Dr Jacqueline Schirmer
B. Sc (For), B. Ec, PhD
Adjunct Fellow, Fenner School of Environment and Society
ANU College of Science
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+ 61 2 6201 2785
Areas of expertise
- Rural Sociology 160804
- Farm Management, Rural Management And Agribusiness 070106
- Natural Resource Management 050209
- Agroforestry 070501
- Public Policy 160510
- Applied Sociology, Program Evaluation And Social Impact Assessment 160801
- Fisheries Management 070403
- Sustainable Agricultural Development 070108
- Professional Ethics (Incl. Police And Research Ethics) 220107
- Forestry Management And Environment 070504
- Environmental Impact Assessment 050204
- Fisheries Sciences 0704
- Forestry Sciences 0705
Research interests
Socio-economic impact assessment; public dialogue and participatory decision making; socio-ecological systems theory; human adaptation to climate change and other environmental change.
Publications
- Peel, D, Berry, H & Schirmer, J 2016, 'Farm exit intention and wellbeing: A study of Australian farmers', Journal of Rural Studies, vol. 47, pp. 41-51.
- Mylek, M & Schirmer, J 2016, 'Social acceptability of fuel management in the Australian Capital Territory and surrounding region', International Journal of Wildland Fire, vol. 25, no. 10, pp. 1093-1109.
- Anderson, C & Schirmer, J 2015, 'Why and how urban residents resisted a proposed gas-fired power station', Urban Policy and Research, vol. 33, no. 3, pp. 324-339pp.
- Anderson, C & Schirmer, J 2015, 'An Empirical Investigation of Social Capital and Networks at Local Scale through Resistance to Lower-Carbon Infrastructure', Society and Natural Resources, vol. 28, no. 7, pp. 749-765.
- Schirmer, J & Bull, L 2014, 'Assessing the likelihood of widespread landholder adoption of afforestation and reforestation projects', Global Environmental Change - Human and Policy Dimensions, vol. 24, no. 1, pp. 306-320.
- Loxton, E, Schirmer, J & Kanowski, P 2014, 'Social impacts of forest policy changes in Western Australia on members of the natural forest industry: Implications for policy goals and decision-making processes', Forestry, vol. 87, no. 3, pp. 363-376.
- Dare, M, Schirmer, J & Vanclay, F 2014, 'Community engagement and social licence to operate', Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal, vol. 32, no. 3, pp. 188-197.
- Gordon, M, Lockwood, M, Hanson, D et al 2014, 'Perceptions of corporate social responsibility in Australian forestry companies', International Journal of Sustainable Society, vol. 6, no. 4, pp. 336-353.
- Loxton, E, Schirmer, J & Kanowski, P 2013, 'Designing, implementing and monitoring social impact mitigation strategies: Lessons from Forest Industry Structural Adjustment Packages', Environmental Impact Assessment Review, vol. 42, pp. 105-115.
- Gordon, M, Lockwood, M, Schirmer, J et al 2013, 'Adoption of community engagement in the corporate culture of Australian forest plantation companies', Australian Forestry, vol. 76, no. 1, pp. 58-68.
- Gordon, M, Schirmer, J, Lockwood, M et al 2013, 'Being good neighbours: Current practices, barriers, and opportunities for community engagement in Australian plantation forestry', Land Use Policy, vol. 34, pp. 62-71.
- Loxton, E, Schirmer, J & Kanowski, P 2013, 'Exploring the social dimensions and complexity of cumulative impacts: a case study of forest policy changes in Western Australia', Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal. 31: 52-63.
- Loxton, E, Schirmer, J, Kanowski, P et al. 2012, 'Cumulative social impacts in northern NSW: forest policy 1980-2010', National Conference on Australian Forest History 2010, ed. Brett J. Stubbs, Jane Lennon, Alison Specht and John Taylor, Australian Forest History Society Inc, Australia, pp. 83-93.
