Prof Rebekah Brown - Researcher Profile

Biography

Rebekah Brown is a Professor in the School of Geography and Environmental Science, and a Director of Monash University’s Centre for Water Sensitive Cities where she leads interdisciplinary research focused at the interface between society and technology.

With a PhD (2003) in Environmental Studies and a Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) (1994), she specialises in sustainable urban water management, adaptive environmental governance and socio-technical transitions.

Qualifications

PHD

Institution: University of NSW

Year awarded: 2003

BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING (CIVIL - WITH HONS)

Institution: Monash University

Year awarded: 1994

Publications

Books

Wong, T., Ross, A., Beringer, J., Brown, R., Chaudhri, V., Deletic, A., Fletcher, T., Gernjak, W., Hodyl, L., Jakob, C., Reeder, M., Tapper, N., Walsh, C., 2011, Stormwater Management in a Water Sensitive City: Blueprint 2011, The Centre for Water Sensitive Cities, Monash University, Australia.

Book Chapters

Brown, R., 2012, Transitioning to the water sensitive city: The socio-technical challenge, in Water Sensitive Cities, eds Carol Howe and Cynthia Mtichell, IWA Publishing, United Kingdon, pp. 29-39.

Wong, T., Brown, R., 2011, Water sensitive urban design, in Water Resources Planning and Management, eds R Quentin Grafton and Karen Hussey, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge UK, pp. 483-504.

Brown, R.R., 2008, Social and Institutional Components, in Data Requirements for Integrated Urban Water Management, eds Tim D Fletcher and Ana Deletic, Taylor & Francis, London UK, pp. 281-299.

Brown, R.R., 2008, Social and Institutional Considerations, in Data Requirements for Integrated Urban Water Management, eds Tim D Fletcher and Ana Deletic, Taylor & Francis, London UK, pp. 159-169.

Brown, R.R., Mouritz, M., Taylor, A.C., 2006, Institutional capacity, in Australian Runoff Quality: A guide to Water Sensitive Urban Design, eds T H F Wong, Engineers Media, Crows Nest NSW Australia, pp. 1-21.

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.

Ferguson, B.C., Brown, R.R., Deletic, A., 2013, Diagnosing transformative change in urban water systems: theories and frameworks, Global Environmental Change [P], vol 23, issue 1, Pergamon, Oxford, United Kingdom, pp. 264-280.

Bos, J.J., Brown, R.R., 2013, Realising sustainable urban water management: can social theory help?, Water Science and Technology: Water Supply [P], vol 67, issue 1, IWA Publishing, London, UK, pp. 109-116.

Brown, R.R., Morison, P.J., Yu, C., 2012, Co-governing decentralised water systems: An analytical framework, Water Science And Technology [P], vol 66, issue 12, IWA Publishing, London, UK, pp. 2731-2736.

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.

Taylor, A.C., Cocklin, C.R., Brown, R.R., 2012, Fostering environmental champions: A process to build their capacity to drive change, Journal of Environmental Management [P], vol 98, Academic Press, London UK, pp. 84-97.

Bos, J.J., Brown, R.R., 2012, Governance experimentation and factors of success in socio-technological transitions in the urban water sector, Technological Forecasting and Social Change [P], vol 79, issue 7, Elsevier, New York USA, pp. 1340-1353.

Dobbie, M.F., Brown, R.R., 2012, Risk perceptions and receptivity of Australian urban water practitioners to stormwater harvesting and treatment systems, Water Science and Technology: Water Supply [P], vol 12, issue 6, IWA Publishing, United Kingdom, pp. 888-894.

Grant, S.B., Saphores, J., Feldman, D.L., Hamilton, A.J., Fletcher, T.D., Cook, P., Stewardson, M., Sanders, B.F., Levin, L.A., Ambrose, R.F., Deletic, A., Brown, R.R., Jiang, S.C., Rosso, D., Cooper, W.J., Marusic, I., 2012, Taking the "waste" out of "wastewater" for human water security and ecosystem sustainability, Science [E], vol 337, issue 6095, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Washington DC USA, pp. 681-686.

