Strategic Research Area
Social Research for Regional Natural Resource Management
Publications
Peer-reviewed journals
2012
Rawluk, A., Curtis, A., Sharp, E., Kelly, B., Jakeman, T., Ross, A., Arshad, M., Brodie, R., Pollino, C., Sinclair, D., Croke, B., and Querishi, E. (2012) Managed Aquifer Recharge in farming landscapes using large floods: an opportunity to improve outcomes for the MDB? Australasian Journal of Environmental Management DOI: 10.1080/14486563.2
Mazur, N., Curtis, A., & Rogers, M. (2012) Do you see what I see? Rural landholders’ belief in climate change. Society and Natural Resources. DOI:10.1080/08941920.2012.686650
Minato, W., Curtis, A., & Allan, C. (2012) Understanding the role and influence of social norms: lessons for NRM. Local Environment, 17:8, 863-877 DOI:10.1080/13549839.2012.714758
Rogers, M., Curtis, A., & Mazur, N. (2012) The influence of cognitive processes on rural landholder responses to climate change. Journal of Environmental Management, 258-266. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2012.07.015
Sharp, E., Curtis, A., Thwaites, R., & Millar, J. (2012) Trust and trustworthiness: conceptual distinctions and their implications for natural resources management Journal of Environmental Planning and Management. DOI:10.1080/09640568.2012.717052
Mitchell, M., Curtis, A., & Davidson, P. (2012). Can triple bottom line reporting become a cycle for “double loop” learning and radical change? Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal, 25(6), 1048-1068. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/09513571211250242
Mitchell, M., Curtis, A., Sharp, E., Mendham, E., (2012) Directions for social research to underpin improved groundwater management. Journal of Hydrology 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2012.04.056
Zukowski, S., Watts, R.J.; Curtis, A. (2012) Linking biology to fishing regulations: Australia’s Murray crayfish (Euastacus armatus). Ecological Management & Restoration 13 (2), 183-190
Mazur, N., Curtis, A., and Rogers, M. (2012) Do you see what I see? Rural landholders’ belief in climate change. Society and Natural Resources. DOI:10.1080/08941920.2012.686650
Mendham, E., A. Curtis, and J. Millar. 2012. The natural resource management implications of rural property turnover. Ecology and Society 17(4): 5
Race,D., Curtis, A., & Sample,R (2012): Restoring the bush on private land:
perspectives of landholders in Victoria, Australasian Journal of Environmental Management,
Mitchell, M., Curtis, A., Sharp, E., & Mendham, E. (2012). Directions for social research to underpin improved groundwater management. Journal of Hydrology, 448-449, 223-231. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2012.04.056
2011
Stewart, H.T.L., Race, D.H., and Curtis, A.L. (2011) New forests in changing landscapes in south-east Australia. International Forestry Review, 13(1): 67-79.
Ticehurst, J.L., Curtis, A. and Merritt, W.S. (2011) Using Bayesian Networks to complement conventional analyses to explore landholder management of native vegetation. Environmental Modelling & Software, 26:52-65.
Stewart, H.T.L., Race, D.H., Curtis, A.L., and Stewart, A.J.K. (2011) A case study of socio-economic returns from farm forestry and agriculture in south east Australia. Forest Policy & Economics 13: 390–395.
Zukowski, S., Curtis, A., and Watts, R. (2011) Using fisher local ecological knowledge to improve management: the Murray Crayfish in Australia. Fisheries Research, 110: 120–127
Seymour, E., Curtis, A., and Pannell, D. (2011) Same river, different values and why it matters Ecological Management & Restoration, 12(3): 207-213
2010
Curtis, A., and Lefroy, T. (2010) Beyond threat and asset-based approaches to natural resource management in Australia. Australasian Journal of Environmental Management 17: 6-13.
Earl, G., Curtis, A., and Allan C. (2010) Between carrots and big sticks: a duty of care for biodiversity conservation: towards a shared understanding. Environmental Management, 45(3): 425-428.
Earl, G., Curtis, A., and Allan, C. (2010) Social acceptability of a duty of care for biodiversity. Australasian Journal of Environmental Management, 17: 8-17.
Earl, G., Curtis, A., & Allan, C. (2010). Towards a Duty of Care for Biodiversity Environmental Management, 45, 682-696.
Lockwood, M., Davidson, J., Curtis, A., Stratford, E., and Griffith, R.. (2010) Governance principles for natural resource management. Society and Natural Resources, 23 (10): 986-1001.
Mendham, E., and Curtis, A. (2010) Taking over the reins: trends and impacts of changes in rural property ownership. Society and Natural Resources 23:(7): 653-668.
Minato, W., Curtis, A., and Allan, C. (2010) Social norms and natural resource management in a changing community. Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning, 12:4, 381-403.
