Silva Larson
Biographic Data
| ID | 3589064 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Silva Larson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Silva |
| FAMILY NAME | Larson |
| SIGNATURE | LARSON S |
| AFFILIATIONS | James Cook University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4526-7513 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 21 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 31 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 21 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Using Indigenous mental models to conceptualise and report on ecosystems services and benefits
We explore relations between Indigenous and the Western conceptualisation of flows of services from nature to people, and specifically, flow of ecosystem services as per SEEA-EA accounting framework developed and promoted by the United Nations. This case study was a partnership with the Nywaigi Traditional Owners from North Queensland Australia and was conducted as a series of workshops with the Nywaigi representatives. We present Nywaigi concept…
Supporting the transition from ‘beneficiary’ to ‘pivotal’ role in South-South Triangular Cooperation: A case study of an agricultural-research-for-development project
South-South Triangular Cooperation (SSTC) is increasingly gaining traction as an international development approach, providing an intermediate modality between North-South and South-South Cooperation approaches. Successful implementation of SSTC-based approaches requires former beneficiary partners to transition to the role of pivotal partners. Based on our own experience with an agricultural-research-for-development (AR4D) project involving Camb…
Ecosystem accounting through first nations’ lenses: Integrating the Seea-EA and Indigenous knowledge systems
The UN System of Environmental-Economic Accounting-Ecosystem Accounting (SEEA-EA) provides a framework for integrating information about the environment and the economy, organising information about ecosystems, measuring ecosystem services, and tracking change. We explore how SEEA-EA can incorporate First Nations' conceptualisation of nature and cultural connections to traditional lands. We identify multiple entry avenues, propose key principles …
Applying a South-South Triangular Cooperation approach to capacity building: Bridging technological gaps and supporting sustainable mariculture in Cambodia
Although the bulk of aquaculture production originates from countries of the Global South, agricultural research-for-development activities are primarily funded by countries of the Global North. This is despite recognised technology gaps between Global North donors and Global South beneficiaries that often limit adoption of interventions. In this paper we evaluate the outcomes of a South-South Triangular Cooperation (SSTC) project between Cambodi…
Sustainable and inclusive development of finfish mariculture in Cambodia: Perceived barriers to engagement and expansion
Understanding feedback relationships between resources, functionings and well-being: A case study of seaweed farming and artisanal processing in Indonesia
Indigenous Land and Sea Management Programs (ILSMPs) Enhance the Wellbeing of Indigenous Australians
Conservation and environmental management have been reported as offering opportunities to substantially improve the wellbeing of Indigenous people. Using the holistic wellbeing impact evaluation (W-IE) approach-well suited for use in Indigenous communities-we interviewed 190 Indigenous Australians across four communities. All communities were involved in the Indigenous land and sea management programs (ILSMPs). Our study explored the conceptualis…
What is technology adoption? Exploring the agricultural research value chain for smallholder farmers in Lao PDR
Transdisciplinary agricultural research in Lao PDR
The ability of community based natural resource management to contribute to development as freedom and the role of access
Ribot’s access constraints mediate the generation of development benefits from community based natural resource management and co-management systems and programs. Context-specific access constraints also interact with diverse understandings of what constitutes development to create benefits that are non-linear through time, multi or uni-level, prone to hysteresis, socially mediated, vary through space and experienced quite differently by differen…
Using measures of wellbeing for impact evaluation: Proof of concept developed with an Indigenous community undertaking land management programs in northern Australia
Combining insights from literature on the Theory of Change, Impact Evaluation, and Wellbeing, we develop a novel approach to assessing impacts. Intended beneficiaries identify and rate factors that are important to their wellbeing, their satisfaction with those factors now, and before an intervention. Qualitative responses to questions about perceived changes and causes of change are linked to quantitative data to draw inferences about the existe…
The Crowding Out of Complex Social Goods
The role the Great Barrier Reef plays in resident wellbeing and implications for its management
Visions, beliefs, and transformation: Exploring cross-sector and transboundary dynamics in the wider Mekong region
