Kathryn Williams

What do you mean by values? Integration of social with biophysical knowledge in the development of a landscape decision support system

Rebecca M Ford, Andrea Rawluk, Kathryn JH Williams

Journal article  |  2021  |  ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY

Environmental decision-making is recognised as requiring integration of biophysical and social knowledge, but integration of knowl..

Ten years of greening a wide brown land: A synthesis of Australian green roof research and roadmap forward

Nicholas SG Williams, Rachael S Bathgate, Claire Farrell, Kate E Lee, Chris Szota, Judy Bush, Katherine A Johnson, Rebecca E Miller, Andrea Pianella, Leisa D Sargent, Julia Schiller, Kathryn JH Williams, John P Rayner

Journal article  |  2021  |  URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING

Australian cities have been slow to implement green roofs. This is because there are many potential barriers to their widely accep..

Melbourne 2100: Dystopian Virtual Reality to provoke civic engagement with climate change

K Ferris, GG Martinez, G Wadley, K Williams

Conference Proceedings  |  2020  |  ACM International Conference Proceeding Series

We designed and trialled a virtual reality application, Melbourne 2100, that simulates a flooded CBD in a future Melbourne impacte..

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

Values of the public are a key and dynamic component of bushfire governance SES. Learning to work with these values is a significa..

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..

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

Experience in applying research suggests that new knowledge requires development and change before it can be applied in everyday s..

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..

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

Social values underpin complex social-ecological challenges, such as sustainability. However, there are many ways of conceptualisi..

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 & URBAN GREENING

While a relatively small body of research links green roofs to psychological benefits such as aesthetic enjoyment and improved con..

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

Incorporating values of the public in decisions is a way to approach accountability, transparency and inclusiveness in disaster ma..