Accepted Abstracts

The list below represents the current status of registered conference presentations. Abstracts will only be published to the website and to the conference brochure once participants are registered. Please click here to register. Dates and times for presentations are subject to change. Please refer back to this page for the latest information.

I. Renewable energy transformation

1.1 Energy economics

Can Emissions Be Reduced? A Growth Accounting Decomposition Of Co2 Change
Dr. Antonio Peyrache, Oral: October 28: 2:45 PM - 3:05 PM
Modelling Global Trends In Emissions And Energy Efficiency
Dr. David Stern, Oral: October 28: 3:05 PM - 3:25 PM

1.2 Resource allocation

An Enforcement And Regulation Design For Combined Point/non-point Pollution
Dr. John Tisdell, Oral: October 29: 1:30 PM - 1:50 PM

1.3 Policy and regulatory frameworks

Consumer Driven Sustainable Development In The Power Sector: Options For Consumer Choice In The New Zealand Electricity Market
Erich Livengood, Oral: October 28: 4:20 PM - 4:40 PM

II. Climate change and Copenhagen

2.1 Economics of sustainable agroforestry

Carbon Markets And Nrm In Australia: Opportunities And Threats
Dr. Andrew Reeson, This abstract is available online to people registered for the conference

2.3 Governance and infrastructure

Do The Climate Change Goals And Policies Of New Zealand And The Uk Measure Up?
Prof. Ralph Chapman, Oral: October 28: 2:45 PM - 3:05 PM
Metrics Of Global Warming: Uncertainties Of Gwps And Gtps And An Alternative Approach To Comparing Greenhouse Gases To Achieve Stabilisation Targets
Dr. Andy Reisinger, Oral: October 28: 3:05 PM - 3:25 PM
The Role Of Monitoring, Evaluation, Reporting And Improvement (meri) As An Integrated Assessment Tool: Improving Socio-economic And Bio-physical Outcomes From Investment Decisions In Natural Resource Management (nrm)
Dr. Robert Gale, Oral: October 28: 3:25 PM - 3:45 PM

III. Indigenous perspectives and opportunities

3.1 Co-learning and participatory processes

The Contribution Of Water-based Ecosystems To Ngarrindjeri Wellbeing: A Participatory Appraisal Approach
Prof. Romy Greiner, Oral: October 29: 1:50 PM - 2:10 PM

3.2 Economic development, equity issues and distribution

Turning Pests Into Profits: Invasive Buffalo Provide Multiple Benefits To Indigenous People In Northern Australia.
Mr. Beau Austin, Oral: October 29: 2:10 PM - 2:30 PM

IV. Climate adaptation

4.1 Adaptation and mitigation

Developing Marginal Abatement Cost Curves For Greenhouse Gases In Australian Agriculture And Land Management
Dr. Neville Crossman, Oral: October 28: 5:00 PM - 5:20 PM
Implications Of A Carbon Economy For Conservation And Production Planning Across Australia
Ms. Josie Carwardine, Oral: October 28: 4:40 PM - 5:00 PM

4.2 Carbon trading, carbon taxation

An Experimental Economic Analysis Of Carbon Trading Options
Dr. John Tisdell, Oral: October 28: 11:50 AM - 12:10 PM
Fdi And The Pollution Haven Hypothesis: A Meta-analysis
Mr. Alief Rezza, Oral: October 28: 12:10 PM - 12:30 PM

V. Integrated assessment

5.1 Dealing with uncertainty and risk

Using An Integrated Analytical-deliberative Approach To Facilitate Decision Making In Prioritizing Biosecurity Risk
Dr. Shuang Liu, Oral: October 28: 11:30 AM - 11:50 AM

5.2 Studies of sustainable development

(dis)integrated Assessment: The Pulping Of An Integrated Assessment Process
Tom Baxter, Oral: October 29: 9:10 AM - 9:30 AM
Applying Integrated Decision Making Frameworks For Sustainability: An Urban Context
Dr. Kathryn Davidson, Oral: Time Slot to be determined
Comparing Eco-efficiency Of International And Domestic Tourists For Townsville, North Queensland
Michelle Esparon, Oral: October 29: 9:30 AM - 9:50 AM
Ecological Restoration Of Natural Assets: Lessons From The Tuppal Creek
Dr. Jayanath Ananda, Oral: October 29: 8:30 AM - 8:50 AM

