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Using fly ash to partially substitute metakaolin in geopolymer synthesis
Zhang, Zuhua, Wang, Hao, Zhu, Yingcan, Reid, Andrew, Provis, John L. and Bullen, Frank. 2014. "Using fly ash to partially substitute metakaolin in geopolymer synthesis." Applied Clay Science. 88-89, pp. 194-201. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clay.2013.12.025

Article

Technological and integrated approaches for practical and rapid assessment of compaction in agricultural soils: a review.
Bennett, J. McL., Antille, D. L. and Raine, S. R.. 2013. Technological and integrated approaches for practical and rapid assessment of compaction in agricultural soils: a review. Toowoomba, Australia. University of Southern Queensland.

Discussion paper

Vulnerability of Himalayan transhumant communities to climate change
Aryal, Suman, Cockfield, Geoff and Maraseni, Tek Narayan. 2014. "Vulnerability of Himalayan transhumant communities to climate change." Climatic Change: an interdisciplinary, international journal devoted to the description, causes and implications of climatic change. 125 (2), pp. 193-208. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-014-1157-5

Article

Addressing the participation gap in institutional investment: an assessment framework and preliminary results
Cadman, Tim and Maraseni, Tek. 2014. "Addressing the participation gap in institutional investment: an assessment framework and preliminary results." Hawley, James P., Hoepner, Andreas G. F., Johnson, Keith L., Sandberg, Joakim and Waitzer, Edward W. (ed.) Cambridge handbook of institutional investment and fiduciary duty. Cambridge, United Kingdom. Cambridge University Press. pp. 452-465

Edited book (chapter)

Using a virtual world to enable real world decision making
Reardon-Smith, Kate, Farley, Helen, Stone, Roger, Mushtaq, Shahbaz, Cliffe, Neil, Doyle, Joanne, Martin, Neil, Maraseni, Tek, Marcussen, Torben, Lindesay, Janette, Loch, Adam and Kealley, Matt. 2013. "Using a virtual world to enable real world decision making." Lamb, David (ed.) 1st Digital Rural Futures Conference: Smart Farms - Smart Regions (DRF 2013). Armidale, Australia 26 - 28 Jun 2013 Armidale, Australia.

Poster

Beyond economic sustainability: embedding social and environmental values in the governance of responsible investment
Cadman, Tim. 2010. "Beyond economic sustainability: embedding social and environmental values in the governance of responsible investment." Principles for Responsible Investment Academic Conference (PRI 2010) . Copenhagen, Denmark 05 - 07 May 2010 Copenhagen, Denmark.

Paper

Study and modelling drying of banana slices under superheated steam
Hamawand, Ihsan, Yusaf, Talal and Bennett, John. 2014. "Study and modelling drying of banana slices under superheated steam." Asia Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering. 9 (4), pp. 591-603. https://doi.org/10.1002/apj.1788

Article

Influence of lime and gypsum on long-term rehabilitation of a Red Sodosol, in a semi-arid environment of New South Wales
Bennett, J. McL., Greene, R. S. B., Murphy, B. W., Hocking, P. and Tongway, D.. 2014. "Influence of lime and gypsum on long-term rehabilitation of a Red Sodosol, in a semi-arid environment of New South Wales." Soil Research. 52 (2), pp. 120-128. https://doi.org/10.1071/SR13118

Article

Dynamics of carbon and biodiversity under REDD+ regime: a case from Nepal
Pandey, Shiva Shankar, Cockfield, Geoff and Maraseni, Tek Narayan. 2014. "Dynamics of carbon and biodiversity under REDD+ regime: a case from Nepal." Environmental Science and Policy. 38, pp. 272-281. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2014.01.005

Article

Evaluating the Clean Development Mechanism
Maraseni, Tek Narayan. 2013. "Evaluating the Clean Development Mechanism ." Cadman, Timothy (ed.) Climate Change and Global Policy Regimes:Towards Institutional Legitimacy. United Kingdom. Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 96-110

Edited book (chapter)

