Elery Hamilton-Smith
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Elery Hamilton-Smith AM (28 December 1929 – 27 June 2015) was an Australian interdisciplinary scholar and academic, and later an adjunct professor of Environmental Studies at Charles Sturt University.[1][2]
Elery Hamilton-Smith was born on a property named Shady Grove, near Hahndorf and grew up in rural South Australia.
He did not have conventional academic training, and graduated from the University of Adelaide with a Diploma in Social Sciences in 1956.[3]
His professional career moved between research, consultancy and teaching in 50 countries.
- From 1949 to 1968 he worked in teaching and community services.
- From 1969 to 1977 he was a social policy & planning consultant, with an honorary position as zoologist at the South Australia Museum. His work included many studies on social policy and open space in Victoria, Australia.
- In the 1980s and 90s he was lecturer and then Professor, latterly in the Department of Leisure Studies, Phillip Institute of Technology (now RMIT University), Melbourne.
- Professor, Department of Environmental Studies, Charles Sturt University
- He spent a total of 15 years outside Australia working for the UNESCO World Heritage Bureau and the United Nations Development Program. Educational
- Fellowship with the Government of Canada.
- He also had many years of working (as a volunteer) within various IUCN programs.
Professional contributions
Hamilton-Smith had wide interests. He worked on:
- social policy development and programmes dealing with youth issues.
- development of leisure and outdoor recreation activities
- Conservation, particularly tourism and visitor appreciation of wilderness and National Parks
- Cave and karst management
- sustainability and environmental studies.
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