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Ray ison on the global water crisis part 1 the open university
Raymond L. (Ray) Ison (born ca. 1952) is an Australian environmental scientist, and Professor of Systems at the Open University in the UK. He was also Professor Systems for Sustainability at Monash University, and fellow at the Centre for Policy Development, and President of the International Society for the Systems Sciences in the year 2014-15. He is known for his work on rural development and sustainable management.
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- Ray ison on the global water crisis part 1 the open university
- Life and work
- Selected publications
- References
Life and work
After attending the Bathurst High School in Bathurst, New South Wales from 1965 to 1970, Ison received his BSc in Agricultural Science from the University of Sydney in 1974, and his PhD in Plant Ecophysiology from the University of Queensland in 1981.
Ison started his academic career as Lecturer at the University of Western Sydney in 1982. In 1986 he moved to the University of Sydney, where he was appointed Senior Lecturer in the School of Crop Sciences. In 1994 he moved to the UK and was appointed Professor of Systems at the Open University, where he contributed to the ″Masters in Systems Thinking in Practice″ program. From 2008 to 2016 he was also at Monash University in its Monash Sustainability Institute.
From 2008 to 2012 Ison co-directed the Sustainable Development Institute with Richard Bawden and Roger Packham, and in the same period he also was Adjunct Professor at the Institute for Sustainable Futures.
Selected publications
Articles, a selection: