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Johnson, Elspeth L. "Emigration from Scotland to Queensland, Australia 1885-1888". Thesis, University of Dundee, 2004. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.564047.
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Qi, Xin. "Socio-environmental factors and suicide in Queensland, Australia". Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2009. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/30317/1/Xin_Qi_Thesis.pdf.
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Suicide has drawn much attention from both the scientific community and the public. Examining the impact of socio-environmental factors on suicide is essential in developing suicide prevention strategies and interventions, because it will provide health authorities with important information for their decision-making. However, previous studies did not examine the impact of socio-environmental factors on suicide using a spatial analysis approach.
The purpose of this study was to identify the patterns of suicide and to examine how socio-environmental factors impact on suicide over time and space at the Local Governmental Area (LGA) level in Queensland. The suicide data between 1999 and 2003 were collected from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Socio-environmental variables at the LGA level included climate (rainfall, maximum and minimum temperature), Socioeconomic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA) and demographic variables (proportion of Indigenous population, unemployment rate, proportion of population with low income and low education level). Climate data were obtained from Australian Bureau of Meteorology. SEIFA and demographic variables were acquired from ABS. A series of statistical and geographical information system (GIS) approaches were applied in the analysis. This study included two stages. The first stage used average annual data to view the spatial pattern of suicide and to examine the association between socio-environmental factors and suicide over space. The second stage examined the spatiotemporal pattern of suicide and assessed the socio-environmental determinants of suicide, using more detailed seasonal data.
In this research, 2,445 suicide cases were included, with 1,957 males (80.0%) and 488 females (20.0%). In the first stage, we examined the spatial pattern and the determinants of suicide using 5-year aggregated data. Spearman correlations were used to assess associations between variables. Then a Poisson regression model was applied in the multivariable analysis, as the occurrence of suicide is a small probability event and this model fitted the data quite well. Suicide mortality varied across LGAs and was associated with a range of socio-environmental factors. The multivariable analysis showed that maximum temperature was significantly and positively associated with male suicide (relative risk [RR] = 1.03, 95% CI: 1.00 to 1.07). Higher proportion of Indigenous population was accompanied with more suicide in male population (male: RR = 1.02, 95% CI: 1.01 to 1.03). There was a positive association between unemployment rate and suicide in both genders (male: RR = 1.04, 95% CI: 1.02 to 1.06; female: RR = 1.07, 95% CI: 1.00 to 1.16). No significant association was observed for rainfall, minimum temperature, SEIFA, proportion of population with low individual income and low educational attainment.
In the second stage of this study, we undertook a preliminary spatiotemporal analysis of suicide using seasonal data. Firstly, we assessed the interrelations between variables. Secondly, a generalised estimating equations (GEE) model was used to examine the socio-environmental impact on suicide over time and space, as this model is well suited to analyze repeated longitudinal data (e.g., seasonal suicide mortality in a certain LGA) and it fitted the data better than other models (e.g., Poisson model). The suicide pattern varied with season and LGA. The north of Queensland had the highest suicide mortality rate in all the seasons, while there was no suicide case occurred in the southwest. Northwest had consistently higher suicide mortality in spring, autumn and winter. In other areas, suicide mortality varied between seasons. This analysis showed that maximum temperature was positively associated with suicide among male population (RR = 1.24, 95% CI: 1.04 to 1.47) and total population (RR = 1.15, 95% CI: 1.00 to 1.32). Higher proportion of Indigenous population was accompanied with more suicide among total population (RR = 1.16, 95% CI: 1.13 to 1.19) and by gender (male: RR = 1.07, 95% CI: 1.01 to 1.13; female: RR = 1.23, 95% CI: 1.03 to 1.48). Unemployment rate was positively associated with total (RR = 1.40, 95% CI: 1.24 to 1.59) and female (RR=1.09, 95% CI: 1.01 to 1.18) suicide. There was also a positive association between proportion of population with low individual income and suicide in total (RR = 1.28, 95% CI: 1.10 to 1.48) and male (RR = 1.45, 95% CI: 1.23 to 1.72) population. Rainfall was only positively associated with suicide in total population (RR = 1.11, 95% CI: 1.04 to 1.19). There was no significant association for rainfall, minimum temperature, SEIFA, proportion of population with low educational attainment. The second stage is the extension of the first stage. Different spatial scales of dataset were used between the two stages (i.e., mean yearly data in the first stage, and seasonal data in the second stage), but the results are generally consistent with each other.
Compared with other studies, this research explored the variety of the impact of a wide range of socio-environmental factors on suicide in different geographical units. Maximum temperature, proportion of Indigenous population, unemployment rate and proportion of population with low individual income were among the major determinants of suicide in Queensland. However, the influence from other factors (e.g. socio-culture background, alcohol and drug use) influencing suicide cannot be ignored. An in-depth understanding of these factors is vital in planning and implementing suicide prevention strategies.
Five recommendations for future research are derived from this study: (1) It is vital to acquire detailed personal information on each suicide case and relevant information among the population in assessing the key socio-environmental determinants of suicide; (2) Bayesian model could be applied to compare mortality rates and their socio-environmental determinants across LGAs in future research; (3) In the LGAs with warm weather, high proportion of Indigenous population and/or unemployment rate, concerted efforts need to be made to control and prevent suicide and other mental health problems; (4) The current surveillance, forecasting and early warning system needs to be strengthened, to trace the climate and socioeconomic change over time and space and its impact on population health; (5) It is necessary to evaluate and improve the facilities of mental health care, psychological consultation, suicide prevention and control programs; especially in the areas with low socio-economic status, high unemployment rate, extreme weather events and natural disasters.
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Qi, Xin. "Socio-environmental factors and suicide in Queensland, Australia". Queensland University of Technology, 2009. http://eprints.qut.edu.au/30317/.
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Suicide has drawn much attention from both the scientific community and the public. Examining the impact of socio-environmental factors on suicide is essential in developing suicide prevention strategies and interventions, because it will provide health authorities with important information for their decision-making. However, previous studies did not examine the impact of socio-environmental factors on suicide using a spatial analysis approach.
The purpose of this study was to identify the patterns of suicide and to examine how socio-environmental factors impact on suicide over time and space at the Local Governmental Area (LGA) level in Queensland. The suicide data between 1999 and 2003 were collected from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Socio-environmental variables at the LGA level included climate (rainfall, maximum and minimum temperature), Socioeconomic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA) and demographic variables (proportion of Indigenous population, unemployment rate, proportion of population with low income and low education level). Climate data were obtained from Australian Bureau of Meteorology. SEIFA and demographic variables were acquired from ABS. A series of statistical and geographical information system (GIS) approaches were applied in the analysis. This study included two stages. The first stage used average annual data to view the spatial pattern of suicide and to examine the association between socio-environmental factors and suicide over space. The second stage examined the spatiotemporal pattern of suicide and assessed the socio-environmental determinants of suicide, using more detailed seasonal data.
In this research, 2,445 suicide cases were included, with 1,957 males (80.0%) and 488 females (20.0%). In the first stage, we examined the spatial pattern and the determinants of suicide using 5-year aggregated data. Spearman correlations were used to assess associations between variables. Then a Poisson regression model was applied in the multivariable analysis, as the occurrence of suicide is a small probability event and this model fitted the data quite well. Suicide mortality varied across LGAs and was associated with a range of socio-environmental factors. The multivariable analysis showed that maximum temperature was significantly and positively associated with male suicide (relative risk [RR] = 1.03, 95% CI: 1.00 to 1.07). Higher proportion of Indigenous population was accompanied with more suicide in male population (male: RR = 1.02, 95% CI: 1.01 to 1.03). There was a positive association between unemployment rate and suicide in both genders (male: RR = 1.04, 95% CI: 1.02 to 1.06; female: RR = 1.07, 95% CI: 1.00 to 1.16). No significant association was observed for rainfall, minimum temperature, SEIFA, proportion of population with low individual income and low educational attainment.
