Research Output per year
Personal profile
Personal profile
I began my professional career helping farmers reclaim drifting sand dunes in the South Australian Mallee, then moved to supporting groups in Victoria with activities as diverse as managing their creek frontages to maintain populations of Trout Cod, to fostering group management skills to maintain Landcare groups. A common thread throughout my agency employment was working with, and learning from, the people who manage the land. Indeed, as I learned more about environmental management I came to appreciate that humans are part of a complex, dynamic social-ecosystem.
Since commencing employment at CSU in 2004 both my teaching and research have centred on predominantly social aspects of this social-ecosystem. My research interests include regional scale adaptive management, and the related topics of participatory approaches and social learning. I am particularly interested in qualitative research approaches, including participatory and collaborative research which empowers communities. I also employ analysis of social discourse to better understand the rural societies in which we live.
Research Interests
- Adaptive environmental management
- Environmental sociology
- Rural sociology
- Social ecological systems
- Participatory processes, social learning and co-design
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, Charles Sturt University
Award Date: 29 Apr 2005
Master of Natural Resources, University of New England
Award Date: 09 Oct 1999
Bachelor of Agricultural Science, University of Melbourne
Award Date: 09 Apr 1983
External positions
Program Leader (Investing in High Performance Soils), High Performance Soils CRC
2018 → …Board member, Albury Conservation Company
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Research Output
'Boiler plating’ in fire management plans: Is command and control planning failing cultural heritage protection?
Gonzalez, P., Allan, C. & Spennemann, D. HR., 20 Jan 2020, Albury, NSW, Australia: Institute for Land, Water and Society Charles Sturt University. 16 p. (Institute for Land, Water and Society Report)Research output: Book/Report › Other report
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Jumping Off the treadmill: Transforming NRM to systemic governing with systemic co-inquiry
Allan, C., Ison, R. L., Colliver, R., Mumaw, L., Mackay, M., Perez-Mujica, L. & Wallis, P., 14 Feb 2020, In : Policy Studies. 41, 4, p. 1-22 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Citation
(Scopus)
Living with Salinity in the Indus Basin: SRA 2: Final report. (SRA Project No. WAC/2019/102)
Mitchell, M., Allan, C., Punthakey, J., Barrett-Lennard, E., Heaney-Mustafa, S., Lashari, B., Baig, I. A. & Hussain, I., Jan 2020, Canberra: Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR). 28 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Opportunities for improving NRM governance in Victoria: A report of a systemic co-inquiry 2015-2017 Report No. 138
Mackay, M., Colliver, R., Wallis, P. J., Ison, R., Davidson, S. & Allan, C., 31 Mar 2020, Albury: Institute for Land, Water and Society Charles Sturt University. 30 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Community involvement in water management in Punjab, Pakistan: A strategy to sustainability of livelihoods of farmers
Akhtar, S., Zeeshan, M., Allan, C. & Mitchell, M., Nov 2019, p. 55-56. 2 p.Research output: Other contribution to conference › Abstract
Prizes
2015 Vice-Chancellor's Awards for Excellence (Research Excellence)
Watts, Robyn (Recipient), James Abell (Recipient), Allan, Catherine (Recipient), Carmen Amos (Recipient), Bellio, Mariagrazia (Recipient), Bradley K. Clarke-Wood (Recipient), Finlayson, Max (Recipient), Tamsin Greenwood (Recipient), Hall, Andrew (Recipient), Howitt, Julia (Recipient), Humphries, Paul (Recipient), Jenkins, Kim (Recipient), Kopf, Keller (Recipient), McCasker, Nicole (Recipient), Robinson, Wayne (Recipient), Veronique Janel (Recipient), Wassens, Skye (Recipient), Wolfenden, Ben (Recipient) & Zander, Alek (Recipient), 05 Aug 2015
Prize: Award
Press / Media
Managing groundwater for farmers in Pakistan
C. Max Finlayson, C Allan & Michael Mitchell
14/02/17
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
Award for water researchers
Robyn Watts, James Abell, C Allan, Carmen Amos, Mariagrazia Bellio, Bradley K. Clarke-Wood, Colin Finlayson, Tamsin Greenwood, Andrew Hall, Julia Howitt, Paul Humphries, Kim Jenkins, Richard Kopf, Nicole McCasker, Wayne Robinson, Skye Wassens, Benjamin Wolfenden & Alek Zander
10/08/15
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
Impacts
Impact of international standing; UK NERC invited review
Catherine Allan (Participant)
Impact: Public policy Impact