A/Prof. Kevin O'Toole |
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| Position | Associate Professor | |
| kevin.otoole@deakin.edu.au | ||
| Area | School of Humanities and Social Sciences | |
| Phone | +61 3 556 33490 | |
| Campus | Warrnambool | |
| Location | Warrnambool Campus | |
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Associate Professor Kevin O’Toole has a strong background in research and development related to sustainability, climate change and rural communities. Presently he is one of the theme leaders in a large CSIRO funded project involving seven Universities across Australia entitled the Barriers to the Uptake of Science in Coastal Zone Management. His most recent research has focused on six areas: catchment to regional scale indicators of sustainability; integrating environmental, social and economic measures at local level; community governance; demand management for domestic water; comparative land use analysis; and evaluation of allied health retention in rural areas. Associate Professor O’Toole plays a strong leadership role in research in close collaboration with local, national and international scholars. He recently received the Vice-chancellor’s award for Excellence in Research which was based upon his research in interdisciplinary projects that focus on sustainability. |
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Master of Politics and Policy |
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Editorial Board of journal Rural Society |
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| Research link | View Deakin associated research data | |
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22nd April 2013