In the second stage of this study, we undertook a preliminary spatiotemporal analysis of suicide using seasonal data. Firstly, we assessed the interrelations between variables. Secondly, a generalised estimating equations (GEE) model was used to examine the socio-environmental impact on suicide over time and space, as this model is well suited to analyze repeated longitudinal data (e.g., seasonal suicide mortality in a certain LGA) and it fitted the data better than other models (e.g., Poisson model). The suicide pattern varied with season and LGA. The north of Queensland had the highest suicide mortality rate in all the seasons, while there was no suicide case occurred in the southwest. Northwest had consistently higher suicide mortality in spring, autumn and winter. In other areas, suicide mortality varied between seasons. This analysis showed that maximum temperature was positively associated with suicide among male population (RR = 1.24, 95% CI: 1.04 to 1.47) and total population (RR = 1.15, 95% CI: 1.00 to 1.32). Higher proportion of Indigenous population was accompanied with more suicide among total population (RR = 1.16, 95% CI: 1.13 to 1.19) and by gender (male: RR = 1.07, 95% CI: 1.01 to 1.13; female: RR = 1.23, 95% CI: 1.03 to 1.48). Unemployment rate was positively associated with total (RR = 1.40, 95% CI: 1.24 to 1.59) and female (RR=1.09, 95% CI: 1.01 to 1.18) suicide. There was also a positive association between proportion of population with low individual income and suicide in total (RR = 1.28, 95% CI: 1.10 to 1.48) and male (RR = 1.45, 95% CI: 1.23 to 1.72) population. Rainfall was only positively associated with suicide in total population (RR = 1.11, 95% CI: 1.04 to 1.19). There was no significant association for rainfall, minimum temperature, SEIFA, proportion of population with low educational attainment. The second stage is the extension of the first stage. Different spatial scales of dataset were used between the two stages (i.e., mean yearly data in the first stage, and seasonal data in the second stage), but the results are generally consistent with each other.
Compared with other studies, this research explored the variety of the impact of a wide range of socio-environmental factors on suicide in different geographical units. Maximum temperature, proportion of Indigenous population, unemployment rate and proportion of population with low individual income were among the major determinants of suicide in Queensland. However, the influence from other factors (e.g. socio-culture background, alcohol and drug use) influencing suicide cannot be ignored. An in-depth understanding of these factors is vital in planning and implementing suicide prevention strategies.
Five recommendations for future research are derived from this study: (1) It is vital to acquire detailed personal information on each suicide case and relevant information among the population in assessing the key socio-environmental determinants of suicide; (2) Bayesian model could be applied to compare mortality rates and their socio-environmental determinants across LGAs in future research; (3) In the LGAs with warm weather, high proportion of Indigenous population and/or unemployment rate, concerted efforts need to be made to control and prevent suicide and other mental health problems; (4) The current surveillance, forecasting and early warning system needs to be strengthened, to trace the climate and socioeconomic change over time and space and its impact on population health; (5) It is necessary to evaluate and improve the facilities of mental health care, psychological consultation, suicide prevention and control programs; especially in the areas with low socio-economic status, high unemployment rate, extreme weather events and natural disasters.
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Copland, Mark Stephen. "Calculating Lives: The Numbers and Narratives of Forced Removals in Queensland 1859 - 1972". Thesis, Griffith University, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10072/367813.
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European expansion caused dramatic dislocation for Aboriginal populations in the landmass that became the state of Queensland. On the frontiers, violence, abductions and forced relocations occurred on a largely informal basis condoned by colonial governments. The introduction of protective legislation in the late nineteenth century created a formal state-directed legal and administrative framework for the forcible removal and institutionalisation of Aboriginal people. This became the cornerstone for policy direction in Queensland and remained so into the mid-twentieth century. This thesis traces the development of policies and practices of removal in Queensland from their beginnings in the nineteenth century through to their dismantling in the mid-twentieth century. There has been much historical research into frontier violence and processes of dispossession in Queensland. The focus of this study is the systematic analysis of archival data relating to the forced removals of the twentieth century. The study has its genesis in an Australian Research Council Strategic Partnership with Industry — Research and Training Scheme (SPIRT) grant. This grant enabled the construction of a Removals Database, which provides a powerful tool with which to interrogate available records pertaining to removals of Aboriginal people in Queensland. Removals were a crucial element in the gathering and exploitation of Aboriginal labourers during the twentieth century. They also constituted a major form of control for the departments responsible for Aboriginal affairs within the Queensland administration. Tensions between a policy of complete segregation and the demand for Aboriginal labour in the wider community existed throughout the period of study. While segregation was implemented to an extent in relation to targeted sections of the Aboriginal population, such as “half-caste” females, employer insistence on access to reliable, cheap Aboriginal labour invariably took precedence. Detailed analysis of recorded reasons for removals demonstrates that they are unreliable in explaining why individuals were actually removed. They show a changing focus over time. Fluctuations in numbers of removals for different years reflect reasons not officially acknowledged in the records, such as the need to populate newly created reserves and establish institutional communities. They tell us little about the situation of Aboriginal people, but much about the racial thinking of the time. This study contributes to our knowledge base about the implementation and extent of Aboriginal child separation in Queensland. A comprehensive estimate of the number of separations concludes that one in six Aboriginal children in Queensland were separated from their natural families as a result of past policies. Local Aboriginal Protectors (usually police officers) played a major role in the way that the policy of removals was implemented. Local factors often determined the extent of removals as much as policy direction in the centralised Office of the Chief Protector of Aborigines. Removals took place across vast distances, and the Chief Protector was often totally reliant on local protectors for information and advice. This meant that employers and local protectors could have a major impact on the rate of removals in a given location. Responses of both Protectors and Aboriginal people to the policy of removals were not always compliant. Some Protectors worked to ensure that local Aboriginal people could remain in their own community and geographical location. Aboriginal people demonstrated a degree of resistance to the policy and there are a numerous recorded examples of extraordinary human endurance where they travelled large distances in difficult circumstances to return to their original locations and communities. The policy of removals impacted on virtually every Aboriginal family in the state of Queensland and the effects of the dislocations continue to be experienced to this day.Thesis (PhD Doctorate)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
School of Arts, Media and Culture
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O'Donoghue, Peter John. "Characterization of parasitic protozoa in Australia /". [St. Lucia, Qld.], 2004. http://www.library.uq.edu.au/pdfserve.php?image=thesisabs/absthe.pdf.
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Wright, Tarah Sharon Alexandra. "Investigating community-based coastal zone management in Queensland, Australia". Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1998. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/tape17/PQDD_0014/MQ36542.pdf.
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Skae, Andrew. "The petrology of the Buckland volcanic province, Central Queensland, Australia". Thesis, University of Oxford, 1998. http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:e2a73f94-5e7b-4c3e-98e5-bd052dbf3205.
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Calvey, Jo. "Women's experiences of the workers' compensation system in Queensland, Australia". Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 2002. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/731.
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This was a phenomenological study undertaken to understand women's experience of the workers' compensation system. Eleven women were interviewed. They ranged in age from twenty-five to sixty-five years and represented diverse socio-economic and educational backgrounds. All women were from a non-indigenous background. The initial question to women was "Can you tell me what it is like to be involved in the workers' compensation system?" The narratives were analysed and interpreted using Hycner's (1985) phenomenological guidelines. Five core themes were found: negative versus positive/neutral experiences, the workplaces response and role in the process, women's experiences of payouts and tribunals, reasons why women may not claim workers' compensation, and the impact of the process on each women and their family(s). Acker's theory of 'gendered institutions' was used to understand why "many apparently gender-neutral processes are sites of gender production" (Acker, 1992b, p. 249). The experiences of the eleven women suggested that the workers' compensation system in Queensland is gendered; 'The women indicated that the workers compensation process was a disincentive to making a claim. WorkCover was viewed as siding with the employer, bureaucratic in nature and lacking values associated with empathy, sympathy and caring. Recommendations for improvements to the workers' compensation included: establish legal obligations and enforcement of occupational health and safety responsibilities to injured or ill workers; adoption of occupational health and safety values by employers; change the attitudes of employers (recognising women as breadwinners and workers are not disposable); a single case manager to advocate for injured or ill workers; recognition of mental and emotional consequences of an injury or illness provision of rehabilitation that recognises mental and emotional factors as well as the importance of family participation; greater involvement of employers and employees in the rehabilitation process; and finally, improved service delivery which involves consistency, ethics, clarity, (regarding the WorkCover process for injured workers and employers), accountability and involvement of all parties. The knowledge embedded in the interviews, expressed through core stories and themes, was essential to making women's voices visible and providing an insight into service delivery based on women's experiences and needs.
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Yazdani, Mehr Shabnam. "Adaptive reuse of heritage listed city halls in Queensland, Australia". Thesis, Griffith University, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10072/387684.
