Research Output per year
Personal profile
Biography
I graduated from UWA with a Bachelor of Science (with Honours) in 2004. I worked for 3 years for the Department of Planning, in the coastal planning team, before returning to UWA to undertake a PhD in environmental economics. After completing my doctorate in 2011 I have specialised in developing decision tools for natural hazard mitigation and environmental management, non-market valuation of environmental resources and adoption of agricultural management practices. I am based in the northern agricultural region, with strong links to the farming community.
Roles and responsibilities
My current position is Research Fellow, on projects funded by the Bushfire and Natural Hazard Cooperative Research Centre and ARC Centre of Excellence for Environmental Decisions.
Future research
I am keenly interested in valuing agricultural extension and understanding the adoption drivers for agricultural research.
I have a number of projects suitable for Honours research students and research scholarships may be available for talented students.
I have a number of projects suitable for Honours research students and research scholarships may be available for talented students.
Funding overview
Florec, V, Hailu, A, Pannell, D, Rogers, A, Gibson, F 2017, 'Economics of natural hazards (2017-20)', Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC. $545,000.
Burton, M, Rogers, A, Gibson, F 2015, 'MB Hub - Project B1 - Road testing decision support tools via case study applications', University of Tasmania ex National Environmental Science Program NESP. $49,000.
Ansell, D, Gibson, F and Salt, D 2014, ‘Improving return on investment in agri-environmental schemes’, ARC Centre for Excellence in Environmental Decisions and NERP Environmental Decisions Hub Student/Post-doctoral Working Groups & Workshop Grant. $19,600.
Gibson, F and Rogers, A 2013, ‘Decision science: explaining successes and missed opportunities for use in conservation policy’, ARC Centre for Excellence in Environmental Decisions and NERP Environmental Decisions Hub Student/Post-doctoral Working Groups & Workshop Grant. $15,423.
Burton, M, Rogers, A, Gibson, F 2015, 'MB Hub - Project B1 - Road testing decision support tools via case study applications', University of Tasmania ex National Environmental Science Program NESP. $49,000.
Ansell, D, Gibson, F and Salt, D 2014, ‘Improving return on investment in agri-environmental schemes’, ARC Centre for Excellence in Environmental Decisions and NERP Environmental Decisions Hub Student/Post-doctoral Working Groups & Workshop Grant. $19,600.
Gibson, F and Rogers, A 2013, ‘Decision science: explaining successes and missed opportunities for use in conservation policy’, ARC Centre for Excellence in Environmental Decisions and NERP Environmental Decisions Hub Student/Post-doctoral Working Groups & Workshop Grant. $15,423.
Previous positions
President and Councillor, WA Branch, Australasian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society
Research
My research aim is to provide better advice to decision makers on effective policy design, adoption and the factors driving community values of such policies. Currently I’m working on:
Identifying and estimating the value of health, social and environmental impacts from natural disasters.
Modelling trade-offs between environmental, social and economic outcomes from fire management strategies.
Estimating the value to farmers from agricultural extension.
Understanding how decision makers use research to design agri-environment policy and the design features of successful agri-environment schemes.
Identifying and estimating the value of health, social and environmental impacts from natural disasters.
Modelling trade-offs between environmental, social and economic outcomes from fire management strategies.
Estimating the value to farmers from agricultural extension.
Understanding how decision makers use research to design agri-environment policy and the design features of successful agri-environment schemes.
External positions
GRDC Western Panel, Grains Research & Development Corporation (GRDC)
1 Sep 2017 → …Environment Committee, Mingenew Irwin Group, Mingenew Irwin Group
Board Member, Mingenew Midwest Expo
Research expertise keywords
- Non-market valuation
- Environmental economics
- Natural resource management
- Natural resource economics
- Environmental policy
- Water source valuation
- Fire risk management
- Ecological economics
- Structural equation modelling
- Interdisciplinary research
- Decision tools
- Cost-benefit analysis
- Community environmental attitudes
- Agricultural policy
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Research Output
Valuing non-market economic impacts from natural hazards
Rogers, A. A., Dempster, F. L., Hawkins, J. I., Johnston, R. J., Boxall, P. C., Rolfe, J., Kragt, M. E., Burton, M. P. & Pannell, D. J., 22 Aug 2019, In : Natural Hazards.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article
Open Access
Public willingness to pay for carbon farming and its co-benefits (vol 126, pg 125, 2016)
Kragt, M. E., Gibson, F. L., Maseyk, F. & Wilson, K. A., Jul 2018, In : Ecological Economics. 149, p. 306-306 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter
Factors influencing the use of decision support tools in the development and design of conservation policy
Gibson, F. L., Rogers, A. A., Smith, A. D. M., Roberts, A., Possingham, H., McCarthy, M. & Pannell, D. J., 1 Apr 2017, In : Environmental Science and Policy. 70, p. 1-8 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
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14
Citations
(Scopus)
465
Downloads
(Pure)
How economics can further the success of ecological restoration
Iftekhar, M. S., Polyakov, M., Ansell, D., Gibson, F. & Kay, G. M., 1 Apr 2017, In : Conservation Biology. 31, 2, p. 261-268 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article
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25
Citations
(Scopus)
429
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(Pure)
Antipodean agricultural and resource economics at 60: Trends in topics, authorship and collaboration
Polyakov, M., Gibson, F. & Pannell, D., Oct 2016, In : Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics. 60, 4, p. 506-515Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
4
Citations
(Scopus)
Projects
ex R&D4P - Closing the loop, Black Soldier Fly technology to convert agricultural waste into high quality fertiliser and soil improvers from DAWR
Jenkins, S., Kragt, M., Ryan, M., Guzzomi, A., Dempster, F., Vercoe, P., Waite, I., Kidd, D., Santini, T., Siddique, K. & Abbott, L.
18/04/19 → 15/08/22
Project: Research
Economics of natural hazards (2017-20)
Florec, V., Hailu, A., Pannell, D., Rogers, A. & Dempster, F.
Bushfire CRC (Cooperative Research Centre)
1/07/17 → 30/06/20
Project: Research
MB Hub - Project B1 - Road testing decision support tools via case study applications
Burton, M., Rogers, A. & Dempster, F.
National Environmental Science Program NESP
1/07/15 → 30/06/18
Project: Research