Modification of the McNeal clay swelling model improves prediction of saturated hydraulic conductivity as a function of applied water quality
Ezlit, Y. D., Bennett, J. McL., Raine, S. R. and Smith, R. J.. 2013. "Modification of the McNeal clay swelling model improves prediction of saturated hydraulic conductivity as a function of applied water quality." Soil Science Society of America Journal. 77 (6), pp. 2149-2156. https://doi.org/10.2136/sssaj2013.03.0097

Article

Agroforestry: integrating apple and arable production as an approach to reducing copper use in organic and low-input apple production
Smith, J, Girling, RD, Wolfe, MS and Pearce, B. 2014. "Agroforestry: integrating apple and arable production as an approach to reducing copper use in organic and low-input apple production." Agriculture and the Environment X: Delivering Multiple Benefits from our Land: Sustainable Development in Practice. Edinburgh, Scotland 15 - 16 Apr 2014 Scotland.

Presentation

Adaptive winter wheat populations: development, genetic characterisation and application
Girling, Robbie D., Döring, Thomas F., Cousins, John, Creissen, Henry, Crowley, Oliver, Fish, Lesley, Fradgley, Nick, Griffiths, Simon, Haigh, Zoë, Howlett, Sally A., Jones, Hannah E., Knapp, Samuel, Pearce, Bruce D., Pearce, Helen, Snape, John, Stobart, Ron, Winkler, Louisa R., Whitley, Andrew and Wolfe, Martin S.. 2014. Adaptive winter wheat populations: development, genetic characterisation and application.

Project report

I just want to count them! Considerations when choosing a deer population monitoring method
Amos, Matthew, Baxter, Greg, Finch, Neal, Lisle, Allan and Murray, Peter. 2014. "I just want to count them! Considerations when choosing a deer population monitoring method." Wildlife Biology. 20 (6), pp. 362-370. https://doi.org/10.2981/wlb.00080

Article

Comparative performance of land amendment irrigation, chemically treated coal seam water and good quality water irrigation systems at Fairview
Bennett, J. McL. and Dalzell, S. A.. 2013. "Comparative performance of land amendment irrigation, chemically treated coal seam water and good quality water irrigation systems at Fairview." Santos GLNG Technical Review Workshop 2013. Brisbane, Australia 26 - 27 Nov 2013 Brisbane, Australia.

Paper

Payments to landholders for managing water, land and ecosystems (WLE) in coastal agricultural catchments for protecting the Great Barrier Reef
Maraseni, Tek N. and Hanjra, Munir A.. 2014. "Payments to landholders for managing water, land and ecosystems (WLE) in coastal agricultural catchments for protecting the Great Barrier Reef." Mohammed, Essam Yassin (ed.) Economic incentives for marine and coastal conservation: prospects, challenges and policy implications. Abingdon, Oxon. United Kingdom. Routledge. pp. 190-209

Edited book (chapter)

Major drivers of deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries and REDD+
Pandey, Shiva S., Cockfield, Geoff and Maraseni, Tek Narayan. 2013. "Major drivers of deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries and REDD+." International Journal of Forest Usufructs Management. 14 (1), pp. 99-107.

Article

Quality-of-governance standards for carbon emissions trading: developing REDD+ governance through a multi-stage, multi-level and multi-stakeholder approach
Lopez-Casero, Federico, Cadman, Tim and Maraseni, Tek. 2013. Quality-of-governance standards for carbon emissions trading: developing REDD+ governance through a multi-stage, multi-level and multi-stakeholder approach. Hayama, Japan. Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES).

Other

Agriculture: energy use and conservation
Chen, Guangnan and Maraseni, Tek Narayan. 2013. "Agriculture: energy use and conservation." Jorgensen, S. E. (ed.) Encyclopedia of environmental management. New York, NY. United States. CRC Press. pp. 129-137

Edited book (chapter)

Assessment of gases emission from the operation of the semi-aerobic landfill site by solid waste of Kathmandu Valley, Nepal
Devkota, Rohini Prasad, Cockfield, Geoff, Maraseni, Tek Narayan, Bhattarai, Rabi and Devkota, Bhupendra. 2012. "Assessment of gases emission from the operation of the semi-aerobic landfill site by solid waste of Kathmandu Valley, Nepal." Environmental Research Journal. 6 (3), pp. 182-186. https://doi.org/10.3923/erj.2012.182.186