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Adaptive reuse incorporates a range of changes to existing buildings, from maintaining a building due to its specific values to changing the function of the building for new uses, either completely or partially. Much research has been undertaken in the field of adaptive reuse in Australia, mainly in relation to office and commercial buildings. A review of existing studies on adaptive reuse confirms a knowledge gap relating to the adaptive reuse of different building types including heritage buildings. Based on these findings, and in regard to heritage and typology research focus, heritage listed city halls were selected for study. City halls are often iconic well-known local buildings that are usually heritage listed. City halls are important since, although most heritage listed city halls officially belong to local governments, the community also has a strong sense of belonging to them. Heritage listed city halls have undergone adaptation over time; however, there is scarce research related to adaptive reuse of this specific building type.
The aim of this thesis is to investigate and analyse the adaptive reuse of heritage listed city halls in Queensland, Australia. To achieve this aim, there three research questions arise. Literature review facilitates in addressing research questions by providing information about different approaches to adaptive reuse, the identification of drivers and challenges to adaptive reuse, and the analysis of assessment and decision making models related to adaptive reuse. From the reviewed literature, two conceptual frameworks in terms of drivers and challenges to adaptive reuse are established. In addition to conceptual frameworks and based on the analysis of existing assessment models, a new model for assessing adaptability in heritage buildings is proposed.
The study applies a qualitative research methodology through different research methods such as case study, archival research, document and content analysis, interview, and on-site observation to achieve the required level of triangulation. Having acknowledged the scarcity of existing studies on the adaptive reuse of heritage listed city halls, six Queensland heritage listed city halls are selected as case studies for this thesis. Case studies are investigated and analysed based on interviews, archival research, document and content analysis, and on-site observation. The proposed conceptual frameworks and the new proposed model are applied to each case study.
The analysis of case studies reveals that although stylistic restoration is criticised by many authors and charters such as ICOMOS, it is apparent that the adaptation of heritage listed city halls in Queensland is mainly based on stylistic restoration, through restoring a heritage building based on its original condition when it was constructed. Applying the conceptual frameworks to case studies strongly suggest that even though some drivers and challenges have not been considered by previous researchers in the adaptation of heritage buildings, these factors are applicable to the adaptive reuse of heritage listed city halls. The study identifies new drivers and challenges applicable to this building type. All identified drivers and challenges are grouped into eight different categories. Identified drivers of and challenges to adaptive reuse result in the development of two conceptual frameworks and a model exclusively for heritage listed city halls in Queensland. This can be used by students, local and State governments, practitioners and professionals in this field.Thesis (PhD Doctorate)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
School of Eng & Built Env
Science, Environment, Engineering and Technology
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Reif, Alison. "Waves of change : economic development and social wellbeing in Cardwell, North Queensland, Australia". University of Western Australia. School of Social and Cultural Studies, 2008. http://theses.library.uwa.edu.au/adt-WU2009.0184.
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This thesis is an anthropological study of local understandings of economic development in a small regional town in far North Queensland, Australia. How do preferences regarding lifestyle and social wellbeing impact on those living in the community? The study takes a particular interest in the aspirations, values and choices of the residents and their desires for the future and the future of their town. Throughout this thesis I argue that social wellbeing and lifestyle are important factors in Cardwell residents' choices and feature predominantly in their approaches to economic development. I contextualise this study through a comparative analysis of the effects of economic development on the wellbeing and lifestyle of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people in the Cardwell region of north Australia. This comparison arises firstly from an anthropological interest in the circumstances of Australian Aboriginal people as a significant minority in regional towns. Explicit attention is directed toward the Aboriginal people of the Cardwell region as they constitute a socially and culturally distinct sector of the local population. Secondly, my study explores ways in which comparative work of this kind may be instructive on cultural issues relevant to economic development. This is a study of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people, who live in similar circumstances, and who, I propose, regard factors other than economic development as important. It is argued that while the Cardwell region does not provide ample nor a variety of economic opportunities, outward migration remains undesirable to many residents.
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Gunstone, Andrew. "The formal reconciliation process in Australia 1991-2000 /". [St. Lucia, Qld.], 2004. http://www.library.uq.edu.au/pdfserve.php?image=thesisabs/absthe17996.pdf.
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Stewart, Geoff D. "Welfare aspects of commercial poultry housing in Australia /". [St. Lucia, Qld.], 2005. http://www.library.uq.edu.au/pdfserve.php?image=thesisabs/absthe18975.pdf.
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Kear, Louise. "Growing political apathy in Australia : a study of the gap between the self-perception and the public perception of politicians and its meaning /". St. Lucia, Qld, 2004. http://www.library.uq.edu.au/pdfserve.php?image=thesisabs/absthe.pdf.
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Clarke, Robert. "The utopia of the senses : white travellers in black Australia, 1980-2002 /". [St. Lucia, Qld.], 2006. http://www.library.uq.edu.au/pdfserve.php?image=thesisabs/absthe19149.pdf.
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Woodhouse, Andrew James. "Social capital and the economic development of regional Australia /". St. Lucia, Qld, 2004. http://www.library.uq.edu.au/pdfserve.php?image=thesisabs/absthe18020.pdf.
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Woodroffe, Sarah Alice. "Holocene relative sea-level changes in Cleveland Bay, north Queensland, Australia". Thesis, Durham University, 2006. http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/1293/.
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Full understanding of sea level, ice sheet and earth interactions during the Holocene, and the impact of current and future global sea-level rise requires observations of Holocene relative sea-level change from both near- and far-field locations. North Queensland is an ideal far-field location for testing models of mid/late Holocene global meltwater discharge and the viscosity structure of the solid earth, despite problems with indicators and gaps in its Holocene sea-level record. This thesis addresses inadequacies in the record of Holocene sea-level changes in North Queensland using for the first time a foraminifera-based transfer function, which employs vertically zoned modern intertidal and shallow subtidal calcareous foraminifera to reconstruct past water-level changes from fossil foraminiferal assemblages. This technique provides reconstructions which are of equal or greater vertical precision than reconstructions using mangrove mud or coral indicators on this coastline. AMS 14C dated calcareous foraminifera provide intra-site correlation of environmental and sealevel changes over the past 6000 calibrated years. This thesis also highlights problems which limit the applicability of the transfer function technique in this environment, including poor preservation of agglutinated foraminifera in fossil sediments and reworking of Holocene intertidal and shallow subtidal sediments which is not obvious from visual, bio- or litho-stratigraphical analysis. By creating new sea-level index points and re-calibrating existing ones from other indicators I infer the general form of the mid/late Holocene sea-level record in central North Queensland as sea level rising above its present value prior to 6700 cal years BP, with relatively stable sea level 1-2.3 m above present between 6700-5000 cal years BP, and between 1-2.8 m above present between 5000-3000 cal years BP. This is followed by sea-level fall to between 0.4-0.8 m above present until 1200 cal years BP and subsequent slow fall to present. This sea-level data supports theories suggested by geophysical models of a gradual end to global ice sheet melt, with melting ending after 5000 cal years BP.
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Brady, James P. "Heavy metals in the sediments of Northern Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia". Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2015. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/89686/6/89686%28thesis%29.pdf.
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This project was the first comprehensive assessment of heavy metals to be conducted in the sediments of Northern Moreton Bay since the 1970s and found that shipping and shipping related activities contributed significantly to the level of sediment contamination in the area. The study was also used to develop and test new methods of assessing heavy metal sediment quality.
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Ghazani, Maryam. "The relationship between temperature and infectious gastrointestinal diseases in Queensland, Australia". Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2020. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/196758/1/Maryam_Ghazani_Thesis.pdf.
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This research examined trends in gastrointestinal infections in tropical and subtropical regions over an 11-year period in Queensland. Higher rates were confirmed of Campylobacter and Salmonella GI infections in tropical than in temperate regions with rates increasing over time in both regions and an increased relative risk when the mean daily temperature exceeded temperature thresholds. The increased risk continued for up to 5 days after the index "heat" day, but the maximum effect was observed two days after the heat event. However, a significant association between heatwaves and GI infections in a same time period could not be identified.
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Mohd, Abdullah Maizah. "Ecological Studies of the Mangrove-Associated Meiofauna in Southeast Queensland, Australia". Thesis, Griffith University, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10072/367507.
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Meiofauna are ubiquitous but poorly-studied components of soft-bottom marine communities around the world, including mangroves. However, information on the ecological role of the meiofauna in subtropical intertidal habitats is scarce compared to knowledge of the benthic macrofauna. The dynamic environmental conditions and heterogeneous sediments of mangroves present challenges to understanding the structure of mangrove meiofaunal assemblages at various spatial and temporal scales. This study was designed to elucidate the ecological role of the meiofauna in mangroves by studying their three main ecological elements: 1) assemblages structure; 2) top-down interaction with macrofauna; and 3) bottom-up interaction in terms of nutrient utilisation.
