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Dr. Kevin Parton
School of Management & Marketing, Charles Sturt University, Bathurst, NSW 2795, Australia

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Kevin Parton is a research professor in the Institute for Land, Water and Society at Charles Sturt University. He is an economist with research interest in environmental issues, including climate change.

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Journal article
Published: 31 July 2021 in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
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While renewable energy-based off-grid technologies present a promising solution for providing energy access for remote communities in developing countries, the evidence suggests that their functionality is often problematic. Previous studies have identified some operational and design factors influencing the performance of such off-grid systems. However, these have only involved case studies of single projects and have not sought to use or develop theoretical models to explain what drives sustainability. Qualitative research methods are used in rural Nepal to develop an understanding of how operational, design and other factors influence the performance and sustainability of micro-hydro projects. The findings identify project attributes influencing micro-hydro project performance, and a theoretical model for the sustainable operation of community-managed energy systems is developed. The importance is shown of post-installation support, participatory design to encourage project ownership, and design of a system of sufficient size and reliability that will both support and encourage the uptake of generated power by households and small businesses. Similarly, the analysis revealed various dependence relationships between the sustainability dimensions. Local mini-grid projects with consistent stability of power supply and demand, can maintain a virtuous, self-reinforcing economic cycle within their communities, and thus, achieve more sustainable outcomes.

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B. Poudel; J. Maley; K. Parton; M. Morrison. Factors influencing the sustainability of micro-hydro schemes in Nepal. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 2021, 151, 111544 .

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B. Poudel, J. Maley, K. Parton, M. Morrison. Factors influencing the sustainability of micro-hydro schemes in Nepal. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 2021; 151 ():111544.

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B. Poudel; J. Maley; K. Parton; M. Morrison. 2021. "Factors influencing the sustainability of micro-hydro schemes in Nepal." Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 151, no. : 111544.

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Published: 28 January 2021 in Sustainability
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In recent years in northern Thailand, the traditional surface-water irrigation system known as muang fai has been challenged by the introduction of small-scale, groundwater pumping technology. This trend presents concerns about the sustainability of the system, as the new technology uses more water but produces lower-quality agricultural outputs. In this paper, we provide evidence that farmers who use relatively modern irrigation technology (ground water pumping systems) are willing to switch to a more traditional (hundreds of years old) and more sustainable surface water irrigation system. In the Sop Rong region in northern Thailand, we surveyed 570 longan farmers, approximately half being muang fai members and half using pumped groundwater. We designed an experiment for the second group to check whether they were interested in becoming muang fai members in a scenario where they have access to the canal system. We found that almost half of them were willing to pay fees to become members and that the negative relationship between membership fees and the willingness to join is robust after controlling for all other relevant factors. Despite this positive result for sustainability, suggesting that there is a price at which many farmers would be willing to switch to a more water-saving system, few farmers are making the shift. We conclude that there are strong social pressures that discourage them from doing so. Such social influences are probably an important and often overlooked determinant of efforts to achieve sustainability.

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Arriya Mungsunti; Kevin Parton. The Price of Sustainability of a Traditional Irrigation System in Northern Thailand. Sustainability 2021, 13, 1375 .

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Arriya Mungsunti, Kevin Parton. The Price of Sustainability of a Traditional Irrigation System in Northern Thailand. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (3):1375.

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Arriya Mungsunti; Kevin Parton. 2021. "The Price of Sustainability of a Traditional Irrigation System in Northern Thailand." Sustainability 13, no. 3: 1375.

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Published: 05 September 2019 in Australasian Journal of Environmental Management
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Understanding climate change beliefs across the political spectrum is a necessary prior step to assessing the acceptability of climate change policy. Using large national samples, we examine the change in stated Willingness to Pay for two different Australian climate policies (Direct Action and a Carbon Tax) between 2011 and 2016 and also examine stated Willingness to Pay for an Emissions Trading Scheme in 2016. We find evidence of convergence of Willingness to Pay according to voting intention in our 2016 survey. We also found increases in beliefs in human-induced climate change, scientific consensus, whether respondents believed they have personally experienced the effects of climate change and how worried they are about climate change. However, the proportion of respondents having these views remains small for some of these beliefs.

