In 2005 I initiated Stage 2 of the Education about and for Sustainability in Australian Business Schools project for the Australian Research Institute in Education for Sustainability (ARIES) at Macquarie University. The project involved action research studies aimed at strengthening education about and for sustainability in the curricula of several of Australia’s leading Business Schools. ARIES has since been renamed the Australian Research Institute for Environment and Sustainability. Read the rest of this entry »
I led a three-person team in coordinating the Sustainable Management of the Helidon Hills project in 1998-99. From its inception, the project sought to be different. The Helidon Hills represents a microcosm of the issues currently facing NRM planners all over Australia and internationally. These relate to the management of change across a broad front including industry development, conservation, natural resource management, community access to resources, cultural heritage, infrastructure development and tourism potential. The impact of any of these changes in the Helidon Hills area had the potential to significantly disrupt the rich heritage that is woven into the fabric of community and family life in the area, not to mention the threat to livelihood. Read the rest of this entry »