Alex Baumber
Biographic Data
| ID | 6195392 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alex Baumber |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alex |
| FAMILY NAME | Baumber |
| SIGNATURE | BAUMBER A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Technology Sydney |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8560-8661 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 14 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| 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…
Transforming individuals, transforming relations
There is a growing interest in transformative learning in higher education as it provides a unique lens for understanding how to prepare students to think creatively and act purposefully in shaping a more sustainable and equitable world. This study explores student experiences and perceptions of transformative learning within a four-year transdisciplinary combined degree in an Australian university. Drawing on Mezirow’s, Grund et al.’s, and Hogga…
Educating for societal transitions
We write this at a challenging time for many universities around the world. Fingers unlock alerts from group chats with colleagues across Australia affected by cuts to their institutions. We are co
Constructive discussion
Increased polarisation and unwillingness to engage with difference create obstacles to addressing complex societal challenges. This can be observed across numerous countries in relation to controversial issues such as climate change, immigration, inequality, housing affordability and racial justice. In this article, we explore the potential for ‘constructive discussion’ to help address these societal challenges. Constructive discussion emphasises…
Work-integrated professional learning
Work-integrated learning (WIL) is widely used to connect students with the world of work and authentic industry practices. WIL research and practice is primarily focused on the benefits to students and universities, whilst the value of WIL to partner organisations remains relatively underexplored. This study takes an industry, government and community partner-centric perspective to examine learning in partner organisations stimulated through enga…
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…
Transforming sustainability education through transdisciplinary practice
Addressing urban sustainability challenges through transformative learning requires learners to be receptive to alternative viewpoints and to critically analyse their own assumptions and worldviews. Higher education institutions have an important role to play in addressing such challenges through their capacity to bring together diverse stakeholders and implement structured learning activities that can enable transformation on a personal and soci…
From barriers to boundary objects
Resilient utopias
Utopian thinking has intersected with the practicalities of community-building for thousands of years, with today's ecovillages being one recent expression of this nexus. Many utopian or "intentional" communities founded in the aftermath of World War 2 are now over 50 years old and have demonstrated a capacity to survive numerous disturbances in that time whilst retaining their essential function, identity, and sense of common purpose. Such commu…
Sharing begins at home
Understanding patterns of information sourcing and motivations to collaborate among absentee landholders
Assessing resilience to underpin implementation of Land Degradation Neutrality
Synergies between Land Degradation Neutrality goals and existing market-based instruments
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…
Assessing resilience to underpin implementation of Land Degradation Neutrality
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…
Sharing begins at home
Understanding patterns of information sourcing and motivations to collaborate among absentee landholders
Synergies between Land Degradation Neutrality goals and existing market-based instruments
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…
Assessing resilience to underpin implementation of Land Degradation Neutrality
Synergies between Land Degradation Neutrality goals and existing market-based instruments
Understanding patterns of information sourcing and motivations to collaborate among absentee landholders
Sharing begins at home
Transforming sustainability education through transdisciplinary practice
Addressing urban sustainability challenges through transformative learning requires learners to be receptive to alternative viewpoints and to critically analyse their own assumptions and worldviews. Higher education institutions have an important role to play in addressing such challenges through their capacity to bring together diverse stakeholders and implement structured learning activities that can enable transformation on a personal and soci…
From barriers to boundary objects
Resilient utopias
Utopian thinking has intersected with the practicalities of community-building for thousands of years, with today's ecovillages being one recent expression of this nexus. Many utopian or "intentional" communities founded in the aftermath of World War 2 are now over 50 years old and have demonstrated a capacity to survive numerous disturbances in that time whilst retaining their essential function, identity, and sense of common purpose. Such commu…
Work-integrated professional learning
Work-integrated learning (WIL) is widely used to connect students with the world of work and authentic industry practices. WIL research and practice is primarily focused on the benefits to students and universities, whilst the value of WIL to partner organisations remains relatively underexplored. This study takes an industry, government and community partner-centric perspective to examine learning in partner organisations stimulated through enga…
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…
Educating for societal transitions
We write this at a challenging time for many universities around the world. Fingers unlock alerts from group chats with colleagues across Australia affected by cuts to their institutions. We are co
Constructive discussion
Increased polarisation and unwillingness to engage with difference create obstacles to addressing complex societal challenges. This can be observed across numerous countries in relation to controversial issues such as climate change, immigration, inequality, housing affordability and racial justice. In this article, we explore the potential for ‘constructive discussion’ to help address these societal challenges. Constructive discussion emphasises…
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…
Transforming individuals, transforming relations
There is a growing interest in transformative learning in higher education as it provides a unique lens for understanding how to prepare students to think creatively and act purposefully in shaping a more sustainable and equitable world. This study explores student experiences and perceptions of transformative learning within a four-year transdisciplinary combined degree in an Australian university. Drawing on Mezirow’s, Grund et al.’s, and Hogga…
Political science (7 works) · Business (6 works) · Economics (5 works) · Public relations (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Environmental resource management (4 works) · Economic growth (3 works) · Engineering (3 works) · Geography (3 works)