ORCID Profile
0000-0003-1569-0780
Current Organisations
Australian National University
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University of Tasmania
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Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 13-08-2018
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 03-2020
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Date: 2018
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 19-10-2023
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 02-2018
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 26-11-2021
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 09-2013
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 06-10-2021
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 09-11-2021
Abstract: This article documents an attempt to decolonise our approach to methodology to explicitly show respect for islands and their islanders. Our twin starting points are an awareness of a turn to the Anthropocene in studies related to islands and an appreciation of the imperative to think outside colonial frames. The Anthropocene has been conceived as both an enduring colonising force and a significant moment in decolonisation, and islands have been viewed as emblematic of the Anthropocene, so the relationship between them is complex. These dynamic conceptions raise dilemmas for those wanting to apply methodologies to island research and negotiate ethical relations across multiple geographies and knowledge systems. For those whose cultures have been subjected to colonial oppressions, there are emotional and material costs and varied risks in participating in attempts to decolonise island research. Settler researchers seeking to ally themselves with others to advance such agendas and aspirations may slow or damage decolonising practices if they act without appropriate permissions, respectful commitments to support and understand decolonisation, and preparedness to engage in deep learning about what decolonisation of knowledge means. With these challenges in mind, we detail an approach to decolonising one of our own island research projects in ways that are enriched by a Tuvaluan concept, Fale Pili , which means treating a neighbour’s problems as your own.
Publisher: Routledge
Date: 05-05-2016
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 09-2017
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 18-06-2015
Abstract: In this paper, we report on early findings from a low-income energy efficiency programme, get bill smart (GBS). The project trials a community-partnership approach to supporting low-income households to pursue energy savings and comfort improvements in their home. In our discussion, we examine the role of community action in facilitating improvements to the indoor built environment. Here, we reflect on the challenges and opportunities that have arisen in seeking to build community-capacity in a disadvantaged community. We observe that: the project design was effective in facilitating local ownership its objectives did align with local priorities and there was some translation of energy saving messages. However, challenges were encountered with facilitating the emergence of leadership and an ongoing community network around affordable warmth and energy use. While a temporary network has emerged through the delivery of GBS, early insights from the project indicate that, on balance, there are more inhibitors rather than facilitators of this outcome within the neighbourhood. Tipping this balance may require further investment and support beyond the project parameters.
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 09-03-2022
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 09-2012
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 12-2020
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