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About

Dr. Daniel Grainger (BE Hons UQ, MBA Melb, GradDipEd Macq, PhD econ JCU, FIEAust) has worked as an electrical engineer, project manager, portfolio of project manager and corporate finance consultant and teacher (mathematics and physics) and business owner for approximately 20 years. He was awarded a Centenary Medal of Australia for academic excellence and the development of an innovative information technology project. He was also appointed a Fellow of Engineers Australia with citation “recognized as being amongst the true leaders of the industry and profession”. He is currently employed at James Cook University (JCU). Current research interests include best possible decision management tools and the associated quantification of impact.

Teaching

BU4062: Current Issues in Business Research (Level 4; TSV)
BX2123: Economics and Sustainable Resource Management (Level 2; TSV)
BX3124: Behavioural Economics for Sustainable Policy (Level 3; TSV)
EC5217: Behavioural Economics for Sustainable Policy (Level 5; TSV)
EC5218: Economics and Sustainable Resource Management (Level 5; TSV)
EV2003: Introduction to Environmental Economics (Level 2; TSV)
EV5003: Environmental Economics (Level 5; TSV)
LB5229: Economics for a Sustainable World (Level 5; TSV)

Research Disciplines

Socio-Economic Objectives

Honours

Awards

2008 - Macquarie University and Maths Association of NSW Prize for Teaching
2004 - Centenary Medal of Australia, awarded by Govenor General of Australia
2000 - Young Australian of the Year Award for regional development

Fellowships

2019 - Fellow of Engineers Australia awarded in recognition for being amongst the true leaders of the industry and profession

Publications

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

Grainger D, Watkin-Lui F and Cheer K (2021) The value of informed agency for Torres Strait climate change. Ecological Economics, 180.
Jarvis D, Stoeckl N, Larson S, Grainger D, Addison J and Larson A (2021) The learning generated through Indigenous natural resources management programs increases quality of life for Indigenous people – improving numerous contributors to wellbeing. Ecological Economics, 180.
Stoeckl N, Jarvis D, Larson S, Larson A, Grainger D and Ewamian Aboriginal Corporation (2021) Australian Indigenous insights into ecosystem services: beyond services towards connectedness – people, place and time. Ecosystem Services, 50.
Larson S, Stoeckl N, Jarvis D, Addison J, Grainger D, Watkin Lui F, Walalakoo Aboriginal Corporation , Bunuba Dawangarri Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC , Ewamian Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC and Yanunijarra Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC (2020) Indigenous land and sea management programs (ILSMPs) enhance the wellbeing of Indigenous Australians. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17 (1).
Grainger D and Stoeckl N (2019) The importance of social learning for non-market valuation. Ecological Economics, 164.
Shibasaki S, Sibthorpe B, Watkin Lui F, Harvey A, Grainger D, Hunter C and Tsey K (2019) Flipping the researcher knowledge translation perspective on knowledge use: a scoping study. Alternative: an international journal of Indigenous peoples, 15 (3). pp. 271-280
Tsey K, Onnis L, Whiteside M, McCalman J, Williams M, Heyeres M, Lui S, Klieve H, Cadet-James Y, Baird L, Brown C, Watkin Lui F, Grainger D, Gabriel Z, Millgate N, Cheniart B, Hunter T, Liu H, Yang Y, Yan L, Lovett R, Chong A and Kinchin I (2019) Assessing research impact: Australian Research Council criteria and the case of Family Wellbeing research. Evaluation and Program Planning, 73. pp. 176-186
Geia L, Broadfield K, Grainger D, Day A and Watkin-Lui F (2018) Adolescent and young adult substance use in Australian Indigenous communities: a systematic review of demand control program outcomes. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 42 (3). pp. 254-261
Stoeckl N, Hicks C, Farr M, Grainger D, Esparon M, Thomas J and Larson S (2018) The crowding out of complex social goods. Ecological Economics, 144. pp. 65-72
Grainger D, Sun S, Watkin-Lui F and Case P (2015) A simple decision market model. Journal of Prediction Markets, 9 (3). pp. 41-63

Conference Papers

Lignier P, Jarvis D, Grainger D and Chaiechi T (2022) Geography, Climate and Life Satisfaction. Community Empowerment, Sustainable Cities, and Transformative Economies. In: BEMAS: 1st International Conference in Business, Economics, Management, and Sustainability, 2-3 July 2021, Cairns, QLD, Australia

Other research outputs

Jarvis D, Stoeckl N, Douglas M, Grainger D, Larson S, Finau G, Larson A, Ewamian Aboriginal Corporation E, Barrowei R, Coleman B, Groves D, Hunter J, Lee M and Markham M (2022) Valuing Indigenous cultural connections. James Cook University, Cairns, QLD, Australia [Report]

More: ResearchOnline@JCU stores 16+ research outputs authored by Dr Daniel Grainger from 2015 onwards.

