Dr Douglas Bardsley

Biography/ Background

Dr Douglas Bardsley is a Senior Lecturer in Geography and Environmental Studies within the School of Social Sciences at Adelaide University. Trained as a social geographer, an educator and an agricultural scientist his research interests over the last 16 years have focused on environmental and agro-ecological risk management, links between conservation and development, and education for sustainable development. His research has been undertaken while working for the South Australian Government and while based in universities in Australia and the UK, and involved fieldwork in different contexts in Australia, Thailand, Turkey, Switzerland, Nepal and the European Union. Over the last three years his work has focussed on researching opportunities to respond to climate change in the Adelaide-Mt Lofty Ranges region.

Qualifications

Doctor of Philosophy (Geography), University of Melbourne

Post-Graduate Diploma of Education (Honours, Secondary), University of Melbourne

Master of Arts by Coursework (Development Studies), Flinders University

Bachelor of Agricultural Science (Honours, Agronomy), University of Adelaide

Teaching Interests

Dr Bardsley teaches on a wide range of topics relevant to sustainable development including sustainable development practice and policy, rural and urban environmental management, biogeography and biodiversity conservation, climate change adaptation, and practical experience in environmental management.

Research Interests

Agrobiodiversity conservation

Agricultural development and risk

Environmental management and governance

Education policy and practice for sustainable development

Climate change risk and adaptation

Social perceptions analysis

Risk and vulnerability analysis

Publications

Bardsley, D.K. and Rogers, G. (In Press) Prioritising engagement for sustainable adaptation to climate change: An example from natural resource management in South Australia, Society and Natural Resources, In Press.

Bardsley D.K. and Sweeney S. (In Press) A Regional Climate Change Decision Framework for Natural Resource Management. DWLBC Report, South Australian Government through the Department of Water, Land and Biodiversity Conservation, Adelaide.

Bardsley D.K. (2008) Agrodiversity in the Asia-Pacific. A review of Connell, John and Waddell, Eric (eds.) (2007) Environment, Development and Change in Rural Asia Pacific: Between Local and Global, London: Routledge. Asia Pacific Viewpoint 49: 133-135.

Bardsley, D.K. (2008) Building Resilience into Marginal Agroecosystems: A Global Priority for Socio-ecological Sustainability. Berlin Conference on the Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change: Long-Term Policies: Governing Social-Ecological Change, International Conference of the Socio-Ecological Research Programme, 22-23 February 2008, Berlin, Germany. Available at http://web.fu-berlin.de/ffu/akumwelt/bc2008/

Bardsley D.K. and Liddicoat C. (2008) Community Perceptions of Cimate Change Impacts on Natural Resource Management in the Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges. DWLBC Report 2008/14, South Australian Government through the Department of Water, Land and Biodiversity Conservation, Adelaide. Available at http://www.dwlbc.sa.gov.au/nrm/projects/climate.html.

Crossman, N.D., Bryan B.A. and Bardsley D.K. (2008) Modelling Native and Exotic Flora Distributions under Climate Change. CSIRO Land and Water Science Report 01/08, January 2008.

Bardsley, D.K. (2007) A philosophy of diversity for sustainable agricultural development: Responding to climate change by empowering people. The International Journal of Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability, 3(2): 19-28.

Bardsley, D.K. (2007) Education for all in a global era? The social justice of Australian secondary school education in a risk society, Journal of Education Policy 22: 493-508.

Bardsley D.K. and Bardsley A. (2007) A Constructivist Approach to Climate Change Teaching and Learning. Geographical Research. 45: 329-339.

Bardsley D.K. and Edwards-Jones G. (2007) Invasive species policy and climate change: social perceptions of environmental change in the Mediterranean. Environmental Science and Policy 10: 230-242.

Bardsley D. (2006) Difference as a Resource for Sustainable Agricultural Development: Responding to the Globalization of Modern Agriculture by Supporting Local Agrobiodiversity. In: Dixon J., Neely C., Lightfoot C., Avila M., Baker D., Holding C. and King C. (eds.) Farming Systems and Poverty: Making a Difference -- Proceedings of the 18th International Symposium of the International Farming Systems Association: A Global Learning Opportunity (31 October - 3 November 2005, Rome, Italy). International Farming Systems Association, Rome, Italy, 13-20.

Bardsley D. (2006) There's a change on the way - An initial integrated assessment of projected climate change impacts and adaptation options for Natural Resource Management in the Adelaide and Mt Lofty Ranges Region. DWLBC Report 2006/06, South Australian Government through the Department of Water, Land and Biodiversity Conservation, Adelaide. Available at http://www.dwlbc.sa.gov.au/nrm/projects/climate.html.

Bardsley D. (2006) The Adaptation Challenge: A Conversation in Climate Risk for 2030. A workshop tool produced for Adelaide-Mt Lofty Ranges, Eyre Peninsula and Murray-Darling Basin NRM Regions. Available at http://www.dwlbc.sa.gov.au/nrm/projects/climate.html.

Bardsley D. (2006) Valuing diversity for sustainable futures: a response to Wood and Lenne. Land Use Policy 23: 643-644.

Bardsley D. and Edwards-Jones G. (2006) Stakeholders perceptions of the impacts of invasive exotic plant species in the Mediterranean Basin. GeoJournal, 65: 199-210.

Bardsley D. and Edwards-Jones G. (2006) Changing perceptions in a changing climate: invasive plant species management in Mediterranean landscapes. In, Preston C., Watts J.H. & Crossman N.D. (eds.) Managing Weeds in a Changing Climate, Proceedings of the 15th Australian Weeds Conference. Weed Management Society of South Australia, Adelaide, 103-106.

Bardsley D. and Thomas I. (2006) In situ agrobiodiversity conservation: examples from Nepal, Turkey and Switzerland in the first decade of the Convention on Biological Diversity. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 49: 653-674.

Bardsley D. and Thomas I. (2005) In situ agrobiodiversity conservation for regional development in Nepal. GeoJournal 62:27-39.

Bardsley D. and Thomas I. (2005) Valuing local wheat landraces for agrobiodiversity conservation in Northeast Turkey. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 106: 407-412.

Bardsley D. (2004) Education for sustainability as the future of Geography education. Geographical Education 17: 33-39.

Bardsley D. and Thomas I. (2004) In situ agrobiodiversity conservation in the Swiss inner alpine zone. GeoJournal 60: 99-109.

Bardsley D. (2003) Risk alleviation via in situ agrobiodiversity conservation: drawing from experiences in Switzerland, Turkey and Nepal. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 99: 149-157.

Bardsley D. (2002) Agriculture as conservation: the in situ conservation of crop landraces in Switzerland, Turkey and Nepal. In, Holland PG, Stephenson F & Wearing A (eds) Geography -- a Spatial Odyssey, Conference Proceedings: Third Joint Conference, NZ Geographical Society & the Institute of Australian Geographers, Dunedin, University of Otago, 2001. NZ Geographical Society, Hamilton, 110-116.

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Categories	Environment, Social issues & public policy
Expertise	Climate change risk and adaptation Education policy and practice for sustainable development Agricultural development and risk Agrobiodiversity conservation Environmental management and governance Social perceptions analysis Risk and vulnerability analysis

Entry last updated: Sunday, 22 Nov 2009