Iain J Gordon
Biographic Data
| ID | 1412516 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Iain J Gordon |
| GIVEN NAMES | Iain J |
| FAMILY NAME | Gordon |
| SIGNATURE | GORDON I J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Australian National University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9704-0946 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 22 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 40 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 21 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Does re-wilding contribute to biodiversity conservation in Mediterranean cultural landscapes
Debate has arisen on the use of "re-wilding" to promote biodiversity conservation. We contend that approaches aiming for strict non-intervention to restore "wilderness" may be conceptually inconsistent when applied to human-shaped landscapes. Several ecosystems of high biodiversity value, often misclassified as "pristine" have been shaped over millennia of human use, a context rarely acknowledged by re-wilding approaches. Rural abandonment in Eur…
Traditional herders’ perception of job satisfaction and integration into society
Pastoralism is gaining in recognition for its provision of a broad range of ecosystem services. However, in Western countries, especially in Europe, it has been in decline for decades and its future is uncertain. Professional satisfaction, social appreciation and community integration are key factors for the sustainability of any activity. Using information from 167 traditional Spanish herders, we assessed their perceived degree of satisfaction w…
Framings in Indigenous futures thinking
Human societies face existential challenges on multiple fronts: climate change, biodiversity loss, altered biogeochemical flows, social unrest and injustices. Innovative solutions are needed to shift current trajectories towards a sustainable and just future. Futures thinking enables people to explore and articulate alternative futures and find pathways towards their desired futures. Indigenous people have the potential to make significant contri…
Legislative hurdles to using traditional domestic livestock in rewilding programmes in Europe
Rewilding is a restoration strategy that aims to return anthropogenic ecosystems to a “self-organized” state, by reinstating trophic complexity through disturbance (e.g. predation, herbivory), dispersal and connectivity. In depopulated areas of Europe, lite versions of rewilding, that maintain but minimize the management of rewilding species (e.g. predators, large herbivores) is gaining support. Livestock rewilding (LR) is a form of rewilding-lit…
Domestic ivory trade
The ivory trade is of global interest due to its impacts on elephant conservation. Thailand permits the domestic trade of ivory from domesticated elephants. Knowledge of the supply chain is important for managing this market in order to achieve sustainable benefits for both wildlife conservation and human livelihoods. We interviewed elephant owners and ivory manufacturers to conduct an analysis of the Thai ivory supply chain. Five key actor group…
“Health in” and “Health of” Social-Ecological Systems
The past two decades have seen an accumulation of theoretical and empirical evidence for the interlinkages between human health and well-being, biodiversity and ecosystem services, and agriculture. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the devastating impacts that an emerging pathogen, of animal origin, can have on human societies and economies. A number of scholars have called for the wider adoption of “ One Health integrated approaches” to bett…
Taking stock of the empirical evidence on the insurance value of ecosystems
Preparing interdisciplinary leadership for a sustainable future
Urgent sustainability challenges require effective leadership for inter- and trans-disciplinary (ITD) institutions. Based on the diverse experiences of 20 ITD institutional leaders and specific case studies, this article distills key lessons learned from multiple pathways to building successful programs. The lessons reflect both the successes and failures our group has experienced, to suggest how to cultivate appropriate and effective leadership,…
Exploring sustainable scenarios in debt-based social–ecological systems
Forging future organizational leaders for sustainability science
Why biodiversity declines as protected areas increase
A social–ecological systems analysis of impediments to delivery of the Aichi 2020 Targets and potentially more effective pathways to the conservation of biodiversity
The Aichi 2020 Targets, under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), aim to halt the loss of biodiversity by 2020, in order to ensure that ecosystems continue to provide essential services. Here we apply a social–ecological systems analysis to provide insight into the diverse system interactions that pose impediments to delivery of the Aichi Targets. We applied an analytical framework of pair-wise exchanges along six axes between the socia…
The ‘squeezed middle’
What Determines the Acceptability of Wildlife Control Methods? A Case of Feral Pig Management in the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area, Australia
Understanding public acceptability of wildlife control methods is key to successful wildlife management. The existing literature, however, pays little attention to alien invasive species. We evaluated the acceptability of methods used to control feral pigs (Sus scrofa; trapping, hunting, fencing, and poison baiting) in Australia's Wet Tropics World Heritage Area (WTWHA) across local residents of and tourists to the area, using household surveys a…
The maturation of biodiversity as a global social–ecological issue and implications for future biodiversity science and policy
Economic Behavior in the Face of Resource Variability and Uncertainty
McAllister, R. R. J., J. G. Tisdell, A. F. Reeson, and I. J. Gordon. 2011. Economic behavior in the face of resource variability and uncertainty. Ecology and Society 16(3): 6. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-04075-160306
Frogs in the Drain — Children’s Perceptions of the Tropical Landscape
