Rate My Professor Stewart Lockie

Professor Lockie’s research specializes in environmental sociology, encompassing climate adaptation, regional sustainability transitions, social impact assessment, environmental policy and standards, and resource management in the food and agriculture sectors. Since his appointment at James Cook University, he has secured over AUS$20 million in external grants funding studies on climate adaptation, drought resilience, regional development, and higher education in the Pacific. Key publications include Failure or Reform? Market-Based Policy Instruments for Sustainable Agriculture and Resource Management (Routledge, 2020), Routledge International Handbook of Social and Environmental Change (Routledge, 2013, co-edited with David A. Sonnenfeld and Dana R. Fisher), Risk and Social Theory in Environmental Management (CSIRO Publishing, 2012, co-edited with Thomas Measham), and Agriculture, Biodiversity and Markets: Livelihoods and Agroecology in Comparative Perspective (Earthscan, 2010, co-edited with David Carpenter). His scholarship, with over 11,780 citations, addresses governance of complex social and environmental challenges, including biodiversity conservation, food security, coastal management, and natural hazards. Current projects involve the Reef Restoration and Adaptation Program Stakeholder Engagement Sub-Program.