Current Funding

Current and recent Research Funding to JCU is shown by funding source and project.

Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment - Contract Research

Research on First Nations perspectives on ecosystem accounting in the `Ecosystem Accounting Pilots for Agricultural and Mixed-Use Landscapes? project

Indicative Funding: $65,000 over 1 year (administered by CSIRO)
Summary: Through engagement with First Nations Australians from Flinders, Norman and Gilbert River catchment study area, the project seeks to co-design workshops/meetings, ensuring that the outcomes of the conversations flow as benefits to First Nations Australians and inform the Federal Government?s Regional Ecosystem Accounting Pilot (REAP) project. The project will explore perceptions of ecosystem change in mixed use landscapes, exploring the drivers of change and what changes have been observed recently; facilitate the development of one or more ecosystem conceptual models as representation of First Nations understanding of local ecosystems; and provide graphical representations of the First Nations co-designed ecosystem model(s).
Investigators: Diane Jarvis and Daniel Grainger (College of Business and Law & Governance)
Keywords: Ecosystem accounting; Environmental economic accounting; First Nations values; Ecosystem Services; Ecosystem models; Ecosystem condition

Department of the Environment and Energy - National Environmental Science Programme (NESP) - Northern Australia Environmental Resources Hub

Synthesis Project - Kakadu Cultural Connections

Indicative Funding: $90,000 over 2 years
Summary: The national land account project, within the Department of Environment and Energy is developing an Experimental Ecosystem Accounting (EEA) system, strongly guided by the UN System of Environmental Economic Accounts (SEEA). This project will explore options and make recommendations for acknowledging and possibly including Indigenous cultural connections within that ecosystem accounting framework. It may be possible to generate some monetary estimates of value, but the explorations may instead conclude that Indigenous cultural connections should be considered alongside, rather than as a subset, of other ecosystem services (much as the government compiles tourism satellite accounts that are published alongside the national accounts).
Investigators: Diane Jarvis, Natalie Stoeckl, Daniel Grainger and Michael Douglas (College of Business, Law & Governance, Academy - TES, Indigenous Education & Research Centre and The University of Western Australia)
Keywords: Indigenous cultural connections-country; system of environmental economic a/c; ecosystem services accounting; non-mnarket valuations; Cultural Ecosystem Services; indigenous cultural values

Department of the Environment and Energy - National Environmental Science Programme (NESP) - Northern Australia Environmental Resources Hub

Multiple benefits and knowledge systems of Indigenous Land Management Programs (ILMPs) - Economic perspective

Indicative Funding: $490,800 over 4 years (administered by CDU)
Summary: In addition to creating environmental benefits Indigenous land management programs (ILMPs) generate significant social and economic benefits (henceforth co-benefits). But few of those co-benefits have been quantified or compared across ILMPs. Consequently, under or over investments in some ILMPs could arise. When making investment decisions, governments and others require multiple lines of evidence to help them determine if their investments represent `value for money?. This project will thus provide quantified, comparable data about the co-benefits of various ILMPs ? information that will help ensure more and/or better targeted investments in ILMPs.
Investigators: Natalie Stoeckl, Michelle Esparon, Daniel Grainger, Silva Larson and Marina Farr (College of Business and Law & Governance)
Keywords: Indigenous land management; Knowledge Transfer; Indigenous enterprises; Indigenous impact investments; Indigenous protected areas; Economic Impact

Supervision

Advisory Accreditation: I can be on your Advisory Panel as a Primary or Secondary Advisor.

These Higher Degree Research projects are either current or by students who have completed their studies within the past 5 years at JCU. Linked titles show theses available within ResearchOnline@JCU.

Current

Labour market friction and firm capital structure: The case of Australia (PhD , Secondary Advisor)
Spatial and Longitudinal Variations in the Economic, Social and Environmental Factors of Life Satisfaction (PhD , Secondary Advisor)
Data Driven Decision Making for Assetmanagement in an Industry 4.0 Context (PhD , Secondary Advisor)
The evaluation of real options as a useful tool in project management contexts with varying uncertainty. (PhD , Secondary Advisor)

Collaboration

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