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Steven Cork is an ecologist and futurist. As an ecologist he spent 25 years in CSIRO researching the interactions between humans and the natural environment around the world. As a futurist he played a leading role in developing scenarios for the World’s social-ecological futures for the United Nations’ Millennium Ecosystem Assessment and has run similar projects with government and non-government groups around Australia. He has worked extensively as an advisor to governments on policy issues and as a government employee developing and implementing environmental policy. He now works privately as a futurist, strategist and ecological advisor as the Principal Consultant of EcoInsights and leads a project on the resilience of Australia in the private sustainability R&D organisation Australia21. He is also Director of Australia21. As an Associate of Interaction Consulting he facilitates workshops on strategic thinking for public servants. He is an Adjunct Professor in the Crawford School of Public Policy at the Australian National University. He was Deputy Chair of the committee that prepared the 2011 National State of the Environment Report.
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Partnering with local communities in regional Australia to increase resilience to flood events
Prinsley, R., Abel, N., Colvin, R., Cork, S., Crimp, S., Croke, B., Doran, B., Grafton, Q., Hay, N., Howden, M., Jakeman, A., McGrath, M., Pearse, R., Pittock, J., Sedighkia, M., Smith, J., Wasson, R., Wyrwoll, P. & Zhu, R.
National Recovery and Resilience Agency
31/07/22 → 31/08/24
Project: Research
Research output
- 4 Article
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Healthy, regenerative and just: Guiding the development of a national strategy on climate, health and well-being for Australia
Armstrong, F., Wyns, A., Colagiuri, P., Anderson, R., Hunter, A., Arabena, K., Russo, C., Cork, S., Joyner, S., Howden, M., Haswell, M., Weeramanthri, T., Chudleigh, N., Capon, T. & Hanna, L., 2023, In: The Journal of Climate Change and Health. 10Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Framing an independent, integrated and evidence-based evaluation of the state of Australia's biophysical and human environments
Ward, T., Cork, S., Dobbs, K., Harper, P., Harris, P. T., Hatton, T. J., Joy, R., Kanowski, P., Mackay, R., McKenzie, N. J. & Wienecke, B., 2015, In: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management. 58, 4, p. 738-755Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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The Challenges of Living Scenarios for Australia in 2050
Cork, S., Alford, K., Finnigan, J., Grigg, N., Fulton, E. & Raupauch, M., 2014, In: Journal of Futures Studies. 18, 3, p. 115-126Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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The state of the application of ecosystems services in Australia
Pittock, J., Cork, S. & Maynard, S., 2012, In: Ecosystem Services. 1, 1, p. 111-120Research output: Contribution to journal › Article