Firstly, how meiofaunal assemblage respond to estuarine sediment conditions was described by analysing the assemblages associated with different mangrove species (Avicennia marina, Rhizophora stylosa and Aegiceras corniculatum) at three locations in sub-tropical Southeast Queensland, Australia. Secondly, the significance and nature of top-down control on the density of meiofauna based on their interactions with deposit- feeding crabs was investigated in a mangrove and the adjoining sandflat.Thesis (PhD Doctorate)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Griffith School of Environment
Science, Environment, Engineering and Technology
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Manoharan, Sittampalam R. "Development of Structural Deterioration Models for Flexible Pavements in Queensland, Australia". Thesis, Griffith University, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10072/398093.
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The principal aim of this research study was to improve the reliability of structural performance prediction for pavement structural condition. The intention of this research was to provide accurate information upon which decisions can be made, regarding when and how a particular road network needs to be rehabilitated, and where the associated budget should be allocated. The project focused on developing structural deterioration models for flexible pavements for the Queensland road network using Traffic Speed Deflectometer (TSD) data collected over a five-years period by the Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR), Queensland.
The Falling Weight Deflectometer (FWD) is a non-destructive testing device which has been used by many road agencies worldwide since 1980's, primarily for structural evaluation of flexible pavements for pavement design and evaluation of structural integrity. In early 2000, the world's first Doppler based TSD was developed by Greenwood Engineering. Currently more than ten TSD vehicles are in use worldwide. Two main advantages of the TSD technology are its ability to carry out continuous bearing capacity measurements, rather than measurements at discrete points, and the ability to conduct tests at traffic speed without the need for lane closure, as is the case for a stationary device, such as, the FWD.
To achieve the desired outcomes, of this study a comprehensive review of locally and internationally available literature related to deflection data collection, interpretation and analysis was undertaken. This provided a clearer understanding of the research undertaken in the past and closed the existing knowledge gap on structural performance. Furthermore, an initial research study carried out to examine the structural performance of flexible pavements using TSD for network-level analysis, generated some interesting findings that deflection data collected by TSD can be easily transformed into FWD- equivalent Structural Numbers. Additionally, this study has successfully established a correlation between maximum deflections TSD-D0 and FWD-D0 derived from the two devices. In this study, TMR's tolerable-deflection FWD equations are transformed to TSD- based equations through the derived TSD and FWD relationship. Subsequently, a methodology has been developed to predict structural remaining life from the measured TSD deflection data.
The major part of this research was devoted to develop structural deterioration models for flexible pavements for Queensland roads. The structural deterioration model is a critical input in the pavement management system for predicting structural performance and pavement rehabilitation needs. A simple, practically implementable concept was adopted in this study to develop the models. These deterioration models were developed by using five years of time series TSD deflection data as a function of other readily available data through adopting data mining techniques and tools. This study successfully established robust and simple structural deterioration models that will enable road agencies to incorporate available TSD data in the pavement management system for developing network-level pavement investment strategies. Furthermore, the deterioration models were developed as a function of maximum deflection (D0) and adjusted structural number. These models were useful as most of the currently available pavement management software can incorporate these models without making any major changes to the program.
In conclusion, this is the first research carried out in Queensland using a large amount of network level data collected by TSD for developing structural deterioration models. The findings of the research make a significant and original contribution to knowledge and narrow the knowledge gap of practically using structural data at a network level. The structural deterioration models developed in this research will assist road agencies in the sustainable management of ageing road assets and provide them with greater insights into pavement conditions.Thesis (PhD Doctorate)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
School of Eng & Built Env
Science, Environment, Engineering and Technology
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Monsour, Anne Maureen. "Negotiating a place in a white Australia : Syrian/Lebanese in Australia, 1880 to 1947, a Queensland case study /". [St. Lucia, Qld], 2004. http://www.library.uq.edu.au/pdfserve.php?image=thesisabs/absthe18258.pdf.
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Hollingworth, Samantha. "The contraceptive behaviour of young women in Australia /". St. Lucia, Qld, 2002. http://www.library.uq.edu.au/pdfserve.php?image=thesisabs/absthe17767.pdf.
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Navie, Sheldon. "The biology of Parthenium hysterophorus L. in Australia /". [St. Lucia, Qld.], 2002. http://www.library.uq.edu.au/pdfserve.php?image=thesisabs/absthe17123.pdf.
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Athanasiov, Arthur. "Improving the safety of grain augers in Australia /". St. Lucia, Qld, 2004. http://www.library.uq.edu.au/pdfserve.php?image=thesisabs/absthe18074.pdf.
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Kaplan, Gisela. "Vocal behaviour of Australian magpies (Gymnorhina tibicen) : a study of vocal development, song learning, communication and mimicry in the Australia magpie /". [St. Lucia, Qld.], 2005. http://www.library.uq.edu.au/pdfserve.php?image=thesisabs/absthe18686.pdf.
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Longstaff, Benjamin J. "Investigations into the light requirements of seagrasses in Northeast Australia /". St. Lucia, Qld, 2003. http://www.library.uq.edu.au/pdfserve.php?image=thesisabs/absthe17246.pdf.
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Swijghuisen, Reigersberg Muriel E. "Choral singing and the construction of Australian Aboriginal identities : an applied ethnomusicological study in Hopevale, Northern Queensland, Australia". Thesis, University of Roehampton, 2008. https://pure.roehampton.ac.uk/portal/en/studentthesis/choral-singing-and-the-construction-of-australian-aboriginal-identities(2c7db4a0-7884-49c8-a02e-0c41595a04b9).html.
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This thesis examines the effects that choral singing can have on the construction of Australian Aboriginal identities. The research is based on outcomes of an applied ethnomusicological project undertaken in the Lutheran Australian Aboriginal community of Hopevale, Northern Queensland Australia between September 2004 and June 2005. The project methodology used was participatory action research (PAR). I facilitated the Hopevale Community Choir to promote local wellbeing. The theoretical basis underpinning this approach is outlined in chapter one. Chapter two looks at the practicalities of the applied methodology and how I developed an ethnographically informed approach to choral facilitation. In the third chapter I use choir members’ biographies to investigate how choral singing influenced the lives of individual singers. Here I describe Hopevalian performance aesthetics based on the concept of ‘communal individuality’ where individual performers are seen as being as important as the choir as a whole. Chapter four, five and six discuss the influences of Australian social history and local Hopevalian history on the construction of identities. Chapter four presents the nonlocalised meta-theory related to constructs of Aboriginality. Chapters five and six examine localised, context-specific Hopevalian history and historiography and its impact on constructs of Hopevalian identity. In chapter six I show how hymnody was used in Hopevale during missionisation to influence local identities. In chapter seven I describe the choir’s four-day tour through Northern Queensland. I use the tour to further examine the relationship between Aboriginality, spirituality, tourism and wellbeing in relation to choral singing. The conclusion functions as an evaluation and summary of the applied project. It assesses the implications of the research outcomes and offers suggestions for future research. Throughout this thesis there is an emphasis on Aboriginal diversity, a concern for ‘voice’ in the construction of ethnography and advocacy for Aboriginal rights.
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Rollinson, Daniel J., i n/a. "Synanthropy of the Australian Magpie: A Comparison of Populations in Rural and Suburban Areas of Southeast Queensland, Australia". Griffith University. Australian School of Environmental Studies, 2004. http://www4.gu.edu.au:8080/adt-root/public/adt-QGU20040924.152124.