Taylor, A., Cocklin, C., Brown, R., Wilson-Evered, E., 2011, An investigation of champion-driven leadership processes, Leadership Quarterly [P], vol 22, Elsevier, United Kingdom, pp. 412-433.

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.

Werbeloff, L., Brown, R., 2011, Security through diversity: moving from rhetoric to practice, Water Science And Technology [P], vol 64, issue 4, IWA Publishing, UK, pp. 781-788.

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.

Morison, P., Brown, R., 2011, Understanding the nature of publics and local policy commitment to water sensitive urban design, Landscape and Urban Planning [P], vol 99, issue 2, Elsevier, Netherlands, pp. 83-92.

Werbeloff, L., Brown, R., 2011, Working towards sustainable urban water management: The vulnerability blind spot, Water Science And Technology [P], vol 64, issue 12, IWA Publishing, United Kingdom, pp. 2362-2369.

Morison, P., Brown, R., 2010, Avoiding the presumptive policy errors of intergovernmental environmental planning programmes: a case analysis of urban stormwater management planning, Journal Of Environmental Planning And Management [P], vol 53, issue 2, Routledge, UK, pp. 197-217.

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.

Morison, P., Brown, R., Cocklin, C., 2010, Transitioning to a waterways city: Municipal context, capacity and commitment, Water Science And Technology [P], vol 62, issue 1, IWA Publishing, London, United Kingdom, pp. 162-171.

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., 2009, Delving into the "institutional black Box": Revealing the attributes of sustainable urban water management regimes, Journal of the American Water Resources Association [P], vol 45, issue 6, Wiley-Blackwell, United States, pp. 1448-1464.

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.

Keath, N., Brown, R.R., 2009, Extreme events: being prepared for the pitfalls with progressing sustainable urban water management, Water Science And Technology [P], vol 59, issue 7, IWA Publishing 2009, England, pp. 1271-1280.

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.

Wong, T., Brown, R.R., 2009, The water sensitive city: Principles for practice, Water Science And Technology [P], vol 60, issue 3, IWA Publishing 2009, England, pp. 673-682.

Brown, R.R., Keath, N., Wong, T., 2009, Urban water management in cities: historical, current and future regimes, Water Science And Technology [P], vol 59, issue 5, IWA Publishing 2009, England, pp. 847-855.

Deletic, A., Fletcher, T.D., Brown, R.R., Hatt, B.E.E., Wong, T.H.F., 2008, Advancing Stormwater Biofilters, Water: Journal of the Australian Water Association, vol 35, issue 7, Hallmark Editions, Hampton Victoria Australia, pp. 64-72.

Brown, R.R., Keath, N., 2008, Drawing on Social Theory for Transitioning to Sustainable Urban Water Management:: Turning the Institutional Super-Tanker, Australian Journal of Water Resources, vol 12, issue 2, Engineers Australia, Barton ACT, pp. 73-83.

Roy, A.H., Wenger, S.J., Fletcher, T., Walsh, C.J., Ladson, A.R., Shuster, W., Thurston, H.W., Brown, R.R., 2008, Impediments and solutions to sustainable, watershed-scale urban stormwater management: Lessons from Australia and the United States, Environmental Management, vol 42, issue 2, Springer, New York, pp. 344-359.

Brown, R.R., 2008, Local Institutional Development and Organizational Change for Advancing Sustainable Urban Water Futures, Environmental Management, vol 41, issue 2, Springer, New York, pp. 221-233.

Wong, T., Brown, R.R., Deletic, A., 2008, Water Management in a Water Sensitive City, Water: Journal of the Australian Water Association, vol 35, issue 7, Hallmark Editions, Hampton Victoria Australia, pp. 52-62.

Brown, R.R., Coppock, M.H., 2007, Advancing sustainable water futures for Melbourne: analysis of expert opinion on structural and non-structural approaches, Water Practice and Technology, vol 2, issue 2, IWA Publishing, London England UK, pp. 1-9.

Brown, R.R., Davies, P., 2007, Understanding community receptivity to water re-use: Ku-ring-gai Council case study, Water Science and Technology, vol 55, issue 4, IWA Publishing, London England UK, pp. 283-290.