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Mark Morrison; Kevin Parton; Roderick Duncan. Converging climate beliefs and willingness to pay across progressive and conservative voters: evidence from Australia. Australasian Journal of Environmental Management 2019, 26, 426 -441.

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Mark Morrison, Kevin Parton, Roderick Duncan. Converging climate beliefs and willingness to pay across progressive and conservative voters: evidence from Australia. Australasian Journal of Environmental Management. 2019; 26 (4):426-441.

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Mark Morrison; Kevin Parton; Roderick Duncan. 2019. "Converging climate beliefs and willingness to pay across progressive and conservative voters: evidence from Australia." Australasian Journal of Environmental Management 26, no. 4: 426-441.

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Published: 25 July 2019 in Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association
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There is a certain complacency about air pollution in rural towns in Australia. An image of crystal clear skies seems to dominate general perceptions, and few locations actually monitor air pollution levels. Nevertheless, where measurements have been made, particulates have been shown to be the major type of air pollution, and they do reach levels expected to impact on human health. In this article, the contemporary attitudes and behaviour of the government and the population in rural and regional Australia are shown to have a strong resemblance to those that were prevalent prior to the smog events in London in December 1952. Wood smoke poses similar significant health issues in many countries. Insights obtained from the London events, together with more recent research results, are applied to the Australian situation to suggest policy options that are likely to be successful in overcoming the health effects of particulate pollution. Implications: The contemporary attitudes and behaviour of the government and the population in rural and regional Australia are shown to have a strong resemblance to those that were prevalent prior to the smog events in London in December 1952. Insights obtained from the London event of 1952, together with more recent research results, are applied to the Australian situation to suggest policy options that are likely to be successful in overcoming the health effects of particulate pollution.

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Catherine Read; Kevin A. Parton. The impact of the 1952 London smog event and its relevance for current wood-smoke abatement strategies in Australia. Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association 2019, 69, 1049 -1058.

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Catherine Read, Kevin A. Parton. The impact of the 1952 London smog event and its relevance for current wood-smoke abatement strategies in Australia. Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association. 2019; 69 (9):1049-1058.

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Catherine Read; Kevin A. Parton. 2019. "The impact of the 1952 London smog event and its relevance for current wood-smoke abatement strategies in Australia." Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association 69, no. 9: 1049-1058.

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Published: 01 May 2019 in Agricultural Systems
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Seasonal Climate Forecasts (SCFs) have been proposed as a method of reducing the risk associated with agricultural production. As such, their use should improve the profitability of agriculture either through increasing gains from better seasons or reducing losses in dry seasons. Australian agriculture is vulnerable to climate variability and the potential role of SCF has been recognised since the early 1980s. Since then many studies have been completed, with the majority estimating that there is positive value for farms from the use of SCFs. We set out to synthesise the results of 86 studies from 1979 to 2018 in order to draw out key lessons about the extent of value, major drivers of this value, and research gaps, with the aim of informing future investments in seasonal climate forecasting. Using descriptive statistics as a basis, the first key result was the wide range of estimates of value (from about -$21/ha/year to $258/ha/year in 2017 Australian dollars). Second, value was shown to be associated with several influences, such as the type of forecast, the agricultural activity for which the forecast was used, and method of estimating the value. Third, by using meta-analysis more precision was developed. This showed, for example, that the estimated value of experimental SCFs was on average about $29/ha/year more than an operational forecast, that SCFs used for cotton production had a mean estimated value that was approximately $34/ha/year higher than for mixed farming, and that in terms of method of estimation, farm-level analyses returned mean estimates of SCFs that were $32/ha/year less than for field-level analyses. Finally, notwithstanding the fact that many estimates have been made of the value of SCFs, there is still much research to be done. First, some 53% of the estimates concern wheat production, so that other areas of Australian agriculture remain under-represented. These other areas are worthy of further study. Second, while we show that method of analysis affects the estimates obtained for the value of SCFs, the reasons for this need to be examined further. Risk is one aspect of the method of estimation. Since SCFs are a means of combatting risk in agriculture, we suggest that some attention should be given to the method of incorporating risk into estimating the value of SCFs. Robust and transparent methods for economic valuation not only assist in the allocation of scarce resources, but also bridge the divide between science and decision makers.

