Empro Chris Cocklin ~ JCU Emeritus Professor

Professor Cocklin was formerly the Provost and also fulfilled the requirements of the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research and Innovation) at James Cook University.

He had also served as Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research and Innovation) and Pro Vice Chancellor of Science, Engineering and IT at JCU.  Prior to his appointment at JCU, Professor Cocklin was employed for 10 years at Monash University, where he was Head of the School of Geography and Environmental Science and the inaugural Director of the Monash Environment Institute (now the Monash Sustainability Institute). Professor Cocklin was based at the University of Auckland from 1985-1997.

His research interests are in resources and environmental policy, agriculture and rural communities, global environmental change, sustainable development, and corporate environmental management. 

 

Interests

Research

• Resources and environmental policy
• Agriculture and rural communities
• Global environmental change
• Sustainable development
• Corporate environmental management

Memberships

• Editorial Board, Environmental Policy and Governance (Wiley)
• Director, Russo Business School
• Editorial Board, Sustainability (MDPI)
• Board of Trustees, Townsville Grammar School

These are the most recent publications associated with this author. To see a detailed profile of all publications stored at JCU, visit ResearchOnline@JCU. Hover over Altmetrics badges to see social impact.

Journal Articles

• Brodnik C, Brown R and Cocklin C (2017) The institutional dynamics of stability and practice change: the urban water management sector of Australia (1970-2015). Water Resources Management, 31 (7). pp. 2299-2314
• Werbeloff L, Brown R and Cocklin C (2017) Institutional change to support regime transformation: lessons from Australia's water sector. Water Resources Research, 53 (7). pp. 5845-5859
• Higgins V, Dibden J and Cocklin C (2015) Private agri-food governance and greenhouse gas abatement: constructing a corporate carbon economy. Geoforum, 66. pp. 75-84
• Higgins V, Dibden J, Potter C, Moon K and Cocklin C (2014) Payments for ecosystem services: neoliberalisation, and the hybrid governance of land management in Australia. Journal of Rural Studies, 36. pp. 463-474
• Dibden J, Gibbs D and Cocklin C (2013) Framing GM crops as a food security solution. Journal of Rural Studies, 29. pp. 59-70
• Higgins V, Dibden J and Cocklin C (2012) Market instruments and the neoliberalisation of land management in rural Australia. Geoforum, 43 (3). pp. 377-386
• Moon K, Marshall N and Cocklin C (2012) Personal circumstances and social characteristics as determinants of landholder participation in biodiversity conservation programs. Journal of Environmental Management, 113. pp. 292-300
• Taylor A, Cocklin C and BROWN R (2012) Fostering environmental champions: a process to build their capacity to drive change. Journal of Environmental Management, 98. pp. 84-97
• Dibden J, Higgins V and Cocklin C (2011) Harmonising the governance of farming risks: agricultural biosecurity and biotechnology in Australia. Australian Geographer, 42 (2). pp. 105-122
• Laurance W, Dell B, Turton S, Lawes M, Hutley L, McCallum H, Dale P, Bird M, Hardy G, Prideaux G, Gawne B, McMahon C, Yu R, Hero J, Schwarzkopf L, Krockenberger A, Setterfield S, Douglas M, Silvester E, Mahony M, Vella K, Saikia U, Wahren C, Xu Z, Smith B and Cocklin C (2011) The 10 Australian ecosystems most vulnerable to tipping points. Biological Conservation, 144 (5). pp. 1472-1480
• Moon K and Cocklin C (2011) A landholder-based approach to the design of private-land conservation programs. Conservation Biology, 25 (3). pp. 493-503

Book Chapters

• Moon K and Cocklin C (2012) Policy and management options for the mitigation of environmental change. In: The Sage Handbook of Environmental Change. Sage Publications, London, U.K., pp. 406-425

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ResearchOnline@JCU stores 41+ research outputs authored by Empro Chris Cocklin from 2002 onwards.