BA, MA, PhD
Emeritus Professor, Griffith School of Environment
Research Member, Atmospheric Environment Research Centre
Contact Details for Professor Roy Rickson
Research Expertise
Sustainable Development: Research and publication on sustainability focuses on community and social development integrating economic objectives with social and environmental justice. Research, in this area, includes studies of industry and community relationships in Europe (Switzerland), Asia (Thailand) and Australia. In all of these cases, local community relationships by international cement and agribusiness corporations illustrate the significance of local relationships for both community development and company access to resources needed for production and securing long-term economic stability.
Social and environmental impact assessment, risk analyses: Research and publications in social assessment concentrates on the impacts of corporate economic investment in rural communities. Research concentrates on the mining industry and the impacts of its exploration for mineral resources and production on local communities, particularly low local concerns about social and environmental impacts of exploration and production affect local incomes, employment and living quality. Research includes assessment of large-scale development by international consortiums in Australia's Northern Territory and Queensland.
Publications
Selected Publications
- Dodson, J, S. Sloan, N. Sipe and R.E. Rickson (2010). ‘Energy Security, Agriculture, Food and the Environment’. Pp. 97-112 in Emerging Issues in Rural Development and Food Security, edited by Geoffrey Lawrence, Kristen Lyons, Tabatha Wallington, London:Elsevier.
- Burch, David and R.E. Rickson (2010). ‘Contracts Without Borders: The Ayeyawady-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy (ACMECS) and the Regional Spread of Contract Farming’, Economics, Development and Power Relations in the Mekong Region, edited volume, Centre for Resources, Community and Sustainable Development, Chiang Mai University, Thailand.
- Jakku, E., D. Burch and R.E. Rickson. (2009). ‘Constructing an Environmental Problem: Claims-Making in the Brisbane River Dredging Dispute,’ Australian Journal of Environmental Management, 16:25-35.
- Graymore, M., N. Sipe and R.E. Rickson. (2008). “Regional Sustainability: How useful are current tools of assessment for regional communities?” Ecological Economics 67:361-372.
- Hoppe, Peter, R.E. Rickson, David Burch. (2007). ‘Governing Rural Landscapes and Environments: The Strategic Role of Local Community and Global Partnerships.’ Pp. 66-81 in International Perspectives on Rural Governance: New Power Relations in Rural Economies and Societies, edited by Lynda Cheshire, Vaughan Higgins and Geoffrey Lawrence, London: Routledge.