US. DOI |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2023 | Maier, H., Jeanneau, A., Radford, D., & He, L. (2023). Integrated natural hazard risk management: A two-week intensive course. In J. Vaze, C. Chilcott, L. Hutley, & S. M. Cuddy (Eds.), Proceedings of the 25th International Congress on Modelling and Simulation (pp. 548-554). Online: Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand Inc. |
| 2023 | Jeanneau, A., van Delden, H., Radford, D., Maier, H., Zecchin, A., Vanhout, R., & McNaught, T. (2023). Fuel Management Suitability Tool: Advancing resilient wildfire management practices through flexible decision support and local information. In https://whova.com/embedded/event/cS1CGd3zmD1S6q6eQmBRrh2jWesVrB8NGK3YSVyIhkU%3D/?utc_source=ems. Monterey, California. |
| 2022 | Radford, D., Maier, H., van Delden, H., Zecchin, A., & Jeanneau, A. (2022). Land Use Planning and Connectivity to Wildfire Hazards in the Urban Interface.. In AFAC22 | Connecting communities. Creating resilience.. Adelaide. |
| 2022 | Radford, D., Maier, H., Zecchin, A., & van Delden, H. (2022). An index for describing the spatial-connectivity of flammable landscapes. In Proceedings for the Fire and Climate Conference (pp. 1). Melbourne, Australia. |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2024 | van Delden, H., Jeanneau, A., Vanhout, R., Radford, D., Maier, H., & Zecchin, A. (2024). Sea flood mapping and impact assessment for Port Adelaide and surrounds - A study to explore future risk scenarios using UNHaRMED. |
| 2024 | McCormack, P., Radford, D., Bardsley, D., Westra, S., & Jeanneau, A. (2024). Submission by members of the Environment Institute at The University of Adelaide, on the review of the Emergency Management Act 2004 (SA). |
| 2024 | van Delden, H., Vanhout, R., Radford, D., Maier, H., Zecchin, A., & Dandy, G. (2024). Assessing the Impact of Spatial Planning on Disaster Risk Reduction – UNHaRMED Policy Case for Tasmania. Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC. |
| 2024 | van Delden, H., Vanhout, R., Riddell, G., Radford, D., Maier, H., Zecchin, A., & Dandy, G. (2024). Embedding Foresight into Disaster Risk Assessment and Reduction – UNHaRMED Scenarios for Tasmania. |
| 2024 | van Delden, H., Maier, H., Zecchin, A., Vanhout, R., Riddell, G., Newman, J., . . . O'Flaherty, M. (2024). Improved decision support for natural hazard risk reduction - final project report. |
| 2022 | He, L., Zecchin, A., Westra, S., Jeanneau, A., Radford, D., & Maier, H. (2022). ADAPTIVE ANALYTICAL BUSHFIRE LIKELIHOOD (AABL) TOOL FOR BETTER UNDERSTANDING AND REDUCING FUTURE BUSHFIRE RISK. |
| 2022 | van Delden, H., Vanhout, R., Riddel, G., Elco, K., Radford, D., Dandy, G., . . . Zecchin, A. (2022). Evaluation Document: GRUMP - Gawler River UNHARMED Mitigation Project. Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC. |
| 2022 | van Delden, H., Vanhout, R., Riddell, G., Koks, E., Radford, D., Dandy, G., . . . Zecchin, A. (2022). Integrated Assessment of Flood Mitigation Options: GRUMP - Gawler River UNHARMED Mitigation Project. Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC. |
| 2022 | van Delden, H., Vanhout, R., Riddell, G., Koks, E., Radford, D., Dandy, G., . . . Zecchin, A. (2022). Pathways Document for Integrated Flood Risk Management: GRUMP - Gawler River UNHARMED Mitigation Project. Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC. |
| 2022 | van Delden, H., Vanhout, R., Riddell, G., Koks, E., Radford, D., Dandy, G., . . . Zecchin, A. (2022). Project Summary and Evaluation: GRUMP - Gawler River UNHARMED Mitigation Project. Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC. |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Radford, D. (2025). Optimising Fuel Treatment Plans to Achieve Bushfire Risk Reduction Objectives using Computationally Efficient and Process-based Metamodels. (PhD Thesis, The University of Adelaide). |
| Year | Amount | Source | Project |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $6,400 | The Environment Institute (The University of Adelaide) | The application of tools for bushfire risk reduction within Australian fire management agencies: opportunities, challenges and a pathway to implementation (Lead CI) |
| 2025-2026 | $155,000 | Disaster Ready Fund (via CSIRO) | Enhanced Resilient Asset Delivery (ERAD) Program (CI) |
| 2025-2027 | $2,219,250 | Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage, Western Australia | Unified Natural Hazard Risk Mitigation Exploratory Decision (UNHaRMED) Support System Tool for Western Australia (CI) |
| Date | Role | Membership | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 - ongoing | Member | Institute of Engineers Australia | Australia |
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