Introduction
Peter is an expert in regional demography and environment in developmental states, particularly with respect to ageing and depopulating communities in East Asia and the Pacific Rim. He has researched socio-economic development and social inclusion in regional communities in Japan, New Zealand, and China. In addition he has expertise in gender and development in employment under rapid development in East Asia. He publishes regularly in academic and non-academic forums, and has consulted with governments (local and national), NGOs and educational institutions. He welcomes the opportunity to engage with practitioners and policy makers worldwide.
Expert
Peter Matanle is a social and cultural geographer and academic, with expertise in socio-economic transitions and their outcomes in developmental states. He publishes and speaks on regional development in the Asia-Pacific region, with a focus on development, ageing, depopulation and environmental change, and gender and culture in employment, in countries under rapid development and transformation. In particular Peter is interested in the relationship between population reduction and environmental change in post-growth societies.
Peter can provide expert advice and opinion on the above issues, particularly in respect of East Asian and Pacific Rim countries. He has researched extensively in Japan and New Zealand, with the intention that these are examples of post-developmental states undergoing post-growth transitions, into which other Asia-Pacific countries are expected to transform in the coming decades.
Fields of expertise: Culture, Economic policy / inclusive economic development, Education, Gender equality, Inclusive social development / inclusive societies / social inclusion, Social change / social transformations, Sustainable Development Goals, Urban development