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Public Policy and its Impacts

Books

O’Keefe, S. & Crase, L. (ed.) 2011. Water Policy, Tourism and Recreation: Lessons from Australia, Resources for the Future, Washington

Crase, L. & Gandhi, V. (ed.) 2009. Reforming Institutions in Water Resource Management: Policy and Performance for Sustainable Development, Earthscan Publishing, London

Crase, L. (ed.) 2008. Water Policy in Australia: The Impact of Change and Uncertainty, Resources for the Future, Washington

Refereed Journal Articles

Crase, L., 2012 “The Murray-Darling Basin Plan – An Adaptive Response to Ongoing Challenges?", Economic Papers, Vol 31, No 3, pp. 318-326.

Crase, L. & O’Keefe, S. 2012, “Water Economics: Getting the Local Questions Right”, Public Policy, Special Issue: Local Government and Regional Governance in Australia: History, Theory and Policy, Vol 7, No 1, pp 97-106.

Crase, L., O’Keefe, S. & Kinoshota, Y. (Forthcoming) “Enhancing Agri-Environmental Outcomes: Market-Based Approaches to Water in Australia's Murray-Darling Basin”, Water Resources Research.

Cooper, B., Rose, J. & Crase, L. (Forthcoming) “Does Anybody like Water Restrictions? Some Observations in Australian Urban Communities”, Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics.

Cooper, B., Burton, M. & Crase, L. (Forthcoming) Urban Water Restrictions: Avoidance and Attitudes, Water Resources Research.

Crase, L., 2012, “How holistic should economic measurement be? A cautionary note on valuing ecosystem services as part of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan”, Economic Papers. Vol. 31, No 2, pp. 182-191.

Crase, L., O’Keefe, S. & Dollery, B. 2012, “Presumptions of Linearity and Faith in the Power of Centralised Decision-Making: Two Challenges to the Efficient Management of Environmental Water in Australia”, Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Vol 56, No 3 pp. 426-437.

Cooper, B., Rose, J. & Crase, L. 2011, “Does anybody like water restrictions? Some observations in Australian urban communities”, Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics Society Inc, Vol 56, No 1, pp. 61-81.

Crase, L., O’Keefe, S. & Dollery, B. 2011, "Nuances of Regional Growth and its Public Policy Implications: Some Comments on the Flaws in the Grattan Institute’s Investing in Regions; Making a Difference Report", Economic Papers, Vol. 30, No 4, pp. 481-489.

Nguyen, P. and Crase, L. 2011 “Vietnam’s State-Owned Enterprise Reform: An Empirical Assessment in the International Multimodal Transport Sector from the Williamson’s TCE Perspective”, Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics, Vol. 23, No 3, pp. 411-422.

Dollery, B, Grant, B. and Crase, L. 2011 “Love Thy Neighbour: A Social Capital Approach to Local Government Partnerships”, Australian Journal of Public Administration, 70(2), pp. 156-166.

Crase, L., O’Keefe, S. & Dollery, B. 2011, “Some Observations about the Reactionary Rhetoric Circumscribing the Guide to the Murray-Darling Basin Plan”, Economic Papers, Vol. 30, No 2, pp. 195-207.

Crase, L. & Gawne, B. 2011, “Coase-Coloured Glasses and Rights Bundling: Why the initial specification of water rights in volumetric terms matters”, Economic Papers, Vol. 30, No 2, pp. 135-146.

Crase, L, Dollery, B. & O’Keefe, S. 2011, “Managing Environmental Water: Lessons in crafting efficient governance arrangements”, Economic Papers, Vol. 30, No 2, pp. 122-134.

Dollery, B. E., Grant, B. and Crase, L. 2010, “Not what they seem: An analysis of strategic service delivery partnerships in local government”, Australasian Journal of Canadian Studies Vol. 28, No. 2, pp. 59-74.

Crase, L. 2011, “The Fallout to the Guide to the Proposed Basin Plan”, Australian Journal of Public Administration, Vol. 70, No 1, pp. 84-93.

Dollery, B. & Crase, L. 2010, “Industry Structure Issues in the Water and Wastewater Sectors in Australia: A Comment on Abbott and Cohen”, Economic Papers Vol. 49, No. 3, pp. 365-367.

