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Prof

Kathryn Williams

Professor (Environmental Psychology)
Ecosystem and Forest Sciences
urban greening
attitudes
restoration
social science
environmental psychology
interdisciplinarity
nature connections
behaviour
forests
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Prof

Kathryn Williams

 
Division
Science
 
Primary Interest
Social and psychological aspects of environmental management
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Projects

Displaying the 10 most recent projects by Kathryn Williams.

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IFER CORE: Understanding social licence for forest management in Victoria

2019 - 2022
Active
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Researching the benefits of demonstration green roofs across Australia

2018 - 2021
Active
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IFER Socio-economic Core - Incorporating values in bushfire risk decision making: Further development of tools and strategies

2017 - 2019
Completed
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IFER Landscape Integration Core - The integrated landscape decision support system

2017 - 2019
Completed
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Social benefits of the Upper Stony Creek Transformation project – Stage 1 research

2017 - 2017
Completed
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Resolving human-flying fox conflict in the face of environmental change

This project aims to identify socially-acceptable priority areas to be managed for the long-term viability of flying-foxes under a changing ..

2016 - 2020
Completed
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Resolving human-flying fox conflict in the face of environmental change

This project aims to identify socially-acceptable priority areas to be managed for the long-term viability of flying-foxes under a changing ..

2016 - 2019
Completed
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Assessing the psychological benefits of engaging with urban biodiversity through citizen science and other environmental programs

2015 - 2017
Completed
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Assessing and incorporating social, economic, ecological and community safety values of forests in fire risk decision-making

2014 - 2017
Completed
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Defining the intangible: incorporating contested social values into native forest management

This project aims to relate social values to forest management criteria and indicators, and to incorporate social values in ecological model..

2013 - 2016
Completed

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Project Types

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Research Grant

8

Research Contracts

Scholarly Works

Displaying the 10 most recent scholarly works by Kathryn Williams.

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The role of collaborative research in learning to incorporate values of the public in social ecological system governance: case study of bushfire risk planning

Kathryn JH Williams, Rebecca M Ford, Andrea Rawluk

Journal article  |  2020  |  Ecology and Society

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Social and Ecological Dimensions of Urban Conservation Grasslands and Their Management through Prescribed Burning and Woody Vegetation Removal

Alison Farrar, Dave Kendal, Kathryn JH Williams, Ben J Zeeman

Journal article  |  2020  |  Sustainability

Natural grasslands are threatened globally. In south-eastern Australia, remnants of critically endangered natural grasslands are i..

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Applying social research: How research knowledge is shaped and changed for use in a bushfire management organisation

Andrea Rawluk, Rebecca M Ford, Laura Little, Sanchia Draper, Kathryn JH Williams

Journal article  |  2020  |  Environmental Science & Policy

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Roadmap for green roofs, walls and facades in Australia’s urban landscapes 2020-2030

Rachael Bathgate, nicholas Williams, Leisa Sargent, Kate Lee, John Rayner, Mo Ritchie, Judith Bush, KJH Williams, KA Johnson, Gail Hall, N Pelleri, SJ Wilkinson, C Martin

Report  |  2020

Urban green infrastructure is the network of green space in the private and public realm and includes parks, private gardens, stre..

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Landscape visualisation tools and methods: Decision making with scenarios

EL Smith, ID Bishop, RM Ford, KJ Williams

Conference Proceedings  |  2020  |  18th World IMACS Congress and MODSIM 2009 - International Congress on Modelling and Simulation: Interfacing Modelling and Simulation with Mathematical and Computational Sciences, Proceedings

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Exploring multiple dimensions of values and valuing: a conceptual framework for mapping and translating values for social-ecological research and practice

Andrea Rawluk, Rebecca Ford, Nerida Anderson, Kathryn Williams

Journal article  |  2019  |  Sustainability Science

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Appraising the psychological benefits of green roofs for city residents and workers

Kathryn JH Williams, Kate E Lee, Leisa Sargent, Katherine A Johnson, John Rayner, Claire Farrell, Rebecca E Miller, Nicholas SG Williams

Journal article  |  2019  |  Urban Forestry and Urban Greening

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Managing values in disaster planning: Current strategies, challenges and opportunities for incorporating values of the public

Rebecca M Ford, Andrea Rawluk, Kathryn JH Williams

Journal article  |  2019  |  Land Use Policy

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Core values underpin the attributes of forests that matter to people

Nerida Anderson, Rebecca M Ford, Lauren T Bennett, Craig Nitschke, Kathryn JH Williams

Journal article  |  2018  |  Forestry: an international journal of forest research

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Linking green micro-breaks with mood and performance: Mediating roles of coherence and effort

Kate E Lee, Leisa D Sargent, Nicholas SG Williams, Kathryn JH Williams

Journal article  |  2018  |  Journal of Environmental Psychology

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Scholarly Works

Keyword Analysis

Psychology
Forestry Sciences
Expanding Knowledge
Environmental Science and Management
Forest and Wooded Lands
Forestry
Environmental Policy, Legislation and Standards
Urban and Regional Planning
Artificial Intelligence and Image Processing
Artificial Intelligence and Signal and Image Processing

News

Displaying the 5 most recent news articles by Kathryn Williams.

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Empathy in conservation is hotly debated. Still, the world needs more stories like My Octopus Teacher

Kathryn Williams, Stephanie Lavau, Kate Lee

November 24, 2020
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People are 'blind' to plants, and that's bad news for conservation

Kathryn Williams

September 13, 2016
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Forget siestas, 'green micro-breaks' could boost work productivity

Katherine Johnson, Kathryn Williams, Kate Lee, Nicholas Williams

May 27, 2015
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Seven sustainability lessons we can all learn from backpackers

Kathryn Williams

February 11, 2015
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Does becoming a mother make women 'greener'?

Kathryn Williams

December 19, 2013

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Credentials

Positions

Professor (Environmental Psychology)

Ecosystem and Forest Sciences

Education

Doctor of Philosophy

Monash University

Bachelor of Arts (honours)

University of Melbourne

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