Stephen T Garnett
Biographic Data
| ID | 194950 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Stephen T Garnett |
| GIVEN NAMES | Stephen T |
| FAMILY NAME | Garnett |
| SIGNATURE | GARNETT S T |
| AFFILIATIONS | Charles Darwin University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0724-7060 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 48 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 221 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 48 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
Protecting Health in Extreme Heat: Australian Willingness to Pay for Heat Early Warning Apps
Heat early warning systems are important to adapt to increasingly frequent periods of extreme heat. Early warning messages, based on weather forecasts and indices reflecting human thermal responses, are increasingly delivered through smartphones. Personal preferences for when and how such warnings should be delivered vary among individuals, reflecting differences in heat perception and tolerance. We assessed personal preferences for heat warning …
Heat warnings at your fingertips: Public preferences for timing and temperature in Germany
The impacts of natural hazards on society are increasing. In response, many countries have developed multi-hazard digital early warning systems (EWS) to avoid harm when hazards are immanent. Some of these systems are automated, particularly for sudden-onset natural hazards. However, the deadliest natural hazard is excessive heat and heat is often not included in the standard portfolio of warnings. Additionally, warning protocols for sudden-onset …
Made in Australia, used in Asia: Public acceptance and the cable controversy of Australia-Asia PowerLink, a remote solar megaproject
To combat climate change, renewable energy projects must expand rapidly. This is increasingly achieved by expanding the size of projects. Through necessary changes in land use, very large projects increasingly trigger landscape-related and aesthetic concerns among the public, including competition with agricultural land and the transformation of familiar and traditional landscapes. More recently, solar megaprojects have been proposed in remote an…
Citizen's preferences for urban planning priorities: The importance of heat mitigation plans
Biological invasions on Indigenous peoples’ lands
An actor-centered, scalable land system typology for addressing biodiversity loss in the world’s tropical dry woodlands
Land use is a key driver of the ongoing biodiversity crisis and therefore also a major opportunity for its mitigation. However, appropriately considering the diversity of land-use actors and activities in conservation assessments and planning is challenging. As a result, top-down conservation policy and planning are often criticized for a lack of contextual nuance widely acknowledged to be required for effective and just conservation action. To a…
Community resilience across Australia towards natural hazards: An application of the Conjoint Community Resiliency Assessment Measurement
Natural hazards can turn into disasters when not managed well. An important part of disaster risk reduction is to understand how well communities are prepared for natural hazards and how well they can cope with and recover from shocks in the long term. This research assesses self-reported community resilience and asks what makes a community resilient, using Australia as a case study. It reports on an Australian-wide online survey which included q…
Aware but not prepared: Understanding situational awareness during the century flood in Germany in 2021
In July 2021, intense rainfall in parts of Western Europe was followed by unprecedented flash flooding. The flooding killed many people, mostly in Germany, which was subsequently blamed on a lack of preparation by either authorities or the broader populace. Knowledge about people's awareness of a hazard, its impacts and possible adaptation can help improve hazard management. We used social media data to assess situational awareness, sentiments an…
Living comfortably with heat in Australia – preferred indoor temperatures and climate zones
While the optimal mean annual temperature for people and nations is said to be between 13 °C and 18 °C, many people live productive lives in regions or countries that commonly exceed this temperature range. One such country is Australia. We carried out an Australia-wide online survey using a structured questionnaire to investigate what temperature people in Australia prefer, both in terms of the local climate and within their homes. More than hal…
Indigenous Peoples’ lands are threatened by industrial development; conversion risk assessment reveals need to support Indigenous stewardship
Agricultural intensification, Indigenous stewardship and land sparing in tropical dry forests
Topic modelling exposes disciplinary divergence in research on the nexus between human mobility and the environment
Human mobility is increasingly associated with environmental and climatic factors. One way to explore how mobility and the environment are linked is to review the research on different aspects of the topic. However, so many relevant articles are published that analysis of the literature using conventional techniques is becoming prohibitively arduous. To overcome this constraint, we have applied automated textual analysis. Using unsupervised topic…