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Kevin A. Parton; Jason Crean; Peter Hayman. The value of seasonal climate forecasts for Australian agriculture. Agricultural Systems 2019, 174, 1 -10.

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Kevin A. Parton, Jason Crean, Peter Hayman. The value of seasonal climate forecasts for Australian agriculture. Agricultural Systems. 2019; 174 ():1-10.

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Kevin A. Parton; Jason Crean; Peter Hayman. 2019. "The value of seasonal climate forecasts for Australian agriculture." Agricultural Systems 174, no. : 1-10.

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Published: 01 January 2019 in AIMS Environmental Science
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Arriya Mungsunti; Kevin A. Parton. The sustainability of the muang fai irrigation system of northern Thailand. AIMS Environmental Science 2019, 6, 77 -93.

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Arriya Mungsunti, Kevin A. Parton. The sustainability of the muang fai irrigation system of northern Thailand. AIMS Environmental Science. 2019; 6 (2):77-93.

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Arriya Mungsunti; Kevin A. Parton. 2019. "The sustainability of the muang fai irrigation system of northern Thailand." AIMS Environmental Science 6, no. 2: 77-93.

Research article
Published: 18 June 2018 in PLoS ONE
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Using national Australian samples collected in 2011 (n = 1927) and 2016 (n = 2503), we identified six Australian household segments which we labelled Alarmed, Concerned, Cautious, Disengaged, Doubtful and Dismissive. Between the two periods, we found the proportion of households in the Alarmed and Concerned segments was stable; however there was a decrease (28% to 20%) in the proportion of households in the Doubtful and Dismissive segments and an increase (27% to 33%) in the Cautious and Disengaged segments. We found that a greater proportion of households have personally experienced climate change, and were more likely to believe in human causation and believe that there is a scientific consensus about the issue. However, there was evidence of issue fatigue. Households were less likely to report that they had thought about climate change or talked about it with their friends in 2016 relative to 2011. They were also less likely to pursue certain climate friendly behaviours or reward or punish companies for their climate behaviours. These findings suggest a need to motivate households to maintain efforts to mitigate climate change, particularly the Cautious and Disengaged households that are more amenable to changing their views about this issue.

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Mark Morrison; Kevin Parton; Donald W. Hine. Increasing belief but issue fatigue: Changes in Australian Household Climate Change Segments between 2011 and 2016. PLoS ONE 2018, 13, e0197988 .

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Mark Morrison, Kevin Parton, Donald W. Hine. Increasing belief but issue fatigue: Changes in Australian Household Climate Change Segments between 2011 and 2016. PLoS ONE. 2018; 13 (6):e0197988.

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Mark Morrison; Kevin Parton; Donald W. Hine. 2018. "Increasing belief but issue fatigue: Changes in Australian Household Climate Change Segments between 2011 and 2016." PLoS ONE 13, no. 6: e0197988.

Research article
Published: 06 August 2015 in PLoS ONE
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Little research has focused on the relationship between religion and climate change attitudes and behavior. Further, while there have been some studies examining the relationship between environmental attitudes and religion, most are focused on Christian denominations and secularism, and few have examined other religions such as Buddhism. Using an online survey of 1,927 Australians we examined links between membership of four religious groupings (Buddhists, Christian literalists and non-literalists, and Secularists) and climate change attitudes and behaviors. Differences were found across religious groups in terms of their belief in: (a) human induced climate change, (b) the level of consensus among scientists, (c) their own efficacy, and (d) the need for policy responses. We show, using ordinal regression, that religion explains these differences even after taking into account socio-demographic factors, knowledge and environmental attitude, including belief in man’s dominion over nature. Differences in attitude and behavior between these religious groups suggest the importance of engaging denominations to encourage change in attitudes and behavior among their members.

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Mark Morrison; Roderick Duncan; Kevin Parton. Religion Does Matter for Climate Change Attitudes and Behavior. PLoS ONE 2015, 10, e0134868 .