- Dare, M, Vanclay, F & Schirmer, J 2012, 'Public participation in commercial environments: Critical reflections on community engagement methods used in the Australian plantation forestry industry', Australian Forestry, vol. 75, no. 3, pp. 180-191.
- Williams, K & Schirmer, J 2012, 'Understanding the relationship between social change and its impacts: The experience of rural land use change in south-eastern Australia', Journal of Rural Studies, vol. 28, no. 4, pp. 538-548.
- Loxton, E, Schirmer, J & Kanowski, P 2012, 'Employment of Indigenous Australians in the forestry sector: a case study from northern Queensland', Australian Forestry, vol. 75, no. 2, pp. 73-81.
- Anderson, C, Schirmer, J & Abjorensen, N 2012, 'Exploring CCS community acceptance and public participation from a human and social capital perspective', Mitigation and adaptation strategies for global change, vol. 17, no. 6, pp. 687-706.
- Loxton, E, Schirmer, J & Kanowski, P 2012, 'Social impacts of the Regional Forest Agreement on members of the forest industry in north-eastern New South Wales', Australian Forestry, vol. 75, no. 4, pp. 251-263.
- Gordon, M, Lockwood, M, Vanclay, F, Schirmer, J 2012, 'Divergent stakeholder views of corporate social responsibility in the Australian forest plantation sector', Australasian Journal of Environmental Management, vol. 113, no. Issue, pp. 390-398.
- Schirmer, J, Dovers, S and Clayton, H. 2012, 'Informing conservation policy design through an examination of landholder preferences: A case study of scattered tree conservation in Australia', Biological Conservation, vol. 153, pp. 51-63.
- Schirmer, J., Clayton. H. and Sherren, K. 2012. Reversing scattered tree decline on farms: implications of landholder practice and perceptions in the Lachlan catchment, NSW. Australasian Journal of Environmental Management 19(2): 91-107
- Sherren, K, Yoon, H, Clayton, H, Schirmer, J. 2012, 'Do Australian graziers have an offset mindset about their farm trees?', Biodiversity and Conservation, vol. 21, no. 2, pp. 363-383.
- Schirmer, J 2011, 'Land use change', in Frank Vanclay and Ana Maria Esteves (ed.), New directions in social impact assessment: conceptual and methodological advances, Edward Elgar Publishing, Cheltenham, UK and Northampton, MA, USA, pp. 171-185.
- Dare, M, Vanclay, F & Schirmer, J 2011, 'Understanding community engagement in plantation forest management: Insights from practitioner and community narratives', Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, vol. 54, no. 9, pp. 1149-1168.
- Schirmer, J 2011, 'Scaling up: Assessing social impacts at the macro-scale', Environmental Impact Assessment Review, vol. 31, no. 3, pp. 382-391.
- Dare, M., Schirmer, J., Vanclay, F. 2011, 'Does forest certification enhance community engagement in Australian plantation management?', Forestry Policy and Economics, vol. 13, no. 5, pp. 328-337.
- Sherren, K, Fischer, J, Clayton, H, Schirmer, J and Dovers, S. 2010, 'Integration by case, place and process: transdisciplinary research for sustainable grazing in the Lachlan River catchment, Australia', Landscape Ecology, vol. 25, pp. 1219-1230.
- Pickworth, J, Schirmer, J & Casey, A 2006, Social fabric of Australian fishing: A case study in South Australia.
- Schirmer, J, Parsons, M, Charalambou, C et al 2005, Socio-economic impacts of plantation forestry in the South West Slopes of NSW.
- Schirmer, J & Casey, A 2005, Social assessment handbook: A guide to methods and approaches for assessing the social sustainability of fisheries in Australia.
- Schirmer, J & Pickworth, J 2005, Social assessment of fishing in the East Gippsland region: Report of a case study conducted as part of the 'Social Assessment Handbook for the Australia fishing sector' project.
- Schirmer, J, Parsons, M, Charalambou, C et al 2005, Socio-economic impacts of plantation forestry in the Great Southern region.
