School of Geosciences: Recent submissions
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Harbouring Discontent: World Heritage, the Great Barrier Reef and the Gladstone Port Development
Published 2012-01-01The Great Barrier Reef (GBR) is facing unprecedented pressures from a range of inputs– one of the most prominent being industrial coastal development. Of these developments, none has more current significance than the ...Open AccessThesis, Honours -
Cretaceous Palaeogeography of Eastern Australia: Connecting the Deep Earth to Surface Processes
Published 2009-01-01We have used the geodynamic modelling software CitcomS 3.0 to model the surface evolution of Australia since 140 Ma and constrain the location of the Cretaceous aged subduction zone that paralleled its eastern margin. ...Open AccessThesis, Honours -
Wan nes nomo - Place & access to primary care in rural Vanuatu
Published 2009-01-01This thesis seeks to examine access to health care in rural Vanuatu. Health1 has long been recognised by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as a fundamental human right, yet disparities persist in health status throughout ...Open AccessThesis, Honours -
The role of cyclic climatic regimes and riparian vegetation: a qualitative and quantitative study into the cause of river bank slope instability and channel widening on the Macdonald River, New South Wales.
Published 2009-01-01Numerous case studies have demonstrated the catastrophic nature of channel change experienced on the Macdonald River, a tributary of the Hawkesbury-Nepean River, New South Wales. However, there is an absence of studies ...Open AccessThesis, Honours -
What Triggers and Barriers to Practicing Consumption Ideals Must Be Addressed By Sustainable Consumption Solutions?
Published 2009-01-01Despite a wealth of knowledge on the psycho-social and ideological functions of personal consumption, we have yet to successfully address unsustainable consumption practices in developed urban spaces. This study develops ...Open AccessThesis, Honours