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Mark Morrison, Roderick Duncan, Kevin Parton. Religion Does Matter for Climate Change Attitudes and Behavior. PLoS ONE. 2015; 10 (8):e0134868.

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Mark Morrison; Roderick Duncan; Kevin Parton. 2015. "Religion Does Matter for Climate Change Attitudes and Behavior." PLoS ONE 10, no. 8: e0134868.

Articles
Published: 03 July 2014 in Journal of Nonprofit & Public Sector Marketing
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Targeting messages to the different segments of a population is necessary to achieve support for policy addressing climate change. Finer segmentation and archetypal prototyping may be advantageous to provide an in-depth understanding of the most politically-salient segments. The research, conducted in Australia, used quantitative analysis to identify subsegments and prototypical respondents, followed by Jungian-style in-depth interviews to reveal the responses of segment representatives to different marketing stimuli. The results suggest that there are challenges in achieving majority support for action against climate change, but there are archetypal words and images that may garner action.

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Chris Sherley; Mark Morrison; Roderick Duncan; Kevin Parton. Using Segmentation and Prototyping in Engaging Politically-Salient Climate-Change Household Segments. Journal of Nonprofit & Public Sector Marketing 2014, 26, 258 -280.

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Chris Sherley, Mark Morrison, Roderick Duncan, Kevin Parton. Using Segmentation and Prototyping in Engaging Politically-Salient Climate-Change Household Segments. Journal of Nonprofit & Public Sector Marketing. 2014; 26 (3):258-280.

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Chris Sherley; Mark Morrison; Roderick Duncan; Kevin Parton. 2014. "Using Segmentation and Prototyping in Engaging Politically-Salient Climate-Change Household Segments." Journal of Nonprofit & Public Sector Marketing 26, no. 3: 258-280.

Journal article
Published: 03 February 2014 in Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics
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We applied state‐contingent theory to climate uncertainty at a farm level to assess the value of seasonal climate forecasts in the Central West region of NSW. We find that modelling uncertainty in a state‐contingent manner results in a lower estimate of forecast value than the typical expected value approach. We attribute this finding to a more conservative long‐term farm plan in the discrete stochastic programming (DSP) model, which is better balanced for climate uncertainty. Hence, a climate forecast, even though it still revises probabilities held by farmers, does not call forth such large changes in farm plans and associated farm incomes. We then use the DSP model to assess how attributes of a hypothetical forecasting system, particularly its skill and timeliness, as well as attributes of the decision environment, influence its value. Lastly, we assess the value of current operational forecast systems and show that the value derived from seasonal climate forecasts is relatively limited in the case study region largely because of low skill embodied in forecasts at the time when major farm decisions are being made.

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Jason Crean; Kevin Parton; John Mullen; Peter Hayman. Valuing seasonal climate forecasts in a state-contingent manner. Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 2014, 59, 61 -77.

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Jason Crean, Kevin Parton, John Mullen, Peter Hayman. Valuing seasonal climate forecasts in a state-contingent manner. Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics. 2014; 59 (1):61-77.

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Jason Crean; Kevin Parton; John Mullen; Peter Hayman. 2014. "Valuing seasonal climate forecasts in a state-contingent manner." Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 59, no. 1: 61-77.

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Published: 01 November 2013 in Australasian Marketing Journal
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Public support for policies that address climate change, in Australia and elsewhere, has become polarised, and has declined in Australia. The polarisation and decline has occurred despite considerable efforts by government, non-government and scientific bodies to raise levels of support. In this research, therefore, we aim to better understand the preferences of politically salient household segments with the objective of more effectively communicating to those segments the desirability of addressing climate change. Replicating an American market segmentation study, we find that 26% of participants fell into the most politically salient household segment, labelled Cautious. This segment is relatively open to changing its views about climate change, and is supportive of both government and opposition policies. These findings suggest that segment members will potentially be influenced by targeted media campaigns by either side of politics. Additional findings relate to effective communication channels, and trusted sources including the use of celebrities.

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Mark Morrison; Roderick Duncan; Kevin A. Parton. Targeting Segments in the Australian Community to Increase Support for Climate Change Policy. Australasian Marketing Journal 2013, 21, 212 -217.