5.3 Integration, modeling and complex systems

Beef, Biodiversity And Burning: Modelling Pastoral Futures For The Northern Territory Cattle Industry.
Dr. Carlos Puig, Oral: October 28: 3:05 PM - 3:25 PM
Energy From Waste: Incorporating The Perspective Of Multiple Agents
Ali El Hanandeh, Oral: October 28: 11:30 AM - 11:50 AM
Marxan With Zones: Software For Optimal Conservation Based Land- And Sea-use Zoning
Mr. Matthew Watts, Oral: October 28: 4:20 PM - 4:40 PM
Modelling Sustainability At The Farming System Level: An Approach Based On Insights From Thermodynamics
Dr. Girija Page, Oral: October 28: 11:50 AM - 12:10 PM
Regional Environmental Input-output Analysis Of The Pastoral Sector In New Zealand
Mr. Oscar Montes de Oca, Oral: October 28: 3:25 PM - 3:45 PM
Security As An Element In Environmental Assessment And Decision Making
Prof. William Hutchinson, Oral: October 28: 12:10 PM - 12:30 PM
Institutions Supporting Indigenous Participation In Carbon Markets
Mr. Scott Heckbert, This abstract is available online to people registered for the conference
Modelling Tools For Adaptive Integrated Assessment: A Case Study Of New Zealand Regional Authorities
Dr. Marjan van den Belt, This abstract is available online to people registered for the conference

VI. Environmental values

6.1 Assessment methods and techniques

A Meta-analysis Of Contingent Valuation Studies In Coastal And Near-shore Marine Ecosystems
Dr. Shuang Liu, Oral: October 29: 9:30 AM - 9:50 AM
A Review For Valuing Environmental Assets Using The Travel Costs Method For Items In Balance Sheet
Rosmini Ismail, Oral: October 29: 9:10 AM - 9:30 AM
Ecological Ethics For A Sustainable World, And Some Implications For Investment
Dr. Robert Howell, Oral: October 29: 8:50 AM - 9:10 AM
Perceived Costs And Benefits Of Indigenous Hunting Of Dugongs And Marine Turtles: Mabuiag Island As A Case Study
Aurelie Delisle, Oral: October 29: 8:30 AM - 8:50 AM
The Economic Value Of Forest Resources For Community Residents And Ecotourists: Examples Of Three Forested Trials In I-lan County, Taiwan
Prof. Wan-Jiun Chen, Oral: October 28: 3:25 PM - 3:45 PM

6.2 Environmental justice

Basel Convention: Challenges To Achieving International Environmental Justice
Mr. Thiago Maris, Oral: October 28: 5:00 PM - 5:20 PM
Sustainability & The Art Of Political Interpretation – Exploring Charles Taylor’s Understanding Of Nature
Prof. Glen Lehman, Oral: October 28: 4:40 PM - 5:00 PM

6.3 Environmental dilemmas from valuation

Contingent Valuation: An Economic Methodology Or A Measure Of Citizen Motives? An Empirical Investigation Of Sagoff's Hypothesis
Mr. Anthony Ryan, Oral: October 29: 8:50 AM - 9:10 AM
Transient Values: What Is Water Worth?
Danielle Spruyt, Oral: October 29: 9:10 AM - 9:30 AM
Weak Deliberative Democracy: The Democratic Potential Of The Current State Of Deliberative Monetary Valuation Research
Mr. Alex Lo, Oral: October 29: 8:30 AM - 8:50 AM
Valuing Ex Ante Changes In Water Quality For The Marine Environment: A Hybrid Method Applied To Bass Straight, Victoria, Australia
Dr. Boyd Blackwell, This abstract is available online to people registered for the conference

VII. Measuring progress in the 21st Century

7.2 The challenge of "one planet economy"

Ominous Portent Of The Omitted Variable: The Urgent Need To Understand Energy’s Role In Productivity Growth
Dr. Judith McNeill, Oral: October 28: 12:10 PM - 12:30 PM

7.3 Envisioning sustainable futures

Is The Criticism And Use Of Gdp Within Ecological Economics Consistent?
Ms. Tone Smith, Oral: October 28: 11:50 AM - 12:10 PM
Technological Progress And The Collapse Of Historical Civilizations
Prof. David Good, This abstract is available online to people registered for the conference

VIII. Sustainable production and consumption

8.1 Understanding consumer behaviour and practices

Lifestyle Choice And Household Consumption In Australia - Pathways For Change.
Miss Liana Williams, Oral: October 28: 4:00 PM - 4:20 PM

8.2 Enabling sustainable behaviour

Low Carbon Transport For Low Density Settlements: Integrating Economic And Environmental Policy Goals
Dr. Christine Cheyne, Oral: October 28: 4:40 PM - 5:00 PM
Ocean Outfalls In Australia: Economics, Ecology, Recreation And Education
Dr. Boyd Blackwell, This abstract is available online to people registered for the conference

8.3 The role of institutions in sustainable production and consumption

Methods For The Allocation Of Information As A Good That Is Enhanced With Increased Use
Dr. Ida Kubiszewski, Oral: October 29: 2:10 PM - 2:30 PM
Towards A Triple Bottom Line Assessment For Australian Fisheries
Ms. Toni Cannard, Oral: October 29: 2:10 PM - 2:30 PM