Queensland Past Online (QPO) - UQ eSpace http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/ The University of Queensland en Fez http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss In the wake of the Raftsmen : a survey of early settlement in the Maroochy District up to the passing of Macalister's Act (1868) [Part 1] http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:242691 2011-06-22T00:00:00Z Heap, E.G. In the wake of the raftsmen : a survey of early settlement in the Maroochy District up to the passing of the Crown Lands Alienation Act, 1868 [Part 111] http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:242703 2011-06-22T00:00:00Z Heap, E.G. In the wake of the raftsmen : a survey of early settlement in the Maroochy District up to the passing of "the Crown Lands Alienation Act, 1868" [Part 11] http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:243625 2011-07-13T00:00:00Z Heap, E.G. In the wake of the raftsmen : a survey of early settlement in the Maroochy District up to the passing of "the Crown Lands Alienation Act, 1868" [Part 111] http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:243629 2011-07-13T00:00:00Z Heap, E.G. In the wake of the raftsmen : a survey of early settlement in the Maroochy District up to the passing of "the Crown Lands Alienation Act, 1868" [Part 1] http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:243618 2011-07-13T00:00:00Z Heap, E.G. In the wake of the raftsmen : a survey of early settlement in the Maroochy District up to the passing of the Crown Lands Alienation Act, 1868 [Part 11] http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:242697 2011-06-22T00:00:00Z Heap, E.G. Ipswich in the Eighteen Fifties http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:212596 2010-08-17T00:00:00Z Mathewson, Thomas Irish migration to Queensland, 1885-1912 http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:246275 2011-08-23T00:00:00Z MacGinley, M. R., 1931- Irvinebank, Mining Community and Centre of an Empire "God Bless John Moffat" http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:201589 2010-04-01T00:00:00Z Kerr, Ruth S. Isaac Isaacs http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:189131 2009-12-04T00:00:00Z Cowen, Zelman Isolation : the tyranny of distance in Queensland education http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:210117 2010-08-01T00:00:00Z Guymer, A. E. Italians in the Hinchinbrook Shire, 1921-1939: motives for migration http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:207962 2010-07-17T00:00:00Z Henderson, Lyn Itinerant music teachers' work in Queensland http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:188180 2009-11-27T00:00:00Z Roulston, Kathryn It's for love not money: Queensland graziers' perceptions of sustainable development http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:170415 Despite a National Strategy for Ecologically Sustainable Development and the embodiment of this in numerous national and state statues, environmental degradation continues to occur on rural land. This raises the question of how the primary land managers in Queensland perceive sustainable development. Australia’s early reliance on agricultural production and international markets contributed substantially to the extensive environmental degradation that has occurred. Consequently economic and environmental issues have dominated the research on sustainable development, with the social dimension relatively neglected. In addition, despite the large quantity of work that has been conducted with farmers and graziers, little is known about how either of these types of land managers interpret sustainable development. The aim of this thesis was to develop an in-depth understanding of graziers’ perceptions of sustainable development to make a contribution to this area. An exploratory interpretative approach was taken to conduct this investigation because previous research had been limited. In-depth unstructured interviews were conducted with 57 Queensland graziers in the tropical savannas in a case study with two locations – the Gulf of Carpentaria and the Central West. This approach was supported by participant observation and a brief questionnaire to provide background information. The fieldwork was conducted over a period of five months which allowed analysis to be conducted as the study progressed. Most of the graziers were interviewed on their properties with the goal of adding richness to the data and assisting with interpretation. Several bodies of literature have been used to interpret the results of this study. Areas of the sustainable development literature relevant to this thesis are reviewed to provide a context for the thesis. The literature on structural change in Australian agriculture provides a background to the broad influences on the agricultural sector and farmers. Also reviewed are the approaches taken to change the land management practices of farmers. The enduring value of farming and the changing values of rural land use are explored through a review of agrarianism, the goals and values of farmers and the post-productivist transition. The results for both study locations showed that these graziers preference the economic dimension of sustainable development over the environmental and social dimensions. The rationale for this preference is that maintaining economic viability will allow them to achieve their social goal – to continue their preferred way of life. A strong focus therefore, is on economic viability as a means to a social end. The objective is to overcome the constraints of being market and season dependent and the costs of operating in rural and remote locations through a whole-of-enterprise business management approach. The need for graziers to continue increasing their productivity to remain economically viable and to continue being competitive in international markets, challenges their ability to balance the economic and environmental dimensions of sustainable development. For some the environmental dimension of sustainable development may be compromised to accommodate their economic priorities and social goals. A perceived future threat, more so for Gulf graziers, arises from the belief that they and their interests are marginalised through consultation processes. This contributes to their belief that the government prioritises Aboriginal land rights and environmental protection interests over their production interests. They believe that if this continues their future is at risk through further decreases to the security of their tenure. The results of this study suggest that a more innovative and integrated approach will be required to meet the challenges of sustainable development in these areas, in early twenty-first century Australia. The holistic approach from a social science perspective has provided an understanding of what graziers value and why. These insights contribute to knowledge of how to progress sustainable development. They could be tested with other types of land managers and as a foundation on which to build a more comprehensive understanding of sustainable development. 