Brown, R.R., Sharp, L., Ashley, R.M., 2006, Implementation impediments to institutionalising the practice of sustainable urban water management, Water Science & Technology, vol 54, issue 6-7, IWA Publishing, London UK, pp. 415-422.

Clarke, J.M., Brown, R.R., 2006, Understanding the factors that influence domestic water consumption within Melbourne, Australian Journal of Water Resources, vol 10, issue 3, Engineers Media Pty Ltd, Crows Nest NSW Australia, pp. 251-257.

Brown, R.R., 2005, Impediments to integrated urban stormwater management: the need for institutional reform, Environmental management, vol 36, issue 3, Springer-Verlag, New York USA, pp. 455-468.

Rauch, W., Seggelke, K., Brown, R.R., Krebs, P., 2005, Integrated approaches in urban storm drainage: Where do we stand?, Environmental Management, vol 35, issue 4, Springer-Verlag, New York USA, pp. 396-409.

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.

de Haan, F.J., Ferguson, B.C., Deletic, A., Brown, R.R., 2012, Exploring Scenarios for Urban Water Systems Using a Socio-Technical Model, Urban Drainage Modelling: Extended Abstracts of the Ninth International Conference on Urban Drainage Modelling, Belgrade, Serbia, 4-6 September 2012?, Faculty of Engineering University of Belgrade, Belgrade Serbia, pp. 1-10.

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.

Poustie, M.S., Brown, R.R., Deletic, A., de Haan, F.J., 2012, Institutional barriers to advancing sustainable urban water management in Port Vila, Vanuatu, Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Water Sensitive Urban Design, 21 February 2012 to 23 February 2012, Centre for Water Sensitive Cities, Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 1-8.

Rauch, W., Bach, P.M., Brown, R.R., Deletic, A., Ferguson, B.C., de Haan, F.J., McCarthy, D.T., Kleidorfer, M., Tapper, N.J., Sitzenfrei, R., Urich, C., 2012, Modelling transitions in urban drainage management, Proceedings of the Ninth Intertnational Conference on Urban Drainage Modelling Belgrade 2012, 4 September 2012 to 6 September 2012, Faculty of Civil Engineering University of Belgrade, Belgrade Serbia, pp. 1-2.

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.

Dobbie, M.F., Brown, R.R., 2012, Risky business? Risk perceptions of water practitioners towards stormwater harvesting and treatment systems in Australian cities, Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Water Sensitive Urban Design, 21-23 February, Engineers Australia, Barton, ACT, pp. 1-8.

Ferguson, B.C., de Haan, F.J., Brown, R.R., Deletic, A., 2012, Testing a strategic action framework: Melbourne's transition to WSUD, Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Water Sensitive Urban Design, 21-23 February, Engineers Australia, Barton, ACT, pp. 1-8.

Ward, S., Lundy, L., Shaffer, P., Wong, T.H.F., Ashley, R.M., Arthur, S., Armitage, N., Walker, L., Brown, R.R., Deletic, A., Butler, D., 2012, Water sensitive urban design in the city of the future, Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Water Sensitive Urban Design, 21 February 2012 to 23 February 2012, Centre for Water Sensitive Cities, Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 79-86.

Blackburn, N., Morison, P., Brown, R., 2010, A review of factors indicating likelihood of and motivations for household rainwater tank adoption, Conference Proceedings of the 2010 Stormwater Industry Association National Conference, 09/11/2010 - 12/11/2010, Gems Events Management, Online, pp. 1-10.

Brookes, K., Brown, R., Morison, P., 2010, The role of the urban land development organisation in mainstreaming water sensitive urban design, Conference Proceedings of the 2010 Stormwater Industry Association National Conference, 9 November 2010 to 12 November 2010, Gems Events Management, Online, pp. 1-15.

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.

Bos, J., Brown, R.R., 2009, Can social theory help us to achieve sustainable urban water management?, Towards Water Sensitive Cities and Citizens, 5 - 8 May 2009, Australian Water Association with Engineers Australia, Perth, Australia, pp. 342-350.

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.

