Fields of Research

Natural resource management
Environmental management
Conservation and biodiversity
Sustainable agricultural development
Urban geography
Environmental education and extension
Land use and environmental planning
Public policy
Physical oceanography
Economic geography
Social geography
Social change
Fisheries management
Social and political philosophy
Biological oceanography
Human geography
Science, technology and engineering curriculum and pedagogy
Environment policy
Geography education curriculum and pedagogy
Research, science and technology policy
Political theory and political philosophy
Evolutionary impacts of climate change
Environmental law
Urban and regional planning
Natural hazards
Social and cultural anthropology
Environment and resource economics
Other environmental sciences
Other education
Applied ethics
Australian government and politics
Public administration

Research Objectives

Institutional arrangements
Environmental policy, legislation and standards
Other environmental management
Climate change adaptation measures (excl. ecosystem)
Civics and citizenship
Assessment and management of coastal and estuarine ecosystems
Social impacts of climate change and variability
Regional planning
Understanding climate change
Expanding knowledge in the environmental sciences
Other culture and society
Effects of climate change on Australia (excl. social impacts)
Natural hazards
Climate variability (excl. social impacts)
Consumption patterns, population issues and the environment
Ground transport
Assessment and management of terrestrial ecosystems
Assessment and management of Antarctic and Southern Ocean ecosystems
Higher education
Religion
Environmental education and awareness
Coastal and estuarine systems and management
Wild caught rock lobster
Terrestrial biodiversity
Rehabilitation or conservation of terrestrial environments
Fisheries - recreational freshwater
Wild caught fin fish (excl. tuna)
Evaluation, allocation, and impacts of land use
Market-based mechanisms
Learner and learning
Urban planning
Other education and training
Environmental ethics
Rights to environmental and natural resources (excl. water allocation)

Career Best Publications

Capital assets and intercultural borderlands: socio-cultural challenges for natural resource management; Journal of Environmental Management
Citizenship and Sustainability in Dependent Island Communities: the case of the Huon Valley region in southern Tasmania; Local Environment
Citizenship and Sustainability: Rights and Responsibilities in the Global Age; Controversies in Environmental Sociology
Climate change, scenarios and marine biodiversity conservation; Marine Policy
Cutting edge research and teaching award
Economic Globalization, Sustainability, Gender and Water; Fluid Bonds: Views on Gender and Water
Education for climate change adaptation - enhancing the contemporary relevance of planning education for a range of wicked problems; Journal for Education in the Built Environment
El Nino - Southern Oscillation; A Marine Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Report Card for Australia 2009
El Nino – Southern Oscillation; Marine Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Report Card for Australia 2012
En(gender)ing the debate about water's management and care - views from the Antipodes; Geoforum
Environmental governance and the hybrid regime of Australian natural resource management; Geoforum
Governance principles for natural resource management; Society and Natural Resources
Interrogating devolved natural resource management: challenges for good governance; Contested Country: Local and Regional Natural Resources Management in Australia
Marine biodiversity conservation governance and management: Regime requirements for global environmental change; Ocean & Coastal Management
Marine Protected Areas and Transboundary Governance; Transboundary Environmental Governance: Inland, Coastal and Marine Perspectives
Multi-level Environmental Governance: lessons from Australian natural resource management; Australian Geographer
Partnerships as Instruments of Good Regional Governance: Innovation for Sustainability in Tasmania?; Regional Studies
Toward operationalizing resilience concepts in Australian marine sectors coping with climate change; Ecology and Society
Towards a diagnostic approach to climate adaptation for fisheries; Climatic Change