Rogers, M., Curtis, A., Mazur, N., and Thwaites, R. (2010) Understanding rural landholder responses to climate change in North East Victoria. A report to Landscape Logic, Commonwealth Environmental Research Program. Department of Environment, Heritage, Water and the Arts, Canberra.
Seymour, E. J., Curtis, A., Pannell, D. J., Allan, C., & Roberts, A. M. (2010). Understanding the role of assigned values in natural resource management. Australasian Journal of Environmental Management, 17(3), 142-153.
Peer-reviewed book chapters
Allan, C., Curtis, A., & Shindler, B. (2012) Watershed scale adaptive management: a social science perspective, Chapter 10 in J. Stanturf (Ed.), Forest Landscape Restoration: Integrating Natural and Social Sciences: Springer
Race, D., Curtis, A., Duncan, D., Kyle, G., Merritt, W. and Park, G. (2012). Exploring landscape history using integrated participatory research: experiences from Victoria, Chapter 11 in E. Lefroy, A. Curtis, A. Jakeman and J. McKee (eds) Landscape Logic: Integrated science for landscape management, CSIRO publishing, Collingwood, Melbourne.
Curtis, A., and Mendham, M. (2011) Bridging the gap between policy and management of natural resources. In D. Pannell & F, Vanclay (Eds.), Understanding practice change by rural landholders. CSIRO Publishing.
Millar, J. (2011). Extension for Natural Resource Management: changing roles, approaches and methods. In Jennings, J., Woodside, D., and Packham, R. (eds) Enabling the Sustainable Management of Natural Resources and Agricultural Production: The Role of Extension. Australasia Pacific Extension Network (APEN). Pp 79-84.
2010
Mendham, M., Gosnell, H., and Curtis, A. (2010) Rural property ownership dynamics: international trends and implications for natural resource management. In: G. Luck, R. Black & D. Race (eds) Demographic change in rural Australia. Springer. 2.
Stewart, H., Race, D., and Curtis, A. (2010). Demographic change and the implications for commercial forestry: Lessons from south-east Australia (chapter 9). In: G. Luck, R. Black & D. Race (eds) Demographic change in rural Australia. Springer.
2009
Allan, C. (2009). Reviewing adaptive management through a wicked lens. In M. Lane, C. Robinson & B. Taylor (Eds.), Contested Country: Local and Regional Natural Resources Management in Australia. Brisbane: CSIRO Publishing. http://www.publish.csiro.au/pid/6002.htm
Race, D. (2009) Adoption of agroforestry in Australia (Chapter 19). In: I. Nuberg, B. George & R. Reid (eds) Agroforestry for natural resource management. CSIRO Publishing: 323-340
Technical reports
2012
Curtis, A. and Mendham, E. (2012) The social drivers of natural resource management in the Wimmera region. A report to the Wimmera Catchment Management Authority. Technical report #68, Institute for Land, Water and Society, Charles Sturt University, Albury, NSW PDF Version
Sharp, E., and Curtis, A(2012) Groundwater management in the Namoi: a social perspective A report to the Cotton Catchment Communities Cooperative Research Centre. Technical report #67, Institute for Land, Water and Society, Charles Sturt University, Albury, NSW. PDF Version
2011
Curtis, A., and Race, D. (2011) Working with landholders to achieve long-term commitment to improved management of native vegetation. A report to Landscape Logic, Commonwealth Environmental Research Program, Canberra. PDF Version
Race, D., Curtis, A., and McDonald, S. (2011) Social research for the project: landscape scale conservation of threatened Grassy Woodlands in the Greater Murray-Goulburn catchment. A report to the North East Catchment Management Authority. Technical report #64, Institute for Land, Water and Society, Charles Sturt University, Albury, NSW. PDF Version
Mitchell, M., Curtis, A., Sharp, E. & Mendham, E. (2011) Social research to improve groundwater governance: literature review. A report to the National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training. Institute for Land, Water and Society (Technical report #66), Charles Sturt University, Albury, NSW. PDF Version
2010
Allan, C. (2010). Rapid, small scale socioeconomic studies for natural resource management (No. 54). Albury-Wodonga: Institute for Land, Water and Society, Charles Sturt University.
Curtis, A., and Sample, R. (2010) CBNRM in Victoria: contributing to dialogue, learning and action. A report to the Department of Sustainability and Environment. Institute for Land, Water and Society, Charles Sturt University, Albury, NSW.
Curtis, A., and Curtis, S. (2010) Coastcare in Victoria: finding from the 2009 survey. A report to the Department of Sustainability and Environment. Institute for Land, Water and Society, Charles Sturt University, Albury, NSW.
Curtis, A., and Mazur, N. (2010) Delivery and use of stock and domestic water in the Murrumbidgee Valley. A report to State Water NSW and Water for Rivers. Institute for Land, Water and Society, Charles Sturt University, Albury, NSW.