Hatt, B.E., Deletic, A., Fletcher, T.D., Morison, P., Brown, R.R., Boer, S., Burge, K., Wong, T.H.F., 2009, Towards widespread implementation of biofiltration for improved stormwater management: an overview of the new Facility for Advancing Water Biofiltration's Adoption Guidelines, Towards water sensitive cities and citizens - Proceedings of the 6th Int. Water Sensitive Urban Design Conference and Hydropolis #3, 5 May 2009 to 8 May 2009, Australian Water Association, Perth WA Australia, pp. 810-819.

Morison, P.J., Brown, R.R., 2009, Where is the 'P' in WSUD? Understanding in the nature of publics and local policy commitment, Towards Water Sensitive Cities and Citizens, 5 - 8 May 2009, Australian Water Association with Engineers Australia, Perth, Australia, pp. 92-101.

Keath, N., Brown, R.R., 2008, Are extreme Events a Crisis or Catalyst for Sutainable Urban Water Management? The Case of Two Australian Cities, Conference Proceedings: 11th International Conference on Urban Drainage, 31 Aug - 5 Sep 2008, Intl Assn of Hydraulic Engr & Res (IAHR)/Int Water Assn (IWA), Edinburgh UK, p. CD Rom.

Wong, T.H.F., Brown, R.R., Breen, P.F., 2008, Building a water sensitive city, Ecocity World Summit 2008 Proceedings, Ecocity Builders, United States, pp. 1-12.

Rijke, J.S., De Graaf, R.R., Van de Ven, F.H.M., Brown, R.R., Biron, D.J., 2008, Comparative Case Studies Towards Mainstreaming Water Sensitive Urban Design in Australia and the Netherlands, 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.

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.

Wong, T., Brown, R.R., 2008, Transitioning to Water Sensitive Cities: Ensuring Resilience through a new Hydro-Social Contract, Conference Proceedings: 11th International Conference on Urban Drainage, 31 Aug - 5 Sep 2008, Intl Assn of Hydraulic Engr & Res (IAHR)/Intl Water Assn (IWA), Edinburgh UK, p. CD Rom.

Brown, R.R., Keath, N., Wong, T., 2008, Transitioning to Water Sensitive Cities: Historical Current and Future Transition States, Conference Proceedings: 11th International Conference on Urban Drainage, 31 Aug - 5 Sep 2008, Intl.Assn of Hydraulic Engr & Res (IAHR)/Intl Water Assn (IWA), Edinburgh UK, p. CD Rom.

Roberts, R., Brown, R.R., 2007, Alternative Water Sources: The keys to unlocking the inhibitors of innovation and diffusion in metropolitan Melbourne, Rainwater and Urban Design 2007 CD-Rom Proceedings, 21-23 August 2007, Engineers Australia, Sydney Australia, pp. 1-8.

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.

Morison, P.J., Brown, R.R., 2007, Cooperate or coerce? Intergovernmental approaches to mainstreaming Water Sensitive Urban Design, Rainwater and Urban Design Conference 2007, 21-23/08/2007, Engineers Austsralia, Sydney NSW Australia, pp. 1-8.

Brown, R.R., Thomas, F., Orton, J., 2007, Sub-Catchment Planning in Marrickville: The Urban Stormwaer Integrated Management (USWIM) Project, Rainwater and Urbane Design 2007 CD-Rom proceedings, 21-23 August 2007, Engineers Australia, Sydney Australia, pp. 1-8.

Brown, R.R., Clarke, J.M., 2007, The transition towards Water Sensitive Urban design: a socio-technical analysis of Melbourne Australia, Sustainable Techniques and Strategies in Urban Water Management, 25-27 June 2007, GRAIE -Groupe de Recherche Rhone-Alpes sur les Infrastructures et I'Eau, Villeurbanne France, pp. 349-356.

Van de Meene, S.J., Brown, R.R., 2007, Towards an institutional capacity assessment framework for sustainable urban water management, Rainwater and Urban Design Conference 2007, 21-23 Augusut 2007, Engineers Australia, Sydney Australia, pp. 1-8.

Brown, R.R., Keath, N., 2007, Turning the Supertanker: drawing on Social Theory to enable the transition to Sustainable Urban Water Management, Rainwater and Urban Design 2007 CD-Rom Proceedings, 21-23 August 2007, Engineers Australia, Sydney Australia, pp. 1-8.