Research Publications

A Framework to Monitor the Cradle Coast Authority's Performance
A Review of the Cradle Coast Authority's Strategic Planning Processes: Local Government Incentive Program for LA21 and Building Regions Project. Final Report, 18 December 2002
Adapting fish and fisheries to climate change: the role of Australia's National Climate Change Adaption Research Network for Marine Biodiversity and Resources; ASFB 2010 Conference & Climate Change Symposium
Adapting to climate change in non-coastal settlements: Planning for resilience; NRM
An Ethic of Responsibility: Towards a Theory of Property Appropriate to the Late Twentieth Century and Beyond; Pacific Visions: Proceedings of the Ecopolitics VIII Conference
An innovative approach to planning education for wicked climate change problems: A case study involving enhanced bushfire risk in periurban areas; School of Geography & Environmental Studies Conference 2011
Capital assets and intercultural borderlands: socio-cultural challenges for natural resource management; Journal of Environmental Management
Certificate of Special Commendation to the Sustainable Communities Research Group
Citizenship and Sustainability in Dependent Island Communities: the case of the Huon Valley region in southern Tasmania; Local Environment
Citizenship and Sustainability: Rights and Responsibilities in the Global Age; Controversies in Environmental Sociology
Climate change, scenarios and marine biodiversity conservation; Marine Policy
Cutting edge research and teaching award
Design precepts for online experiential learning programs to address wicked sustainability problems; Journal of Geography in Higher Education
Economic Globalization, Sustainability, Gender and Water; Fluid Bonds: Views on Gender and Water
Education for climate change adaptation - enhancing the contemporary relevance of planning education for a range of wicked problems; Journal for Education in the Built Environment
El Nino - Southern Oscillation; A Marine Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Report Card for Australia 2009
El Nino – Southern Oscillation; Marine Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Report Card for Australia 2012
En(gender)ing the debate about water's management and care - views from the Antipodes; Geoforum
Environmental governance and the hybrid regime of Australian natural resource management; Geoforum
Environmental sustainability: a case of policy implementation failure?; Sustainability
Everyone thinks they're a climate change expert: a pedagogical challenge for tertiary teaching and learning; School of Geography and Environmental Studies Conference 2008
Fisheries management approaches as platforms for climate change adaptation: comparing theory and practice in Australian fisheries; Marine Policy
Governance dimensions of key Great Barrier Reef issues under climate change - a Whitsunday case study; Climate Adaptation 2013
Governance for Resilience; NRM
Governance principles for natural resource management; Society and Natural Resources
Governance principles for regional natural resource management; School of Geography and Environmental Studies Conference 2007
Governance Principles for Regional Natural Resource Management. Report No. 1 of the Project 'Pathways to good practice in regional NRM governance'; School of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Tasmania
Governance requirements for the conservation of marine biodiversity in a changing climate: a draft set of conditions; Climate Change Adaptation and Governance Workshop
Governance Standard and Assessment Framework for Australian Natural Resource Management. Report No. 7 of the Project 'Pathways to good practice in regional NRM governance'; School of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Tasmania
Improving Marine Biodiversity Governance in the Context of Environmental Change: Three Australian Case Studies; Fisheries Research and Development Corporation
Interrogating devolved natural resource management: challenges for good governance; Contested Country: Local and Regional Natural Resources Management in Australia
Interrogating resilience: toward a typology to improve its operationalization; Ecology and Society
Issues of Sustainability, Community Values and Transport in the Derwent Valley Volume 1 - Main Report
Margate Traffic Management Study 2001. Socio-economic Characteristics Kingborough Municipality 1996: Executive Summary and Extended Analysis
Marine biodiversity conservation governance and management: Regime requirements for global environmental change; Ocean & Coastal Management
Marine biodiversity conservation governance in a changing climate: a draft set of requirements; Climate Change Adaptation and Governance Workshop
Marine Climate Change in Australia: Impacts and Adaptation Measures 2009 Report Card
Marine governance to avoid tipping points: can we adapt the adaptability envelope?; Marine Policy
Marine Protected Areas and Transboundary Governance; Transboundary Environmental Governance: Inland, Coastal and Marine Perspectives
Multi-level Environmental Governance: lessons from Australian natural resource management; Australian Geographer
Natural capital - challenges for the future: implications and possibilities for home economics; Journal of the Home Economics Institute of Australia
Neoliberal methods of rule in Australian natural resource management: Implications for governance; Institute of Australian Geographers Conference 2008
NRM Governance in Australia: NRM Programs and Governance Structures. Report No. 2 of the Project 'Pathways to good practice in regional NRM governance'; School of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Tasmania and Land and Water Australia, Canberra
Panel session 6: marine biodiversity and environmental change; Climate Adaptation 2013
Partnerships as Instruments of Effective Regional Governance: Innovation for Sustainability in Tasmania; ISSRM 2005: The 11th International Symposium on Society and Resource Management
Partnerships as Instruments of Good Regional Governance: Innovation for Sustainability in Tasmania?; Regional Studies
Pathways To Good Practice In NRM Governance; 2nd National Natural Resources Management Knowledge Conference
Pathways to good practice in regional NRM governance. Governance: what is it and why it's important in NRM
Pathways to Good Practice in Regional NRM Governance: Project Summary and Achievements. Report No. 6 of the Project 'Pathways to good practice in regional NRM governance'; School of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Tasmania
Planning for Climate Change
Re-invigorating planning education quality, relevance and innovation via education for climate change adaptation; School of Geography & Environmental Studies Conference 2011
Regional governance and the Cradle Coast Authority: Lessons for regional planning; School of Geography and Environmental Studies 2005 Conference
Regional Governance of Natural Resource Management: the Australian Experience; ISSRM 2005: The 11th International Symposium on Society and Resource Management
Regionalised NRM governance: an evaluation of the Australian experiment; ISSRM 09
Requirements for Marine Biodiversity Conservation Governance and Management in a Changing Climate; Fisheries Research and Development Corporation
Scenarios for Marine Environments in Eastern Australia and Implications for Biodiversity; Fisheries Research and Development Corporation
Settlements
Social-ecological resilience: an approach to adaptation in the marine social-ecological system; NRM
Status and Good Practice in Australian NRM Governance. Report No. 5 of the Project 'Pathways to good practice in regional NRM governance'; School of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Tasmania
Strengths and challenges of regional NRM governance; School of Geography and Environmental Studies Conference 2007
Strengths and Challenges of Regional NRM Governance: Interviews with Key Players and Insights from the Literature; School of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Tasmania
Sustainable Development and Good Governance: The 'Big Ideas' Influencing Australian NRM. Report No. 3 of the Project 'Pathways to good practice in regional NRM governance'; School of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Tasmania
The National NRM Policy Officers' Conference 2009; The National NRM Policy Officers' Conference 2009 Workshop A
Toward operationalizing resilience concepts in Australian marine sectors coping with climate change; Ecology and Society
Towards a diagnostic approach to climate adaptation for fisheries; Climatic Change
Using scenarios to identify adaptive governance regimes for marine biodiversity in a changing climate; Climate Adaptation in Action 2012: Sharing knowledge to adapt

Research Projects

Pathways to Good Practice in Regional NRM Governance; Land and Water Australia (LWA)
Building the Knowledge Base of the Social and Institutional Dimensions of NRM

Research Candidate Supervision

The Practices of Local Governance- A Tasmanian Case Study