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ManagementHenry Bartelet
PhD Candidate
MPhil, University of Bergen (2016) • MSc, New University of Lisbon (2016) • MBA, Radboud University (2016) • BBA, University of Groningen (2012)
James Cook University
ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies
James Cook University Townsville
Queensland 4811 Australia
Phone: 61 7 4781 4000
Email: info@coralcoe.org.au
PhD Candidate
MPhil, University of Bergen (2016) • MSc, New University of Lisbon (2016) • MBA, Radboud University (2016) • BBA, University of Groningen (2012)
James Cook University
Henry is a PhD candidate at James Cook University in Australia, where he works on quantifying the socio-economic resilience of the Great Barrier Reef region and other Pacific communities that are economically dependent on coral reefs. His research focuses on understanding, through a systems lens, how severe coral bleaching events impact commercial users of the reef (e.g. tourist operators and fishermen); and how different actors and institutions within the system respond to the ecological disturbance. The research will contribute to improving the ability of communities to deal with an increasingly volatile ecological environment.
Henry holds a joint European master degree (‘cum laude’) in System Dynamics from the University of Bergen (Norway), New University of Lisbon (Portugal) and the Radboud University (the Netherlands). System dynamics is grounded in the theory of nonlinear dynamics and feedback control developed in mathematics, physics, and engineering and is used as a modeling tool for examining complex systems characterized by feedback and delayed effects, characteristics that underlie most issues concerning sustainability. For his master thesis, Henry developed a simulation model to better understand how human development around coral reefs in the Philippines leads to rapid coral reef degradation. The simulation model is used to help policy makers evaluate the effectiveness of current coastal management programs. His work received an Honorable Mention by the Dana Meadows Award committee at the 2017 International System Dynamics Conference.
After his master degree, Henry worked in Oslo as an energy system modeler in DNV GL’s Energy Transition Program, the most objective and comprehensive forecast on the future of the global energy system and consequent carbon emissions. He is also the founder of DynaMundo, an international advisory company that has the goal to increase the application of systems thinking and modeling outside the academic world.
Publications
Bartelet, H., & Mulder, M. (2019). Natural Gas markets in the European Union: Testing Resilience. Economics of Energy & Environmental Policy, 9 (1)
Bartelet, H. (2017) Exploring the effectiveness of policies to reverse rapid coral reef degradation in the Philippines. System Dynamics Conference: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Bartelet, H., & Fletcher, P. (2017) Exploring disease dynamics on coral reef ecosystems through system dynamics models. System Dynamics Conference: MIT
Radulovic, I., Bartelet, H., Guerrero, A. (2016) Modeling sustainability of mass tourism in Lisbon. System Dynamics Conference: Technical University Delft, the Netherlands
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Abstract: The vast majority of reef fishes have a life history consisting of a pelagic larval phase of typically 20 to 60 days, followed by larval settlement where they remain through their juvenile a
Abstract: Social networks have been and remain important across the Pacific Islands, and beyond, for building and maintaining social-ecological resilience. However, there is little quantitative infor
Abstract: The global conservation community is comprised of a range of organisations, processes, and professionals. Given the diversity of these actors, and the complexity of the systems that conser
Abstract: Seasons create a rhythm in nature and, by extension, in the lives of people who depend directly on natural resources. However, our understanding of how seasons affect the ways that people
Abstract: Oceanic shark populations have declined 77% over the past 60 years as a result of overexploitation in fisheries. However, sustainable shark management is limited to a few developed nations
Abstract: Vertigo3 is a new class of small, fast and agile ‘true-flight’ underwater glider, purposely designed for robotic, artificial intelligence-assisted broadscale marine surveys, and capable
Abstract: Recurrent marine heat waves are leading to widespread coral bleaching, transforming the structure and function of tropical coral reefs. Past bleaching events have highlighted large variatio
Abstract: Shallow-water tropical seascapes typically include a range of habitat types such as coral reefs, mangroves, macroalgal and seagrass beds. These habitats can occur in close proximity and are
Partner Research Institutions
ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies
James Cook University Townsville
Queensland 4811 Australia
Phone: 61 7 4781 4000
Email: info@coralcoe.org.au