Outdoor Education & Environmental Education

Centre for Excellence in Outdoor and Environmental Education

Staff Profile

Dr Ruth Lawrence
B.Sc.(Hons), Ph.D., University of Melbourne

Senior Lecturer
Coordinator, OED12OEE OENT Environments
Coordinator, OED21RCS Regional Catchment Studies

Room/Location: Ironbark Centre, 2.11
Ph: 5444 7267
Fx: 5444 7848
Email: r.lawrence@latrobe.edu.au

Teaching Areas

• OED12OEE OENT Environments
• OED21RCS Regional Catchment Studies

Professional Involvement

• Member, Alpine Advisory Committee, Victorian Government
• Member, Australian & New Zealand Geomorphological Group (and member of 2004 Conference Organising Team)
• Member, Australian Institute of Alpine Studies
• Member, River Basin Management Society
• Member, Australian Geographical Society
• Member, Australian Speleological Federation

Research Interests

Human Interactions with the Environment, Alpine and Mountain Environments, Land Use Management, Environmental Change, Environmental History, Hydrology, Water Resources, Fluvial Geomorphology, Cave Environments, Karst Geomorphology

Selected Publications and Presentations

Lawrence, R.E. 2003. 'Land affinities of the mountain Aborigines of north-eastern Victoria.' In: Celebrating Mountains: Proceedings of an International Year of the Mountains Conference, Jindabyne, Australia, November 25-28 2002. Australian Alps Liaison Committee, pp. 165-176.

Lawrence, R.E. 2001. 'The impacts of hydro-electric construction works on the hydrology of a subalpine area of Australia.' Environmental Geology, 40: 612-621

Lee, H.M. & Lawrence, R.E. (eds.) 2000. Natural history of the Arckaringa Hills. Australian and New Zealand Scientific Exploration Society, Inc., Melbourne, 148 pp.

Lawrence, R.E. 1999. 'Vegetation changes on the Bogong High Plains from the 1850s to 1950s.' Proceedings & Transactions of the Royal Society of Victoria, 111: xxix-lii

Lawrence, R.E. 1999. 'The impact of land cover changes on hydrological sustainability in the Victoria alpine area.' Proceedings & Transactions of the Royal Society of Victoria, 111: ix-xxii

Bruce, C., Lawrence, R.E. & Connelly, P. 1999. 'Vegetation regeneration in a small catchment on the Bogong High Plains, Victoria?' Proceedings & Transactions of the Royal Society of Victoria, 111: xxiii-xxviii

Dahlenburg, T., Lawrence, R.E. & Rutherfurd, I. 1999. 'Changes in the Torrens River associated with the supply of water to Adelaide.' In: Living with water: scarcity, security, supply, surplus & sustainability. Eds: D. Walker & B. van der Wel. Hydrological Society of South Australia, Adelaide, pp. 70-75

Newman, L.A. & Lawrence, R.E. 1999. 'Hydrological history of the Willunga Basin.' In: Living with water: scarcity, security, supply, surplus & sustainability. Eds: D. Walker & B. van der Wel. Hydrological Society of South Australia, Adelaide, pp. 110-117

Lawrence, R.E. 1998. 'Historical ramifications of climate change in the Alpine National Park.' In: Celebrating the parks: a symposium on parks history: proceedings. Ed: E. Hamilton-Smith. Mt Buffalo Chalet, Victoria, 16 to 19 April 1998

Kraehenbuehl, P. Lawrence, R.E. & Flavel, S. 1997. Caves of the Flinders Ranges. Cave Exploration Group of South Australia Occasional Paper No 9. 57pp.

Lawrence, R.E. & Owen, P.R. 1996 'The Coorong lagoon and the Upper South East drainage scheme: spatial differences in nutrient levels.' South Australian Geographical Journal, 95: 18-35

Lawrence, R.E. 1995. 'The effects of grazing activity on the hydrology of the Bogong High Plains, Australia.' The Rangeland Journal, 17: 138-153

Lawrence, R.E. 1994. 'Environmental changes on the Bogong High Plains, 1850s to 1990s.' In: Australian Environmental History: Essays and Cases. Ed: S. Dovers. O.U.P. (Melbourne): 167-197

Lawrence, R.E. 1992. The use and abuse of water in the Victorian Alps. In: Cultural Heritage of the Australian Alps. Ed: B. Scougall. Proceedings of the Symposium held at Jindabyne, New South Wales, 16-18 October 1991. Australian Alps Liaison Committee (Canberra): 295-308