Article

Adoption of soil health improvement strategies by Australian farmers: II. impediments and incentives
Bennett, J. McL. and Cattle, S. R.. 2014. "Adoption of soil health improvement strategies by Australian farmers: II. impediments and incentives ." Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension: international journal on changes in agricultural knowledge and action systems. 20 (1), pp. 107-131. https://doi.org/10.1080/1389224X.2013.783494

Article

Adoption of soil health improvement strategies by Australian farmers: I. attitudes, management and extension implications
Bennett, J. McL. and Cattle, S. R.. 2013. "Adoption of soil health improvement strategies by Australian farmers: I. attitudes, management and extension implications ." Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension: international journal on changes in agricultural knowledge and action systems. 19 (4), pp. 407-426. https://doi.org/10.1080/1389224X.2013.775954

Article

The tradeoffs between water savings and GHG emissions in irrigated agriculture
Mushtaq, Shahbaz, Maraseni, Tek and Reardon-Smith, Kate. 2013. "The tradeoffs between water savings and GHG emissions in irrigated agriculture." Quarisa, Iva (ed.) Irrigation Australia Regional Conference 2013: Sharing Irrigation Knowledge for Better Outcomes. Griffith, Australia 28 - 30 May 2013 Sydney, Australia.

Presentation

More equal than others? A comparative analysis of state and non-state perceptions of interest representation and decision-making in REDD+ negotiations
Cadman, Tim and Maraseni, Tek. 2013. "More equal than others? A comparative analysis of state and non-state perceptions of interest representation and decision-making in REDD+ negotiations." Innovation: the European Journal of Social Science Research. 26 (3), pp. 214-230. https://doi.org/10.1080/13511610.2013.771880

Article

Indigenous knowledge for climate change induced flood adaptation in Nepal
Devkota, Rohini Prasad, Maraseni, Tek Narayan, Cockfield, Geoff and Devkota, Laxmi Prasad. 2013. "Indigenous knowledge for climate change induced flood adaptation in Nepal." The International Journal of Climate Change: Impacts and Responses. 5 (1), pp. 35-46.

Article

Perceived community-based flood adaptation strategies under climate change in Nepal
Devkota, Rohini Prasad, Cockfield, Geoff and Maraseni, Tek Narayan. 2014. "Perceived community-based flood adaptation strategies under climate change in Nepal." International Journal of Global Warming. 6 (1), pp. 113-124. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJGW.2014.058758

Article

Threshold electrolyte concentration relationships for soils from Fairview IR2 and IR3
Bennett, J. McL.. 2012. Threshold electrolyte concentration relationships for soils from Fairview IR2 and IR3. Toowoomba, Australia. University of Southern Queensland.

Technical report

Threshold electrolyte concentration relationships for soils from Roma fields The Bend, Pleasant Hills and Brigadoon properties
Bennett, J. McL.. 2012. Threshold electrolyte concentration relationships for soils from Roma fields The Bend, Pleasant Hills and Brigadoon properties. Toowoomba, Australia. University of Southern Queensland.

Technical report

The effects of lime, gypsum and lime/gypsum combinations, after 2.5 years, on two sodic soils under dryland cropping conditions in the Macquarie Valley, NSW
Bennett, J. McL., Cattle, S. R. and Singh, B.. 2012. "The effects of lime, gypsum and lime/gypsum combinations, after 2.5 years, on two sodic soils under dryland cropping conditions in the Macquarie Valley, NSW." 5th Joint Australian and New Zealand Soil Science Conference (SSA 2012): Soil Solutions for Diverse Landscapes. Hobart, Australia 02 - 07 Dec 2012 Hobart, Australia.

Paper

A review of the potential issues associated with using coal seam gas associated water for dust suppression
Bennett, J. McL. and Raine, S. R.. 2012. A review of the potential issues associated with using coal seam gas associated water for dust suppression. Toowoomba, Australia. University of Southern Queensland.