Smajgl, A., J. R. Ward, T. Foran, J. Dore, and S. Larson. 2015. Visions, beliefs, and transformation: exploring cross-sector and transboundary dynamics in the wider Mekong region. Ecology and Society 20(2): 15. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-07421-200215
Using resident perceptions of values associated with the Australian Tropical Rivers to identify policy and management priorities
Natural resources management arrangements in the Lake Eyre Basin: An enabling environment for community engagement
An overview of the formal institutional arrangements for natural resource management (NRM) in the Lake Eyre Basin (LEB) and the role of these arrangements as an enabling environment for community engagement in NRM constitute our broad research focus. The appropriate scale of NRM management and the complexity and expense of effective community engagement are discussed. The research highlights challenges faced by NRM groups in remote regions and th…
Genuine Community Engagement in Remote Dryland Regions: Natural Resource Management in Lake Eyre Basin
Remote dryland regions are characterised by sparse populations and socially marginalised voices which pose particular challenges to natural resource management. This paper considers the issue of how to achieve community engagement in regions with these characteristics. In doing so, the paper contributes to an expanding international research agenda focusing on the distinct characteristics of arid and semi-arid regions under the heading of ‘drylan…
The haves and have nots in Australia's Tropical North - New Perspectives on a Persisting Problem: The haves and have nots in Australia's Tropical North
n \t\t\tThere is significant confluence in the literature that leads one to expect groups of haves and groups of have nots in socio-economic systems within common spatial contexts. Several economic theories suggest economic activity to be concentrated in a few core areas with geographically large 'peripheries' relying on one or two industries for employment and income. In the context of the north of Australia, issues of disparities in socio-econo…
Regional Well-Being in Tropical Queensland, Australia: Developing a Dissatisfaction Index to Inform Government Policy
This paper investigates the perceived well-being of residents of two coastal rural areas located in the central part of the Great Barrier Reef region in Australia. Typically, well-being studies concentrate on collating data from respondents about their perceptions of levels of satisfaction on specific predetermined points. However, recording respondents' satisfactions with various contributors to their well-being does not provide researchers with…
Communicating Stakeholder Priorities in the Great Barrier Reef Region
Preliminary results of a survey investigating individual well-being of residents in the Great Barrier Reef region of Australia are presented. The well-being factors were grouped into domains of: society, representing family and community issues; ecology, representing natural environment; and economy, dealing with economic issues and provision of services. The relative perceived importance of factors was quantified, allowing for a creation of indi…
Human Wellbeing and Natural Environments: An Indigenous Perspective
The ability of community based natural resource management to contribute to development as freedom and the role of access
Ribot’s access constraints mediate the generation of development benefits from community based natural resource management and co-management systems and programs. Context-specific access constraints also interact with diverse understandings of what constitutes development to create benefits that are non-linear through time, multi or uni-level, prone to hysteresis, socially mediated, vary through space and experienced quite differently by differen…
Communicating Stakeholder Priorities in the Great Barrier Reef Region
Preliminary results of a survey investigating individual well-being of residents in the Great Barrier Reef region of Australia are presented. The well-being factors were grouped into domains of: society, representing family and community issues; ecology, representing natural environment; and economy, dealing with economic issues and provision of services. The relative perceived importance of factors was quantified, allowing for a creation of indi…
Using measures of wellbeing for impact evaluation: Proof of concept developed with an Indigenous community undertaking land management programs in northern Australia
Combining insights from literature on the Theory of Change, Impact Evaluation, and Wellbeing, we develop a novel approach to assessing impacts. Intended beneficiaries identify and rate factors that are important to their wellbeing, their satisfaction with those factors now, and before an intervention. Qualitative responses to questions about perceived changes and causes of change are linked to quantitative data to draw inferences about the existe…
The haves and have nots in Australia's Tropical North - New Perspectives on a Persisting Problem: The haves and have nots in Australia's Tropical North
n \t\t\tThere is significant confluence in the literature that leads one to expect groups of haves and groups of have nots in socio-economic systems within common spatial contexts. Several economic theories suggest economic activity to be concentrated in a few core areas with geographically large 'peripheries' relying on one or two industries for employment and income. In the context of the north of Australia, issues of disparities in socio-econo…
