Josh Hernandez
PhD Candidate
Arts, Design & Architecture
School of Built Environment
Email: j.hernandez@unsw.edu.au
Supervisors: Mike Harris, Marion Burgess, Deo Prasad, Hossai Gul (UTS)
Prior study
- UTS: Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation (Honours, first class)
- UTS: Bachelor of Communication (Media Arts and Production)
- UTS: Bachelor of Communication (Creative Writing)
Work experience
- Academic tutor at UTS TD School, for subjects "Leading Innovation", "Initiatives and Entrepreneurship", and "Change-making for social impact"
- Previously worked as a media professional in sound design/recording and post-production.
- Research area
- Research outputs
I am researching the pathways for the practical implementation of urban sound planning in Sydney, Australia - i.e. the integration of soundscape design in environmental planning and regulation. My research aims to bridge the gap between academic soundscape research and built environment practice using implementation science and systems thinking approaches. I am passionate about using transdisciplinary methods to understand better ways for people to coexist with their environments and with each other, in a socially just and sustainable manner.
Keywords: Soundscapes, Urban planning, Implementation, Acoustics, Policy, Urban design, Systems thinking
- Conference paper and presentation: Interdisciplinary collaboration to identify challenges and opportunities in urban sound planning (Inter-Noise 2022).
- Paper and presentation: Improving the acoustic environments of cities through soundscape design: challenges and opportunities for implementation (State of Australasian Cities 2023 PhD Symposium and Conference). Recipient of Best ECR Presentation award for conference stream.