Coppock, M.H., Brown, R.R., 2006, Advancing sustainable water futures for Melbourne: analysis of expert opinion on structural and non-structural approaches, Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Urban Drainage Modelling and the 4th International conference on Water Sensitive Urban Design, 2 April 2006 to 7 April 2006, Inst.for Sustainable Water Resources Monash University, Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 151-158.

Davies, P.M., Brown, R.R., 2006, Understanding community receptivity to water re-use: Ku-ring-gai Council case study, 7th International Conference on Urban Drainage Modelling and the 4th International Conference on Water Sensitive Urban Design: Book of Proceedings, 2-7 April 2006, Inst of Sustainable Water Resources Monash University, Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 119-126.

Brown, R.R., 2005, Facilitating local organisational development for advancing sustainable urban water futures, Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Urban Drainage, 21 August 2005 to 26 August 2005, International Water Association, Copenhagen Denmark, pp. 1-8.

Brown, R.R., Sharp, L., Ashley, R.M., 2005, Implementation impediments to institutionalising the practice of sustainable urban water management, Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Urban Drainage, 21 August 2005 to 26 August 2005, International Water Association, Copenhagen Denmark, pp. 1-8.

Brown, R.R., 2004, Keynote Paper - Local Institutional Development and Organisational Change For Advancing Sustainable Urban Water Futures, Proceedings of the International Conference on Water Sensitive Urban Design: Cities as Catchments, 21-25 November 2004, Causal Productions, Adelaide SA Australia, pp. 1-14.

Other

Dobbie, M.F., Brown, R.R., Brookes, K.L., 2012, Australian urban water practitioners' risk perceptions towards alternative water systems, CSIRO Water for a Healthy Country Flagship, Australia.

de Haan, J., Ferguson, B., Brown, R., Deletic, A., 2011, A workbench for societal transitions in water sensitive cities, Proceedings of 12th International Conference on Urban Drainage, Acqua Consultoria, Brazil.

Wong, T., Deletic, A., Brown, R., 2011, An inter-disciplinary research program for building water sensitive cities, Proceedings of 12th International Conference on Urban Drainage, Acqua Consultoria, Brazil.

Poustie, M., Brown, R., Deletic, A., 2011, Receptivity to sustainable urban water management in the Pacific, Proceedings of 12th International Conference on Urban Drainage, Acqua Consultoria, Brazil.

Ferguson, B., Brown, R., Deletic, A., 2011, Towards a socio-technical framework for mapping and diagnosing transformational dynamics in urban water systems, Proceedings of 12th International Conference on Urban Drainage, Acqua Consultoria, Brazil.

Brown, R.R., 2001, Evaluation of the Stormwater Management Planning Process, Environment Protection Authority EPA 2000/88, Sydney NSW Australia.

Postgraduate Research Supervisions

Current Supervision

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Supervisors:

Stubbs, W (Main), Brown, R (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Adaptive Institutional Capacity: the processes and pathways of competing technological trajectories.

Supervisors:

Brown, R (Main).

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:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Enabling the transition to a water sensitive city: The case of Melbourne..

Supervisors:

Brown, R (Main), Deletic, A (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Exploring social innovations in urban water.

Supervisors:

Brown, R (Main), De Haan, F (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Multifunctional green infrastructure: Drivers and challenges for its implementation in Australia.

Supervisors:

Brown, R (Main), Dobbie, 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).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Transitioning to Sustainable Urban Water Management in Developing Urban Centres in the Pacific Region.

Supervisors:

Deletic, A (Main), Brown, R (Associate), Mudd, G (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Urban water and sustainability transitions.

Supervisors:

Brown, R (Main).

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:

Klaas, D.

Program of Study:

Indigenous Water Management: Sustainable water conservation strategies in karstic dominated area in Rote Island, NTT Province, Indonesia. (Masters) 2008.

Supervisors:

Mudd, G (Main), Brown, R (Associate).

Student:

Morison, P.

Program of Study:

Management of urban stormwater: advancing program design and evaluation. (PHD) 2009.

Supervisors:

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

Student:

Taylor, A.

Program of Study:

Sustainable urban water management: the champion phenomenon. (PHD) 2009.

Supervisors:

Brown, R (Joint), Cocklin, C (Joint-Co).

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).