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Biography
Professor Tony Wong works in the Office of the Provost and senior Vice-President (Research) at Monash University, Clayton Campus. Tony is the Chief Executive of the Cooperative Research Centre for Water Sensitive Cities (CRCWSC), with research hubs in Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Singapore.
Tony is internationally recognised for his research and practice in sustainable urban water management, particularly Water Sensitive Urban Design. His expertise has been gained through national and international consulting, research, and academia and has led a large number of award-winning urban design projects. He was the Institution of Engineers, Australia 2010 Civil Engineer of the Year, cited as having defined "a new paradigm for design of urban environments that blends creativity with technical and scientific rigour'.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Health and economic benefits of environmentally sensitive watercycle management in informal urban settlements
Brown, R., Chown, S., Clasen, T. F., Deletic, A., El Sioufi, M., Forbes, A., Johnston, D., Leder, K., Luby, S., McCarthy, D., Ramirez, D., Santoso, A., Weber, E., Wong, T., Greening, C., Barker, F., Henry, R. & Sinharoy, S.
11/07/17 → 11/07/23
Project: Research
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Support JCG in Completing tranche 1 Policy Actions-acting as Project Mgr & Tech Coordinator
Wong, T. & Fan, E.
8/04/22 → 31/10/22
Project: Research
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Support JCG in completing Tranche 1 Policy Actions - as a Lead Workshop Facilitator
8/04/22 → 31/10/22
Project: Research
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Citarum Transformation: A Living Laboratory for International Research and Impact
Ramirez, D., Raven, R., Wong, T., Holden, J., Suwarso, R., Marthanty, D. R., Zurbrügg, C., Hardesty, B. D. & Endyana, C.
15/10/21 → 14/10/22
Project: Research
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A planetary health model for reducing exposure to faecal contamination in urban informal settlements: Baseline findings from Makassar, Indonesia
French, M. A., Fiona Barker, S., Taruc, R. R., Ansariadi, A., Duffy, G. A., Saifuddaolah, M., Zulkifli Agussalim, A., Awaluddin, F., Zainal, Z., Wardani, J., Faber, P. A., Fleming, G., Ramsay, E. E., Henry, R., Lin, A., O'Toole, J., Openshaw, J., Sweeney, R., Sinharoy, S. S., Kolotelo, P., & 21 others, Oct 2021, In: Environment International. 155, 12 p., 106679.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access15 Citations (Scopus) -
Monitoring of diverse enteric pathogens across environmental and host reservoirs with TaqMan array cards and standard qPCR: a methodological comparison study
Lappan, R., Henry, R., Chown, S. L., Luby, S. P., Higginson, E. E., Bata, L., Jirapanjawat, T., Schang, C., Openshaw, J. J., O'Toole, J., Lin, A., Tela, A., Turagabeci, A., Wong, T. H. F., French, M. A., Brown, R. R., Leder, K., Greening, C. & McCarthy, D., May 2021, In: The Lancet Planetary Health. 5, 5, p. e297-e308 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access9 Citations (Scopus) -
Study design, rationale and methods of the Revitalising Informal Settlements and their Environments (RISE) study: A cluster randomised controlled trial to evaluate environmental and human health impacts of a water-sensitive intervention in informal settlements in Indonesia and Fiji
The RISE consortium, 8 Jan 2021, In: BMJ Open. 11, 1, 14 p., e042850.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Other › peer-review
Open Access17 Citations (Scopus) -
Water-Sensitive Informal Settlement Upgrading: Description of Technologies
Burge, K., Leersnyder, A., Breen, P., Wong, T. & French, M., 2021, Asian Development Bank. 69 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned Report › Research › peer-review
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Water-Sensitive Informal Settlement Upgrading: Overall Principles and Approach
