Melissa Nursey-Bray1, Susan Oakley1 1University Of Adelaide   In an increasingly urban and climate change-challenged world, there is a necessity to build connections between spaces, people and environment. Urban spaces require the engagement of citizens to create and shape them...

A/Prof. Matthew Kearnes1, Dr. Declan Kuch1 1Environment & Society Group, School of Humanities and Languages, UNSW, Kensington, Australia   Citizen science projects form an increasingly significant component of the dynamic relationship between science and society. Whilst citizen science initiatives are...

Dr Ronlyn Duncan1 1Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research, Lincoln, New Zealand   Recognising publics are made and emergent, understanding how they are made and factors that shape their creation are important areas for research. This paper presents research that examines how...

Mrs Annette Bardsley1 1The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia   Residents living on the fringe of Australian cities face increasing levels of environmental risk, especially due to wildfires. That situation is challenging planners to engage with resident populations to meet...

Dr Tira Foran1, Dr Hemant Ojha2 1CSIRO Land and Water, Canberra 2Institute for Studies and Development Worldwide (IFSD), Sydney,   We explore the interplay between participatory deliberative processes, and forces that constrain river basin planning in Nepal. Nepal’s 2015 constitution,...