An Australian Environmental Handbook
Now available online

 

 


Sci-Plan
was established in 1990 by Dr David Charles-Edwards to provide independent and objective scientific expertise to the assist Government and Commercial organisations plan for the future.  We have acted as an independent facilitator and project manager for a disparate range of specialist studies in the environmental and agricultural sciences, and been involved in  Projects which include:

 

§         Environmental management and assessment

§         Community consultation

§         Wastewater and production water treatment, disposal and reuse

§         Economic and environmental evaluation of agricultural production systems
 

 

ABOUT DR. DAVID CHARLES-EDWARDS

Name:
David Arthur CHARLES-EDWARDS

Qualifications:
B.Sc., Ph.D.
Nationality:
Australian
Birthdate:
11th February, 1944
Education:
1963-1969 University College of Wales, Aberystwyth.
1966 B.Sc.(Hons) (Chemistry)
1969 Ph. D (Chemistry)


David gained an international reputation for his multi-disciplinary researches in the environmental and plant sciences and in 1999 was  included in the International Biography "2000 Outstanding Scientists of the 20th Century", published by The International Biographical Centre, Cambridge. 

He is past President of the Australian Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology (south east Queensland Zone).  His interests and expertise extend into the social sciences and he was a foundation member of Headway Queensland Inc. (now the Brain Injury Association of Queensland), and later President of Headway and a member of the Management Committee of the Head Injury Council of Australia .  He has been a visiting lecturer to the School of Biological Sciences, University of Sussex, the Physiotherapy and Botany Departments at the University of Queensland and the Schools of Australian Environmental Studies and Science at Griffith University and Southern Cross University.

David has written five books and published over 100 scientific papers, developing an extensive network with leading academic and government research scientists in the areas of environmental, agricultural and biological sciences.   He is an expert on issues relating to the sustainable re-use and disposal of wastewater and was a member of the Queensland Wastewater Reuse Strategy Technical Advisory Group (TAG). This acknowledgement of his expertise is based on his extensive publications in the plant sciences and more recently on studies of wastewater re-use in south-eastern Queensland.  David was a member of the Technical Group of the Expert Working Group of Water Supplies in the Queensland Department of Health.    David  was involved with the development of an innovative tractor linkage which won commendation in the BHP awards in 1989  and assisted with the development of a new method for reducing soil erosion on farm, mine and urban access tracks.