Discussion paper

Climate change and water security: estimating the greenhouse gas costs of achieving water security through investments in modern irrigation technology
Mushtaq, S., Maraseni, T. N. and Reardon-Smith, K.. 2013. "Climate change and water security: estimating the greenhouse gas costs of achieving water security through investments in modern irrigation technology." Agricultural Systems. 117, pp. 78-89. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2012.12.009

Article

Flood vulnerability through the eyes of vulnerable people in mid-western Terai of Nepal
Devkota, Rohini Prasad, Maraseni, Tek Narayan, Cockfield, Geoff and Devkota, Laxmi Prasad. 2013. "Flood vulnerability through the eyes of vulnerable people in mid-western Terai of Nepal." Journal of Earth Science and Climactic Change. 4 (1), pp. 1-7. https://doi.org/10.4172/2157-7617.1000132

Article

Governing the forests: an institutional analysis of REDD+ and community forest management in Asia
de Oliveira, Jose Puppim, Cadman, Tim, Ma, Hwan Ok, Maraseni, Tek, Koli, Anar, Jadhav, Yogesh D. and Prabowo, Dede. 2013. Governing the forests: an institutional analysis of REDD+ and community forest management in Asia. Yokohama, Japan. International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) / United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies (UNU-IAS), Yokohama, Japan.

Project report

Development of draft quality-of-governance standards for climate change mitigation and beyond: groundtruthing of developed verifiers in REDD+ pilot area, Nepal
Maraseni, Tek, Neupane, Prem Raj, Lopez, Federcio and Cadman, Tim. 2012. Development of draft quality-of-governance standards for climate change mitigation and beyond: groundtruthing of developed verifiers in REDD+ pilot area, Nepal. Brisbane, Australia. Griffith University.

Project report

Household carbon dioxide emissions from peasants and herdsmen in northwestern arid-alpine regions, China
Qu, Jiansheng, Zeng, Jingjing, Li, Yan, Wang, Qin, Maraseni, Tek, Zhang, Lihua, Zhang, Zhiqiang and Clarke-Sather, Abigail. 2013. "Household carbon dioxide emissions from peasants and herdsmen in northwestern arid-alpine regions, China." Energy Policy. 57, pp. 133-140. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2012.12.065

Article

Assessing riparian zone impacts on water and sediment movement: a new approach
Keesstra, S. D., Kondrlova, E., Czajka, A., Seeger, M. and Maroulis, J.. 2012. "Assessing riparian zone impacts on water and sediment movement: a new approach." Netherlands Journal of Geosciences. 91 (1/2), pp. 245-255. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0016774600001633

Article

Quantitative kinetic and structural analysis of geopolymers. Part 1. The activation of metakaolin with sodium hydroxide
Zhang, Zuhua, Wang, Hao, Provis, John L., Bullen, Frank, Reid, Andrew and Zhu, Yingcan. 2012. "Quantitative kinetic and structural analysis of geopolymers. Part 1. The activation of metakaolin with sodium hydroxide." Thermochimica Acta. 539, pp. 23-33. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tca.2012.03.021

Article

The role of landholder education in adoption of soil health management systems
Bennett, J. McL. and Cattle, S. R.. 2012. "The role of landholder education in adoption of soil health management systems." Birkett, L. L. and Sparrow, L. A. (ed.) 5th Joint Australian and New Zealand Soil Science Conference (SSA 2012): Soil Solutions for Diverse Landscapes. Hobart, Australia 02 - 07 Dec 2012 Melbourne, Australia.

Paper

Threshold electrolyte concentration relationships for soils from Macarthur River
Bennett, J. McL., Raine, S. R. and Eberhard, F.. 2012. Threshold electrolyte concentration relationships for soils from Macarthur River. Towoomba, Australia. University of Southern Queensland.

Technical report

Threshold electrolyte concentration relationships for soils from Roma fields Roleen property
Bennett, J. McL., Raine, S. R. and Eberhard, F.. 2012. Threshold electrolyte concentration relationships for soils from Roma fields Roleen property. Towoomba, Australia. University of Southern Queensland.

Technical report