Theme 1: Scenario evaluation

Theme Leader: 
Francis Pantus

Francis PantusThe function of the TRaCK research themes will be to inform decision-making about tropical rivers and coasts. This will require the exploration of the environmental, social, cultural and economic consequences for the rivers, coasts and communities of potential development and climate change. Theme 1 will address this task by bringing together information from the other themes to develop predictions based on realistic scenarios. These predictions can inform public debate, stimulate community action and help policy makers explore solutions to conflicting stakeholder needs.

Projects

1.1: Scenarios for tropical rivers and coasts: integrating the TRaCK research program
Francis Pantus

This project integrates research from other themes and provides tools for evidence-based decision-making. In this project stakeholders are being engaged at various levels, from the local to the national, to develop likely scenarios for the future of tropical rivers and coasts.

1.2: New ways of better involving Indigenous people in planning for our water and land resources
Owen Stanley

The perspectives of Indigenous communities are often not heard in mainstream water and land planning processes and debates.  Through targeted training (learning by doing) this research aims to give local Indigenous communities the skills required to effectively participate and be heard; and to explore alternative ways and arrangements for developing water resources (scenarios).

1.3: Collaborative water planning in northern Australia
Poh-Ling Tan

This project aims to improve the certainty, legitimacy and efficiency of water planning processes across northern Australia. To do this, the team are developing a tool-kit of good practices to engage industry, Indigenous and rural communities in water planning. They are also working with water agencies to improve water planning approaches.

1.4: Knowledge integration and science delivery
Francis Pantus

Project 1.4 aims to improve our understanding of the functioning and management of tropical rivers and coasts by integrating the knowledge that is being developed across the TRaCK program. To that end, we will develop concepts, methods and tools that deliver such knowledge to a range of stakeholders, especially in support of natural resource management. Our approach to knowledge integration is based on a conceptual framework known as Catchment-to-Coast Management Strategy Evaluation. This framework recognises the various elements of an adaptive management approach, including (i) management decisions, (ii) management actions, (iii) our knowledge of the natural system, (iv) our capability for observation, (v) the assessment process and (vi) our ‘learning by doing’.

Publications

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09/2008 Bringing Aboriginal people into water planning - lessons from the Daly River: Riversymposium Conference 2008 Presentation
09/2008 Exploring scenarios for a tropical river catchment using systems dynamics modelling: Riversymposium Conference, Brisbane 2008 Presentation
09/2009 Law, policy and practice: considerations for water planning in Northern Australia Presentation
08/2008 Visions of Tropical River Futures for Northern Australia, Coast 2 Coast Conference, 2008 Presentation
Type: Literature Review
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2008 Collaborative Water Planning: Context and Practice, Literature Review, Volume 1 Literature Review
Collaborative Water Planning: Context and Practice, Literature Review, Volume 2 Literature Review
Type: Report
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09/2009 Collaborative Water Planning: Guide to Monitoring and Evaluating Public Participation. Volume 5 Report
12/2008 Collaborative Water Planning: Legal and Policy Analysis, Volume 3 Report
09/2008 Collaborative Water Planning: Retrospective Case Studies, Volume 4.1 Report
07/2008 Collaborative Water Planning: Retrospective Case Studies, Volume 4.2 Report
Type: Corporate publication
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Collaborative Water Planning: Phase 1 Report Corporate publication
02/2010 Water Planning in Australia's Tropical North. Collaborative Water Planning: Summary Report. Corporate publication
Type: Conference Paper
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07/2009 Indigenous livelihoods and the global environment: Understanding relationships Conference Paper
Type: Newsletter
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07/2009 Participatory modelling of the Howard East aquifer - Project News Newsletter
Type: Journal Article
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REDD payments as incentive for reducing forest loss Journal Article
Type: Magazine Article
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2008 The future of tropical rivers: which vision is the most sustainable? Magazine Article
2008 Working together for a change: collaborative planning for water reform Magazine Article

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