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Mark Morrison, Roderick Duncan, Kevin A. Parton. Targeting Segments in the Australian Community to Increase Support for Climate Change Policy. Australasian Marketing Journal. 2013; 21 (4):212-217.

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Mark Morrison; Roderick Duncan; Kevin A. Parton. 2013. "Targeting Segments in the Australian Community to Increase Support for Climate Change Policy." Australasian Marketing Journal 21, no. 4: 212-217.

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Published: 20 June 2013 in Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics
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The state‐contingent approach to production uncertainty presents a more general model than the conventional stochastic production approach. Here we investigate whether the state‐contingent approach offers a tractable framework for representing climatic uncertainty at a farm level. We developed a discrete stochastic programming (DSP) model of a representative wheat–sheep (mixed) farm in the Central West of NSW. More explicit recognition of climatic states, and associated state‐contingent responses, led to optimal farm plans that were more profitable on average and less prone to the effects of variations in climate than comparable farm plans based on the expected value framework. The solutions from the DSP model also appeared to more closely resemble farm land use than the equivalent expected value model using the same data. We conclude that there are benefits of adopting a state‐contingent view of uncertainty, giving support to its more widespread application to other problems.

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Jason Crean; Kevin Parton; John Mullen; Randall Jones. Representing climatic uncertainty in agricultural models - an application of state-contingent theory. Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 2013, 57, 359 -378.

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Jason Crean, Kevin Parton, John Mullen, Randall Jones. Representing climatic uncertainty in agricultural models - an application of state-contingent theory. Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics. 2013; 57 (3):359-378.

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Jason Crean; Kevin Parton; John Mullen; Randall Jones. 2013. "Representing climatic uncertainty in agricultural models - an application of state-contingent theory." Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 57, no. 3: 359-378.

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Published: 01 April 2012 in Environment International
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Climate change projections have drawn attention to the risks of extreme heat and the importance of public health interventions to minimise the impact. The city of Perth, Western Australia, frequently experiences hot summer conditions, with recent summers showing above average temperatures. Daily maximum and minimum temperatures, mortality, emergency department (ED) presentations and hospital admissions data were acquired for Perth for the period 1994 to 2008. Using an observed/expected analysis, the temperature thresholds for mortality were estimated at 34-36°C (maximum) and 20°C (minimum). Generalised estimating equations (GEEs) were used to estimate the percentage increase in mortality and morbidity outcomes with a 10°C increment in temperature, with adjustment for air pollutants. Effect estimates are reported as incidence rate ratios (IRRs). The health impact of heatwave days (three or more days of ≥35°C) was also investigated. A 9.8% increase in daily mortality (IRR 1.098; 95%CI: 1.007-1.196) was associated with a 10°C increase in maximum temperature above threshold. Total ED presentations increased by 4.4% (IRR 1.044; 95%CI: 1.033-1.054) and renal-related ED presentations by 10.2% (IRR 1.102; 95%CI: 1.071-1.135) per 10°C increase in maximum temperature. Heatwave days were associated with increases in daily mortality and ED presentations, while total hospital admissions were decreased on heatwave days. Public health interventions will be increasingly important to minimise the adverse health impacts of hot weather in Perth, particularly if the recent trend of rising average temperatures and more hot days continues as projected.Susan Williams, Monika Nitschke, Philip Weinstein, Dino L. Pisaniello, Kevin A. Parton and Peng B

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Susan Williams; Monika Nitschke; Philip Weinstein; Dino L. Pisaniello; Kevin A. Parton; Peng Bi. The impact of summer temperatures and heatwaves on mortality and morbidity in Perth, Australia 1994–2008. Environment International 2012, 40, 33 -38.

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Susan Williams, Monika Nitschke, Philip Weinstein, Dino L. Pisaniello, Kevin A. Parton, Peng Bi. The impact of summer temperatures and heatwaves on mortality and morbidity in Perth, Australia 1994–2008. Environment International. 2012; 40 ():33-38.

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Susan Williams; Monika Nitschke; Philip Weinstein; Dino L. Pisaniello; Kevin A. Parton; Peng Bi. 2012. "The impact of summer temperatures and heatwaves on mortality and morbidity in Perth, Australia 1994–2008." Environment International 40, no. : 33-38.

