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Associate Professor Ann Brower

Contact

Department: School of Earth and Environment

Email: ann.brower@canterbury.ac.nz

Direct Dial: +64 3 3693027

Office: Beatrice Tinsley Rm 317

Language: English

About
Research / Creative works
Supervision

Fields of Research

  • Environmental decision-making
  • Environmental management
  • Biodiversity conservation
  • Land use

Researcher Summary

I study the interactions between people and the environment.  Often that relationship is shaped by things like property rights, community responsibilities, and government rules.  I study how those rights, responsibilities, and rules play out in landscapes and natural resources.

My research is often place-based.  Right now, I am interested in the South Island's Mackenzie Basin.

In 2018, I was honoured to win Universities NZ's award for being a Critic and Conscience of Society.  For more information, please see the link below, under 'Resources'.

Subject Area: Disciplines

  • Environmental Studies: Environmental Studies
  • Human Geography: Human Geography
  • Political Science, International Relations and Public Policy: Public Policy

Resources

  • 2018 Universities NZ Critic and Conscience of Society Award citation

Research/Scholarly/Creative Works

(Displaying research/scholarly/creative work for last six years)
Journal Articles
  • Conrow L. and Brower A. (2022) Human–wildlife competition for space: Opportunistic rare birds colonise a disaster recovery zone in Christchurch, New Zealand. Case Studies in the Environment 6(1): 1-11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1525/cse.2022.1721770.
  • James A. and Brower A. (2022) Levers of change: using mathematical models to compare gender equity interventions in universities. Royal Society Open Science 9(9) http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.220785.
  • Perry GLW., Richardson SJ., Harré N., Hodges D., Lyver POB., Maseyk FJF., Taylor R., Todd JH., Tylianakis JM. and Yletyinen J. (2021) Evaluating the Role of Social Norms in Fostering Pro-Environmental Behaviors. Frontiers in Environmental Science 9 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2021.620125.
  • Rissman AR., Daniels MC., Tait P., Xing X. and Brower AL. (2021) Conservation and privatization decisions in land reform of New Zealand's high country. Environmental Conservation 48(3): 165-173. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0376892921000126.
  • Brower A. and James A. (2020) Research performance and age explain less than half of the gender pay gap in New Zealand universities. PLoS ONE 15(1) http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0226392.
  • Brower AL., Harding MAC., Head NJ. and Walker S. (2020) South Island high country: Let’s get it right this time. New Zealand Journal of Ecology 44(1) http://dx.doi.org/10.20417/nzjecol.44.11.
  • Brower A. (2018) What drives environmental decisions in a contested, but loved, landscape? Case Studies in the Environment 2(1) http://dx.doi.org/10.1525/cse.2018.001479.
  • Brower A., Sprague R., Vernotte M. and McNair H. (2018) Agricultural intensification, ownership, and landscape change in the Mackenzie Basin. Journal of New Zealand Grasslands 80: 47-54.
  • Brower AL., Heijs L., Kimani R., Ross J. and Doscher C. (2018) Compliance with biodiversity compensation on New Zealand’s public conservation lands. New Zealand Journal of Ecology 42(1): 11-17. http://dx.doi.org/10.20417/nzjecol.42.4.
  • Brower AL. (2017) A case of using property rights to manage natural resources: land reform in the Godzone. Case Studies in the Environment 1(1): 1-6. http://dx.doi.org/10.1525/cse.2017.sc.348268.
  • Brower AL. (2017) Parapets, politics, and making a difference: Lessons from Christchurch. Earthquake Spectra 33(4): 1241-1255.
  • Brower AL. and Page J. (2017) Freeing the land beyond the shadow of the law: Twenty years of the Crown Pastoral Land Act. New Zealand University Law Review 27(4A): 975-994.
  • Iorns C. and Brower AL. (2017) Editorial Note: Special Issue on Marine Governance. Policy Quarterly 13(2): 2-2.
  • Kirk N., Brower AL. and Duncan R. (2017) New public management and collaboration in Canterbury, New Zealand’s freshwater management. Land Use Policy 65: 53-61. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2017.03.034.
Chapters
  • Dean E. and Brower AL. (2017) A sip of pinot: a story of pastoralism. In Johnson E (Ed.), Kai and culture: food stories from Aotearoa: 52-55. Christchurch, N. Z.: Freerange Press.
  • Page J. and Brower AL. (2017) The Four Dimensions of Public Property. In Conway H; Hickey R (Ed.), Modern Studies in Property Law: 295-314.Bloomsbury.
Reports
  • Brower A. (2021) Submission to Environment Select Committee on Crown Pastoral Land Amendment Bill 2021..
  • Binny R., Lustig A., Brower A., Hendy S., James A., Parry M., Plank M. and Steyn N. (2020) Effective reproduction number for COVID-19 in Aotearoa New Zealand.Te Pūnaha Matatini. http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2020.08.10.20172320.
Other
  • Brower A. (2021) We need a new cat in the high country – public accountability. Newsroom [newspaper].
  • Revell L. and Brower A. (2020) It's time to shelve the 'small country' excuse. The Press (Stuff.co.nz).
  • Brower A. (2017) From a 'Dark Place' to Parliament. New Zealand Herald.
  • Brower AL. (2017) For the sake of our high country, stop tenure review. The Press (stuff.co.nz).
  • Brower AL. (2017) Tenure review must stop. Otago Daily Times.

Student Supervision

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    Current
  • PhD - Gibson J: Kauri die-back
  • PhD - TorresVentura J: Human rights, property rights, and rivers
  • Honours - Bennett L: Bioprotection Aoteroa science contributing to farm planning
  • Honours - Caitlin W: Farm Environment Planning and the pillars of sustainability
  • Honours - Vosloo R: Braided Rivers and the RMA
  • Completed
  • PhD - Hinshelwood A: Canadian archeology policy
  • PhD - Iturbide M: Evaluating REDDD+ in Guatemala (2017)
  • PhD - Logan H: Environmental decision making in NZ
  • Masters - Sycamore M: MSc Thesis (2019)
  • Masters - Heijis L: Compliance with biodiversity offsetting on DOC land
  • Honours - Gibson J: Bicultural co-governance of Kauri die-back
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