Dr Hartmut F?nfgeld is a Senior Lecturer and research program leader in the Centre for Urban Research, based in the School of Global, Urban and Social Studies at RMIT University, Melbourne. His research focuses on the social and institutional dimensions of local and regional climate change responses, including how organisations can adapt to climate change impacts through long-term planning. Hartmut has over ten years of experience in working on climate change, sustainability and local governance issues with the public sector and communities in Australia, Europe, Africa and Asia. He holds a PhD in human geography from the University of Heidelberg, Germany.