Genuine Community Engagement in Remote Dryland Regions: Natural Resource Management in Lake Eyre Basin
Remote dryland regions are characterised by sparse populations and socially marginalised voices which pose particular challenges to natural resource management. This paper considers the issue of how to achieve community engagement in regions with these characteristics. In doing so, the paper contributes to an expanding international research agenda focusing on the distinct characteristics of arid and semi-arid regions under the heading of ‘drylan…
Understanding feedback relationships between resources, functionings and well-being: A case study of seaweed farming and artisanal processing in Indonesia
What is technology adoption? Exploring the agricultural research value chain for smallholder farmers in Lao PDR
The role the Great Barrier Reef plays in resident wellbeing and implications for its management
Visions, beliefs, and transformation: Exploring cross-sector and transboundary dynamics in the wider Mekong region
Smajgl, A., J. R. Ward, T. Foran, J. Dore, and S. Larson. 2015. Visions, beliefs, and transformation: exploring cross-sector and transboundary dynamics in the wider Mekong region. Ecology and Society 20(2): 15. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-07421-200215
Natural resources management arrangements in the Lake Eyre Basin: An enabling environment for community engagement
An overview of the formal institutional arrangements for natural resource management (NRM) in the Lake Eyre Basin (LEB) and the role of these arrangements as an enabling environment for community engagement in NRM constitute our broad research focus. The appropriate scale of NRM management and the complexity and expense of effective community engagement are discussed. The research highlights challenges faced by NRM groups in remote regions and th…
Regional Well-Being in Tropical Queensland, Australia: Developing a Dissatisfaction Index to Inform Government Policy
This paper investigates the perceived well-being of residents of two coastal rural areas located in the central part of the Great Barrier Reef region in Australia. Typically, well-being studies concentrate on collating data from respondents about their perceptions of levels of satisfaction on specific predetermined points. However, recording respondents' satisfactions with various contributors to their well-being does not provide researchers with…
Human Wellbeing and Natural Environments: An Indigenous Perspective
Human Wellbeing and Natural Environments: An Indigenous Perspective
Communicating Stakeholder Priorities in the Great Barrier Reef Region
Preliminary results of a survey investigating individual well-being of residents in the Great Barrier Reef region of Australia are presented. The well-being factors were grouped into domains of: society, representing family and community issues; ecology, representing natural environment; and economy, dealing with economic issues and provision of services. The relative perceived importance of factors was quantified, allowing for a creation of indi…
Regional Well-Being in Tropical Queensland, Australia: Developing a Dissatisfaction Index to Inform Government Policy
This paper investigates the perceived well-being of residents of two coastal rural areas located in the central part of the Great Barrier Reef region in Australia. Typically, well-being studies concentrate on collating data from respondents about their perceptions of levels of satisfaction on specific predetermined points. However, recording respondents' satisfactions with various contributors to their well-being does not provide researchers with…
Natural resources management arrangements in the Lake Eyre Basin: An enabling environment for community engagement
An overview of the formal institutional arrangements for natural resource management (NRM) in the Lake Eyre Basin (LEB) and the role of these arrangements as an enabling environment for community engagement in NRM constitute our broad research focus. The appropriate scale of NRM management and the complexity and expense of effective community engagement are discussed. The research highlights challenges faced by NRM groups in remote regions and th…
Genuine Community Engagement in Remote Dryland Regions: Natural Resource Management in Lake Eyre Basin
Remote dryland regions are characterised by sparse populations and socially marginalised voices which pose particular challenges to natural resource management. This paper considers the issue of how to achieve community engagement in regions with these characteristics. In doing so, the paper contributes to an expanding international research agenda focusing on the distinct characteristics of arid and semi-arid regions under the heading of ‘drylan…
The haves and have nots in Australia's Tropical North - New Perspectives on a Persisting Problem: The haves and have nots in Australia's Tropical North
n \t\t\tThere is significant confluence in the literature that leads one to expect groups of haves and groups of have nots in socio-economic systems within common spatial contexts. Several economic theories suggest economic activity to be concentrated in a few core areas with geographically large 'peripheries' relying on one or two industries for employment and income. In the context of the north of Australia, issues of disparities in socio-econo…
