Chinese overseas hydropower dams and social sustainability: the Bui Dam in Ghana and the Kamchay Dam in Cambodia

There is a shortage of empirical studies on the relationship between Chinese hydropower dams and social sustainability. Comparative research on Chinese...

Managing risk and increasing the robustness of invasive species eradication programs

Invasive species eradication programs can fail by applying management strategies that are not robust to potentially large but non-quantified risks. A more...

Governance for effective policy-relevant scientific research: the shared governance model

Despite the aligned aspirations of many applied scientists and policy-makers that science should contribute directly to policy decisions, there are...

The economic impact of the mining boom on Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians

Many mining operations are on or near Indigenous land, and the strong level of investment during the recent mining boom may have disproportionately...

Ecosystem services and environmental governance: Comparing China and the U.S.

The concept of ecosystem services (the benefits people derive from functioning ecosystems) is beginning to change the way we view the relationship between...

Reflections on energy security in the Asia Pacific

This article reviews key past trends in energy security from the perspective of both International Energy Agency members and the Asia Pacific over the...

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