Leroux, A. & Crase, L. 2010, “Advancing Water Trade: A Preliminary Investigation of Urban-Irrigation Options Contracts in the Ovens Basin, Victoria, Australia”, Economic Papers, Vol. 29, No. 3, pp. 1-16

Gawne, B., Crase, L. & Watson, A. 2010, “Can a Collaborative Focus on Solutions Improve Our Capacity to Achieve Sustainable Water Management?”,  Marine and Freshwater Research, Vol. 61, pp. 814-820

Crase, L. 2010, “A Cautionary Note on the Use of Socio-Economic Analyses in Water Planning”, Economic Papers, Vol. 29, No. 1, pp. 41-47

Byrnes, J., Crase, L, Villano, R. & Dollery, B. 2010, “The Relative Economic Efficiency of Urban Water Utilities in Regional New South Wales and Victoria”, Resource and Energy Economics, Vol 32, No. 1, pp 439-455

Dollery, B., O’Keefe, S. & Crase, L. 2010, “State Oversight Models for Australian Local Government”, Economic Papers, Vol. 28, No. 4, pp. 279-290

Crase, L., O’Keefe, S. Dollery, B. 2009, “The Fluctuating Political Appeal of Water Engineering in Australia”, Water Alternatives, Vol. 2, No. 3, pp. 440-447

O’Keefe, S., Crase, L. & Paul, W. 2009, “Equity Considerations in Urban Water Pricing”, Public Policy, Vol. 4, No. 2, pp. 123-132

Crase, L. & O’Keefe, S. 2009, “Accounting for Hydrology in Water Trade: A Cautionary Note”, Public Policy, Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 71-82

Byrnes, J., Crase, L., Dollery, B. & Villano, R. 2009, “An Analysis of the Relative Efficiency of Wastewater Utilities in Non-metropolitan New South Wales and Victoria”, Australian Journal of Regional Studies, Vol. 15, No. 2, pp. 153-169

Grant, B., Dollery, B. & Crase, L. 2009,  “The Implications of the Lyons Report into Local Government in England for Structural Reform in Australian Local Government”, International Journal of Public Administration, Vol. 32, pp. 852-867

Dollery, B., Crase, L. & O’Keefe, S. 2009, “Improving Efficiency in Australia Local Government: Structural Reform as a Catalyst to Effective Reform”, Geographical Research, Vol. 47, No. 3, pp. 269-279

Crase, L. & O’Keefe, S. 2009, “The Paradox of National Water Savings”, Agenda, Vol. 16, No. 1, pp. 45-60

Maybery, D., Reupert, A., Patrick, K., Goodyear, M. & Crase, L. 2009. “Prevalence of Parental Mental Illness in Australian Families”, Psychiatric Bulletin, Vol. 23, no. 1, pp. 22-26 (online @ http://pb.rcpsych.org/cgi/content/abstract/33/1/22)

Book Chapters

Crase, L. 2012, “Water Markets, Property Rights and Managing Environmental Water Reserves” in Water Policy Reform: Lessons in Sustainability from the Murray–Darling Basin, ed. Quiggin, J. Mallawaarachchi, T., Chambers, S., Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, pp. 37-48.

Crase, L., O’Keefe, S, 2011, “Governmental Discrimination between Sectors: The Case of Australian Water Policy” in Sectors Matter! Exploring Mesoeconomics, ed. Mann, S., Springer, Berlin, pp 239-250.

Crase, L., O’Keefe, S. & Simmons, D. 2011, “Introduction to Water Policy and Tourism”, in  Water Policy, Tourism and Recreation: Lessons from Australia, ed. O’Keefe, S. & Crase, L. Resources for the Future, Washington

Crase, L. & Gawne, B. 2011, “Why Rights Matter”, in  Water Policy, Tourism and Recreation: Lessons from Australia, ed. O’Keefe, S. & Crase, L. Resources for the Future, Washington

Crase, L. & Cooper, B. 2011, “Water Pricing, Water Restrictions and Tourism Water Demand”, in  Water Policy, Tourism and Recreation: Lessons from Australia, ed. O’Keefe, S. & Crase, L. Resources for the Future, Washington

O’Keefe, S. & Crase, L. 2011,”Lessons for the Tourism and Recreation Sector and Directions for Future Research”, in  Water Policy, Tourism and Recreation: Lessons from Australia, ed. O’Keefe, S. & Crase, L. Resources for the Future, Washington

Crase, L. & O’Keefe, S. 2010, “The Contradiction between Modernising Irrigation and Water Buyback”, in Environmental Economics and Investment Assessment, ed. Aravossis, K. & Brebbia, C., WIT Press, Southampton, pp. 63-71

