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Professor Sebastian Pfautsch, GAICD

 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4390-4195

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20052026

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Sebastian Pfautsch is a Professor of Urban Management and Planning at Western Sydney University. He is also the President of the Australasian Green Infrastructure Network. By combining his knowledge of urban planning, material science, plant ecophysiology and climate change, he develops evidence-based solutions that help cities adapt to rising summer heat. His projects won multiple awards for innovation, sustainability and technology, and his high-quality research is documented in 150 published works. He has generated more than $17 million in research funding and is listed in the top 2% of scientists worldwide (Stanford University and Elsevier).

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Doctor of Philosophy

Master of Science

External positions

President, Australasian Green Infrastructure Network

27 Aug 2025 → 26 Aug 2027

Director, Australasian Green Infrastructure Network

15 Aug 2024 → 26 Aug 2025

Research keywords

  • Urban Cooling
  • Heatwave
  • Green infrastructure
  • Climate-responsive Design
  • Plant Ecophysiology
  • Trees

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  • Urban forests as essential infrastructure for climate resilience and biodiversity: A call to policymakers

    Esperon-Rodriguez, M., Arndt, S., Asibey, M. O., Augustinus, B. A., Bach, A., Ballinas, M., Barradas, V. L., Barton, D. N., Bauhus, J., Beaumont, L., Bissonnette, J. F., Brookhouse, M., Calaza-Martínez, P., Calfapietra, C., Lourenço, T. C., Cariñanos, P., Clemente, M., Conway, T., de Hoogh, K. & De Pauw, K. & 72 others, Dendoncker, M., Dobbs, C., Duinker, P., Ejaz, U., Eleuterio, A. A., Endreny, T., Esperon-Rodriguez, D., Farrell, C., Gallagher, R. V., Gates, T., Guo, Z., Gwedla, N., Hauer, R., Hermy, M., Jeffries, P., Juno, E., Knudten, R., Lee, G., Litvak, E., Livesley, S., Love, N., Manoli, G., Marchin, R. M., Martin, A. J. F., Masselot, P., Mcdonald, R. I., McPhearson, T., Messier, C., Messier, J., Morgain, R., Nagendra, H., Nieuwenhuijsen, M., Olson, L. G., Östberg, J., Pataki, D., Pfautsch, S., Power, S. A., Rahman, M. A., Randrup, T., Reich, P. B., Russo, A., Rymer, P. D., Schifanella, R., Sen, P., Shackleton, C., Sharmin, M., Shooter, M., Siclari, D., Sivarajah, S., Sjöman, J. D., Sjöman, H., Solfjeld, I., St-Denis, A., Susskind, J., Svenning, J. C., Szota, C., Toledo-Garibaldi, M., Villemaire-Côté, O., Vogt, J., Wagenknecht, A., Wan, M., Wen, L., Wijeratne, S. A., Williams, G., Williams, N., Wood, S., Wu, H., Yan, P., Zhou, Y., Ziter, C., Zoungrana, B. J. B. & Tjoelker, M. G., Jan 2026, In: Plants People Planet. 8, 1, p. 14-19 6 p.

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  • A review of residents’ perceptions of urban street trees: addressing ambivalence to promote climate resilience

    Walters, J. R., Bell, T. L. & Pfautsch, S., Mar 2025, In: Land. 14, 3, 26 p., 576.

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    3 Citations (Scopus)
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  • Benchmarking Urban Heat in the City of Willoughby: A study of Summer Temperatures in the Local Government Area

    Pfautsch, S., Wujeska-Klause, A., Madden, A. & Walters, J., 2025, Penrith, N.S.W.: Western Sydney University. 78 p.

    Research output: Book/Research Report › Research report

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  • Effect of climate on traits of dominant and rare tree species in the world’s forests

