Innovation in Australian rangelands. A special issue from the 18th Biennial Conference of the Australian Rangeland Society
Jocelyn Davies A B E , Digby Race C and Boyd Wright D
+ Author Affiliations
- Author Affiliations
A Formerly Land and Water Flagship, CSIRO, Alice Springs, NT 0870, Australia.
B The Northern Institute, Charles Darwin University, Alice Springs, NT 0870, Australia.
C The Fenner School of Environment and Society, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia.
D School of Environmental and Rural Science, University of New England, Armidale, NSW 2351, Australia.
E Corresponding author. Email: jocelyn.davies@cdu.edu.au; s.jocelyn.davies@gmail.com
The Rangeland Journal 37(6) 529-533 https://doi.org/10.1071/RJ15105
Submitted: 16 October 2015 Accepted: 27 November 2015 Published: 22 December 2015
Abstract
This special issue highlights organisational innovations and new insights about challenges of living successfully in Australian rangelands through a diverse set of papers from the 18th Biennial Conference of the Australian Rangeland Society. Key themes in the papers are collaborations for innovation and adapting to change. The papers indicate a shift to increased interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research and greater diversity in the perspectives being voiced about rangeland futures.
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