Trends in ecosystem goods and services obtained from red panda habitats in north-western Nepal
The habitats of Nepal’s endangered red pandas provide ecosystem goods and services to surrounding human communities. Here, to help reduce pressure on the panda, we quantified the current use of the most important ecosystem goods and services obtained in and around a protected area in western Nepal, trends over the last 20 years, and factors driving those trends. Our results show that more ecosystem goods and services were sourced by communities l…
Creating past habitat maps to quantify local extirpation of Australian threatened birds
Habitat loss is driving the extirpation of fauna across Earth. Many species are now absent from vast areas where they once occurred in inhabited continents, yet we do not have a good understanding of the extent to which different species have been locally extirpated, nor the degree to which range contractions and habitat loss has contributed to this local extirpation. Here, for the first time, we use a combination of scientific literature, histor…
A responsible energy transition
Experimental co-production of knowledge to adapt to environmental change in northern India
Producing rice while conserving the habitat of an endangered waterbird: Incentives for farmers to integrate water management
Governance of forest resource use in western Nepal: Current state and community preferences
Trade‐offs in destination choices among the urban populations in three Southeast Asian countries
Internal migration of the urban population is substantial with diverse drivers, barriers, and reasons for destination choices. Whereas internal mobility in Organisation for Economic Co‐operation and Development (OECD) countries is well‐studied under the umbrella of residential, labour, amenity, and retirement migration, such research in non‐OECD countries is rare and limited to the economic aspects of migration. In this study, we assess the relat…
Importance of Indigenous Peoples’ lands for the conservation of Intact Forest Landscapes
Intact Forest Landscapes ( IFL s) are critical strongholds for the environmental services that they provide, not least for their role in climate protection. On the basis of information about the distributions of IFL s and Indigenous Peoples’ lands, we examined the importance of these areas for conserving the world's remaining intact forests. We determined that at least 36% of IFL s are within Indigenous Peoples’ lands, making these areas crucial …
The importance of climate to emigration intentions from a tropical city in Australia
Societal Recognition of Ecosystem Service Flows From Red Panda Habitats in Western Nepal
The biologically and culturally diverse mountain habitats of the red panda (Ailurus fulgens) produce numerous ecosystem goods and services of global significance and satisfy the daily sustenance requirements and wellbeing of poor and vulnerable local communities. Most studies of ecosystem services conducted in Nepal have investigated community forest management and protected areas, largely in the lower hills and plains of the country. However, to…
Climate Change–Related Heat Stress and Subjective Well-Being in Australia
There is mounting evidence that climate change impacts compromise people’s well-being. Many regions of Australia have experienced record hot temperatures and more frequent and longer heat waves with substantial consequences for people, economies, and ecosystems. Using data from an Australia-wide online survey with 1101 respondents, we investigated the relationship between self-reported measures of heat stress and different dimensions of subjectiv…
An Indigenous-Led Approach for Regional Knowledge Partnerships in the Kimberley Region of Australia
Human mobility intentions in response to heat in urban South East Asia
A spatial overview of the global importance of Indigenous lands for conservation
Understanding the scale, location and nature conservation values of the lands over which Indigenous Peoples exercise traditional rights is central to implementation of several global conservation and climate agreements. However, spatial information on Indigenous lands has never been aggregated globally. Here, using publicly available geospatial resources, we show that Indigenous Peoples manage or have tenure rights over at least ~38 million km2 i…
Healthy Country, Healthy People: Policy Implications of Links between Indigenous Human Health and Environmental Condition in Tropical Australia
Investment in programs that help Indigenous people undertake work maintaining the environmental health of their country has benefits for the environment as well as the physical, mental and cultural health of the Indigenous people involved. For health these findings have direct implications for some national health policies, service provision to homelands, health promotion and Indigenous health research. There are also direct implications for envi…
Improving the Effectiveness of Interventions to Balance Conservation and Development: A Conceptual Framework