Byrnes, J., Crase, L. & Dollery, B. 2009, “Water Options Contracts to Facilitate Intersectoral Trade”, in Instruments and Institutions for Sustaining Irrigation, ed. Bjornlund, H., WIT Press, Wessex

Crase, L. & Gandhi, V. 2009, “Institutions and Irrigation in India – Concluding Lessons and the Way Forward”, in Reforming Institutions in Water Resource Management: Policy and Performance for Sustainable Development, ed. Crase, L. & Gandhi, V., Earthscan Publishing, London, pp. 341-355

Ananda, J., Crase, L. & Keeton, W. 2009, “The Role of Information and Decision Making Capacity in a Hierarchal Process”, in Reforming Institutions in Water Resource Management: Policy and Performance for Sustainable Development, ed. Crase, L. & Gandhi, V., Earthscan Publishing, London

Gandhi, V. Crase, L. & Ashutosh, R. 2009, “Institutional Analysis of the Performance of Water Institutions in Three Major States in India”, in Reforming Institutions in Water Resource Management: Policy and Performance for Sustainable Development, ed. Crase, L. & Gandhi, V., Earthscan Publishing, London, pp. 169-207

Pagan, P., Crase, L. & Gandhi, V. 2009, “Institutional Constraints and Organisational Dynamics: The Case of Water Trade between the Australian Capital Territory and New South Wales”, in Reforming Institutions in Water Resource Management: Policy and Performance for Sustainable Development, ed. Crase, L. & Gandhi, V., Earthscan Publishing, London, pp. 62-82

Crase, L. 2009, “Dynamic Community Preferences: Lessons for Institutional Design and Measuring Transaction and Transformation Costs”, in Reforming Institutions in Water Resource Management: Policy and Performance for Sustainable Development, ed. Crase, L. & Gandhi, V., Earthscan Publishing, London, pp. 45-61

Crase, L. & Gandhi, V. 2009, “The Effectiveness of Water Institutions”, in Reforming Institutions in Water Resource Management: Policy and Performance for Sustainable Development, ed. Crase, L. & Gandhi, V., Earthscan Publishing, London, pp. 3-19

Crase, L. 2009, “Water Policy in Australia”, in Policy and Strategic Behaviour in Water Resource Management, ed. Dinar, A. and Albiac, J., Earthscan Publishing, London, pp. 109-124

Crase, L., Lamb, P. & Patullock, E. 2008, “Exploring the Consequences of Delayed

 Adoption of Electronic Commerce by Regional SMEs”, in Studies of Small and Medium Enterprises in East Asia, ed. Harvey, C. & Boob-Chye, L., Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, UK, pp. 163-176

Crase, L. 2008, “An Introduction to Australian Water Policy”, in Water Policy in Australia: The Impact of Change and Uncertainty, ed. Crase, L., RFF Press, Washington, pp. 1-16

Crase, L. & Dollery, B. 2008, “The Institutional Setting”, in Water Policy in Australia: The Impact of Change and Uncertainty, ed. Crase, L., RFF Press, Washington, pp. 74-89

Crase, L. & O’Keefe, S. 2008, “Acknowledging Scarcity and Achieving Reform”, in Water Policy in Australia: The Impact of Change and Uncertainty, ed. Crase, L., RFF Press, Washington, pp. 166-183

Crase, L. 2008, “Lessons from Australian Water Reform”, in Water Policy in Australia: The Impact of Change and Uncertainty, ed. Crase, L., RFF Press, Washington, pp. 248-260

Books

Dollery, B., Crase, L. & Johnson, A. 2006. Australian Local Government Economics, UNSW Press, Sydney