2009-03-18T00:00:00Z Jennifer Moffatt James Adam - teacher and scholar http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:204800 2010-05-04T00:00:00Z Kerr, Ruth S. James Duhig http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:192225 No abstract available 2010-01-12T00:00:00Z Boland, T. P. (Thomas Patrick), 1929- James Nash and the Gympie goldfield http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:272895 2012-04-19T00:00:00Z Wilson, Paul James Quinn: First Catholic bishop of Brisbane http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:196157 2010-02-22T00:00:00Z McLay, Yvonne Margaret James Toohey: Brisbane Pioneer or first of the White Shoe Brigade http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:204217 2010-04-23T00:00:00Z Metcalf, William J. James Tyson 1819-1898 : A man in his environment http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:184257 2009-09-28T00:00:00Z White, Zita James Tyson, Millionaire http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:241145 2011-05-23T00:00:00Z Fletcher, Lady James Venture Mulligan : prospector and explorer of the north http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:212769 2010-08-19T00:00:00Z Pike, Glenville J.B. Fewings 'Memoirs of Toowong' — a mirror of a man http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:203570 2010-04-20T09:54:52Z Gregory, Helen Jean Baptiste Charles Lamonnerie Dit Fattorini, late of Port Macquarie, N.S.W. http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:207992 2010-07-17T00:00:00Z Gill, J. C. H. (James Connal Howard) Jewish identity in Brisbane: the youth http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:203866 2010-04-21T00:00:00Z Trigger, David S. Johannes Bjelke-Petersen : a study in populist leadership http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:187765 2009-11-24T00:00:00Z Wear, Rae Johannes Bjelke-Petersen : the Lord's Premier http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:200796 No abstract available 2010-03-26T00:00:00Z Wear, Rae John B. Cameron, surveyor and explorer 1843-1897 http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:205721 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z Kitson, William S. John Campbell : a squatter of '41 http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:207866 2010-07-15T00:00:00Z Welsby, Thomas John Dight and his descendants http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:204866 2010-05-07T00:00:00Z Pixley, Norman S. (Norman Stewart), d. 1988. John Dunmore Lang: With special reference to his activities in Queensland http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:188726 2009-12-01T00:00:00Z McPheat, William Scott John Hetherington, father of Queensland's coal industry http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:205781 2010-06-02T00:00:00Z Whitmore, R. L. (Raymond Leslie), 1920- John H. Pepper : analyst and rainmaker : the genesis of chemistry teaching in Queensland http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:210118 2010-08-01T00:00:00Z Cane, R. F. John Jardine and Somerset http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:204149 2010-04-23T00:00:00Z Lawrie, Margaret John Mortimer of Manumbar and the 1861 Native Police Inquiry in Queensland http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:204497 2010-04-28T00:00:00Z Prentis, Malcolm D. John Murtagh Macrossan and the genesis of the White Australia policy http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:211526 2010-08-10T00:00:00Z Bryan, Harrison, 1923-2008. John Warren White and family http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:204790 2010-05-04T00:00:00Z Pixley, Norman S. (Norman Stewart), d. 1988. Jondaryan Station : the relationship between pastoral capital and pastoral labour, 1840-1890 http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:188754 2009-12-01T00:00:00Z Walker, Janette A. Joseph Stillman Badger : the man and his Tramways http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:204857 2010-05-06T00:00:00Z Ford, Garry R. Joshua Thomas Bell, Queensland and the Darling Downs 1889-1911 http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:203129 2010-04-15T00:00:00Z Waterson, D. B. (Duncan Bruce), 1915- Journal of an expedition into the interior of tropical Australia : in search of a route from Sydney to the Gulf of Carpentaria / Thomas Mitchell http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:216968 2010-09-23T00:00:00Z Mitchell, Thomas Livingstone Journal of Landsborough's expedition from Carpentaria, in search of Burke & Wills : with a map showing his route http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:216396 2010-09-15T00:00:00Z Landsborough, William Journal policy http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:203673 2010-04-20T13:32:22Z Journal policy http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:203669 2010-04-20T13:26:12Z Journal policy http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:203666 2010-04-20T13:19:33Z Journal policy http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:203664 2010-04-20T13:07:38Z Journal policy http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:204590 2010-04-30T00:00:00Z Journal policy http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:207038 2010-07-07T00:00:00Z Journal policy http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:207049 2010-07-07T00:00:00Z Journal policy http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:207035 2010-07-07T00:00:00Z