French, M., Burge, K., Leersnyder, A., Prescott, M. F., Ramirez-Lovering, D. & Wong, T., 2021, Asian Development Bank. 46 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned Report › Research › peer-review
Prizes
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2010 Australia Civil Engineer of the Year
Wong, Tony (Recipient), 28 Oct 2010
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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2017 Excellence in Innovation Award
Cassaignau, M. (Recipient), Jung, M. (Recipient), Wong, Tony (Recipient), Wang, Jianbin (Recipient), Breen, Peter (Recipient) & Shinkfield, J. (Recipient), 24 May 2017
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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ArchitectureAU Award for Social Impact - 'Rise Demonstration Site' - Shortlisted
Ramirez, Diego (Recipient), Prescott, Michaela (Recipient), Kamalipour, H. (Recipient), El-Sioufi, Mohamed (Recipient), Josey, B. (Recipient), Spasojevic, D. (Recipient), Mesgar, M. (Recipient), Wolff, E. (Recipient), Wright, A. (Recipient), Leersnyder, A. (Recipient), Burge, K. (Recipient), Wong, Tony (Recipient), Breen, Peter (Recipient), Ulrich, C. (Recipient), Wright, A. (Recipient), French, M. (Recipient), Latif, I. (Recipient), Faisol, M. (Recipient), Ajwad, H. (Recipient), Ilhamsyah, N. (Recipient), Putri, I. (Recipient) & Marzaman, L. (Recipient), 2023
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Activities
- 1 Contribution to conference
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Dap_r Symposium
Markus Jung (Member of programme committee), Maud Cassaignau (Member of programme committee), Jonathan Shinkfield (Member of programme committee), Jianbin Wang (Member of programme committee), Tony Hoong Fatt Wong (Member of programme committee) & Peter Francis Breen (Member of programme committee)
26 Sep 2017 → 6 Oct 2017Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
Press/Media
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RISE: 'RISE comes to life for Asian Development Bank President'
Diego Ramirez, Michaela Prescott, Hesam Kamalipour, Mohamed El-Sioufi, Brendan Josey, Dasha Spasojevic, Mahsa Mesgar, Erich Wolff, Amalie Wright, Anna Leersnyder, Kerrie Burge, Tony Wong, Peter Breen & Matthew French
2/03/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Blogs, Podcasts and Social Media › Blogs
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ANTARANEWS: 'Penjabat Wali Kota Makassar siap replikasi program RISE'
Diego Ramirez, Michaela Prescott, Hesam Kamalipour, Mohamed El-Sioufi, Brendan Josey, Dasha Spasojevic, Mahsa Mesgar, Erich Wolff, Amalie Wright, Anna Leersnyder, Kerrie Burge, Tony Wong, Peter Breen & Matthew French
19/10/19
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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SMART CITY: 'Pj Wali Kota Resmikan Lokasi Percontohan RISE di Batua'
Diego Ramirez, Michaela Prescott, Hesam Kamalipour, Mohamed El-Sioufi, Brendan Josey, Dasha Spasojevic, Mahsa Mesgar, Erich Wolff, Amalie Wright, Anna Leersnyder, Kerrie Burge, Tony Wong, Peter Breen & Matthew French
19/10/19
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Other
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SULSEL SATU: 'Ubah Lokasi Kumuh Menjadi Layak Huni, Iqbal Suhaeb Harap Warga Sadar Lingkungan'
Diego Ramirez, Michaela Prescott, Hesam Kamalipour, Mohamed El-Sioufi, Brendan Josey, Dasha Spasojevic, Mahsa Mesgar, Erich Wolff, Amalie Wright, Anna Leersnyder, Kerrie Burge, Tony Wong, Peter Breen & Matthew French
19/10/19
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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TRIBUN MAKASSAR: 'Iqbal Suhaeb Bakal Terapkan Pengolahan Limbah Air RISE'
Diego Ramirez, Michaela Prescott, Hesam Kamalipour, Mohamed El-Sioufi, Brendan Josey, Dasha Spasojevic, Mahsa Mesgar, Erich Wolff, Amalie Wright, Anna Leersnyder, Kerrie Burge, Tony Wong, Peter Breen & Matthew French
19/10/19
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Article/Feature