Katherine R O’brien
Biographic Data
| ID | 4815147 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Katherine R O’brien |
| GIVEN NAMES | Katherine R |
| FAMILY NAME | O’brien |
| SIGNATURE | O’BRIEN K R |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Queensland |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8972-9161 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Trade-off between water-saving and cooling objectives
Irrigating urban greenery can be an effective strategy to mitigate heat. However, as drought-heatwave combined events become more prevalent, cooling efforts may be compromised by water-saving strategies. This paper considers the heat implications of restricting irrigation and aims to further understanding of how water-saving and cooling objectives compete. Using ecohydrological modelling, validated for Melbourne, Australia, five irrigation scenar…
The Impossibility of ‘Good Mothering’ in Child Welfare Systems When Referred for Non-Traditional Harms
Due to harmful narratives within child welfare and child protection services and systems, mothers in contact with these services who aim to meet the symbolic representation of the ‘ideal mother’ frequently find themselves being portrayed as the ‘bad mother’, even when their referral is ‘non-traditional’ (i.e., not specifically due to their perceived harmful actions or inactions). Through ‘ideal mother’ symbolism and narratives, there is disenfran…
Reducing global land-use pressures with seaweed farming
An ecological footprint for an early learning centre
In this study, engineers and educators worked together to adapt and apply the ecological footprint (EF) methodology to an early learning centre in Brisbane, Australia. Results were analysed to determine how environmental impact can be reduced at the study site and more generally across early childhood settings. It was found that food, transport and energy consumption had the largest impact on the centre’s overall footprint. In transport and energ…
An ecological footprint for an early learning centre
In this study, engineers and educators worked together to adapt and apply the ecological footprint (EF) methodology to an early learning centre in Brisbane, Australia. Results were analysed to determine how environmental impact can be reduced at the study site and more generally across early childhood settings. It was found that food, transport and energy consumption had the largest impact on the centre’s overall footprint. In transport and energ…
Reducing global land-use pressures with seaweed farming
An ecological footprint for an early learning centre
In this study, engineers and educators worked together to adapt and apply the ecological footprint (EF) methodology to an early learning centre in Brisbane, Australia. Results were analysed to determine how environmental impact can be reduced at the study site and more generally across early childhood settings. It was found that food, transport and energy consumption had the largest impact on the centre’s overall footprint. In transport and energ…
Reducing global land-use pressures with seaweed farming
Trade-off between water-saving and cooling objectives
Irrigating urban greenery can be an effective strategy to mitigate heat. However, as drought-heatwave combined events become more prevalent, cooling efforts may be compromised by water-saving strategies. This paper considers the heat implications of restricting irrigation and aims to further understanding of how water-saving and cooling objectives compete. Using ecohydrological modelling, validated for Melbourne, Australia, five irrigation scenar…
The Impossibility of ‘Good Mothering’ in Child Welfare Systems When Referred for Non-Traditional Harms
Due to harmful narratives within child welfare and child protection services and systems, mothers in contact with these services who aim to meet the symbolic representation of the ‘ideal mother’ frequently find themselves being portrayed as the ‘bad mother’, even when their referral is ‘non-traditional’ (i.e., not specifically due to their perceived harmful actions or inactions). Through ‘ideal mother’ symbolism and narratives, there is disenfran…
Ecological footprint (2 works) · Ecology (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Environmental Science (2 works) · Greenhouse gas (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Sustainability (2 works) · Agricultural land (1 work) · Agriculture (1 work)