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Biography
Born and schooled in Zimbabwe, B.Sc. University of Natal in South Africa; Ph.D. in ecology, University of Saskatchewan, Canada. Lecturer, University of Zimbabwe 1969-1975, Professor of Botany and Director of the Centre for Resource Ecology, University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg 1975-1985. Chief, CSIRO Division of Wildlife and Ecology 1985-1999. Half-time CSIRO 2000-2005. Director, the Resilience Alliance, 2000- 2010.
Currently Honorary Research Fellow in CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences,
Honorary Professor, College of Medicine, Biology & Environment,
Visiting Scientist in the Stockholm Resilience Centre, University of Stockholm.
Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science,
Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering.
Foreign Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry.
Canadian Commonwealth Scholar (1964-1968)
Charles Bullard Research Fellow, Harvard University (1971)
Main research interest - dynamics and resilience of ecosystems and social-ecological systems
Qualifications
Ph.D.
Research Interests
Resilience of social-ecological systems
Ecosystem dynamics
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Challenges, solutions and research priorities for sustainable rangelands
Nielsen, U. N., Stafford-Smith, M., Metternicht, G. I., Ash, A., Baumber, A., Boer, M. M., Booth, S., Burnside, D., Churchill, A. C., El Hassan, M., Friedel, M. H., Godde, C. M., Kelly, D., Kelly, M., Leys, J. F., McDonald, S. E., Maru, Y. T., Phelps, D. G., Ridges, M., Simpson, G., & 4 others, Dec 2020, In: Rangeland Journal. 42, 5, p. 359-373 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Open Access7 Citations (Scopus) -
A crash course in the science of resilience
Walker, B. & Salt, D., 1 Jan 2017, The Community Resilience Reader: Essential Resources for an Era of Upheaval. Island Press-Center for Resource Economics, p. 163-178 16 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
6 Citations (Scopus) -
Synchronous failure: The emerging causal architecture of global crisis
Homer-Dixon, T., Walker, B., Biggs, R., Crépin, A. S., Folke, C., Lambin, E. F., Peterson, G. D., Rockström, J., Scheffer, M., Steffen, W. & Troell, M., Sept 2015, In: Ecology and Society. 20, 3, 6.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access158 Citations (Scopus) -
Applying Resilience Thinking to Natural Resource Management through a "Planning-By-Doing" Framework
Mitchell, M., Griffith, R., Ryan, P., Walkerden, G., Walker, B., Brown, V. A. & Robinson, S., Mar 2014, In: Society and Natural Resources. 27, 3, p. 299-314 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
37 Citations (Scopus) -
Reconnecting to the biosphere
Folke, C., Jansson, Å., Rockström, J., Olsson, P., Carpenter, S. R., Stuart Chapin, F., Crépin, A. S., Daily, G., Danell, K., Ebbesson, J., Elmqvist, T., Galaz, V., Moberg, F., Nilsson, M., Österblom, H., Ostrom, E., Persson, Å., Peterson, G., Polasky, S., Steffen, W., & 2 others, Nov 2011, In: Ambio. 40, 7, p. 719-738 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access475 Citations (Scopus)