Dr Megan Farrelly - Researcher Profile

Biography

Megan works in the Faculty of Arts at Monash University as a Research Fellow.

Qualifications

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY - GEOGRAPHY

Institution: The University of Western Australia

Year awarded: 2007

BACHELOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE WITH HONOURS

Institution: University of Western Australia

Year awarded: 2001

Publications

Book Chapters

Farrelly, M., 2009, Community engagement in natural resource management: experiences from the Natural Heritage Trust Phase 2, in Contested Country: Local and Regional Natural Resources Management in Australia, eds Marcus Lane, Cathy Robinson and Bruce Taylor, CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood Vic Australia, pp. 129-145.

Journal Articles

Rijke, J., Farrelly, M., Brown, R.R., Zevenbergen, C., 2013, Configuring transformative governance to enhance resilient urban water systems, Environmental Science and Policy [P], vol 25, issue 1, Elsevier, New York, NY, USA, pp. 62-72.

Rijke, J., Brown, R.R., Zevenbergen, C., Ashley, R.M., Farrelly, M., Morison, P.J., van Herk, S., 2012, Fit-for-purpose governance: A framework to make adaptive governance operational, Environmental Science and Policy [P], vol 22, Elsevier Inc., United States, pp. 73-84.

Brown, R., Ashley, R., Farrelly, M., 2011, Political and professional agency entrapment: An agenda for urban water research, Water Resources Management [P], vol 25, Springer, Netherlands, pp. 4037-4050.

Farrelly, M., Brown, R., 2011, Rethinking urban water management: experimentation as a way forward?, Global Environmental Change [P], vol 21, issue 2, Pergamon, UK, pp. 721-732.

Van de Meene, S., Brown, R., Farrelly, M., 2011, Towards understanding governance for sustainable urban water management, Global Environmental Change [P], vol 21, issue 3, Pergamon, UK, pp. 1117-1127.

Van de Meene, S., Brown, R., Farrelly, M., 2010, Capacity attributes of future urban water management regimes: projections from Australian sustainability practitioners, Water Science And Technology [P], vol 61, issue 9, IWA Publishing, United Kingdom, pp. 2241-2250.

Brown, R.R., Farrelly, M., 2009, Challenges ahead: social and institutional factors influencing sustainable urban stormwater management in Australia, Water Science And Technology [P], vol 59, issue 4, IWA Publishing 2009, England, pp. 653-660.

Brown, R.R., Farrelly, M., 2009, Delivering sustainable urban water management: a review of the hurdles we face, Water Science And Technology [P], vol 59, issue 5, IWA Publishing, England, pp. 839-846.

Van de Meene, S.J., Brown, R.R., Farrelly, M., 2009, Exploring sustainable urban water governance: a case study of institutional capacity, Water Science And Technology [P], vol 59, issue 10, IWA Publishing 2009, England, pp. 1921-1928.

Brown, R.R., Farrelly, M., Keath, N., 2009, Practitioner perceptions of social and institutional barriers to advancing a diverse water source approach in Australia, International Journal of Water Resources Development, vol 25, issue 1, Routledge, London UK, pp. 15-28.

Farrelly, M., Conacher, A., 2007, Integrated, regional, natural resource and environmental planning and the Natural Heritage Trust Phase 2: A case study of the Northern Agricultural Catchments Council, Western Australia, Australian Geographer: Journal of the Geographical Society of New South Wales, vol 38, issue 3, Routledge (Taylor Francis Group), London UK, pp. 309-333.

Farrelly, M., 2005, Regionalisation of environmental management: A case study of the natural heritage trust, South Australia, Geographical Research, vol 43, issue 4, Blackwell Publishing on behalf of Institute of Australian Geographers Inc, Richmond Vic Australia, pp. 393-405.

Conference Proceedings

Bettini, Y.H., Farrelly, M., de Haan, F.J., Brown, R.R., 2012, Achieving water sensitive cities: Institutions as building blocks of collective action, Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Water Sensitive Urban Design, 21-23 February, Engineers Australia, Barton, ACT, pp. 1-8.

Rijke, J., Farrelly, M., Brown, R.R., Zevenbergen, C., 2012, Creating water sensitive cities in Australia: The strengths and weaknesses of current governance approaches, Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Water Sensitive Urban Design, 21-23 February, Engineers Australia, Barton, ACT, pp. 1-8.