Children’s perceptions of their environment carry with them into adulthood, determining their capacity to learn about and interact with their world. It is, therefore, important for children to have an informed knowledge of the role, value and function of the environment. The Arts and storytelling are ideal tools with which to glean understanding of children’s knowledge of the environment and teach environmental sustainability.Children in urban an…
The Vicuña
In search of optimal stocking regimes in semi-arid grazing lands
Australian Pastoralists in Time and Space
McAllister, R. R J, N. Abel, C. J. Stokes, and I. J. Gordon 2006. Australian pastoralists in time and space: the evolution of a complex adaptive system. Ecology and Society 11(2): 41. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-01875-110241
A Senseless Utopia Versus an Insane Reality
A few years ago, when ethnic problems and national-state problems began to rise to the surface, a sociologist colleague told me that in this sphere there have been so many pathological turns that it was better to avoid it. His words seemed persuasive to me. And indeed it is the case that there are quite a number of nooks and crannies within us where in quiet times one does not have very much of a desire to look. Let the specialists work a bit, I …
Growth, weaning and maternal investment from a comparative perspective
The process of weaning is related to a critical or threshold body weight attained by offspring among large‐bodied mammals; the anthropoid primates, ungulates and pinnipeds. While weaning weight was allometrically related to maternal weight in interspecific comparisons, it was isometrically related to neonatal weight. When a neonate had grown to four times its birth weight, it was weaned. Differences between taxonomic groups were found only among …
The maturation of biodiversity as a global social–ecological issue and implications for future biodiversity science and policy
Preparing interdisciplinary leadership for a sustainable future
Urgent sustainability challenges require effective leadership for inter- and trans-disciplinary (ITD) institutions. Based on the diverse experiences of 20 ITD institutional leaders and specific case studies, this article distills key lessons learned from multiple pathways to building successful programs. The lessons reflect both the successes and failures our group has experienced, to suggest how to cultivate appropriate and effective leadership,…
A social–ecological systems analysis of impediments to delivery of the Aichi 2020 Targets and potentially more effective pathways to the conservation of biodiversity
The Aichi 2020 Targets, under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), aim to halt the loss of biodiversity by 2020, in order to ensure that ecosystems continue to provide essential services. Here we apply a social–ecological systems analysis to provide insight into the diverse system interactions that pose impediments to delivery of the Aichi Targets. We applied an analytical framework of pair-wise exchanges along six axes between the socia…
Framings in Indigenous futures thinking
Human societies face existential challenges on multiple fronts: climate change, biodiversity loss, altered biogeochemical flows, social unrest and injustices. Innovative solutions are needed to shift current trajectories towards a sustainable and just future. Futures thinking enables people to explore and articulate alternative futures and find pathways towards their desired futures. Indigenous people have the potential to make significant contri…
Forging future organizational leaders for sustainability science
Why biodiversity declines as protected areas increase
The ‘squeezed middle’
Australian Pastoralists in Time and Space
McAllister, R. R J, N. Abel, C. J. Stokes, and I. J. Gordon 2006. Australian pastoralists in time and space: the evolution of a complex adaptive system. Ecology and Society 11(2): 41. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-01875-110241
Legislative hurdles to using traditional domestic livestock in rewilding programmes in Europe
Rewilding is a restoration strategy that aims to return anthropogenic ecosystems to a “self-organized” state, by reinstating trophic complexity through disturbance (e.g. predation, herbivory), dispersal and connectivity. In depopulated areas of Europe, lite versions of rewilding, that maintain but minimize the management of rewilding species (e.g. predators, large herbivores) is gaining support. Livestock rewilding (LR) is a form of rewilding-lit…
Economic Behavior in the Face of Resource Variability and Uncertainty
McAllister, R. R. J., J. G. Tisdell, A. F. Reeson, and I. J. Gordon. 2011. Economic behavior in the face of resource variability and uncertainty. Ecology and Society 16(3): 6. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-04075-160306
Growth, weaning and maternal investment from a comparative perspective
The process of weaning is related to a critical or threshold body weight attained by offspring among large‐bodied mammals; the anthropoid primates, ungulates and pinnipeds. While weaning weight was allometrically related to maternal weight in interspecific comparisons, it was isometrically related to neonatal weight. When a neonate had grown to four times its birth weight, it was weaned. Differences between taxonomic groups were found only among …
A Senseless Utopia Versus an Insane Reality
A few years ago, when ethnic problems and national-state problems began to rise to the surface, a sociologist colleague told me that in this sphere there have been so many pathological turns that it was better to avoid it. His words seemed persuasive to me. And indeed it is the case that there are quite a number of nooks and crannies within us where in quiet times one does not have very much of a desire to look. Let the specialists work a bit, I …
In search of optimal stocking regimes in semi-arid grazing lands
Australian Pastoralists in Time and Space
McAllister, R. R J, N. Abel, C. J. Stokes, and I. J. Gordon 2006. Australian pastoralists in time and space: the evolution of a complex adaptive system. Ecology and Society 11(2): 41. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-01875-110241
The Vicuña
Frogs in the Drain — Children’s Perceptions of the Tropical Landscape