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The urbanised environment provides ecologists with unique situations in which to undertake ecological study. It has been said that urbanisation is like a natural experiment; we often have populations of animals that have gone from living in natural or semi-natural environments to living in a highly modified anthropogenic environment. These situations provide ideal settings to study the ecological and behavioural differences that may develop in populations located in different habitats. Urbanisation typically results in a minority of species dominating the fauna, and this thesis aimed to examine one such species, the Australian magpie. Despite the magpie being a common and well-liked suburban bird, the majority of previous research on this species has been undertaken within rural or exurban locations. This thesis aimed to examine what actually happens to the species when it lives in the suburban environment. In particular I focused on specific behavioural and ecological features, to see if there were any particular adaptations the suburban magpies showed and also if the suburban habitats provide certain resources favourable to the magpies and what ecological effects these may have. Comparisons of the territory structure and resources of rural and suburban magpies showed that although many features of the territory are similar between rural and suburban locations, notably the choice of native nest trees, magpie territories within suburban areas were smaller and contained more anthropogenic features. The reduced territory size may possibly be related to a greater abundance of key food resources also evident within suburban areas. Furthermore, suburban magpies are more successful in their foraging attempts, again possibly reflecting a more abundant food supply in suburbia and also the simplified nature of suburban foraging areas might facilitate more successful foraging. The increased foraging success is likely to explain the greater provisioning rate to nestling suburban magpies. Suburban magpies also utilised human provided foods. I quantified the extent of wildlife feeding within many of the suburban study sites of this thesis (through the use of questionnaire surveys). In each of the locations it was evident that at least one person (usually more) was providing a regular supply of food to wildlife and magpies appeared to be the main recipients of this food. Previous ecological studies suggest the provision of extra food to avian populations is likely to affect the breeding ecology, and this was so for magpies. The suburban populations initiated breeding significantly earlier than rural magpies. To test the influence of food, supplementary food was provided to rural magpies, not currently receiving any additional human provided foods. The fed rural magpies initiated breeding before control rural magpies (i.e. not receiving any additional food) but suburban magpies still initiated breeding before all other groups. This suggests additional factors present within suburbia, such as warmer temperatures, may also control the timing of breeding in magpies. Magpies in rural and suburban locations lived within different vertebrate communities. Within suburban magpie territories a greater number of intrusions were made by domestic animals, notably dogs (Canis lupus) and cats (Felis domesticus). The frequency of raptors entering the territorial areas occupied by magpies appears to suggest such events are more common in rural areas. The number of humans entering magpie territories was obviously greater in the more populated suburban areas and the majority of magpies responded neutrally to humans. However a group of magpies that previously exhibited extreme aggression towards humans were found to have a greater frequency of aggressive interactions with potential predatory intruders, which were primarily humans. Subsequent examination of the level of corticosterone from this aggressive group of magpies found that a high level of aggressive interactions with potential predators and humans is reflected in higher level of corticosterone, which may have implications for further behavioural and even physiological changes. An ability to habituate to human in urbanised areas is a key attribute of successful synanthropic species. Comparisons of magpies disturbance distances at different points along the urban gradient (the gradient that runs from the urbaised city to natural wildlands) found suburban magpies only responded to humans when they had approached to a close distance (often less than one metre) and many simply walked away to avoid the approaching human. Rural and exurban magpies responded to humans at greater distances than suburban magpies. The distance at which they responded to the human was usually 100 meters plus, and these magpies always flew away. A continuation of this investigation over a temporal scale again found the large difference in response to humans, with suburban magpies exhibiting a decreased response towards humans. However, a certain proportion of responses from suburban magpies were also aggressive. The examination of disturbance distance over the breeding season found that in suburban magpies the responses of most disturbance distance variables remained similar between breeding stages. Rural magpies, however, exhibited variation in their responses towards humans depending on the stage of breeding. It is suggested that the response of rural magpies may be a typical fear response towards an unusual potential threat. The studies presented in this thesis show that magpies have the behavioural capacity to take advantage of resources in suburban landscapes that are not available or are in lessor supply in rural landscapes, it is these abilities that facilitate the magpies synanthropy.
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Rollinson, Daniel J. "Synanthropy of the Australian magpie a comparison of populations in rural and suburban areas of southeast Queensland, Australia /". Connect to this title online, 2003. http://www4.gu.edu.au:8080/adt-root/public/adt-QGU20040924.152124/.
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Rollinson, Daniel J. "Synanthropy of the Australian Magpie: A Comparison of Populations in Rural and Suburban Areas of Southeast Queensland, Australia". Thesis, Griffith University, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10072/367089.
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The urbanised environment provides ecologists with unique situations in which to undertake ecological study. It has been said that urbanisation is like a natural experiment; we often have populations of animals that have gone from living in natural or semi-natural environments to living in a highly modified anthropogenic environment. These situations provide ideal settings to study the ecological and behavioural differences that may develop in populations located in different habitats. Urbanisation typically results in a minority of species dominating the fauna, and this thesis aimed to examine one such species, the Australian magpie. Despite the magpie being a common and well-liked suburban bird, the majority of previous research on this species has been undertaken within rural or exurban locations. This thesis aimed to examine what actually happens to the species when it lives in the suburban environment. In particular I focused on specific behavioural and ecological features, to see if there were any particular adaptations the suburban magpies showed and also if the suburban habitats provide certain resources favourable to the magpies and what ecological effects these may have. Comparisons of the territory structure and resources of rural and suburban magpies showed that although many features of the territory are similar between rural and suburban locations, notably the choice of native nest trees, magpie territories within suburban areas were smaller and contained more anthropogenic features. The reduced territory size may possibly be related to a greater abundance of key food resources also evident within suburban areas. Furthermore, suburban magpies are more successful in their foraging attempts, again possibly reflecting a more abundant food supply in suburbia and also the simplified nature of suburban foraging areas might facilitate more successful foraging. The increased foraging success is likely to explain the greater provisioning rate to nestling suburban magpies. Suburban magpies also utilised human provided foods. I quantified the extent of wildlife feeding within many of the suburban study sites of this thesis (through the use of questionnaire surveys). In each of the locations it was evident that at least one person (usually more) was providing a regular supply of food to wildlife and magpies appeared to be the main recipients of this food. Previous ecological studies suggest the provision of extra food to avian populations is likely to affect the breeding ecology, and this was so for magpies. The suburban populations initiated breeding significantly earlier than rural magpies. To test the influence of food, supplementary food was provided to rural magpies, not currently receiving any additional human provided foods. The fed rural magpies initiated breeding before control rural magpies (i.e. not receiving any additional food) but suburban magpies still initiated breeding before all other groups. This suggests additional factors present within suburbia, such as warmer temperatures, may also control the timing of breeding in magpies. Magpies in rural and suburban locations lived within different vertebrate communities. Within suburban magpie territories a greater number of intrusions were made by domestic animals, notably dogs (Canis lupus) and cats (Felis domesticus). The frequency of raptors entering the territorial areas occupied by magpies appears to suggest such events are more common in rural areas. The number of humans entering magpie territories was obviously greater in the more populated suburban areas and the majority of magpies responded neutrally to humans. However a group of magpies that previously exhibited extreme aggression towards humans were found to have a greater frequency of aggressive interactions with potential predatory intruders, which were primarily humans. Subsequent examination of the level of corticosterone from this aggressive group of magpies found that a high level of aggressive interactions with potential predators and humans is reflected in higher level of corticosterone, which may have implications for further behavioural and even physiological changes. An ability to habituate to human in urbanised areas is a key attribute of successful synanthropic species. Comparisons of magpies disturbance distances at different points along the urban gradient (the gradient that runs from the urbaised city to natural wildlands) found suburban magpies only responded to humans when they had approached to a close distance (often less than one metre) and many simply walked away to avoid the approaching human. Rural and exurban magpies responded to humans at greater distances than suburban magpies. The distance at which they responded to the human was usually 100 meters plus, and these magpies always flew away. A continuation of this investigation over a temporal scale again found the large difference in response to humans, with suburban magpies exhibiting a decreased response towards humans. However, a certain proportion of responses from suburban magpies were also aggressive. The examination of disturbance distance over the breeding season found that in suburban magpies the responses of most disturbance distance variables remained similar between breeding stages. Rural magpies, however, exhibited variation in their responses towards humans depending on the stage of breeding. It is suggested that the response of rural magpies may be a typical fear response towards an unusual potential threat. The studies presented in this thesis show that magpies have the behavioural capacity to take advantage of resources in suburban landscapes that are not available or are in lessor supply in rural landscapes, it is these abilities that facilitate the magpies synanthropy.Thesis (PhD Doctorate)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Australian School of Environmental Studies
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Mujdrica, Stefan. "Gold-bearing volcanic breccia complexes related to carboniferous-permian magmatism, North Queensland, Australia". Thesis, Rhodes University, 1994. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1005577.