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Published: 01 January 2012 in The International Journal of Environmental, Cultural, Economic, and Social Sustainability: Annual Review
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Kevin Parton. Economic, Social and Environmental Sustainability of the Murray-Darling Basin. The International Journal of Environmental, Cultural, Economic, and Social Sustainability: Annual Review 2012, 8, 29 -43.

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Kevin Parton. Economic, Social and Environmental Sustainability of the Murray-Darling Basin. The International Journal of Environmental, Cultural, Economic, and Social Sustainability: Annual Review. 2012; 8 (1):29-43.

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Kevin Parton. 2012. "Economic, Social and Environmental Sustainability of the Murray-Darling Basin." The International Journal of Environmental, Cultural, Economic, and Social Sustainability: Annual Review 8, no. 1: 29-43.

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Published: 01 January 2011 in The International Journal of Environmental, Cultural, Economic, and Social Sustainability: Annual Review
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Kevin Parton; William Adlong; Ed Maher. Strategies for Reducing the Carbon Footprint of an Australian University. The International Journal of Environmental, Cultural, Economic, and Social Sustainability: Annual Review 2011, 7, 361 -374.

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Kevin Parton, William Adlong, Ed Maher. Strategies for Reducing the Carbon Footprint of an Australian University. The International Journal of Environmental, Cultural, Economic, and Social Sustainability: Annual Review. 2011; 7 (2):361-374.

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Kevin Parton; William Adlong; Ed Maher. 2011. "Strategies for Reducing the Carbon Footprint of an Australian University." The International Journal of Environmental, Cultural, Economic, and Social Sustainability: Annual Review 7, no. 2: 361-374.

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Published: 01 June 2009 in Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment
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Kevin A Parton. A simple theory of induced genetic change. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 2009, 7, 239 -239.

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Kevin A Parton. A simple theory of induced genetic change. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 2009; 7 (5):239-239.

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Kevin A Parton. 2009. "A simple theory of induced genetic change." Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 7, no. 5: 239-239.

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Published: 01 January 2007 in Australian Journal of Agricultural Research
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Seasonal climate forecasts (SCFs) from public institutions have been issued to Australian farmers since the late 1980s. Surveys suggest that 30–50% of farmers take seasonal climate forecasts into account when making farm management decisions. Even for the farmers who have adopted SCFs, integrating them into decisions on the farm seems to be a greater challenge than first thought. We use adoption theory to consider SCFs as an innovation presented to farmers. We consider the problem that SCFs is seeking to solve, the nature of the innovation, and how SCFs compare with other innovations that Australian farmers are encouraged to adopt. We conclude that there are unique challenges presented by the problem of managing climate uncertainty. Demonstrating the relative advantage of a probabilistic SCF is difficult because it is an information-based public good, relatively complex, difficult to trial, and only partially compatible with existing practices. In their favour, SCFs are free or relatively low cost and the information can be applied across different paddocks and different enterprises. We compare and contrast SCFs with other innovations that Australian farmers have been encouraged to adopt over their working life time, such as grain-price forecasts, new wheat varieties, the increased use of nitrogen fertiliser, no-tillage, and precision agriculture.

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Peter Hayman; Jason Crean; John Mullen; Kevin Parton. How do probabilistic seasonal climate forecasts compare with other innovations that Australian farmers are encouraged to adopt? Australian Journal of Agricultural Research 2007, 58, 975 -984.

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Peter Hayman, Jason Crean, John Mullen, Kevin Parton. How do probabilistic seasonal climate forecasts compare with other innovations that Australian farmers are encouraged to adopt? Australian Journal of Agricultural Research. 2007; 58 (10):975-984.

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Peter Hayman; Jason Crean; John Mullen; Kevin Parton. 2007. "How do probabilistic seasonal climate forecasts compare with other innovations that Australian farmers are encouraged to adopt?" Australian Journal of Agricultural Research 58, no. 10: 975-984.