Curtis, A., Sample, R., McDonald, S. R., and Mazur, N. (2010) Landholder participation in the Loddon Stressed Rivers Program. A report to the North Central Catchment Management Authority. Institute for Land, Water and Society, Charles Sturt University, Albury, NSW.
Ticehurst, J., and Curtis, A. (2010) The development of Bayesian networks to explore the adoption of riparian management practices in Tasmania. A report to Landscape Logic, Commonwealth Environmental Research Program, Canberra.
Race, D., Sample, R., Curtis, A., and McDonald, S. (2010) Management of native vegetation on private land: perspectives of landholders and NRM program managers in northern Victoria. A report to Landscape Logic, Commonwealth Environmental Research Program, Canberra.
Race, D. and Curtis, A. (2010) Working with landholders to achieve long-term commitment to improved management of native vegetation. A report to Landscape Logic, Commonwealth Environmental Research Program, Canberra.
Conference papers and proceedings
2012
Curtis, A. (2012) The changing social context of farming: challenging contemporary ideas. Invited presentation to the Real Estate Institute of Victoria’s Annual Conference, June 3, Bendigo, Victoria.
Sinclair, K., Curtis, A., Mitchell, M., and Mendham\, E. (2012). Transformative change in contemporary Australian Agriculture. Presented to the 18th International Symposium on Society & Resource Management, June 17-21, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Mendham, E. and Curtis, A. (2012). Changing social landscapes: what does it mean for natural resource management? Presented to the 18th International Symposium on Society & Resource Management, June 17-21, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Rawluk, A., Curtis, A., and Sharp, E. (2012) Exploring the social acceptability of conjunctive surface and groundwater management in farming landscapes: A case study in the Namoi watershed, Australia. Presented to the 18th International Symposium on Society & Resource Management, June 17-21, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Rawluk, A., Curtis, A., Sharp, E. (2012) April 26/27, The social acceptability of MAR in farming landscapes: findings from the Namoi. Presented to the NCGRT National Workshop, MAR in farming landscapes, April 26/27, University House, ANU, Canberra, ACT.
Curtis, A. (2012) The social context of farming: some contemporary trends. Invited presentation to the 2012 Soil Health Forum, June 6, La Trobe University, Wodonga, Victoria.
Curtis, A. (2012) Managed Aquifer Recharge: making better use of water. Presented to the 2012 Groundwater for Decision Makers, May 30, University House, ANU, Canberra, ACT.
Curtis, A., and Mendham, E. (2012) Understanding the social drivers for NRM in the Wimmera region (2011 survey). Presented to the WCMA Board, May 23, Horsham and Stawell, Victoria.
2011
Curtis, A. (2011) Building collaborative research partnerships. A Keynote presentation to the University of Ballarat’s Wimmera Regional Research Forum, November 29, Horsham, Victoria, Australia.
Curtis, A. (2011) Social research for regional NRM. A Keynote presentation to the 2011 NSW Landcare and Catchment Management Conference, Talking differently: new solutions to old problems, September 5-7, Parkes, NSW, Australia.
Merritt W., Ticehurst J., Curtis A., and Pollino, C. (2011) Factors influencing landholder adoption of best management practices, Australian Water Association Conference (Victorian Branch), August 22-23, Wangaratta. Victoria, Australia.
Curtis, A., and Ticehurst, J. (2011) Bayesian Decision Networks: a useful approach for social research? Paper presented to the 17th International Symposium on Society & Resource Management. June 6-9, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
Sharp, E., and Curtis A. (2011) Translating lessons learned about building community-agency trust in wildfire management to water reform. Paper presented to the 17th International Symposium on Society & Resource Management. June 6-9, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
Mendham, E., and Curtis, A. (2011) Rural landscapes in transition: the drivers and implications of rural property turnover in SE Australia. Paper presented to the 17th International Symposium on Society & Resource Management. June 6-9, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
2010
2010
Curtis, A. And Mitchell, M. (2010) Social research for groundwater management: we know we need it but what is it? Paper presented to the National Groundwater Conference 2010, The challenges of sustainable management. October 31-November 4, Canberra, Australia.
Curtis, A., Mazur, N., Rogers, N., and Thwaites, R. (2010) Understanding rural landholder responses to climate change. Paper presented to the 16th International Symposium on Society & Resource Management Corpus Christi, Texas USA June 6-10, 2010
Mazur, N., and Curtis, A. (2010) Let the river flow: riparian landholder understanding and use of water from the Murrumbidgee. Paper presented to the 16th International Symposium on Society & Resource Management Corpus Christi, Texas USA June 6-10, 2010
Milllar, J. (2010) The Role of Extension in Natural Resource Management. In Jennings J., Packham R., Woodside D. Eds. (2010) Shaping Change: Natural Resource Management, Agriculture and the Role of Extension. Australasia-Pacific Extension Network (APEN), Australia