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Gold-bearing volcanic breccia complexes are the major sources of gold in the Tasman Fold Belt System in north Queensland. The Tasman Fold Belt System represents the site of continental accretion as a series of island-arcs and intra-arc basins with accompanying thick sedimentation, volcanism, plutonism, tectonism and mineralisation. In north Queensland, the fold belt system comprises the Hodgkinson-Broken River Fold Belt, Thomson Fold Belt, New England Fold Belt and the Georgetown Inlier. The most numerous ore deposits are associated with calc-alkaline volcanics and granitoid intrusivesof the transitional tectonic stage of the fold belt system. The formation and subsequent gold mineralisation of volcanic breccia complexes are related to Permo-Carboniferous magmatism within the Thomson Fold Belt and Georgetown Inlier. The two most important producing areas are at Mount Leyshon and Kidston mines, which are high tonnage, low-grade gold deposits. The Mount Leyshon breccia complex was emplaced along the contact between CambroOrdovician metasedimentary and metavolcanic rocks, and Ordovician-Devonian I-type granitoids of the Lolworth-Ravenswood Block. The Kidston breccia complex is located on a major lithological contact between the Early to Middle Proterozoic . Einasleigh Metamorphics and the Silurian-Devonian Oak River Granodiorite. The principal hosts to the gold mineralisation at the Mount Leyshon and Kidston deposits, are breccia pipes associated with several episodes of porphyry intrusives. The goldbearing magmatic-hydrothermal and phreatomagmatic breccias post-date the development of a porphyry-type protore. The magmatic-hydrothermal breccias were initially emplaced without the involvement of meteoric-hydrothermal fluids, within a closed system. Later magma impulses reached higher levels in the cooled upper magma chamber, where meteoric water invaded the fracture system. This produced an explosive emplacement of phreatomagmatic breccias, as seen at Mount Leyshon. Widespread sericitisation and pyrite mineralisation are common, with cavity fill, disseminated and fracturelveincontrolled gold and base metal sulphides. The Kidston and Mount Leyshon breccia complexes have hydrothermal alteration and mineralisation characteristics of the 'Lowell-Guilbert Model'. However, the argillic zone is generally not well defined. The gold travelled as chloride complexes with the hydrothermal fluids before being deposited into cavities and fractures of the breccias. Later stage epithermal deposits formed at the top of the breccia complexes that were dominantly quartz-adularia-sericite-type. The erosion, collapse and further intrusion of later porphyry phases allowed the upper parts of the breccia complexes to mix with the lower hydrothermal systems. Exploration for gold-related volcanic breccia complexes is directed at identifying hydrothermal alteration. This is followed by detailed ground studies including geological, mineralogical, petrological and geochemical work, with the idea of constructing a 'model' that can be tested with subsequent subsurface work (e.g. drilling). Geomorphology, remote sensing, geochemistry, geophysics, petrology, isotopes and fluid inclusions are recommended exploration techniques for the search of gold-bearing volcanic breccia complexes. Spectral remote sensing has especially become an important tool for the detection of hydrothermal alteration. Clay and iron minerals of the altered rock, within the breccia complexes, have distinctive spectral characteristics that can be recognisable in multispectral images from the Landsat thematic mapper. The best combination of bands, when using TM remote sensing for hydrothermally altered rock, are 3/5/7 or 4/5/7. The breccia complexes have exploration signatures represented as topographic highs, emplaced within major structural weaknesses, associated I-type granitic batholiths, early potassic alteration with overprint of sericitic alteration, and an associated radiometric high and magnetic low. The exploration for gold-bearing volcanic breccia complex deposits cannot be disregarded, because of the numerous occurrences that are now the major gold producers in north Queensland.
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Sickel, Jamie L. "TPACK Development in Science Teacher Preparation: A Case Study in Queensland, Australia". Ohio University / OhioLINK, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1457379586.
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Peters, Mark David. "Taxonomic analysis of a middle cretaceous megafossil plant assemblage from Queensland, Australia". Title page, contents and abstract only, 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/2440/20397.
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Eyre, Bradley David. "Nutrient behaviour in the tropical Moresby River-Estuary system North Queensland, Australia". Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 1994.
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Naish, Suchithra. "Spatial and temporal analysis of Barmah Forest virus disease in Queensland, Australia". Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2012. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/55047/1/Suchithra_Naish_Thesis.pdf.
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Barmah Forest virus (BFV) disease is one of the most widespread mosquito-borne diseases in Australia. The number of outbreaks and the incidence rate of BFV in Australia have attracted growing concerns about the spatio-temporal complexity and underlying risk factors of BFV disease. A large number of notifications has been recorded continuously in Queensland since 1992. Yet, little is known about the spatial and temporal characteristics of the disease. I aim to use notification data to better understand the effects of climatic, demographic, socio-economic and ecological risk factors on the spatial epidemiology of BFV disease transmission, develop predictive risk models and forecast future disease risks under climate change scenarios.
Computerised data files of daily notifications of BFV disease and climatic variables in Queensland during 1992-2008 were obtained from Queensland Health and Australian Bureau of Meteorology, respectively. Projections on climate data for years 2025, 2050 and 2100 were obtained from Council of Scientific Industrial Research Organisation. Data on socio-economic, demographic and ecological factors were also obtained from relevant government departments as follows: 1) socio-economic and demographic data from Australian Bureau of Statistics; 2) wetlands data from Department of Environment and Resource Management and 3) tidal readings from Queensland Department of Transport and Main roads.
Disease notifications were geocoded and spatial and temporal patterns of disease were investigated using geostatistics. Visualisation of BFV disease incidence rates through mapping reveals the presence of substantial spatio-temporal variation at statistical local areas (SLA) over time. Results reveal high incidence rates of BFV disease along coastal areas compared to the whole area of Queensland. A Mantel-Haenszel Chi-square analysis for trend reveals a statistically significant relationship between BFV disease incidence rates and age groups (ƒÓ2 = 7587, p<0.01). Semi-variogram analysis and smoothed maps created from interpolation techniques indicate that the pattern of spatial autocorrelation was not homogeneous across the state.
A cluster analysis was used to detect the hot spots/clusters of BFV disease at a SLA level. Most likely spatial and space-time clusters are detected at the same locations across coastal Queensland (p<0.05). The study demonstrates heterogeneity of disease risk at a SLA level and reveals the spatial and temporal clustering of BFV disease in Queensland.
Discriminant analysis was employed to establish a link between wetland classes, climate zones and BFV disease. This is because the importance of wetlands in the transmission of BFV disease remains unclear. The multivariable discriminant modelling analyses demonstrate that wetland types of saline 1, riverine and saline tidal influence were the most significant risk factors for BFV disease in all climate and buffer zones, while lacustrine, palustrine, estuarine and saline 2 and saline 3 wetlands were less important. The model accuracies were 76%, 98% and 100% for BFV risk in subtropical, tropical and temperate climate zones, respectively. This study demonstrates that BFV disease risk varied with wetland class and climate zone. The study suggests that wetlands may act as potential breeding habitats for BFV vectors.
Multivariable spatial regression models were applied to assess the impact of spatial climatic, socio-economic and tidal factors on the BFV disease in Queensland. Spatial regression models were developed to account for spatial effects. Spatial regression models generated superior estimates over a traditional regression model. In the spatial regression models, BFV disease incidence shows an inverse relationship with minimum temperature, low tide and distance to coast, and positive relationship with rainfall in coastal areas whereas in whole Queensland the disease shows an inverse relationship with minimum temperature and high tide and positive relationship with rainfall. This study determines the most significant spatial risk factors for BFV disease across Queensland.
Empirical models were developed to forecast the future risk of BFV disease outbreaks in coastal Queensland using existing climatic, socio-economic and tidal conditions under climate change scenarios. Logistic regression models were developed using BFV disease outbreak data for the existing period (2000-2008). The most parsimonious model had high sensitivity, specificity and accuracy and this model was used to estimate and forecast BFV disease outbreaks for years 2025, 2050 and 2100 under climate change scenarios for Australia.
Important contributions arising from this research are that: (i) it is innovative to identify high-risk coastal areas by creating buffers based on grid-centroid and the use of fine-grained spatial units, i.e., mesh blocks; (ii) a spatial regression method was used to account for spatial dependence and heterogeneity of data in the study area; (iii) it determined a range of potential spatial risk factors for BFV disease; and (iv) it predicted the future risk of BFV disease outbreaks under climate change scenarios in Queensland, Australia.
In conclusion, the thesis demonstrates that the distribution of BFV disease exhibits a distinct spatial and temporal variation. Such variation is influenced by a range of spatial risk factors including climatic, demographic, socio-economic, ecological and tidal variables. The thesis demonstrates that spatial regression method can be applied to better understand the transmission dynamics of BFV disease and its risk factors. The research findings show that disease notification data can be integrated with multi-factorial risk factor data to develop build-up models and forecast future potential disease risks under climate change scenarios. This thesis may have implications in BFV disease control and prevention programs in Queensland.
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Kelly, Gregory. "Development of a Sustainability Index for Local Roads in Southeast Queensland, Australia". Thesis, Griffith University, 2022. http://hdl.handle.net/10072/415807.
