Distinguished Professor Basant Maheshwari

About

I have over 30 years professional experience in the higher education sector, with a particular focus on teaching, learning and researching related to surface and groundwater management, irrigation, environmental management, regional water resources planning and sustainability. In addition to my professional experience of over 25 years in Australia, I have worked in India for several years and spent sabbatical in the USA, Japan and the Philippines.

During the last ten years, my work has involved trans-disciplinary approach to water research and focussed on understanding how water, landscape and people interact and influence the environment and sustainability. My work involved modelling and analysing the water cycle for long-term water resource planning at regional level and examining the implications of social, economic, cultural, policy and institutional aspects of water cycle management. I have been involved in research into peri-urban water issues and balancing urban growth around cities and regional centres so that future urban areas are liveable, sustainable, affordable and resilient. An important learning out of this was that engaging community, government agencies and other stakeholders is critical to address significant, local water and sustainability challenges.

Employment

• Western Sydney University Professor - Water, Environment and Sustainability
  1992 - Present
• University of Melbourne Research Engineer
  1989 - 1992
• Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology College of Technology and Engineering Assistant Professor/Associate Professor
  1982 - 1989

Education

• University of Melbourne PhD
  1984 - 1998
• Asian Institute of Technology M.Engg.
  1980 - 1981
• Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology B.E.
  1974 - 1979

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