On this show we’ll be chatting with John Kandulu, from Flinders University, about the economic value of green space. John is a Senior Research Economist.

He has over 15 years of experience as an applied economist, having worked across the education, not-for-profit, private and government sectors.

His research focuses on formulation and assessment of policies related to natural resource and environmental management.

His work involves calculating the anticipated net returns on potential investment opportunities, policies and projects. Currently, his research interests are centred on the design and evaluation of effective diversity and inclusion policies to support inclusive natural resource management.

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4 enviro career highlights from 2024

For our final 2024 episode, in light of ATAR results coming out this week, we are showcasing the 4 best enviro career insights that appeared on the pod during 2024.

You’ll hear from a water engineer, place maker, landscape architect, festival organisers and an ecologist.

Our guests talk the different roads taken to purse their career in SA’s environment sector. We hope this ep helps graduates navigate the next chapter of their story.

Congratulations to the class of 2024! Catch us for a new pod ep in 2025.

The Green Adelaide Podcast is your enviro-exclusive on the people, projects and news of metropolitan SA.

The pod hosted by our Communication Manager, Melissa Martin.

On each monthly episode she'll interview a local enviro-expert. From leaders and ecologists, to planners and marketers, to understand their career journey in and around the sector, as well as breakdown top environmental matters.

We’re not your regular environmental podcast, we’re your cool cultural podcast.

How we live with our environment in Adelaide is a culture that we must talk about!

The Green Adelaide Podcast: Your insider scoop on all things cool, green and wild in metropolitan South Australia.

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Meet Kate Matthews, your soil girlie (aka, soil ecologist), and PhD student at Flinders University.

On this ep of the pod, we’ll be talking with Kate about soil - what it really is, why it is so important and Kate's recent findings into designing healthier cities with soil.

Kate's research interests lie in the ‘bigger picture’ and how we can use soil science to inform decision-makers and landholders to create nature-positive outcomes.

Dive into her research 'Designing healthier cities with good bacteria': www.adelaide.edu.au/newsroom/news/list/2024/07/22/designing-healthier-cities-with-good-bacteria

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