Garnett, S. T., J. Sayer, and J. Du Toit. 2007. Improving the effectiveness of interventions to balance conservation and development: a conceptual framework. Ecology and Society 12(1): 2. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-01963-120102
Human mobility intentions in response to heat in urban South East Asia
Eco–Enterprises and Terminalia ferdinandiana: “Best Laid Plans” and Australian Policy Lessons
Economic dependence on mangrove forest resources for livelihoods in the Sundarbans, Bangladesh
Indigenous Peoples' Interest in Wildlife-Based Enterprises in the Northern Territory, Australia
The Ethics of Assisted Colonization in the Age of Anthropogenic Climate Change
Policy lessons from practice: Australian bush products for commercial markets
Community resilience across Australia towards natural hazards: An application of the Conjoint Community Resiliency Assessment Measurement
Natural hazards can turn into disasters when not managed well. An important part of disaster risk reduction is to understand how well communities are prepared for natural hazards and how well they can cope with and recover from shocks in the long term. This research assesses self-reported community resilience and asks what makes a community resilient, using Australia as a case study. It reports on an Australian-wide online survey which included q…
Changing Fire Management in the Pastoral Lands of Cape York Peninsula of northeast Australia, 1623 to 1996
Accounts of European explorers between 1623 and 1880 indicate that fires were lit by Aboriginal people on Cape York Peninsula in northeast Australia throughout the dry season (May–October). Diaries kept by three generations of pastoralists in the Musgrave area (1913–1952, 1953–1974 and 1976–1992) show that burning activities were largely confined to a two to six week period between May and early August. The timing of burning depended on the amoun…
Biological invasions on Indigenous peoples’ lands
An actor-centered, scalable land system typology for addressing biodiversity loss in the world’s tropical dry woodlands
Land use is a key driver of the ongoing biodiversity crisis and therefore also a major opportunity for its mitigation. However, appropriately considering the diversity of land-use actors and activities in conservation assessments and planning is challenging. As a result, top-down conservation policy and planning are often criticized for a lack of contextual nuance widely acknowledged to be required for effective and just conservation action. To a…
Made in Australia, used in Asia: Public acceptance and the cable controversy of Australia-Asia PowerLink, a remote solar megaproject
To combat climate change, renewable energy projects must expand rapidly. This is increasingly achieved by expanding the size of projects. Through necessary changes in land use, very large projects increasingly trigger landscape-related and aesthetic concerns among the public, including competition with agricultural land and the transformation of familiar and traditional landscapes. More recently, solar megaprojects have been proposed in remote an…
Agricultural intensification, Indigenous stewardship and land sparing in tropical dry forests
Experimental co-production of knowledge to adapt to environmental change in northern India
Post-project evaluation of the sustainability of development project outcomes: A case study in eastern Indonesia
The extent to which project outcomes are sustained years after development projects have ended is not routinely investigated. This study assessed the long-term impacts of a fire management project in eastern Indonesia seven years after the funding ended. Post-project evaluation increased understanding of the factors determining sustainability of project outcomes and links to development impacts. The continuation of community fire management and a…
Changing Fire Management in the Pastoral Lands of Cape York Peninsula of northeast Australia, 1623 to 1996
Accounts of European explorers between 1623 and 1880 indicate that fires were lit by Aboriginal people on Cape York Peninsula in northeast Australia throughout the dry season (May–October). Diaries kept by three generations of pastoralists in the Musgrave area (1913–1952, 1953–1974 and 1976–1992) show that burning activities were largely confined to a two to six week period between May and early August. The timing of burning depended on the amoun…
Improving the Effectiveness of Interventions to Balance Conservation and Development: A Conceptual Framework
Garnett, S. T., J. Sayer, and J. Du Toit. 2007. Improving the effectiveness of interventions to balance conservation and development: a conceptual framework. Ecology and Society 12(1): 2. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-01963-120102
Policy lessons from practice: Australian bush products for commercial markets
Eco–Enterprises and Terminalia ferdinandiana: “Best Laid Plans” and Australian Policy Lessons
An assessment of environmental sustainability in Northern Australia using the ecological footprint and with reference to Indigenous populations and remoteness
Healthy Country, Healthy People: Policy Implications of Links between Indigenous Human Health and Environmental Condition in Tropical Australia
