Jacqueline Lau
Biographic Data
| ID | 3708415 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jacqueline Lau |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jacqueline |
| FAMILY NAME | Lau |
| SIGNATURE | LAU J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Australian Research Council |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0403-8423 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 52 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 18 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Assessing and improving social equity in marine conservation
Social equity is increasingly recognised as a fundamental principle in marine conservation. Global conservation policies now contain commitments to equitable management and governance, yet practical guidance on how to understand and assess equity in marine conservation remains limited. In this methodological paper, we introduce our process for developing three conceptually grounded, practical and adaptable approaches for assessing equity in marin…
Reducing Bycatch in Offshore Commercial Fisheries
Reducing fisheries bycatch is a global challenge, with social factors playing a significant role in the adoption of mitigation measures (MMs). This study investigates these factors within Argentina’s offshore commercial bottom trawl fleet, where research remains limited. Through a qualitative approach, 29 interviews with key stakeholders were conducted to explore perceptions of bycatch and MMs. Analysis revealed four main barriers to MMs uptake: …
Overcoming lock-in of science-policy responses to reef heating
Marine heating is the long-term climate-induced warming of oceans. Marked by more frequent, longer and widespread marine heatwave events, the severity of marine heating is generating catastrophic impacts on reef peoples and ecosystems. Here, we examine the range of policy solutions proposed to address reef heating. We find that, until recently, science-informed policy solutions were dominated by recommendations for more ‘inclusive adaptation’ and…
The Effects of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Pediatric Orthopedic Injuries
Although there was a reduction in acute orthopedic trauma referrals, many injury mechanisms displayed similar trends regardless of restrictions. We clinically observed an overall increase in the severity of pediatric orthopedic injuries during the COVID-19 pandemic
Triple exposure
Covid-19 impacts on food systems in fisheries-dependent island communities
Policies designed to contain the COVID-19 pandemic have impacted food systems worldwide. How impacts played out in local food systems, and how these affected the lived experiences of different people is only just coming to light. We conducted a structured analysis of the impacts of COVID-19 containment policies on the food systems of small-scale fishing communities in Kenya, Papua New Guinea, and Saint Lucia, based on interviews with men and wome…
Social and temporal dynamics mediate the distribution of ecosystem service benefits from a small-scale fishery
Small-scale fisheries are important for the livelihoods and food security of millions of people in low-income countries. Sustainably managing these dynamic social-ecological systems requires understanding links between ecosystems and human well-being: the focus of ecosystem service approaches. However, in-depth exploration of how co-production and temporal dynamics shape ecosystem benefits in small-scale fisheries remain nascent. There is thus an…
‘Bunkering down’
Complex networks of relationships among and between people and nature (social‐ecological networks) play an important role in sustainability; yet, we have limited empirical understanding of their temporal dynamics. We empirically examine the evolution of a social‐ecological network in a common‐pool resource system faced with escalating social and environmental change over the past two decades. We first draw on quantitative and qualitative data col…
An applied research agenda for navigating diverse livelihood challenges in rural coastal communities in the tropics
Gender equality in climate policy and practice hindered by assumptions
Covid-19 impacts on coastal communities in Kenya
Morals and climate decision-making
Preliminary lessons from Covid-19 disruptions of small-scale fishery supply chains
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and associated mitigation measures have disrupted global systems that support the health, food and nutrition security, and livelihoods of billions of people. These disruptions have likewise affected the small-scale fishery (SSF) sector, disrupting SSF supply chains and exposing weaknesses in the global seafood distribution system. To inform future development of adaptive capacity and resilience in the sector, it is i…
Social determinants of adaptive and transformative responses to climate change
Environmental justice in coastal systems
Life in the Pacific is characterised by interconnected, fast and slow socio-ecological change. These changes inevitably involve navigating questions of justice, as they shift who benefits from, owns, and governs resources, and whose claims and rights are recognized. Thus, greater understanding of perceptions of environmental justice within communities will be crucial to support fair adaptation. We contend that an environmental justice approach of…
Access to marine ecosystem services
Building adaptive capacity to climate change in tropical coastal communities
Identity, subjectivity and natural resource use
Identity, subjectivity and natural resource use
Environmental justice in coastal systems
Life in the Pacific is characterised by interconnected, fast and slow socio-ecological change. These changes inevitably involve navigating questions of justice, as they shift who benefits from, owns, and governs resources, and whose claims and rights are recognized. Thus, greater understanding of perceptions of environmental justice within communities will be crucial to support fair adaptation. We contend that an environmental justice approach of…