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A high-quality transportation system is a necessity in a modern economy. The road network is a common, and perhaps the most significant, component of a transportation system and an essential part of all modern economies. Road systems are developed to enable the safe movement of passenger vehicles and freight at reasonable speed. Meeting this objective is essential for an efficient economy. A functional road network is not only an important part of the transportation system but also an expensive investment. Good policy requires that infrastructure investment should provide a return on the investment. This investment warrants judicious management to ensure the infrastructure is maintained in a cost-effective manner.
This study proposed and developed the concept of a new Sustainability Index for Roads (SIR) using the three pillars of sustainability namely, economic, social and environmental. The reasons for implementing an index solely for roads are: to minimise the cost of road rehabilitation (has a high ongoing cost) (economic); involve the community (has little knowledge to make informed decisions) (social); and, to reduce the environmental impact of annual road rehabilitation programs across Australia (environmental).
This SIR provides an alternative approach to determine the optimal future target Pavement Condition Index (PCI) for a local government authority (LGA). The newly developed SIR includes a community consultation option to make a more informed decision when choosing a future target PCI. This decision involves balancing the community’s expectations (social pillar) regarding the annual road rehabilitation budget (economic pillar) with particular reference to the return on investment (ROI) for their annual road budget and both the financial and environmental costs (environmental pillar) of the different pavement design options for the rehabilitation of roads.
This study also produced a new tool for estimating the Return on Investment for the local government that provided their data for this study, for the rehabilitation of their road network. The study also provided a transparent low-cost method, to engage community representatives to consider what the community was willing to fund, using the ROI as above. The study also investigated the two most common road rehabilitation design types that incur different environmental impacts, from the local government works program. The study demonstrated that there is a difference in the environmental harm caused by the different road rehabilitation designs and that this difference can be shown in terms of costs to be incurred.
The SIR developed in this study equips the community with the knowledge to make informed decisions about the pavement condition and environmental harm they are willing to fund, paving the way for better road management by the relevant authority. The SIR is the community’s chosen Pavement Condition Index (PCI) after consideration the new ROI curve (Future PCI Versus annual Budgets) relative to the achieved PCI is an alternative road network specific measure of asset sustainability to the current Queensland ASR.Thesis (PhD Doctorate)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
School of Eng & Built Env
Science, Environment, Engineering and Technology
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Sharma, Suman. "Population Structure and Phylogeography of Four Freshwater Species in Southeast Queensland, Australia". Thesis, Griffith University, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10072/365400.
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Freshwater species are expected to show higher levels of genetic structuring than those inhabiting estuarine or marine environments because it is difficult for freshwater species to move between river systems. However, freshwater species that exhibit some tolerance to salt water may be capable of marine dispersal and therefore may show lower levels of genetic structuring. The species that are restricted to freshwater are likely to have genetic structures that reflect the history of those drainages. Various studies have attempted to use genetic data to infer past geomorphological changes. For example, stream rearrangements were thought to have influenced the distribution of genetic diversity in the purple spotted Gudgeon, Morgunda morgunda (Hurwood and Hughes, 1998). The main aim of this study was to resolve the relative significance of contemporary and historical events in structuring populations of freshwater species in southeast Queensland river systems. The study revolved around four freshwater species namely the ornate rainbow fish Rhadinocentrus ornatus, the empire gudgeon Hypseleotris compressa, the endemic freshwater shrimp Macrobrachium australiense and freshwater shrimp Macrobrachium tolmerum, and examined patterns of genetic variation using allozyme and mtDNA analysis and also previously established hypotheses of biogeographic association among these regions was tested. It was hypothesized that R. ornatus and M. australiense, which are restricted to freshwater, would display genetic structure similar to the species which had already been examined i.e., would show similarities among streams along the Sunshine Coast region only (Hughes et al., 1999), because these creeks were thought to have had a confluence before they reached the sea, during the last 10, 000 BP. The results for R. ornatus and M. australiense, were different from expectations, In contrast to earlier studies, there was evidence of restricted gene flow among sites within the Sunshine Coast region based on highly significant FST values. This was a surprising finding but suggested that gene flow among subpopulations is extremely limited in these two species in both past and present times. The high levels of genetic structure in R. ornatus and M. australiense suggest that they may have different dispersal behaviour from the previously studied species Oxleyan Pygmy Perch (Nannoperca oxleyana) (Hughes et al., 1998), even though they inhabit the same environment. The apparent difference between these two obligate freshwater species and Oxleyan Pygmy Perch (N. oxleyana) studies may be because R. ornatus and M. australiense may not have moved between adjacent streams even though they shared a confluence. Other reasons could be that they may also be more sensitive to elevated salinities than Oxleyan Pygmy Perch (N. oxleyana). These elevated salinities would have occurred at the lower reaches of the streams and thus could have restricted dispersal from one creek to the other for these two obligate freshwater species (R. ornatus and M. australiense). It was hypothesized that H. compressa and M. tolmerum would show lower levels of genetic structure than R. ornatus and M. australiense throughout the study areas because they can tolerate some marine conditions (Chapter 3 & 4). Genetic data for H. compressa supported this hypothesis, indicating that subpopulations of this species had low levels of mtDNA genetic differentiation, with many recently derived haplotypes which were widespread along the southeast Queensland coast. This suggested that there was existing gene flow among and between regions or recent demographic change in the populations sampled. On the other hand, genetic data on M. tolmerum did not support this hypothesis completely, because although allozyme analysis suggested gene flow between regions, mtDNA data suggested that gene flow was limited. The study demonstrated the importance of current and past events in shaping the genetic population structure of freshwater species of southeast Queensland river systems. The species that were thought to tolerate brackish water showed higher levels of connectivity among rivers than those that were restricted to freshwater, although M. tolmerum showed lower levels of connectivity than predicted. For R. ornatus and M. australiense, both contemporary and historical movements are extremely limited across the region. To conclude, the present study showed that R. ornatus and M. australiense have a genetic structure typical of freshwater species. On the other hand, H. compressa had a genetic structure more typical of estuarine or marine species, while M. tolmerum, had a pattern intermediate between freshwater and estuarine species.Thesis (PhD Doctorate)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
School of Environmental Studies
Science, Environment, Engineering and Technology
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Sergeant, Evan Stuart George. "Surveillance and risk assessment for ovine Johne's disease in Australia /". [St. Lucia, Qld.], 2003. http://www.library.uq.edu.au/pdfserve.php?image=thesisabs/absthe17427.pdf.
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Regan, Michael Ernest. "Infrastructure : a new asset class in Australia /". [St. Lucia, Qld.], 2004. http://www.library.uq.edu.au/pdfserve.php?image=thesisabs/absthe18636.pdf.
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Felemban, Ohood Othman. "Infection Prevention and Control Programs in Community-Based Home Visiting Nursing in Southeast Queensland, Australia: A Case Study". Thesis, Griffith University, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10072/367412.
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In Australia, healthcare settings are required to obtain and maintain formal accreditation by the Australian Council on Health Care Standards. One area of this accreditation is infection prevention and control. In addition to accreditation, healthcare settings are required to appoint an infection control professional to coordinate the local infection control programs. In addition to these requirements, healthcare settings in Queensland are required by law to implement an infection control management plan and take reasonable precautions to minimise the risk of Healthcare-Associated Infections [HAIs] through the identification of the infection risks and measures to be taken to prevent or minimise these risks. Such efforts must be consistent with relevant national infection control guidelines for healthcare settings. The National Health and Medical Research Council [NHMRC] published the Australian Guidelines for the Prevention and Control of Infection in Healthcare in which they established six key elements of a successful infection prevention and control program. The NHMRC guidelines are considered to be fundamental because they are based on the best available evidence and address the critical aspects of infection prevention and control in healthcare settings. The NHMRC guidelines are hospital-based. Donabedian’s theory was used as a conceptual structure for this study. The structure, processes and outcome strategies of infection prevention and control programs in CBHVN was explored in each organisation. The findings reveal that infection prevention and control programs were informally structured in CBHVNThesis (PhD Doctorate)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
School of Nursing and Midwifery
Griffith Health
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Kabir, Nahid Afrose. "The Muslims in Australia : an historical and sociological analysis, 1860-2002 /". [St. Lucia, Qld.], 2003. http://www.library.uq.edu.au/pdfserve.php?image=thesisabs/absthe16997.pdf.
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Christodoulou, Nicholas, of Western Sydney Hawkesbury University i Faculty of Environmental Management and Agriculture. "Learning to develop participative processes to improve farming systems in the Balonne Shire, Queensland". THESIS_FEMA_XXX_Christodoulou_N.xml, 2000. http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/302.
