Fields of Research

Social geography
Forest health and pathology
Forestry management and environment
Organisational behaviour
Environment and resource economics
Agriculture, land and farm management
Farm management, rural management and agribusiness
Government and politics of Asia and the Pacific
Conservation and biodiversity
Rural sociology
Biosecurity science and invasive species ecology
Human geography
Risk policy
Natural resource management
Urban geography
Research, science and technology policy
Horticultural crop protection (incl. pests, diseases and weeds)
Sustainable agricultural development
Agricultural systems analysis and modelling
Business systems in context
Agricultural land management

Research Objectives

Social impacts of climate change and variability
Natural hazards
Forestry
Environmental policy, legislation and standards
Evaluation, allocation, and impacts of land use
Environmentally sustainable plant production
Hardwood plantations
Ecological economics
Native forests
Understanding Asia's past
Expanding knowledge in the environmental sciences
Wine grapes
Expanding knowledge in human society
Communication
Control of pests, diseases and exotic species in terrestrial environments
Climate change adaptation measures (excl. ecosystem)
Soils
Industrial gases

Career Best Publications

Research Publications

An operation on 'the neglected heart of science policy': reconciling supply and demand for climate change adaptation research; Environmental Science and Policy
Bioenergy a burning question for Tasmania's forests
Building better forest health and biosecurity capacity in Southeast Asia; 3rd IUFRO Acacia Conference
Decentralization and forestry in the Indonesian archipelago: beyond the big bang; South East Asia Research
Disrupting polarized discourses: can we get out of the ruts of environmental conflicts?; Environment and Planning C: Politics and Space
Do timber plantations contribute to forest conservation?; Environmental Science and Policy
Forest conservation, wood production intensification and leakage: an Australian case; Land Use Policy
Forest Ecosystem Management and Timber Production; Divergence and Resource Use Resilience; Routledge
Global wood production from natural forests has peaked; Biodiversity and Conservation
Placing wine in post-colonial agrifood worlds; Agri-food XXVI: Re-territorialisation unleashed
Shared responsibility in Australian Biosecurity - An overview; XV World Forestry Congress
Tasmania defers logging plans as timber industry resists free-for-all
Transforming the Australian agricultural biosecurity framework: the role of institutional logics; Australian Journal of Public Administration
Why electioneering is at the root of Tasmania's forest furore
Wine place research: getting value from terroir and provenance in premium wine value chain interventions; International Journal of Wine Business Research

Research Projects

Building effective forest health and biosecurity networks in SE Asia; Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR)
Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Planning for the Southern Slopes NRM Region - Southern Slopes Cluster; Department of Environment and Energy (Cwth) (DoEE)
Managing Risk in South East Asian Forest Biosecurity; Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR)
Understanding Adoptability of Techniques and Practices for Improved Soil Management; CRC for High Performance Soils Ltd (HPS CRC)
Aspirations, Attitudes & Capacity - Tasmanian Agrifood System

Research Candidate Supervision