Children’s perceptions of their environment carry with them into adulthood, determining their capacity to learn about and interact with their world. It is, therefore, important for children to have an informed knowledge of the role, value and function of the environment. The Arts and storytelling are ideal tools with which to glean understanding of children’s knowledge of the environment and teach environmental sustainability.Children in urban an…
Economic Behavior in the Face of Resource Variability and Uncertainty
McAllister, R. R. J., J. G. Tisdell, A. F. Reeson, and I. J. Gordon. 2011. Economic behavior in the face of resource variability and uncertainty. Ecology and Society 16(3): 6. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-04075-160306
What Determines the Acceptability of Wildlife Control Methods? A Case of Feral Pig Management in the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area, Australia
Understanding public acceptability of wildlife control methods is key to successful wildlife management. The existing literature, however, pays little attention to alien invasive species. We evaluated the acceptability of methods used to control feral pigs (Sus scrofa; trapping, hunting, fencing, and poison baiting) in Australia's Wet Tropics World Heritage Area (WTWHA) across local residents of and tourists to the area, using household surveys a…
The maturation of biodiversity as a global social–ecological issue and implications for future biodiversity science and policy
The ‘squeezed middle’
Why biodiversity declines as protected areas increase
A social–ecological systems analysis of impediments to delivery of the Aichi 2020 Targets and potentially more effective pathways to the conservation of biodiversity
The Aichi 2020 Targets, under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), aim to halt the loss of biodiversity by 2020, in order to ensure that ecosystems continue to provide essential services. Here we apply a social–ecological systems analysis to provide insight into the diverse system interactions that pose impediments to delivery of the Aichi Targets. We applied an analytical framework of pair-wise exchanges along six axes between the socia…
Forging future organizational leaders for sustainability science
Taking stock of the empirical evidence on the insurance value of ecosystems
Preparing interdisciplinary leadership for a sustainable future
Urgent sustainability challenges require effective leadership for inter- and trans-disciplinary (ITD) institutions. Based on the diverse experiences of 20 ITD institutional leaders and specific case studies, this article distills key lessons learned from multiple pathways to building successful programs. The lessons reflect both the successes and failures our group has experienced, to suggest how to cultivate appropriate and effective leadership,…
Exploring sustainable scenarios in debt-based social–ecological systems
“Health in” and “Health of” Social-Ecological Systems
The past two decades have seen an accumulation of theoretical and empirical evidence for the interlinkages between human health and well-being, biodiversity and ecosystem services, and agriculture. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the devastating impacts that an emerging pathogen, of animal origin, can have on human societies and economies. A number of scholars have called for the wider adoption of “ One Health integrated approaches” to bett…
Domestic ivory trade
The ivory trade is of global interest due to its impacts on elephant conservation. Thailand permits the domestic trade of ivory from domesticated elephants. Knowledge of the supply chain is important for managing this market in order to achieve sustainable benefits for both wildlife conservation and human livelihoods. We interviewed elephant owners and ivory manufacturers to conduct an analysis of the Thai ivory supply chain. Five key actor group…
Legislative hurdles to using traditional domestic livestock in rewilding programmes in Europe
Rewilding is a restoration strategy that aims to return anthropogenic ecosystems to a “self-organized” state, by reinstating trophic complexity through disturbance (e.g. predation, herbivory), dispersal and connectivity. In depopulated areas of Europe, lite versions of rewilding, that maintain but minimize the management of rewilding species (e.g. predators, large herbivores) is gaining support. Livestock rewilding (LR) is a form of rewilding-lit…
Traditional herders’ perception of job satisfaction and integration into society
Pastoralism is gaining in recognition for its provision of a broad range of ecosystem services. However, in Western countries, especially in Europe, it has been in decline for decades and its future is uncertain. Professional satisfaction, social appreciation and community integration are key factors for the sustainability of any activity. Using information from 167 traditional Spanish herders, we assessed their perceived degree of satisfaction w…
Framings in Indigenous futures thinking
Human societies face existential challenges on multiple fronts: climate change, biodiversity loss, altered biogeochemical flows, social unrest and injustices. Innovative solutions are needed to shift current trajectories towards a sustainable and just future. Futures thinking enables people to explore and articulate alternative futures and find pathways towards their desired futures. Indigenous people have the potential to make significant contri…
Does re-wilding contribute to biodiversity conservation in Mediterranean cultural landscapes
Debate has arisen on the use of "re-wilding" to promote biodiversity conservation. We contend that approaches aiming for strict non-intervention to restore "wilderness" may be conceptually inconsistent when applied to human-shaped landscapes. Several ecosystems of high biodiversity value, often misclassified as "pristine" have been shaped over millennia of human use, a context rarely acknowledged by re-wilding approaches. Rural abandonment in Eur…
Ecology (15 works) · Geography (14 works) · Economics (13 works) · Environmental resource management (11 works) · Biology (10 works) · Business (10 works) · Political science (10 works) · Environmental planning (8 works) · Natural resource economics (8 works) · Sociology (8 works)