Refereed Journal Articles

Wallis, J. Dollery, B., & Crase, L. 2009. “Political Economy and Organizational Leadership: A Hope-Based Theory”, Review of Political Economy, Vol. 21, No. 1, pp. 123-144 Dollery, B. E., Wai Ho Leong and Crase, L. 2008. "Virtual Local Government in Practice: The Case of Town Councils in Singapore", Canadian Journal of Regional Studies, Summer, pp. 1-16 Dollery, B., Byrnes, J. & Crase, L. 2008, “Australian Local Government Amalgamations: A Conceptual Note on Population Size and Scale Economies in Municipal Service Provision”, Australasian Journal of Regional Studies, Vol, 14, No. 2, pp. 115-132 Nguyen, P., Crase, L. and Durden, G. 2008. “Organizational Logistics Processes: A Literature Review and an Exploratory Investigation of International Multimodal Transport in Vietnam”, Asia Pacific Management Review, Vol. 13, No. 1, pp. 403-418 Crase, L., O’Keefe, S. & Dollery, B. 2008. “Can Urban Water Markets Work? Some Concerns”, Agenda, Vol. 15, No. 3, pp. 73-82 Byrnes, J., Dollery, B. & Crase, L. & Simmons, P. 2008, “Resolving the Infrastructure Funding Crisis in Local Government: A Bond Market Issue Approach Based on Local Council Income”, Australasian Journal of Regional Studies, Vol. 14, No. 2, pp. 1165-181 (Awarded John Dickinson Memorial Prize) Crase, L. & Gillespie, R. 2008. “The Impact of Water Quality and Water Level on the Recreation Values of Lake Hume”, Australasian Journal of Environmental Management, Vol. 15, No. 1, pp. 21-29 Cooper, B., & Crase, L. 2008.  “Waste Water Preferences In Rural Towns Across North-East Victoria: A Choice Modelling Approach”, Australasian Journal of Environmental Management, Vol. 15, No. 1, pp. 41-50 Crase, L., O’Keefe, S. & Dollery, B. 2008. “Urban Water and Wastewater Pricing: Practical Perspectives and Customer Preferences”, Economic Papers, Vol. 27, No. 2, pp. 194-206 Dollery, B. E., Byrnes, J. D. and Crase, L. 2008. "A Note on Structural Reform in Australian Local Government", Australian Journal of Political Science, Vol. 43, no. 2, pp. 333-339 Crase, L., Dollery, B. & Byrnes, J. 2008. “An Inter-Sectoral Comparison of Australian Water Reforms”, Water Policy, Vol. 10, pp. 43-56 Dollery, B. E., Byrnes, J. and Crase, L. 2008. “The Mirage of Municipal Self-Sufficiency: A Taxonomic Approach to Local Government Sustainability in Australia”, Public Policy, Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 51-66.

O’Keefe, S., Crase, L. & Dollery, B. 2007. “Does the Reality of Workplace Training Match the Theory?: An Analysis of Public Sector Employees’ Training Decisions”, International Journal of Training Research, Vol. 5, No. 2, pp. 41-54

O’Keefe, S. Crase, L. & Dollery, B. 2007. “Public Sector Workers’ Willingness to Pay for Education and Training: A Comparison”, Australian Journal of Labour Economics, Vol. 10, No. 4, pp. 279-294

Crase, L., Byrnes, J. & Dollery, B. 2007. “The Political Economy of Urban-Rural Water Trade”, Public Policy, Vol. 2, No. 2, pp. 130-140

Dollery, B. Wallis & Crase, L. 2007. “About Turn: Policy Reversals and the Queensland Local Government Reform Commission, Economic Papers, Vol. 26, No. 4, pp. 360-371

Dollery, B., Crase, L. & Byrnes, J. 2007. “Is Bigger Better? Local Government Amalgamation and the South Australian ‘Rising to the Challenge’ Inquiry”, Economic Analysis and Policy, Vol. 37, No. 1, pp. 1-14

Dollery, B., Keogh, C. & Crase, L. 2007. “Alternatives to Amalgamation in Australian Local Government; Lessons from the New Zealand Experience”, Sustaining Regions, Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 50-69

Dollery, B. E., Byrnes, J. D and Crase, L. 2007. “The Infrastructure Crisis in Australian Local Government: A Proposed Federal Asset Fund Solution”, Australasian Journal of Regional Studies, Vol. 13, No. 1, pp. 3-19

Crase, L., O’Keefe, S. & Burston, J. 2007, “Inclining Block Tariffs in Australia’s Urban Water Sector: Theoretical, Political and Practical Considerations”, Agenda, Vol. 14, No. 1, pp. 69-80

Dollery, B., Byrnes, J. & Crase, L. 2007. “Too Tough a Nut to Crack: Determining Fiscal Sustainability in Australian Local Government”, Australian Journal of Regional Studies, Vol. 13, No. 2, pp. 165-187

Dollery, B., Moppett, W. & Crase, L. 2006, “Spontaneous Structural Reform in Australian Local Government: The Case of the Gilgandra Cooperative Model”, Australian Geographer, Vol. 37, No. 3, pp. 395-409

