Patrick is a coastal geoscientist with over 40 years’ experience in industry, Government and academia.
He is an internationally recognised leader in coastal dune dynamics, geomorphology, ecology and management, and, in addition, has expertise in coastal archaeology, coastal land capability surveys, coastal hazard mapping and coastal management, desert dune dynamics, and management, and surfzone-beach interactions.
He has more than 380 publications and an h-index of 69. Patrick has conducted numerous professional consultancies relating to:
Coastal hazard mapping and determination of new development sites and towns,
Coastal land capability surveys,
Beach and dune erosion,
Dune construction, restoration and management,
Seawall and artificial dune construction,
Environmental impact assessment,
Surfzone-beach-dune interactions.