    Hordijk, I., Poorter, L., Liang, J., Reich, P. B., de-Miguel, S., Nabuurs, G. J., Gamarra, J. G. P., Chen, H. Y. H., Zhou, M., Wiser, S. K., Pretzsch, H., Paquette, A., Picard, N., Hérault, B., Bastin, J. F., Alberti, G., Abegg, M., Adou Yao, Y. C., Almeyda Zambrano, A. M. & Alvarado, B. V. & 200 others, Alvarez-Davila, E., Alvarez-Loayza, P., Alves, L. F., Amaral, I., Ammer, C., Antón-Fernández, C., Araujo-Murakami, A., Arroyo, L., Avitabile, V., Aymard C, G. A., Baker, T., Banki, O., Barroso, J., Bastian, M. L., Birigazzi, L., Birnbaum, P., Bitariho, R., Boeckx, P., Bongers, F., Bouriaud, O., Brancalion, P. H. S., Brandl, S., Brearley, F. Q., Brienen, R., Broadbent, E. N., Bruelheide, H., Cazzolla Gatti, R., Cesar, R. G., Cesljar, G., Chazdon, R. L., Chisholm, C., Cienciala, E., Clark, C. J., Clark, D. B., Colletta, G., Coomes, D., Cornejo Valverde, F., Corral-Rivas, J. J., Crim, P., Cumming, J., Dayanandan, S., de Gasper, A. L., Decuyper, M., Derroire, G., DeVries, B., Djordjevic, I., Dourdain, A., Dolezal, J., Engone Obiang, N. L., Enquist, B., Eyre, T., Fandohan, A. B., Fayle, T. M., Ferreira, L. V., Feldpausch, T. R., Finér, L., Fischer, M., Fletcher, C., Frizzera, L., Gianelle, D., Glick, H. B., Harris, D., Hector, A., Hemp, A., Herbohn, J., Hillers, A., Honorio Coronado, E. N., Hui, C., Cho, H., Ibanez, T., Jung, I., Imai, N., Jagodzinski, A. M., Jaroszewicz, B., Johannsen, V., Joly, C. A., Jucker, T., Karminov, V., Kartawinata, K., Kearsley, E., Kenfack, D., Kennard, D., Kepfer-Rojas, S., Keppel, G., Khan, M. L., Killeen, T., Kim, H. S., Kitayama, K., Köhl, M., Korjus, H., Kraxner, F., Laarmann, D., Lang, M., Lewis, S., Lu, H., Lukina, N., Maitner, B., Malhi, Y., Marcon, E., Marimon, B. S., Marimon-Junior, B. H., Marshall, A. R., Martin, E., Martynenko, O., Meave, J. A., Melo-Cruz, O., Mendoza, C., Merow, C., Miscicki, S., Monteagudo Mendoza, A., Moreno, V., Mukul, S. A., Mundhenk, P., Nava-Miranda, M. G., Neill, D., Neldner, V., Nevenic, R., Ngugi, M., Niklaus, P. A., Oleksyn, J., Ontikov, P., Ortiz-Malavasi, E., Pan, Y., Parada-Gutierrez, A., Parfenova, E., Park, M., Parren, M., Parthasarathy, N., Peri, P. L., Pfautsch, S., Phillips, O. L., Piedade, M. T., Piotto, D., Pitman, N. C. A., Pollastrini, M., Polo, I., Poulsen, A. D., Poulsen, J. R., Arevalo, F. R., Restrepo-Correa, Z., Rodeghiero, M., Rolim, S., Roopsind, A., Rovero, F., Rutishauser, E., Saikia, P., Salas-Eljatib, C., Schall, P., Schepaschenko, D., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Schmid, B., Schöngart, J., Searle, E. B., Seben, V., Selvi, F., Serra-Diaz, J. M., Sheil, D., Shvidenko, A., Silva-Espejo, J., Silveira, M., Singh, J., Sist, P., Slik, F., Sonké, B., Souza, A. F., ter Steege, H., Stereńczak, K., Svenning, J. C., Svoboda, M., Swanepoel, B., Targhetta, N., Tchebakova, N., Thomas, R., Tikhonova, E., Umunay, P., Usoltsev, V., Valencia, R., Valladares, F., van der Plas, F., Van Do, T., Van Nuland, M. E., Vasquez Martinez, R., Verbeeck, H., Viana, H., Vibrans, A. C., Vieira, S., von Gadow, K., Wang, H. F., Watson, J., Werner, G. D. A., Wittmann, F., Wortel, V., Zagt, R., Zawila-Niedzwiecki, T., Zhang, C., Zhao, X., Zhu, Z. X., Zo-Bi, I. C., Maynard, D. S. & Crowther, T. W., Dec 2025, In: Nature Communications. 16, 1, 4773.

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    8 Citations (Scopus)

  • Heat impact of urban sprawl: how the spatial composition of residential suburbs impacts summer air temperatures and thermal comfort

    Sharmin, M., Esperon-Rodriguez, M., Clackson, L., Pfautsch, S. & Power, S. A., Aug 2025, In: Atmosphere. 16, 8, 19 p., 899.

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    2 Citations (Scopus)
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