Ananda, J., Crase, L. & Pagan, P.G. 2006 “A Preliminary Assessment of Water Institutions in India: An Institutional Design Perspective”, Review of Policy Research, Vol. 23, No. 4, pp. 927-953

Crase, L. & Dollery, B. 2006, “Water Rights: A Comparison of the Impacts of Urban and Irrigation Reforms in Australia”,  Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Vol. 50, No. 3, pp. 451-462

Byrnes, J., Crase, L. & Dollery, B. 2006, “Regulation versus Pricing in Urban Water Policy: The Case of the Australian National Water Initiative”, Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Vol. 50, No. 3, pp. 437-450

Kinoshita, Y & Crase, L. 2006 “The Development and Challenges of Water Markets for Irrigation: The Case of New South Wales in Australia”, Transactions of the Japanese Society of Irrigation, Drainage and Reclamation Engineering, Vol. 74, No. 4

Dollery, B., Crase, L. & Byrnes, J. 2006, “Local government failure: Why does Australian local government experience permanent financial austerity?”, Australian Journal of Political Science, Vol. 41, No. 3, pp. 339-353

Dollery, B. & Crase, L. 2006, “Optimal Alternative Approaches to Structural Reform in Regional and Rural Australian Local Government”, Local Government Studies, Vol. 32, No. 4, pp. 447-464

Cooper, B., Crase, L. & Dollery, B. 2006, "Using Choice Modelling To Reveal Water And Wastewater Preferences In Regional Victoria", Desalination, Vol. 188, pp. 31-41

Dollery, B., Murray, D. & Crase, L. 2006, “Knaves or Knights, Pawns or Queens? An Evaluation of Australian Higher Education Reform Policy”, Journal of Educational Administration, Vol. 44, No. 1, pp. 86-97

O’Keefe, S., Crase, L., Dollery, B. & Maybery, D. 2005 “Understanding the Education Choices of Public Sector Employees: The Relative Importance of Time and Money, Australian Journal of Labour Economics, Vol. 8, No. 4, pp. 331-350

Crase, L. & Dollery, B. 2005, “The Inter-Sectoral Implications of ‘Securing Our Water Future Together’”, International Journal of Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability, Vol. 1, No. 5, pp. 13-22

Crase, L. Dollery, B. & Wallis, J. 2005, “Conceptualising Community Consultation in Public Policy Formulation: The Case of the Living Murray Debate in the Murray-Darling Basin of Australia”, Australian Journal of Political Science, Vol. 40, No 2, pp. 221-237

Pagan, P. & Crase, L. 2005, “Property Right Effects on the Adaptive Management of Australian Water Resources”, Australasian Journal of Environmental Management, Vol. 12, No. 2. pp. 77-88

Hillman, T., Crase, L., Furze, B., Maybery, D. & Ananda, J. 2005, “Multidisciplinary Approaches to Natural Resource Management “, Hydrobiologia, Vol. 522, pp. 99-108

Dollery, B., Crase, L. & Marshall, N. 2005, “The Economic Case for Virtual Local Government in South Africa”, Studies In Economics and Econometrics, Vol. 29, No 1, pp 47-60

Kinoshita, Y. & Crase, L. 2004, “Water Transfers in Australian Agriculture: The Case of MIL”, Japanese Journal of Farm Management, Vol. 42, No. 1, pp 157-161

Dollery, B. & Crase, L. 2004, “A Critical Note on ‘Eco-Civic Regionalisation’ as the Basis for Local Government Boundaries in Australia”, Australian Geographer, Vol. 35, No. 3, pp 289-300

Crase, L., Pagan, P. & Dollery, B. 2004, “Water Markets as a Vehicle for Reforming Water Resource Allocation in the Murray-Darling Basin”, Water Resources Research, Vol. 40, pp. 1-10

Dollery, B. & Crase, L. 2004, “Is Bigger Local Government Better? An Evaluation of the Economic Case for Australian Municipal Amalgamation Programs”,  Urban Policy and Research, Vol. 22, No. 3, pp. 265-276

Crowley, B.,  Dollery, B. & Crase, L. 2004, “A Comparative Analysis of Australian Film Assistance”, Media International Australia, No. 113, pp. 124-140

Maybery, D., Crase, L. & Gullifer, C. 2004, “Categorising Farming Values as Economic, Conservation and Lifestyle”, Journal of Economic Psychology, Vol. 26, pp. 59-72

