Rebecca Pearson

Rebecca is a researcher and geographer in the School of Social Sciences at the University of Adelaide. She has taught across geography and environmental planning subjects at both undergraduate and Masters levels. Rebecca recently completed her PhD, publishing on the links between regenerative tourism and sustainable development in viticultural landscapes. She has also previously researched and published on South Australia's renewable energy transition. Currently, Rebecca is part of an interdisciplinary research team at the University of Adelaide investigating the new Australian Fire Danger Rating System. She is also involved in curriculum development for the Department of Geography, Environment and Population. Rebecca's expertise and research interests include environmental planning and governance, tourism and regional development, understanding social-ecological transitions, bushfire and risk management, geography curriculum and pedagogy, and the application of social theory.