Water Governance Research Initiative
H. List of Publications
List of Initiative Publications
Special Issue of Water Resources
Management (Vol 25, no. 15 - 2011)
This special issue entitled “Water Governance in a
Climate Change World: Appraising Systemic and
Adaptive Effectiveness” was edited by Lee Godden,
Ray Ison and Philip Wallis and features contributions
by network participants.
1. Godden L, Ison RL, Wallis PJ (2011) Editorial:
Water governance in a climate change world:
appraising systemic and adaptive effectiveness.
Water Resources Management, 25(15):
3971-3976.
2. Ison RL, Collins KB, Colvin JC, Jiggins J,
Roggero PP, Seddaiu G, Steyaert P, Zanolla C
(2011) Sustainable catchment managing in a
climate changing world: new integrative modalities
for connecting policy makers, scientists and other
stakeholders. Water Resources Management,
25(15): 3977-3992.
3. Connell DP (2011) Water reform and the federal
system in the Murray-Darling Basin. Water
Resources Management, 25(15): 3993-4003.
4. Foerster AC (2011) Developing purposeful and
adaptive institutions for effective environmental
water governance. Water Resources
Management, 25(15): 4005-4018.
5. Pollard S, du Toit D (2011) Towards adaptive
integrated water resources management in
southern Africa: the role of self-organisation and
multi-scale feedbacks for learning and
responsiveness in the Letaba and Crocodile
catchments. Water Resources Management,
25(15): 4019-4035.
6. Brown R, Ashley R, Farrelly M (2011) Political and
professional agency entrapment: an agenda for
urban water research. Water Resources
Management, 25(15): 4037-4050.
7. Godden L, Kung A (2011) Water law and planning
frameworks under climate change variability:
systemic and adaptive management of flood risk.
Water Resources Management, 25(15):
4051-4068.
8. Harris, E (2011) The impact of institutional path
dependence on water market efficiency in
Victoria, Australia. Water Resources
Management, 25(15): 4069-4080.
9. Wallis P, Ison RL (2011) Appreciating institutional
complexity in water governance dynamics: a case
from the Murray-Darling Basin, Australia. Water
Resources Management, 25(15): 4081-4097.
Special Issue of The Journal of Water Law
(Vol 22, No. 2/3 - 2011)
This special issue entitled “Institutional Transitions
and Water Law Governance” was edited by Lee
Godden and features contributions by network
participants, particularly early-career researchers.
10. Godden L, Foerster A (2011) Introduction:
institutional transitions and water law governance.
The Journal of Water Law, 22(2/3): 53-57.
11. Foerster A (2011) Emerging environmental water
governance in Australia. The Journal of Water
Law, 22(2/3): 58-72.
12. O’Donnell E (2011) Institutional reform in
environmental water management: the new
Victorian Environmental Water Holder. The
Journal of Water Law, 22(2/3): 73-84.
13. Wallis PJ, Ison RL (2011) Institutional change in
multi-scalar water governance regimes: a case
from Victoria, Australia. The Journal of Water
Law, 22(2/3): 85-94.
14. Shepheard ML (2011) The potential for improved
water management using a legal social contract.
The Journal of Water Law, 22(2/3): 95-108.
15. Jackson S, Langton M (2011) Trends in the
recognition of indigenous water needs in
Australian water reform: the limitations of ‘cultural’
entitlements in achieving water equity. The
Journal of Water Law, 22(2/3): 109-123.
16. Gachenga E (2011) Kenya’s Water Act:
opportunities for integration of customary
institutions of water governance through water
resource users associations and water service
providers. The Journal of Water Law, 22(2/3):
124-132.
Other publications
A group of seven early-career researchers came
together after the ECR workshop in April 2011 to
co-author a journal article documenting and reflecting
Water Governance Research Initiative
on their experiences in water governance research.
This article is currently under review.
17. Patterson JJ, Lukasiewicz A, Wallis PJ,
Rubenstein N, Coffey B, Gachenga E, Lynch AJJ
(submitted 2012) Tapping fresh currents: fostering
early-career researchers in transdisciplinary water
governance research.
Several of the Initiative's workshops featured robust
discussion about the way that climate change
adaptation is framed. A poster presentation at the
2012 NCCARF conference set out three ways of
framing adaptation for water governance.
18. Wallis PJ, Ison RL, Godden LC (2012) What role
for systemic and adaptive governance? (Poster).
Climate Adaptation in Action: 2012 National
Adaptation Conference, Sebel Hotel Albert Park,
Melbourne, Australia, 26-28 June 2012.
19. Wallis PJ, Godden LC, Ison RL, Rubenstein N
(2012) Building a Community of Conversation
about Water Governance in Australia. Practical
Responses to Climate Change, Canberra,
Australia, 1-3 May 2012. Peer reviewed
conference paper.
Policy submissions
20. Godden L, Ison RL, Wallis PJ, Rubenstein N,
Kung A (2011) Submission to the Productivity
Commission Public Inquiry into the Barriers to
Effective Climate Change Adaptation, 16
December 2011.
21. Ison RL, Wallis PJ, Godden L (2011) House of
Representatives Standing Committee on Regional
Australia. Impact of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan
on Regional Australia. Presented evidence on 2
March 2011, Hansard RA17-23.
WGRI Briefing Papers
22. WGRI (2009) Strengthening Water Governance in
Australia. Briefing Paper No. 1, Water
Governance Research Initiative, Melbourne.
23. WGRI (2010) Water Governance Research
Priorities. Briefing Paper No. 2, Water
Governance Research Initiative, Melbourne.
24. WGRI (2011) Perspectives on Water Governance
Research. Briefing Paper No. 3, Water
Governance Research Initiative, Melbourne.
25. WGRI (2012) Water Governance Research for
Transformation. Briefing Paper No. 4, Water
Governance Research Initiative, Melbourne.
26. WGRI (2012) Water Governance Research
Initiative: 2010-2012. Briefing Paper No. 5, Water
Governance Research Initiative, Melbourne.
H. List of Publications
Further Information
Naomi Rubenstein, Philip Wallis*, Ray Ison
Monash Sustainability Institute
Monash University
Phil.Wallis@monash.edu
Lee Godden
Melbourne Law School
The University of Melbourne
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