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Published: 22 December 2006 in Management Research News
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Transaction costs and cattle farmers’ choice of marketing channels in China: A Tobit analysis

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Wen Gong; Kevin Parton; Rodney J. Cox; Zhang-Yue Zhou. Transaction costs and cattle farmers’ choice of marketing channels in China. Management Research News 2006, 30, 47 -56.

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Wen Gong, Kevin Parton, Rodney J. Cox, Zhang-Yue Zhou. Transaction costs and cattle farmers’ choice of marketing channels in China. Management Research News. 2006; 30 (1):47-56.

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Wen Gong; Kevin Parton; Rodney J. Cox; Zhang-Yue Zhou. 2006. "Transaction costs and cattle farmers’ choice of marketing channels in China." Management Research News 30, no. 1: 47-56.

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Published: 01 February 2002 in International Journal of Epidemiology
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Background Being a zoonosis, the transmission of haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) is influenced by climatic, reservoir and occupational factors. This paper has quantified the incidence and potential risk factors of HFRS in Yingshang County, a low-lying epidemic focus of the disease in China. Methods Correlation and regression analyses were conducted among climatic variables, the density of mice, autumn crop production and annual incidence of HFRS during the autumn-winter seasons in the County over the period 1980–1996. Results Rainfall (r = –0.63, P = 0.009), the density of mice (r = 0.90, P = 0.000) and autumn crop production (r = 0.67, P = 0.01) were statistically correlated with the incidence of HFRS. Multiple regression analysis indicated that these factors are potential predictors for HFRS transmission. Conclusions Rainfall, the density of mice and autumn crop production could be used as predictors of HFRS transmission in low-lying epidemic foci.

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Peng Bi; Shilu Tong; Ken Donald; Kevin Parton; Jinfa Ni. Climatic, reservoir and occupational variables and the transmission of haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in China. International Journal of Epidemiology 2002, 31, 189 -193.

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Peng Bi, Shilu Tong, Ken Donald, Kevin Parton, Jinfa Ni. Climatic, reservoir and occupational variables and the transmission of haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in China. International Journal of Epidemiology. 2002; 31 (1):189-193.

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Peng Bi; Shilu Tong; Ken Donald; Kevin Parton; Jinfa Ni. 2002. "Climatic, reservoir and occupational variables and the transmission of haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in China." International Journal of Epidemiology 31, no. 1: 189-193.

Research article
Published: 01 January 2002 in Australian Journal of Primary Health
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To examine the maternal attitudinal status among primiparous women, to explore the potential risk factors of their neonates' birth weight and to provide suggestions to improve the quality of perinatal health care, a survey was conducted in a medium city of China. Using a cluster sampling method, four hospitals were selected from Hefei City, China. Social and biomedical information was collected on 394 primiparous women and their neonates over the period of 10 May to 9 June, 1995 both from their medical records and from the mothers' responses to a questionnaire. Data analyses including univariate analysis, F test and multiple linear regression analysis were conducted. It was found that the primiparous women who had a high educational level, an occupation with a stable income and an optimal delivery age (23-29 years old) had a more stable maternal attitudinal status, and their neonates tended to have a higher birth weight. The parents' height, mother's weight, maternal nutritional status, neonate's gender, vagina bleeding history, location of the family home, whether the mother had regular check-ups and mother's negative feeling during pregnancy were also significantly correlated with the neonates' birth weight. The results suggested that the improvement of educational levels, raising economic status, particularly maternal nutrition status during pregnancy and the choice of an optimal delivery age among primiparous women might be helpful in reduction lower birth weight incidence.

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Peng Bi; Shilu Tong; Kevin Parton. Neonates' Birth Weight and Attitudinal Status of Primiparous Women in Hefei, China. Australian Journal of Primary Health 2002, 8, 54 -58.

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Peng Bi, Shilu Tong, Kevin Parton. Neonates' Birth Weight and Attitudinal Status of Primiparous Women in Hefei, China. Australian Journal of Primary Health. 2002; 8 (2):54-58.

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Peng Bi; Shilu Tong; Kevin Parton. 2002. "Neonates' Birth Weight and Attitudinal Status of Primiparous Women in Hefei, China." Australian Journal of Primary Health 8, no. 2: 54-58.