- Schirmer, J & Pickworth, J 2005, Social impacts of the South Australian Marine Scalefish Fishery: Report of a case study undertaken as part of the 'Social Assessment Handook for the Australian fishing sector' project.
- Schirmer, J 2009, 'Ethical Issues in the Use of Multiple Survey Reminders', Journal of Academic Ethics, vol. 7, pp. 125-139.
- Dare, M, Schirmer, J & Vanclay, F 2008, 'Social Realities: Working within Complex Social Worlds', Australian Forest Growers National Conference 2008, ed. Digby Race and Hugh Stewart, Australian Forest Growers, Albury, pp. 149-152.
- Schirmer, J 2008, 'Do Farm Forestry and Large-Scale Plantation Forestry have Different Impacts on Rural Population?', Australian Forest Growers National Conference 2008, ed. Digby Race and Hugh Stewart, Australian Forest Growers, Albury, pp. 145-148.
- Sherren, K, Dovers, S, Fischer, J et al. 2008, 'Leverage points for reversing paddock tree loss in Upper Lachlan grazing landscapes: A workshop report', Ecological Management and Restoration, vol. 9, no. 3, pp. 237-240.
- Schirmer, J 2007, 'Forestry and Environmental Change: Socioeconomic and Political Dimensions', Australian Forestry, vol. 70, no. 1, pp. 70-71.
- Schirmer, J 2007, 'Plantations and social conflict: exploring the differences between small-scale and large-scale plantation forestry', Small-scale Forestry, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 19-33.
- Schirmer, J 2005, 'Timbercorp Forestry: Attention to Detail Pays Off', in Patrick B Durst, Chris Brown, Henrylito D Tacio, Miyuki Ishikawa (ed.), In Search of Excellence: Exemplary forest management in Asia and the Pacific, Food and Agriculture Organisation of United Nations, Thailand, pp. 315-328.
- Schirmer, J & Roche, M 2005, 'Corporatization, Commercialization and Privatization: New Zealand.', in Mike Garforth and James Mayers (ed.), Plantations, Privatization, Poverty and Power: Changing Ownership and Management of State Forests, Earthscan Publications Ltd, UK, pp. 200-222.
- Tonts, M & Schirmer, J 2005, 'Managing Social Conflict in the Timber Plantation Industry: Building consensus or deepening divisions', in Denis Cryle, Jean Hillier (ed.), Consent and Consensus: Politics, Media and Governance in Twentieth Century Australia, API Network, Perth, pp. 275-296.
- Schirmer, J & Kanowski, P 2005, 'A Mixed Economy Commonwealth of States: Australia.', in Mike Garforth and James Mayers (ed.), Plantations, Privatization, Poverty and Power: Changing Ownership and Management of State Forests, Earthscan Publications Ltd, UK, pp. 101-125.
- Schirmer, J & Tonts, M 2003, 'Plantations and sustainable rural communities', Australian Forestry, vol. 66, no. 1, pp. 67-74.
- Schirmer, J 2002, 'Social Impacts: A Western Australia Case Study', Australian Forest Growers National Conference 2002, ed. David Wettenhall, Australian Forest Growers, Canberra, pp. 153-160.
- Schirmer, J & Kanowski, P 2001, 'Avoiding snatching defeat from the jaws of victory: plantation forestry expansion in Australia', Joint Commonwealth Forestry Conference and Biennial Conference of the Institute of Foresters of Australia 2001, Promaco Conventions Pty Ltd, Fremantle, WA, pp. 99-108.
- Schirmer, J, Kanowski, P & Race, D 2000, 'Factors affecting adoption of plantation forestry on farms: implications for farm forestry development in Australia', Australian Forestry, vol. 63, no. 1, pp. 44-51.
- Schirmer, J & Field, J 2000, 'The Cost of Revegetation', in <> (ed.), <>, pp. 101pp.
