Dr Robyn Bartel
Senior Lecturer, School of Behavioural, Cognitive and Social Sciences
Qualifications
PhD (Univ. of Melb.), MHEd (ANU), BSc(Hons)/LLB, University Medal in Geography (ANU)
Contact
| Email: | rbartel@une.edu.au |
| Room: | Earth Sciences (C2) 330 |
| Phone: | 02 6773 2904 (or +61 2 6773 2904 overseas) |
| Fax: | 02 6773 3030 |
Dr Robyn Bartel is based in the Division of Geography and Planning at UNE and is a Research Associate with the AgLaw Centre. Robyn has Science and Law Degrees, a University Medal in Geography and a Master of Higher Education from ANU and a PhD in environmental regulation from the University of Melbourne. Dr Bartel has been working in the field of environmental regulatory theory and legal geography for over ten years, is an active contributor to public inquiries and a founding member of AELERT, the Australasian Environmental Law Enforcement and Regulators Network. Her empirical research evaluating the implementation of environmental law and models of regulatory efficacy has made a significant contribution to the field of environmental law and policy. Robyn's research encompasses regulation, regulatory agencies and the regulated, as well as the social, institutional and natural landscape in which all are situated.
Robyn is the Chair of the Talloires Declaration Implementation Committee at UNE and is the architect of the new interdisciplinary award, the Bachelor of Sustainability. This degree is about understanding social and community sustainability as well as ecologically sustainable development. UNE is the only university in Australia that offers the degree, which provides a unique opportunity to develop skills and an understanding of sustainability in a holistic manner, integrating social science with environmental science.
Affiliations
- Planning Institute of Australia (PIA)
- Institute of Australian Geographers (IAG) and Legal Geography Study Group Convener
- Australasian Environmental Law Enforcement and Regulators network (AELERT)
Areas of Teaching
- GEPL324 – Rural Planning and Resource Management
- GEPL335/535 – Environmental Planning and Administration
- GEPL370/570 – Your Place or Mine? People and power in place
Robyn also coordinates and teaches in Geography and Planning and the unique suite of awards in urban and regional planning which UNE offers. The Bachelor, Graduate Diploma and Masters courses are all accredited with the Planning Institute of Australia (PIA), the premiere professional body in Australia.
Research interests
Her research interests are in the areas of environmental law and policy, regulation and governance, regulatory theory, environmental change, and in exploring the human-landscape relationship. She is currently examining the implementation of new environmental legislation in New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia.
Publications
Research Publications
Bartel, R. and Barclay, E. 2011. Motivational postures and compliance with environmental law in Australian agriculture. Journal of Rural Studies. 27: 153 – 170.
Bartel, R. and Stone, C. 2011. Lessons for environmental harmonisation: a rising tide that lifts all boats? Proceedings of the International Conference on Environmental Compliance and Enforcement, International Network for Environmental Compliance and Enforcement (INECE), 9th International Conference, 20-24 June, Whistler, BC, Canada.
Barclay, E. and Bartel, R. 2011. Order with and without the law: Understanding perceptions and attitudes towards formal and informal controls of natural resources. Report to the Commonwealth Environment Research Facilities (CERF) Significant Project, Part 1: 197 p.
Barclay, E. and Bartel, R. 2011. Order with and without the law: Understanding perceptions and attitudes towards formal and informal controls of natural resources. Research report to the Commonwealth Environment Research Facilities (CERF) Significant Project, Part 2: Community Consultations, 174 pp.
Bartel, R. 2010. Understanding the Native Vegetation Regulated Community, Regulatees’ Perspectives of Land Clearance Laws & Enforcement: Perceptions in northern central NSW, Research report to the Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water (DECCW), NSW. 151 pp.
Bartel, R. and Barclay, E. 2009. Achieving Sustainability in Agriculture, in Ecosystems and Sustainable Development VII, Eds C.A. Brebbia and E. Tiezzi, WIT Press, Southampton. pp 601-608.
Bartel, R. 2008. The formal and informal orders in land clearance regulation in Australia, Proceedings Volume 1 of the International Conference on Environmental Compliance and Enforcement, International Network for Environmental Compliance and Enforcement (INECE), 8th International Conference, 5-11 April 2008, Cape Town, South Africa.
Martin, P., Bartel, R., Sinden, J., Gunningham, N and Hannam, I . 2007. Developing a Good Regulatory Practice Model for Environmental Regulations Impacting on Farmers, Research Report, Australian Farm Institute, Surry Hills. 123 pp.
Bartel, R. L. 2005. When The Heavenly Gaze Criminalises: Satellite Surveillance, Land Clearance Regulation and the Human-Nature Relationship Current Issues in Criminal Justice (Special issue - Green/environmental Criminology) 16 (3) 322-339.
Bartel, R. 2005. Tertiary Teaching: The Ungovernable Profession? GovNet Conference, Contemporary Issues in Governance, November 28-30, Melbourne, 2005, CDROM published by the Monash Governance Research Unit (MGRU), Monash University and Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics (CAPPE), for the Governance Research Network.
Bartel, R. L. 2004. Satellite Imagery and Land Clearance Legislation: A Picture of Regulatory Efficacy? Australasian Journal of Natural Resources Law and Policy 9 (1): 1-31.
Bartel, R. L. 2003. Bypassing the local: A comparison of the administration of land clearance legislation in Australia, Local Government Law Journal 8: 184-213.
Bartel, R.L. 2003. Compliance and complicity: An assessment of the success of land clearance legislation in New South Wales, Environmental and Planning Law Journal 20: 116-141.