Investment in programs that help Indigenous people undertake work maintaining the environmental health of their country has benefits for the environment as well as the physical, mental and cultural health of the Indigenous people involved. For health these findings have direct implications for some national health policies, service provision to homelands, health promotion and Indigenous health research. There are also direct implications for envi…
Peace, health or fortune
Regional sustainability in Northern Australia —A quantitative assessment of social, economic and environmental impacts
Semantic analysis of natural language processing in a study of nurse mobility in the Northern Territory, Australia
Science for action: The use of scoping models in conservation and development
The Ethics of Assisted Colonization in the Age of Anthropogenic Climate Change
Bangladesh Needs a “Blue–Green Revolution” to Achieve a Green Economy
Collaborative Measurement of Performance of Jointly Managed Protected Areas in Northern Australia
Stacey, N., A. Izurieta, and S. T. Garnett. 2013. Collaborative measurement of performance of jointly managed protected areas in northern Australia. Ecology and Society 18(1): 19. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-05273-180119
Post-project evaluation of the sustainability of development project outcomes: A case study in eastern Indonesia
The extent to which project outcomes are sustained years after development projects have ended is not routinely investigated. This study assessed the long-term impacts of a fire management project in eastern Indonesia seven years after the funding ended. Post-project evaluation increased understanding of the factors determining sustainability of project outcomes and links to development impacts. The continuation of community fire management and a…
Indigenous Cultural and Natural Resources Management and Mobility in Arnhem Land, Northern Australia
Indigenous Peoples' Interest in Wildlife-Based Enterprises in the Northern Territory, Australia
Exploring factors that shape small-scale farmers’ opinions on the adoption of eco-friendly nets for vegetable production
Economic dependence on mangrove forest resources for livelihoods in the Sundarbans, Bangladesh
The impact of the expansion of shrimp aquaculture on livelihoods in coastal Bangladesh
Influence of environmental governance regimes on the capacity of Indigenous Peoples to participate in conservation management
A range of international, national and local policy instruments and governance regimes acknowledge Indigenous and local people’s knowledge as a key platform for managing biodiversity and ecosystems, but translation of these commitments into negotiation of conservation priorities with appropriately empowered local communities remains inconsistent. Drawing on a review of conservation area management plans in Australian bioregions identified as havi…
Perceived heat stress increases with population density in urban Philippines
The world’s population is increasingly urban, with more than half the global population already living in cities. The urban population is particularly affected by increasing temperatures because of the urban heat island (UHI) effect. Increasing temperatures cause heat stress in people, even when not directly exposed to heat, since outdoor meteorological conditions also affect conditions inside, particularly in non-air-conditioned environments. He…
Exploring Heat Stress Relief Measures among the Australian Labour Force
Australia experiences frequent heat waves and generally high average temperatures throughout the continent with substantial impacts on human health and the economy. People adapt to heat by adopting various relief measures in their daily lives including changing their behaviour. Many labour intensive outdoor industries implement standards for heat stress management for their workforce. However, little is known about how people cope with heat at th…
A spatial overview of the global importance of Indigenous lands for conservation
Understanding the scale, location and nature conservation values of the lands over which Indigenous Peoples exercise traditional rights is central to implementation of several global conservation and climate agreements. However, spatial information on Indigenous lands has never been aggregated globally. Here, using publicly available geospatial resources, we show that Indigenous Peoples manage or have tenure rights over at least ~38 million km2 i…
Climate Change–Related Heat Stress and Subjective Well-Being in Australia
There is mounting evidence that climate change impacts compromise people’s well-being. Many regions of Australia have experienced record hot temperatures and more frequent and longer heat waves with substantial consequences for people, economies, and ecosystems. Using data from an Australia-wide online survey with 1101 respondents, we investigated the relationship between self-reported measures of heat stress and different dimensions of subjectiv…
An Indigenous-Led Approach for Regional Knowledge Partnerships in the Kimberley Region of Australia
Geography (37 works) · Ecology (29 works) · Economics (26 works) · Business (24 works) · Environmental resource management (19 works) · Biology (16 works) · Environmental Science (15 works) · Indigenous (15 works) · Political science (15 works) · Environmental planning (14 works)