A/Prof David King ~ Head, Environmental Management

David King is an Associate Professor of Geography in the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences at James Cook University, and is Director of the Centre for Disaster Studies, and the Centre for Tropical Urban and Regional Planning. He is a Fellow of the Planning Institute of Australia. He has worked in North Queensland for twenty two years and was formerly at the University of Papua New Guinea for ten years.

He began his career as a school teacher on the diamond fields of Sierra Leone, turning that experience into a doctorate on the social impact of the diamond rush. His research has gone on to specialise in social impact and evaluation in such areas as planning, natural hazard vulnerability, climate change adaptation and resilience, disaster mitigation and recovery, as well as the social impact of mining projects, development projects, and census analysis. He holds a BA honours and PhD from the School of Oriental and African Studies of London University and a Postgraduate Certificate in Education from Cambridge University.

Teaching

• EV1008: Human Geography (Level 1; CNS & TSV)
• EV1009: Introduction to Planning (Level 1; CNS & TSV)
• EV1010: The Environmental Professional (Level 1; CNS & TSV)
• EV2301: Urban Geography and Design (Level 2; TSV)
• EV2360: Cradle to Grave: Population Economy and Environment (Level 2; CNS & TSV)
• EV3110: Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (Level 3; CNS)
• EV3606: Disasters, Communities and Planning (Level 3; TSV)
• EV5301: Urban Geography and Design (Level 5; TSV)
• EV5606: Disasters, Communities and Planning (Level 5; CNS & TSV)
• EV5910: Professional Planning Project (Pt 1 of 2) (Level 5; CNS & TSV)

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

• Li Q, Stoeckl N, King D and Gyuris E (2017) Exploring the impacts of coal mining on host communities in Shanxi, China – using subjective data. Resources Policy, 53. pp. 125-134
• Li Q, Stoeckl N, King D and Gyuris E (in press) Using both objective and subjective indicators to investigate the impacts of coal mining on wellbeing of host communities: a case-study in Shanxi Province, China. Social Indicators Research,
• Box P, Bird D, Haynes K and King D (2016) Shared responsibility and social vulnerability in the 2011 Brisbane flood. Natural Hazards, 81 (3). pp. 1549-1568
• King D, Gurtner Y, Firdaus A, Harwood S and Cottrell A (2016) Land use planning for disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation: operationalizing policy and legislation at local levels. International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment, 7 (2). pp. 158-172
• Nguyen T, Boon H and King D (2016) Vietnamese coastal residents' awareness and attitude to climate change (A case study in Thinh Loc community, Loc Ha district, Ha Tinh province). Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, 5 (1). pp. 31-44
• Maguigad V, King D and Cottrell A (2015) Political ecology approach to island tourism planning and climate change adaptation: a methodological exploration. Urban Island Studies, 1. pp. 133-151
• Maguigad V, King D and Cottrell A (2015) Political ecology, island tourism planning, and climate change adaptation on Boracay Island. Urban Island Studies, 1. pp. 152-179
• Millar J, Boon H and King D (2015) Do wildfire experiences influence views on climate change? International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management, 7 (2). pp. 124-139
• King D, Bird D, Haynes K, Boon H, Cottrell A, Millar J, Okada T, Box P, Keough D and Thomas M (2014) Voluntary relocation as an adaptation strategy to extreme weather events. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 8. pp. 83-90

Books

• Boon H, Cottrell A and King D (2016) Disasters and Social Resilience: a bioecological approach. Routledge Explorations in Environmental Studies. Taylor & Francis, London, UK

Book Chapters

• Dale A, Vella K, Potts R, Voyce B, Stevenson B, Cottrell A, King D, Babacan H, Boon H, Gooch M and Pert P (2016) Applying social resilience concepts and indicators to support climate adaptation in tropical North Queensland, Australia. In: Climate Adaptation Governance in Cities and Regions: theoretical fundamentals and practical evidence. Wiley, Chichester, UK, pp. 23-43
• Bird D, King D, Haynes K, Box P and Okada T (2015) Sink or swim? Response, recovery and adaptation in communities impacted by the 2010/11 Australian floods. In: Applied Studies in Climate Adaptation. Wiley-Blackwell, Chichester, UK, pp. 395-406

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ResearchOnline@JCU stores 66+ research outputs authored by A/Prof David King from 2000 onwards.

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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

• Political Ecology of Tourism and Climate Change Adaptation in the Philippines: Batan, Boracay, and Samal Islands (PhD , Primary Advisor)
• Adaptive Capacity of Islands of Maldives to Climate Change (PhD , Primary Advisor)
• New Tribalism: a Cultural Approach to Urban Design (Papua New Guinea) (Masters , Secondary Advisor)
• New and Emerging Issues Affecting Climate Change Adaptation on the Environment, Economic Development and Settlement Patterns of the Mitchell River Catchment. (Masters , Primary Advisor)
• Birds of Paradise in Montane Forests: Human Use and Conservation in Papua New Guinea (PhD , Primary Advisor)
• Understanding the Challenges Faced by Remote Settlements in Harsh Environments and Adaption Techniques Employed by Communities and Individuals. An Extreme Case Study. (PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• Education to Increase Climate Change Adaptation of a Vietnamese Coastal Community’s Members (PhD , Secondary Advisor)

Completed

• Resilience: A Lived Experience. (2016, PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• Coal mining and human wellbeing: a case-study in Shanxi, China (2016, PhD , Primary Advisor)
• Networked disaster governance in Vanuatu: the anatomy of an inclusive and integrated system to build resilience in a small island developing state (2016, PhD , Primary Advisor)
• It's more than tourism: investigating integrated crisis management and recovery in tourist reliant destinations: case studies of Bali and Phuket (2014, PhD , Primary Advisor)
• Learning on country with Bana Yarralji Bubu: educational tourism and Aboriginal development aspirations (2017, PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• Urban Water Demand Management in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. (2013, PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• Towards an integrated coastal disaster management framework: bridging conceptual and practical applications using the Indonesian legal and planning context as a case study (2012, PhD , Primary Advisor)
• The impact of extreme climatic events on migration from two communities in Bangladesh (2016, PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• Flood Risks on Assets and Livelihoods In Tropical Catchments within Oil Palm Landscapes;; (2017, Masters , Primary Advisor)
• Innovative antifouling technologies: microtexture and metal (2014, PhD , Associate Advisor)

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