Conference Presentations
Bartel, R. and Riley, S. 2011. How can we radically improve weeds laws? 16th NSW Weeds Conference Making a difference from country to coast. 18 – 21 July Coffs Harbour NSW.
Bartel, R. and Barclay, E. 2011. The geography of motivational postures to environmental law: compliance in Australian agriculture, Institute of Australian Geographers Conference 2011, 3-6 July, Wollongong, NSW.
Hay, I., Bartel, R. and Beck, W. 2011. IAG Launch of National discipline standards for Geography, Institute of Australian Geographers Conference 2011, 3-6 July, Wollongong, NSW.
Bartel, R. and Barclay, E. 2011. Environmental laws and agriculture: conflicting motivations? ISSRM 2011. International Symposium on Society and Resource Management, 14 – 17 June, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia.
Bartel, R. 2010. “Environmental law and Australian agriculture: bridging the gap in central north-west New South Wales,” 7th Annual Australasian Environmental Law Enforcement and Regulators Network conference, 3-5 November 2010, Canberra, Australia.
Bartel, R. 2010. “I don’t think the government knows what they are talking about”: Farmers, land clearance law, environmental attitudes in northern-central New South Wales, Australia, New Zealand Geographical Society and Institute of Australian Geographers Conference 2010, 5-8 July, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Bartel, R. 2010. “The only barrier is that sustainability is just another thing”: One Academic’s experiences in engaging with sustainability, New South Wales, Australia, New Zealand Geographical Society and Institute of Australian Geographers Conference 2010, 5-8 July, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Hay, I., Head, L., Dunn, K. and Bartel, R. 2010. Defining academic standards in Geography, New Zealand Geographical Society and Institute of Australian Geographers Conference 2010, 5-8 July, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Barclay, E. and Bartel, R. 2010. Order with and without the law. Significant project Final Report, CERF Commonwealth Environmental Research Facilities May 24- 26, Canberra, Australia.
Bartel, R. 2010. Environmental aims, ends and agriculture: Conflict and Confluence in Australian law and policy? Annual Meeting of Association of American Geographers April 14- 18, Washington DC USA.
Bartel, R. 2010. Policy in Agricultural sustainability and climate change, Theo Murphy (Australia) High Flyers Think Tank, 6 November 2009, Melbourne, pp 83-98. At http://www.science.org.au/publications/conference-procedings.html
Bartel, R. 2009. The “people part” of the regulation of sustainability: Australian farmer attitudes to environmental action and governance, Institute of Australian Geographers Conference, 27 Sept-1 Oct 2009, James Cook University, Cairns, Australia.
Bartel, R. 2009. What Australian farmers think about environmental regulation: Lessons for regulators to achieve sustainability, 6th Annual Australiasian Environmental Law Enforcement and Regulators Network conference, 15-17 September 2009, Hobart, Australia.
Bartel, R. 2009. What Australian farmers think about environmental regulation: Lessons for achieving sustainability, 15th International Symposium on Society and Resource Management, 5-8 July 2009, Austria Center, Vienna, Austria.
Bartel, R. 2009. Achieving Sustainability in Agriculture, Seventh International Conference on Ecosystems and Sustainable Development, 8 - 10 July 2009, Chianciano Terme, Italy.
Bartel, R. 2008. Sentencing For Environmental Offences: An Australian exploration, Sentencing 2008 Conference 8-10 February 2008, National Museum of Australia, Canberra, ACT.
Bartel. R. 2008. The geography of environmental sentencing, Institute of Australian Geographers Conference 2008 30th June – 3rd July University of Tasmania, Hobart.
Bartel. R. 2008. Future possibilities for Environmental Regulation, Griffith University and Southern Cross University, Activating Human Rights and Peace: Universal Responsibility, 1-4 July, Byron Bay, NSW.
Bartel. R. 2007. Climate Change AELERT “Innovative Compliance”, November 26-28, Adelaide.
Bartel. R. 2006. Professionalism of Scholars, Australian College of Educators, “Teaching shaping Futures, Futures shaping Teaching”, May 25-27, Adelaide.
Bartel. R. 2006. Conflict and Confluence of Environmental Regulation, International Geographical Union, “Regional Responses to Global Changes: A view from the Antipodes”, July 3-7, Brisbane.
Bartel. R. 2006. The Repatriation of the Human to Nature, Griffith University and Southern Cross University, Landscapes of Exile: “Once Perilous, Now Safe”, 27-28 July, NSW.
Bartel. R. 2006. Environmental Regulation, AELERT “Getting the Balance Right”, November 22-24, Sydney.
Bartel. R. 2006. Environmental Crime, Centre for Rural Crime, UNE, “Crime in Rural Communities: The Impact, The Causes, The Prevention”, November 30 – December 1, UNE.
Bartel. R. 2005. ‘The Moral Architecture of Environmental Regulation’ 34th Institute of Australian Geographers Conference, 19-22 July, UNE.
Bartel. R. 2005. AELERT, “Working Together for Regulatory Compliance” October 26-28, Brisbane.
Research Supervision
Current Postgraduate Students
Liz Charpleix (PhD) - Valuing water: Muliple perspectives from the Freycinet Coast, Tasmania
Preetika Singh (PhD) - Evaluating Adaption Options for sea-level scenarios for Pacific Island countries
Sarah McGowan (PhD) - Planning for sea-level change
Paul McFarland (PhD) - The wicked problem of peri-urban land use in the age of limits