Crase, L. & Maybery, D. 2004, “Personality and  Landholders’ Management of Remnant Bush and Revegetation in the Murray Catchment”, Australasian Journal of Environmental Management, Vol. 11, No. 2, pp. 97-109

Dollery, B. & Crase, L. 2003, “Rhetorical Patterns in the Australian Debate over War with Iraq”, Promentius, Vol. 21, pp. 355-365

Crase, L., Dollery, B. & Lockwood, M. 2003, “Watering Down Property Rights for the Sake of the Environment: A Consideration of the Environmental Benefits of Attenuated Water Rights in NSW”, Australasian Journal of Environmental Management, Vol 10, No. 1, pp. 25-34

Dollery, B., Wallis, J. & Crase, L. 2003, "Public Policy Approaches to the Voluntary Sector" Economia, Vol. 54, No. 1, pp. 1-26

Crase, L., Patullock, E., Lamb, P. & Dollery, B. 2001, “Mobile Telephony in Remote Australia:  Is it a Natural Monopoly?”, Media International Australia Incorporating Culture and Policy, Vol. 99, May, pp. 105-118

Themeli, B., Dollery, B. & Crase, L. 2001, “An Empirical Examination of the Impacts of Public Enterprise Reform on the South African Labour Market”, Australian Journal of Labour Economics, Vol. 4, No. 4, pp. 248-269

Crase, L. & Dollery, B. 2000, “Break-Even Output and Efficient Scale of Livestock Selling Complexes in Victoria”, Accounting Accountability and Performance, Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 1-17

Crase, L., Dollery, B. & Worthington, A. 2000, “Economic Growth, Economic Policy Formulation and Structural Reform in the South African Economy”, Political Administration and Change, Vol. 34, July-December, pp. 1-21

Crase, L. & Jackson, J. 2000, “Assessing the Effects of Information Asymmetry in Tourism Destinations”, Tourism Economics, Vol. 6, No. 4, pp. 325-338

Crase, L., O’Reilly, L. & Dollery, B. 2000, “Water Markets as a Vehicle for Water Reform: The Case of New South Wales”,  Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Vol. 44, No. 2, pp. 299-321

Crase, L. & Dollery, B. 1999, “The Valuation of Market Information from Livestock Selling Complexes”, Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Vol. 43, No. 2, pp. 195-208

Crase, L. & Dollery, B. 1999, “A Note on State Capacity Building for Economic Growth in South Africa”, Studies in Economics and Econometrics, Vol. 23, No. 4, pp. 75-89

Crase, L. 1996, “Reusing Sewage Water: Evaluating the Benefits”, Australian Journal of Environmental Management, Vol. 3, No. 2, pp. 98-109

Book Chapters

Cooper, B., Crase, L. & Dollery, B. 2006, “Preferences and Values for Urban Waste water Services in Small Rural Communities in Northern Victoria”, in The Changing Nature of Australia’s Country Towns, ed. Rogers, M. & Jones, D., VURRN Press, Ballarat, pp. 179-187

Grants and Contract Research:

Project & Participants Role & Contribution Funding Agency Approximate Value ($) Crase, L., Ananda, J., Beverley, C., Clarke, H. & Watson, A. 2010 “North East Victoria Adapting to a Low Water Future: Context Setting” CI North East Greenhouse Alliance and Department of Water Heritage and the Arts $89,000 Collins, D. & Crase, L. 2010 “Enumerating Critical Human Water Needs in the Murray-Darling Basin” Co-CI Murray-Darling Basin Authority $20,000 Crase, L., Butcher, R., Horwitz, P. & Reid, C. 2010 “Advice of the Incorporation of Ecosystem Services in the Murray-Darling Basin Plan” Team Leader and CI 50% Murray-Darling Basin Authority $40,000 Crase, L., Gawne, B., O’Keefe, S., McKenzie, F., Horwitz, P. & Duncan, R. 2010 “Project Extension for Developing the Research Agenda for Australian Tourism in a Water Constrained Economy” Team Leader and CI 50% Sustainable Tourism Cooperative Research Centre $24,200 Crase, L. & Ananda, J. 2008 “A Model for Evaluating In-Kind Contributions for Environmental Programs” Team Leader and CI Murray CMA $12,000 Crase, L., Gandhi, V., Samad, M. & Syme, G. 2008 “Enhancing Institutional Performance in Watershed Management in Andhra Pradesh” Team Leader and CI Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research/Department of Foreign Affairs $815,000