Preliminary lessons from Covid-19 disruptions of small-scale fishery supply chains
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and associated mitigation measures have disrupted global systems that support the health, food and nutrition security, and livelihoods of billions of people. These disruptions have likewise affected the small-scale fishery (SSF) sector, disrupting SSF supply chains and exposing weaknesses in the global seafood distribution system. To inform future development of adaptive capacity and resilience in the sector, it is i…
Access to marine ecosystem services
Morals and climate decision-making
Identity, subjectivity and natural resource use
Building adaptive capacity to climate change in tropical coastal communities
Access to marine ecosystem services
Social determinants of adaptive and transformative responses to climate change
Environmental justice in coastal systems
Life in the Pacific is characterised by interconnected, fast and slow socio-ecological change. These changes inevitably involve navigating questions of justice, as they shift who benefits from, owns, and governs resources, and whose claims and rights are recognized. Thus, greater understanding of perceptions of environmental justice within communities will be crucial to support fair adaptation. We contend that an environmental justice approach of…
Gender equality in climate policy and practice hindered by assumptions
Covid-19 impacts on coastal communities in Kenya
Morals and climate decision-making
Preliminary lessons from Covid-19 disruptions of small-scale fishery supply chains
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and associated mitigation measures have disrupted global systems that support the health, food and nutrition security, and livelihoods of billions of people. These disruptions have likewise affected the small-scale fishery (SSF) sector, disrupting SSF supply chains and exposing weaknesses in the global seafood distribution system. To inform future development of adaptive capacity and resilience in the sector, it is i…
Social and temporal dynamics mediate the distribution of ecosystem service benefits from a small-scale fishery
Small-scale fisheries are important for the livelihoods and food security of millions of people in low-income countries. Sustainably managing these dynamic social-ecological systems requires understanding links between ecosystems and human well-being: the focus of ecosystem service approaches. However, in-depth exploration of how co-production and temporal dynamics shape ecosystem benefits in small-scale fisheries remain nascent. There is thus an…
‘Bunkering down’
Complex networks of relationships among and between people and nature (social‐ecological networks) play an important role in sustainability; yet, we have limited empirical understanding of their temporal dynamics. We empirically examine the evolution of a social‐ecological network in a common‐pool resource system faced with escalating social and environmental change over the past two decades. We first draw on quantitative and qualitative data col…
An applied research agenda for navigating diverse livelihood challenges in rural coastal communities in the tropics
Triple exposure
Covid-19 impacts on food systems in fisheries-dependent island communities
Policies designed to contain the COVID-19 pandemic have impacted food systems worldwide. How impacts played out in local food systems, and how these affected the lived experiences of different people is only just coming to light. We conducted a structured analysis of the impacts of COVID-19 containment policies on the food systems of small-scale fishing communities in Kenya, Papua New Guinea, and Saint Lucia, based on interviews with men and wome…
Overcoming lock-in of science-policy responses to reef heating
Marine heating is the long-term climate-induced warming of oceans. Marked by more frequent, longer and widespread marine heatwave events, the severity of marine heating is generating catastrophic impacts on reef peoples and ecosystems. Here, we examine the range of policy solutions proposed to address reef heating. We find that, until recently, science-informed policy solutions were dominated by recommendations for more ‘inclusive adaptation’ and…
The Effects of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Pediatric Orthopedic Injuries
Although there was a reduction in acute orthopedic trauma referrals, many injury mechanisms displayed similar trends regardless of restrictions. We clinically observed an overall increase in the severity of pediatric orthopedic injuries during the COVID-19 pandemic
Assessing and improving social equity in marine conservation
Social equity is increasingly recognised as a fundamental principle in marine conservation. Global conservation policies now contain commitments to equitable management and governance, yet practical guidance on how to understand and assess equity in marine conservation remains limited. In this methodological paper, we introduce our process for developing three conceptually grounded, practical and adaptable approaches for assessing equity in marin…
Reducing Bycatch in Offshore Commercial Fisheries
Reducing fisheries bycatch is a global challenge, with social factors playing a significant role in the adoption of mitigation measures (MMs). This study investigates these factors within Argentina’s offshore commercial bottom trawl fleet, where research remains limited. Through a qualitative approach, 29 interviews with key stakeholders were conducted to explore perceptions of bycatch and MMs. Analysis revealed four main barriers to MMs uptake: …
Geography (11 works) · Business (9 works) · Economics (9 works) · Environmental resource management (9 works) · Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (8 works) · Ecology (8 works) · Political science (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Climate change (6 works) · Environmental planning (6 works)