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Staff Profile

Dr Ros Taplin
Director and Senior Lecturer in Environmental Management Program

Room:	E8B 317
Phone:	+61 2 9850 7991
Fax:	+61 2 9850 7972
Email:	rtaplin@gse.mq.edu.au

Research Interests

Ros Taplin's research focuses on environmental management and policymaking issues related to environmental sustainability and climate change. Her interests include:

• Environmental policy and politics: ecological modernization; new environmental policy instruments; voluntary environmental agreements.
• International policy on climate change: science and policy interaction; developing country involvement including Pacific Island developing countries; Australia's role in negotiations.
• Climate change impacts and adaptation: climate impacts and adaptation assessment methods; climate change and insurance.
• Domestic greenhouse policy in Australia: policy development; corporate emissions management.
• Sustainable energy policy: implementation of renewable energy policy in developing countries and CDM under the Kyoto Protocol.
• Forest policy, water quality policy and air quality policy.
• Euducation for Sustainability
• Sustainable cities policy.

Teaching

Convenor

• GSE831 International Agreements and the Environment
• GSE843 Environmental Decision Making
• GSE845 Environmental Impact Assessment

Contributor

• GSE844 Environmental Management Practice
• GSE807 Environmental Measurement and Analysis

Selected Publications

Papers

1. Sk N. Uddin, R. Taplin and X. Yu (in press) 'Energy, environment and development in Bhutan,' Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews.
2. N. Hall and R. Taplin (2007) 'Revolution or inch-by inch? Campaign approaches on climate change by environment groups,' The Environmentalist, 26(1).
3. J. McGee and R. Taplin (2006) 'The Asia Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate: A complement or competitor to the Kyoto Protocol?' Global Change, Peace and Security, 18(3), October.
4. N. Hall and R. Taplin (2006) 'Confronting climate change: A review of theoretical perspectives on environmental NGOs and their campaign effectiveness', The Griffith Journal of the Environment, 1(2).
5. Sk N. Uddin, R. Taplin and X. Yu (2006) 'Advancement of renewables in Bangladesh and Thailand: Policy intervention and institutional settings,' Natural Resources Forum, 30, 177-187, 2006.
6. K. Hebert and R. Taplin (2006) 'Climate change impacts and coastal planning in the Sydney Greater Metropolitan Region,' Australian Planner.
7. R. Taplin (2004) 'Australian experience with "new" environmental policy instruments', Energy and Environment, 15(3).

Book Chapters

1. R. Taplin, N. Uddin and K. Pibalsook (forthcoming) 'Implementation of sustainability via a sufficiency economy approach: Thailand's and Bhutan's policy progress,' in P.S. Low (ed) Global Change and Sustainable Development: Asia-Pacific Perspectives, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
2. R. Taplin (2005) 'Politics and the environment,' in R. Staib (ed) Environmental Management and Decisionmaking for Business, Palgrave Macmillan, London.
3. H. Saddler, R. Taplin and D. Brunoro (2002) 'Project greenhouse gas accounting: The Australian situation', in GHG Protocol Australian Launch and Workshop Proceedings, World Business Council for Sustainable Development, Geneva.

Reports

1. G Walkerden, A. Gilmour and R. Taplin (forthcoming) Reef Water Quality Protection Plan: Scoping of Issues Associated with Industry Practices, Australian Research Institute in Education for Sustainability, Macquarie University, Sydney for Australian Government Department of the Environment and Water Resources, Canberra. (peer reviewed)
2. K. Skamp, I. Bergmann, R. Taplin and K. Cooke (2007) A Review of Air Quality Education, Australian Research Institute in Education for Sustainability, Macquarie University, Sydney for Australian Government Department of the Environment and Water Resources. (peer reviewed)
3. J. Westerman, D. Abbs, G. Oliver, J. Ware and R. Taplin (2004) Sustainable Regional and Urban Communities Adapting to Climate Change: Issues Paper, SMEC, Brisbane, for the Planning Institute of Australia (PIA) Queensland, Brisbane. (peer reviewed)

Book Chapters in Preparation

1. R. Staib and R. Taplin (in preparation) 'Business and environmental objectives,' in R. Staib (ed.) Business Management and Environmental Stewardship.
2. R. Taplin, I. Bailey and S. Maresh (in preparation) 'Australia,' in H. Compston and I. Bailey (eds) National Climate Politics and Policy: Strategies and Prospects.

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