http://hdl.handle.net/10453/104 Sat, 18 May 2013 09:39:18 GMT 2013-05-18T09:39:18Z http://hdl.handle.net/10453/19078 Harmonising International Development Efforts with Resource Diplomacy: Potential for the strategic use of ODA to Secure Lithium in South America Shin Joon; Dalton Bronwen Chung-sok Suh Korea's current Green Growth strategy seeks to lessen the country's dependence on fossil fuel resources and promote significant investment into the development of alternative, environmentally-friendly energy sources. As part of this strategy Korea has been investing heavily in the development of various green energy industries in particular it has become one of the world's largest manufacturers of lithium based rechargeable-ion batteries to power electric or hybrid motor vehicles. The continued growth of this industry requires a secure and stable supply of lithium and to this end the Korean government has developed its so-called 'resource diplomacy' strategy which is designed promote relations with countries with significant lithium deposits such as Chile, Argentina and Bolivia. However, to date, resource diplomacy has been somewhat narrowly targeted at domestic policies that support Korean firms to invest directly in acquiring and developing lithium mines or to increasing the number of embassies in these countries. More recently the Korean government is considering broader diplomatic measures. The paper argues that resource diplomacy has the potential to be an effective means of achieving Korea's green growth objectives but that the success of this strategy must go beyond facilitating Korean direct foreign investment to become a more fully fledged cultural and foreign aid and development diplomacy strategy that promotes longer term, broader and deeper levels of engagement. This 'soft-power' approach is more likely to serve as an effective but subtle means to exert influence not only to promote specific Korean interests but to achieve longer term, mutually beneficial outcomes for both Korea and these South American nations. Sat, 01 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10453/19078 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10453/19077 Variation in seedling emergence and mortality amongst key habitat types in a semi-arid floodplain-wetland complex Cook Alicia; Rayburg Scott; Capon Samantha; Leigh Andrea Eric M. Valentine The presence of water in semi-arid environments is both spatially and temporally unpredictable and variable, creating a harsh and patchy environment. When present, water stimulates the germination and growth of plants but can also result in plant (or seedling) mortality. This study investigates how seedling emergence and mortality differ between various key habitats in a semi-arid floodplain wetland complex that are characterised by contrasting wetting regimes. Sediment samples were collected from five habitats (red soils, box-hollows, riparian areas, floodplains and lakes) and used in a germination experiment. Over a 12 week period, each habitat (except lakes) showed a peak in seedling emergence in the second week after initial experimental wetting, with boxhollows showing the largest emergence response in all weeks and riparian areas showing the lowest mortality (as a percent of emerged plants). Meanwhile the lowest overall emergence occurred in lakes and the highest mortality was found in red soils. Each habitat displayed a unique emergence and mortality response over the 12 weeks of the experiment suggesting that habitat has a strong influence on seedling emergence and survivability. Sat, 01 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10453/19077 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10453/16087 Diffusing sustainability: Towards a framework for adopting sustainable procurement Grob Suzanne; Crawford John Wilson, M Rogers (2003) presented a Diffusion of Innovations (DOI) framework which has been used to examine the factors influencing the rate of adoption of various types of innovations in a wide variety of organisational contexts. However, this has had limited application in sustainability studies. The results of a survey of Australian organisations indicate that items related to corporate attitudes and values, under Rogers¿ category of compatibility, were more strongly predictive of the level of adoption of sustainable procurement. Compared to previous findings in other disciplines and settings, the results of this study suggest that greater consideration should be given to issues addressing existing culture for the successful implementation of sustainability programs in organisations. Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10453/16087 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10453/16088 Transdisciplinary Research: a new opportunity for understanding Timor-Leste Kilham Sarina; Willetts Juliet Leach, M., Mendes, N.C., da Silva, A.B., da Costa Ximenes, A. and Boughton, B. This paper will provide a broad overview of transdisciplinary research, wicked problems and the potential opportunities that may be associated with using a transdisciplinary approach in Timor-Leste. To illustrate the potential challenges of conducting research in Timor-Leste, and the potential benefits of a transdisciplinary framework, the authors use one of the author`s research topic of Social Sustainability in Biofuel Production: a study of Timor-Leste and Brazil to provide examples and illustrate points. Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10453/16088 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z