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This thesis develops two related themes.The first is that participatory approaches to agricultural research and extension can provide a sound process for all stakeholders to learn how to develop more sustainable agriculture. The second is that appropriate levels of participation can be used to link knowledge from three important sources: local knowledge, scientific knowledge and experiential knowledge.The thesis develops these two related themes by examining the inconsistencies between esposed theories of participatory approaches (i.e.intended behaviour) and theories in action (i.e. what is actually practised).The study was based upon the work of a major research, development and extension (R, D and E)project known as the Western Farming Systems Project (WSFP),which was concerned with the development of sustainable rotations and cropping practices in south western Queensland and north western N.S.W. between 1994-1999. The study was conducted in the Balonne Shire, centred on the town of St. George, Queensland, Australia.Master of Science (Hons)
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Alati, Rosa. "The health of migrant youth in Australia : a longitudinal study /". [St. Lucia, Qld.], 2004. http://www.library.uq.edu.au/pdfserve.php?image=thesisabs/absthe17677.pdf.
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Buckley, Amma. "Persecution complex : women, gender and refugee determination in Australia /". [St. Lucia, Qld.], 2003. http://www.library.uq.edu.au/pdfserve.php?image=thesisabs/absthe16981.pdf.
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Swee, Hannah. "On the edge of paradise : living with cyclones in Far North Queensland, Australia". Thesis, University College London (University of London), 2017. http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/1575407/.
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This thesis is an ethnography of how people live with recurring disaster threats in Far North Queensland, a region in the north east of Australia where cyclones are part of the annual cycle of weather. For the people who inhabit this region, cyclones occur amidst a landscape of natural beauty and thus living with cyclones is described as “living in paradise” where hell happens intermittently. In the past two decades, the interest in understanding how people live with hazards and disasters has grown significantly and a large volume of literature now exists addressing the social dimensions of hazards and disasters from a wide variety of disciplines. However, the majority of this literature focuses on single catastrophic events. This thesis seeks to provide new insights into the study of hazards and disasters by focusing on a region that experiences disaster threats as regular, annual occurrences that are anticipated. Based on long-term ethnographic fieldwork with coastal dwelling communities in Far North Queensland this thesis argues that living with cyclones is a process that involves a variety of different activities, decisions and strategies, many of which are so intertwined and manifested in the mundane practices of everyday life that they cease to be acknowledged. Developing this argument involves a reflection on how the weather and climate are perceived, the way that uncertainty and risk is dealt with and negotiated, and ultimately how such negotiations lead to the choice to stay in a cyclone-prone place. By tracing how people live with cyclones in Far North Queensland, this thesis suggests that cyclones are known in multiple ways and their meanings are subject to change with time. Thus, cyclones are both catastrophic disasters and events that become a normal part of life.
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Shuster, Gabriela. "The Management Of Feral Pig Socio-Ecological Systems In Far North Queensland, Australia". Antioch University / OhioLINK, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1357345563.
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Almajane, Antonio Francisco. "Outcome of tuberculosis treatment in Queensland (Australia) and Mozambique from 1995 to 2000 /". [St. Lucia, Qld.], 2002. http://www.library.uq.edu.au/pdfserve.php?image=thesisabs/absthe16736.pdf.
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Hathaway, Paul Terence. "An assessment of sediment behaviour and properties on Gold Coast beaches, Queensland, Australia". Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 1997. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/36013/1/36013_Hathaway_1997.pdf.
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The movement of sediment in the nearshore zone is of particular interest along
many densely populated sandy coastlines throughout the world. The city of the
Gold Coast in southeast Queensland, Australia, is such a location. With residential
and apartment buildings built close to the shoreline, it has a history of property
threatening erosive events which make knowledge of the transport of the sandy
sediment that lines its beaches a prime concern. Between 1880 and 1910, training
walls were constructed at the mouth of the Tweed River. They were extended in the
early 1960's. This construction has interrupted the supply of sediment to the Gold
Coast from its updrift (southern) border. The resultant reduction in sediment supply
has severely depleted the protective barrier formed by offshore shoals, increasing
the volume of sediment required from the nearshore reserves in times of high
energy wave conditions such as those experienced in storms and cyclones.
Analysis centered on a suite of samples collected in 1972, and later sieved by Gold
Coast City Council soils laboratory staff The samples were collected on five shore
normal lines, distributed along the Gold Coast shoreline. Seven boreholes were
sampled along each of these lines in water depths ranging from 6 - 30 m. Each
borehole was drilled to 4.5 m into the sea bed, samples being collected in 0.75 m
sections. This drilling program gave the 210 samples used in this thesis.
Several researchers have indicated a limiting water depth for the nearshore active
zone of about 12-15 m for sediment in this region. Results from this analysis
indicate that this depth is indeed important in the distribution of sediment in this
region. However it appears to be better described as a boundary between two
energy systems. The sediment distribution in the onshore and offshore directions
are determined at this boundary.
Findings show that at this boundary the sediment shows the following properties:
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Laceby, John Patrick. "The Provenance of Sediment in Three Rural Catchments in South East Queensland, Australia". Thesis, Griffith University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10072/367963.
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Moreton Bay, in South East Queensland, Australia, is a Ramsar wetland of international
significance. A decline of the bay’s ecosystem health has been primarily attributed to
sediments and nutrients from catchment sources. The Healthy Country (HC) project, a
Queensland Government funded ‘proof of concept’ initiative, is dedicated to reducing rural
diffuse sediments and nutrients entering waterways and ultimately Moreton Bay. Three
focal catchments, Blackfellow Creek, Knapp Creek and the Upper Bremer River, were
selected to trial rehabilitation techniques for the region. Sediment budgets for these focal
catchments, developed using catchment scale modelling (SedNet), indicated gully erosion
dominates the supply of sediment in Knapp Creek (90%) and the Upper Bremer River
(80%) whereas erosion from cultivated soils is the primary sediment source in Blackfellow
Creek (40%). These sediment budgets, that include predictions of both the spatial sources
of sediment and the primary erosion processes, form a series of hypotheses in each focal
catchment that are tested in this thesis.
Fallout-radionuclide activity concentrations (137Cs and 210Pbex) of in-stream sediment
sampled in each focal catchment were used in conjunction with regional source data to
test hypotheses pertaining to dominant erosion processes, specifically the relative
sediment contributions from surface and subsoil (gully and channel bank) sources.
Distribution modelling results indicated subsoil erosion processes dominate the supply of
sediment in both Knapp Creek (100%) and the Upper Bremer River (100%). In Blackfellow
Creek, the similarity of cultivated (surface) and subsoil source fallout-radionuclide activity
concentrations resulted in no discrimination between these sources that were modelled in
combination to contribute >90% of sediments. Importantly there was no discrimination
between gully and channel bank erosion sources in Knapp Creek and the Upper Bremer
River.Thesis (PhD Doctorate)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Griffith School of Environment
Science, Environment, Engineering and Technology
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White, Steven. "Standards and Standard-Setting for Companion and Farm Animal Protection in Queensland, Australia". Thesis, Griffith University, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10072/367155.
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This study examines standards and standard-setting for the protection of companion and farm animals. The well-being of companion and farm animals is dependent on the scope of standards applicable to their protection and the ways in which those standards are applied in practice. Despite the seriousness of harms inflicted on companion and, especially, farm animals every year, little scholarly attention has been paid to development of the standards governing their protection.
A case study approach, focussed on Queensland, is used to explore who exercises authority in the arena of animal protection regulation, how standard-setting processes work and how these relate to compliance monitoring and enforcement. This study explores these issues through a series of questions:
1. How are the purposes of the regulation of the protection of companion and farm animals framed?
2. What types of regulatory standards apply to the protection of companion and farm animals in Queensland?
3. What are the processes for development of these standards, and how have these evolved over time?
4. What consequences do the prevailing types of standards have for compliance monitoring and enforcement?
5. How are these standards applied in practice through compliance monitoring and enforcement processes?
6. What are the key differences in the regulatory standards for the protection of companion and farm animals and how might these differences be rationalised?
Insights from regulatory studies are used to interpret and explain regulatory objectives, standard-setting processes and, to the extent allowed by the data obtained in this study, compliance monitoring and enforcement. This study therefore provides a new field of practice – animal protection – for the application of established principles of regulatory analysis. This study makes a significant contribution to the discipline of animal law, still a comparatively new area of legal concern, by extending the predominantly doctrinal underpinnings of this field.Thesis (PhD Doctorate)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Griffith Law School
Arts, Education and Law
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