Farrelly, M., Rijke, J., Brown, R.R., 2012, Exploring operational attributes of governance for change, Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Water Sensitive Urban Design, 21-23 February, Engineers Australia, Barton, ACT, pp. 1-8.

Bos, J.J., Brown, R.R., Farrelly, M., de Haan, F.J., 2012, Governance experimentation: a descriptive analysis of translating sustainable urban water management in practice, Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Water Sensitive Urban Design, 21-23 February, Engineers Australia, Barton, ACT, pp. 1-8.

Farrelly, M., Yu, C.Z., Brown, R.R., 2012, Revealing the variables in the management of decentralised water systems in Australia, Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Water Sensitive Urban Design, 21-23 February, Engineers Australia, Barton, ACT, pp. 1-8.

Farrelly, M., Brown, R.R., Davis, C., 2009, Can demonstration projects act as a mechanism for promoting a transition?, Towards Water Sensitive Cities and Citizens, 5 - 8 May 2009, Australian Water Association with Engineers Australia, Perth, Australia, pp. 216-224.

Van de Meene, S.J., Brown, R.R., Farrelly, M., 2009, Characteristics of a more sustainable urban water management regime: insights from two Australian cities, Towards Water Sensitive Cities and Citizens, 5 - 8 May 2009, Australian Water Association with Engineers Australia, Perth, Australia, pp. 184-192.

Van de Meene, S.J., Brown, R.R., Farrelly, M., 2009, Investigating sustainable urban water management regimes: What tools are available to help?, Towards Water Sensitive Cities and Citizens, 5 - 8 May 2009, Australian Water Association with Engineers Australia, Perth, Australia, pp. 307-315.

Farrelly, M., Brown, R.R., Davis, C., 2009, Practitioner reflections on learning from demonstration projects, Towards Water Sensitive Cities and Citizens, 5 - 8 May 2009, Australian Water Association with Engineers Australia, Perth, Australia, pp. 576-584.

Farrelly, M., Brown, R.R., 2008, Professional Perceptions on Institutional Drivers and Barriers to Advancing Diverse Water Options in Australia, Conference Proceedings: 11th International Conference on Urban Drainage, Intl Assn of Hydraulic Engr and Res (IAHR)/Intl Water Assn (IWA), Edinburgh UK, p. CD Rom.

Brown, R.R., Farrelly, M., 2008, Sustainable Urban Stormwater Management in Australia: Professional Perceptions on Institutional Drivers and Barriers, Conference Proceedings: 11th International Conference on Urban Drainage, 31 August 2008 to 5 September 2008, Intl Assn of Hydraulic Engr and Res (IAHR)/Intl Water Assn (IWA), Edinburgh Uk, p. CD Rom.

Brown, R.R., Farrelly, M., 2007, Barriers to Advancing Sustainable Urban Water Management: a typology, Rainwater and Urban Design 2007 CD-Rom proceedings, 21-23 August 2007, Engineers Australia, Sydney Australia, pp. 1-11.

Postgraduate Research Supervisions

Current Supervision

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Co-governance of decentralised water systems: scenarios and guiding principles..

Supervisors:

Brown, R (Main), Farrelly, M (Associate).

Program of Study:

(MASTER'S BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Governance of water resources in the Canterbury region, New Zealand.

Supervisors:

Lane, R (Main), Farrelly, M (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Processes and pathways to a Water Sensitive City..

Supervisors:

Brown, R (Main), Farrelly, M (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Transition-oriented governance processes for enabling sustainable urban water management.

Supervisors:

Brown, R (Main), Farrelly, M (Associate), Wong, T (Associate).

Completed Supervision

Student:

Brookes, K.

Program of Study:

The role of the private land developer in mainstreaming water sensitive urban design (WSUD). (Masters) 2011.

Supervisors:

Brown, R (Main), Farrelly, M (Associate), Morison, P (Associate).

Student:

Samuel, S.

Program of Study:

Green Games, Green Legacies? An examination of how the greening of the Olympic Games Leads to Environmental and Social Legacies. (Masters) 2011.

Supervisors:

Stubbs, W (Main), Farrelly, M (Associate).

Student:

Van De Meene, S.

Program of Study:

Development of a guiding framework for sustainable urban water governance. (PHD) 2010.

Supervisors:

Brown, R (Main), Cocklin, C (Associate), Farrelly, M (Associate).