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Anthony Richardson

Senior Lecturer, Te Puna Ako Centre for Tertiary Teaching and Learning, University of Waikato

My personal research interests include:

- complex systems theory and the work of Joseph Tainter - the analysis of cities as complex adaptive systems (CAS) and the implications for urban resilience

- the implications of far-from-equilibrium thermodynamics and energy depletion (ie Peak Oil) for complex urban systems

- more generally, the 'philosophy of science' implications of systems theory and complexity and their interaction with social constructionist approaches to society

- science fiction and gaming culture, with a particular focus on the topic of social collapse

Experience

  • 2022–present
    Senior lecturer, Te Puna Ako Centre for Tertiary Teaching and Learning
  • 2019–2021
    Researcher and teacher, School of Global, Social and Social Studies, RMIT University
  • 2018–2018
    Research Fellow, Future Social Service Institute
  • 2015–2017
    Postgraduate Course Coordinator, School of Global, Social and Social Studies, RMIT University

Education

  • 2016 
    RMIT University, PhD