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Unconventional Gas Development: Why A Regional Community Said No, Hanabeth Luke, David Lloyd, William Boyd, Kristin Den Exter
Unconventional Gas Development: Why A Regional Community Said No, Hanabeth Luke, David Lloyd, William Boyd, Kristin Den Exter
Dr Kristin den Exter
Public concern resulting from unconventional coal seam gas (CSG) exploration and production has become a contentious planning issue in regional Australia, with public concern drawing attention to government planning obligations. To assist Lismore City Council (Northern New South Wales) in its deliberations on the topic, a referendum-style poll on the issue of CSG industry development was held in conjunction with the local government elections of September 2012. The poll question, ‘Do you support CSG exploration and production in the Lismore City Council area?’, elicited a poll response rate of 97% of eligible voters, of which 87% voted ‘no’. This paper …
Developing The Lismore Csg Poll- A University/Local Government Collaboration, Hanabeth Luke, Kristin Den Exter, William Boyd, David Lloyd, Ben Roche
Developing The Lismore Csg Poll- A University/Local Government Collaboration, Hanabeth Luke, Kristin Den Exter, William Boyd, David Lloyd, Ben Roche
Dr Kristin den Exter
Regional universities can contribute to the capacity of regional governance by providing an important source of specialist knowledge that can be used to aid problem-solving and engage communities more actively in decision-making. This paper reports a case of a partnership between a regional university and a local government authority (LGA), in a situation where the local government authority chose to run a referendum-style poll on a regionally important environmental and industrial issue; the development of the coal seam gas industry in a rural area. The partnership was adopted to produce an independently developed question for the poll. The poll question …
Evaluating Progress Towards Land Use Conflict Program Outcome Targets, William Boyd, Kristin Den Exter, Rik Whitehead, Kirsty Howton, Peter Boyd
Evaluating Progress Towards Land Use Conflict Program Outcome Targets, William Boyd, Kristin Den Exter, Rik Whitehead, Kirsty Howton, Peter Boyd
Dr Kristin den Exter
This paper reports the results of a survey of land use management practitioners on how they evaluate the success of land management programs in the context of land use conflicts and disputes. The aim is to understand how a natural resource planning authority may evaluate progress towards a high-order planning target, such as reduction of land use conflict. The survey records a wide range of practitioner approaches to assessing programs against targets, summarised in four categories: assessment, monitoring and evaluation; effective management activity; planning and planning instruments; and community responses and engagement. While practitioners comment on difficulties and challenges, it …
Using Web 2.0 Technologies For Collaborative Learning In Distance Education- Case Studies From An Australian University, Kristin Den Exter, Stephen Rowe, William Boyd, David Lloyd
Using Web 2.0 Technologies For Collaborative Learning In Distance Education- Case Studies From An Australian University, Kristin Den Exter, Stephen Rowe, William Boyd, David Lloyd
Dr Kristin den Exter
This paper explores the use of Web 2.0 technologies for collaborative learning in a higher education context. A review of the literature exploring the strengths and weaknesses of Web 2.0 technology is presented, and a conceptual model of a Web 2.0 community of inquiry is introduced. Two Australian case studies are described, with an ex-poste evaluation of the use of Web 2.0 tools. Conclusions are drawn as to the potential for the use of Web 2.0 tools for collaborative e-learning in higher education. In particular, design and integration of Web 2.0 tools should be closely related to curriculum intent and …
Integrating Environmental Science And Management: The Role Of System Dynamics Modelling, Kristin Den Exter
Integrating Environmental Science And Management: The Role Of System Dynamics Modelling, Kristin Den Exter
Dr Kristin den Exter
Institutional and epistemological differences between science and management present a challenge to the implementation of sustainable environmental management. Environmental problems are complex and require at least multidisciplinary, but most effectively transdisciplinary approaches for learning, understanding, decision-making and problem solving. This means building bridges between institutional and epistemological differences. The role of system dynamics modelling in integrating environmental science and management is examined in this thesis. An action research methodology is adopted where, over cycles of case studies, the practical application of system dynamics modelling is evaluated. The role of system dynamics modelling in the management of coastal sand dunes, tourism, …
Assisting Stakeholder Decision Making Using System Dynamics Group Model-Building, Kristin Den Exter, Alison Specht
Assisting Stakeholder Decision Making Using System Dynamics Group Model-Building, Kristin Den Exter, Alison Specht
Dr Kristin den Exter
Stakeholder involvement in environmental management in Australia is increasingly participatory. A community-government partnership has been the central focus of the NSW program of water reforms since the inception of the Water Act 2000. Under the Act, it is the joint responsibility of the New South Wales Government and stakeholder-based Water Management Committees to develop Water Sharing Plans. Water Management Committees typically comprise government, environmental and agricultural representatives. This paper describes a System Dynamics group model-building workshop conducted with the Northern Rivers Water Management Committee. A role of the Committee was to determine the allocation of water between the water users …