Peter Ampt
Biographic Data
| ID | 3504581 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Peter Ampt |
| GIVEN NAMES | Peter |
| FAMILY NAME | Ampt |
| SIGNATURE | AMPT P |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Sydney |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1970 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Introducing Rita
This paper introduces Rapid Intensive Transdisciplinary Analysis (RITA), a research approach that combines key characteristics of transdisciplinary research (TDR) with decades of experience applying Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) to farming systems and rural communities. While many of the principles of transdisciplinary research are commonly found in applications of PRA, such as the involvement of diverse societal actors and the identificati…
Soil-based carbon farming
Soil-based carbon farming has been identified in previous research as a win-win for farm productivity and the mitigation of climate change through carbon sequestration. However, it faces numerous barriers to adoption, including low carbon prices, high transaction costs, information barriers and high uncertainty around future outcomes, markets and policy conditions. Collaboration between landholders and other stakeholders has been proposed as a po…
Adaptation constraints and prospects for future research priorities in lowland rice-based farming systems
Sustainable agricultural development not only addresses global food insecurity but may also alleviate poverty by enriching the lives of millions of smallholder farmers. Improving the sustainability and profitability of agriculture where smallholders are dominant creates profound impacts because small landholding farmers produce approximately 70–80% of the global food. The need for a thorough understanding of the factors affecting farmers’ adoptio…
Exploring Agroecological Sustainability
In this article we describe a movement to regenerate and sustainably use native grasslands using innovative grazing and cropping strategies. We find that this movement has the essential characteristics of a “community of practice” (COP) and is a strong example of a bottom-up transition toward a sustainable agroecological farming system. This COP was identified and described using participatory rural appraisals followed by biophysical and sociocul…
The adoption of short-rotation energy cropping as a new land use option in the New South Wales Central West
Energy cropping based around woody native plants has attracted attention as a future land use option for rural Australia, with mallee eucalypts a particular focus. Potential benefits could include income for landholders, climate change mitigation and adaptation, enhanced energy security and revegetation of degraded or vulnerable land. However, the success or otherwise of this prospective industry ultimately depends on its adoption by rural landho…
Culture denatured or nature decultured
The Australian Museum is a museum of both natural science and cultural heritage. As an institution we find this quite a challenge, both in our communication with our audiences and in our internal debates about who and what we are. In the area of natural science we feel quite confident in our adopted role in the community. With our vast collections of specimens and reputation for scholarly research, the Australian Museum assumes what Ellen Futter,…
Exploring Agroecological Sustainability
In this article we describe a movement to regenerate and sustainably use native grasslands using innovative grazing and cropping strategies. We find that this movement has the essential characteristics of a “community of practice” (COP) and is a strong example of a bottom-up transition toward a sustainable agroecological farming system. This COP was identified and described using participatory rural appraisals followed by biophysical and sociocul…
The adoption of short-rotation energy cropping as a new land use option in the New South Wales Central West
Energy cropping based around woody native plants has attracted attention as a future land use option for rural Australia, with mallee eucalypts a particular focus. Potential benefits could include income for landholders, climate change mitigation and adaptation, enhanced energy security and revegetation of degraded or vulnerable land. However, the success or otherwise of this prospective industry ultimately depends on its adoption by rural landho…
Culture denatured or nature decultured
The Australian Museum is a museum of both natural science and cultural heritage. As an institution we find this quite a challenge, both in our communication with our audiences and in our internal debates about who and what we are. In the area of natural science we feel quite confident in our adopted role in the community. With our vast collections of specimens and reputation for scholarly research, the Australian Museum assumes what Ellen Futter,…
The adoption of short-rotation energy cropping as a new land use option in the New South Wales Central West
Energy cropping based around woody native plants has attracted attention as a future land use option for rural Australia, with mallee eucalypts a particular focus. Potential benefits could include income for landholders, climate change mitigation and adaptation, enhanced energy security and revegetation of degraded or vulnerable land. However, the success or otherwise of this prospective industry ultimately depends on its adoption by rural landho…
Exploring Agroecological Sustainability
In this article we describe a movement to regenerate and sustainably use native grasslands using innovative grazing and cropping strategies. We find that this movement has the essential characteristics of a “community of practice” (COP) and is a strong example of a bottom-up transition toward a sustainable agroecological farming system. This COP was identified and described using participatory rural appraisals followed by biophysical and sociocul…
Adaptation constraints and prospects for future research priorities in lowland rice-based farming systems
Sustainable agricultural development not only addresses global food insecurity but may also alleviate poverty by enriching the lives of millions of smallholder farmers. Improving the sustainability and profitability of agriculture where smallholders are dominant creates profound impacts because small landholding farmers produce approximately 70–80% of the global food. The need for a thorough understanding of the factors affecting farmers’ adoptio…
Soil-based carbon farming
Soil-based carbon farming has been identified in previous research as a win-win for farm productivity and the mitigation of climate change through carbon sequestration. However, it faces numerous barriers to adoption, including low carbon prices, high transaction costs, information barriers and high uncertainty around future outcomes, markets and policy conditions. Collaboration between landholders and other stakeholders has been proposed as a po…
Introducing Rita
This paper introduces Rapid Intensive Transdisciplinary Analysis (RITA), a research approach that combines key characteristics of transdisciplinary research (TDR) with decades of experience applying Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) to farming systems and rural communities. While many of the principles of transdisciplinary research are commonly found in applications of PRA, such as the involvement of diverse societal actors and the identificati…
Agriculture (4 works) · Business (4 works) · Economics (4 works) · Geography (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Agricultural economics (2 works) · Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development (2 works) · Agroforestry (2 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · Bioenergy crop production and management (2 works)