Post Doctoral Researcher
My research focuses on social and institutional dimensions of environmental change with a particular focus on biodiversity conservation and climate change. I am an interdsciplinary social scientist with a background in human ecology. My dissertation work examined the interactions between science, governance and practice in large landscape conservation in Australia and the US. I'm currently working on a project looking at vulnerability and adaptation to climate change in the Interior West. My research blog, The Pacific Exchange explores this work with a particular view to the learning across the different social, ecological and institutional contexts of Australia and the US.
2013: PhD, Interdisciplinary environmental studies, Australian National University
2007: First class honors in Human ecology, Australian National University
2006: B.A. Development studies and Human ecology, Australian National University
World Commission on Protected Areas (Oceania Chapter)
Society for Conservation Biology
Society for Human Ecology
International Association of Society and Natural Resources
Journal Articles
Wyborn, C. Bixler, R.P. (2013) "Collaboration and nested governance: Scale dependency, scale framing, and cross-scale interactions in collaborative conservation" Journal of Environmental Management, 123:58-67
Wyborn, C. Jellinek, S. Cooke, B. (2012) “Negotiating multiple motivations in the science and practice of ecological restoration” Ecological Management and Restoration 13(3):1-5
Wyborn C. (2011) “Landscape scale ecological connectivity in Australia: Survey and analysis” Pacific Conservation Biology 17(2):121-130
Cleland, D. and Wyborn, C. (2010) “A reflective lens: applying critical systems thinking and visual methods to ecohealth research” Ecohealth, 7(4):414-424
Wyborn, C. (2009) “Managing Change or Changing Management: Climate change and human use in Kosciuszko National Park” in Australasian Journal of Environmental Management, 16(4):35-44
Book Chapters
Wyborn, C. (2013) “A Collaborative Future for Conservation: lessons from connectivity conservation”, in Figgis, P. Fitzsimons, J. Irving, J. (eds) Innovation in 21st Century Conservation, CSIRO Publishing, available from http://www.nature.org/natureaustralia/news/innovation-for-21st-century-conservation.xml
Wyborn, C. (2013) “Collaboration Across Scales: The governance challenges of linking landscapes” in Fitzsimons, J. Pulsford, I. Wescott, G. (eds) Linking Australia’s Landscapes, CSIRO Publishing, Chpt 26
Wyborn, C. and Cleland, D. (2010) “Fences and Windows: Using visual methods to explore conflicts in land and seascape management” in Brown, V. Russell, J. & Harris, J. (eds) Tackling wicked problems: through the transdisciplinary imagination, Earthscan, London Chpt 8b, pp 161-170
Reports
Whitten, S. Freudenberger, D. Wyborn, C. Doerr, V. Doerr, E. Langstone, A. (2011) “A compendium of existing and planned Australian wildlife corridor projects and initiatives, and case study analysis of operational experience.” CSIRO report to the Australian Government Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water and Population, Canberra
Parris, H. Whitten, S. Wyborn, C. Hill, R. Freudenberger, D. (2011) “An overview of key socio-economic factors, principles and guidelines in wildlife corridor planning and implementation” CSIRO report to the Australian Government Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water and Population, Canberra
Non academic publications
Wyborn C. (2012) “A Corridor to Where? Connectivity conservation and the National Wildlife Corridor Plan” Decision Point,58:4-5 available at: http://www.decision-point.com.au/dpoint-index.html
Wyborn, C. (2012) “Forget the Market: Competition wont save species” The Conversation, April 3, available at:http://theconversation.edu.au/forget-the-market-competition-wont-save-species-6030
