Staff profile
Dr Ruth Lawrence
Senior Lecturer
Faculty of Education
Outdoor and Environmental EducationIronbark Centre : 2.11, Bendigo
- T: +61 3 5444 7267
- F: +61 3 5444 7848
- E: r.lawrence@latrobe.edu.au
Qualifications
B.Sc.(Hons), Ph.D., University of Melbourne
Area of study
Outdoor education
Environmental education
Teaching units
OED12OEE OENT Environments
OED21RCS Regional Catchment Studies
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
Recent publications
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