Using resident perceptions of values associated with the Australian Tropical Rivers to identify policy and management priorities
The role the Great Barrier Reef plays in resident wellbeing and implications for its management
Visions, beliefs, and transformation: Exploring cross-sector and transboundary dynamics in the wider Mekong region
Smajgl, A., J. R. Ward, T. Foran, J. Dore, and S. Larson. 2015. Visions, beliefs, and transformation: exploring cross-sector and transboundary dynamics in the wider Mekong region. Ecology and Society 20(2): 15. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-07421-200215
The Crowding Out of Complex Social Goods
Indigenous Land and Sea Management Programs (ILSMPs) Enhance the Wellbeing of Indigenous Australians
Conservation and environmental management have been reported as offering opportunities to substantially improve the wellbeing of Indigenous people. Using the holistic wellbeing impact evaluation (W-IE) approach-well suited for use in Indigenous communities-we interviewed 190 Indigenous Australians across four communities. All communities were involved in the Indigenous land and sea management programs (ILSMPs). Our study explored the conceptualis…
What is technology adoption? Exploring the agricultural research value chain for smallholder farmers in Lao PDR
Transdisciplinary agricultural research in Lao PDR
The ability of community based natural resource management to contribute to development as freedom and the role of access
Ribot’s access constraints mediate the generation of development benefits from community based natural resource management and co-management systems and programs. Context-specific access constraints also interact with diverse understandings of what constitutes development to create benefits that are non-linear through time, multi or uni-level, prone to hysteresis, socially mediated, vary through space and experienced quite differently by differen…
Using measures of wellbeing for impact evaluation: Proof of concept developed with an Indigenous community undertaking land management programs in northern Australia
Combining insights from literature on the Theory of Change, Impact Evaluation, and Wellbeing, we develop a novel approach to assessing impacts. Intended beneficiaries identify and rate factors that are important to their wellbeing, their satisfaction with those factors now, and before an intervention. Qualitative responses to questions about perceived changes and causes of change are linked to quantitative data to draw inferences about the existe…
Understanding feedback relationships between resources, functionings and well-being: A case study of seaweed farming and artisanal processing in Indonesia
Sustainable and inclusive development of finfish mariculture in Cambodia: Perceived barriers to engagement and expansion
Applying a South-South Triangular Cooperation approach to capacity building: Bridging technological gaps and supporting sustainable mariculture in Cambodia
Although the bulk of aquaculture production originates from countries of the Global South, agricultural research-for-development activities are primarily funded by countries of the Global North. This is despite recognised technology gaps between Global North donors and Global South beneficiaries that often limit adoption of interventions. In this paper we evaluate the outcomes of a South-South Triangular Cooperation (SSTC) project between Cambodi…
Using Indigenous mental models to conceptualise and report on ecosystems services and benefits
We explore relations between Indigenous and the Western conceptualisation of flows of services from nature to people, and specifically, flow of ecosystem services as per SEEA-EA accounting framework developed and promoted by the United Nations. This case study was a partnership with the Nywaigi Traditional Owners from North Queensland Australia and was conducted as a series of workshops with the Nywaigi representatives. We present Nywaigi concept…
Supporting the transition from ‘beneficiary’ to ‘pivotal’ role in South-South Triangular Cooperation: A case study of an agricultural-research-for-development project
South-South Triangular Cooperation (SSTC) is increasingly gaining traction as an international development approach, providing an intermediate modality between North-South and South-South Cooperation approaches. Successful implementation of SSTC-based approaches requires former beneficiary partners to transition to the role of pivotal partners. Based on our own experience with an agricultural-research-for-development (AR4D) project involving Camb…
Ecosystem accounting through first nations’ lenses: Integrating the Seea-EA and Indigenous knowledge systems
The UN System of Environmental-Economic Accounting-Ecosystem Accounting (SEEA-EA) provides a framework for integrating information about the environment and the economy, organising information about ecosystems, measuring ecosystem services, and tracking change. We explore how SEEA-EA can incorporate First Nations' conceptualisation of nature and cultural connections to traditional lands. We identify multiple entry avenues, propose key principles …
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