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Tim Prior

Timothy Prior

Associate of the Institute, Institute for Sustainable Futures

Bachelor of Science (Biological Science) Hons IIB, Masters, M.App.Sci (JCU), PhD (UTas)

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Email: Timothy.Prior@uts.edu.au
Phone: +61 2 9514 4956
Fax: +61 2 9514 4941
Room: CB10.11 (map)
Mailing address: PO Box 123, Broadway NSW 2007, Australia

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Biography

Tim is currently an Associate of the Institute for Sustainable Futures based in Switzerland.
His principal position is at the Centre for Security Studies at ETH Zürich where his research focuses on resilience and decision making under uncertainty.
Immediately prior to this appointment Tim worked at the Institute for Sustainable Futures as part of the CSIRO funded Mineral Futures Collaboration Cluster which investigated the macro-scale challenges facing the Australian minerals industry and strategies to secure long term benefit from Australia’s mineral wealth.
Tim completed his PhD on the factors that influence household bushfire preparation, focussing particularly on the individual and community-based cues that affect decision making under risk. This work was conducted through the Bushfire Cooperative Research Centre, and is currently being used to inform the development of bushfire risk communication campaigns in south-eastern Australia.
Tim has conducted research examining community participation in water use and water quality management, particularly in catchments adjacent to the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area. He also has experience in international marine resource and protected area management.

Research

Research areas
  • Natural resources and ecosystems
  • Resource futures
  • Social dimensions of sustainability

Research supervision: Yes

Publications

Project reports

Mohr, S.H., Mudd, G.M., Mason, L.M., Prior, T.D. & Giurco, D. 2013, 'Coal: Production trends, sustainability issues and future prospects', [prepared for CSIRO Minerals Down Under Flagship], Institute for Sustainable Futures, UTS and Department of Civil Engineering, Monash University, Sydney, pp. 1-48.
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Mudd, G.M., Yellishetty, M., Mason, L.M., Mohr, S.H., Prior, T.D. & Giurco, D. 2012, 'Iron resources and production: Technology, sustainability and future prospects', [prepared for CSIRO Minerals Down Under Flagship, Mineral Futures Collaboration Cluster], Department of Civil Engineering, Monash University and the Institute for Sustainable Futures, UTS, Melbourne, pp. 1-60.
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Plant, R.A., Hamstead, M., Taylor, C. & Prior, T.D. 2012, 'Recognising the broader benefits of aquatic systems in water planning: an ecosystem services approach (Waterlines Report Series No. 87, August 2012)', Waterlines Report Series No 87, August 2012, [prepared for National Water Commission], National Water Commission, Canberra, Australia, pp. 1-90.
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Prior, T.D., Asker, S.A. & Plant, R.A. 2012, 'Australian Cotton Futures: Final forum report', [prepared for Cotton Catchment Communities Cooperative Research Centre], Institute for Sustainable Futures, UTS, Sydney, pp. 1-29.
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Kuruppu, N., McGee, C.M., Murta, J., Prendergast, J., Prior, J.H., Prior, T.D., Retamal, M.L., Usher, J.S. & Zeibots, M.E. 2011, 'Sustainability strategy for the North Ryde Station Precinct Project: Infrastructure and subdivision', [prepared for Transport Construction Authority], Institute for Sustainable Futures, UTS, Sydney, Australia.

Mason, L.M., Lederwasch, A.J., Daly, J.G., Prior, T.D., Buckley, A., Hoath, A. & Giurco, D. 2011, 'Vision 2040: Mining, minerals and innovation - A vision for Australia's mineral future', [prepared for CSIRO Minerals Down Under Flagship], Institute for Sustainable Futures, UTS, Sydney, pp. 1-28.
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Mason, L.M., Lederwasch, A.J., Prior, T.D. & Giurco, D. 2011, 'Vision 2040: Mining, minerals and innovation. Consultation Paper May 2011', [prepared for CSIRO Minerals Down Under Flagship], Institute for Sutainable Futures, UTS, Sydney.
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Giurco, D. & Prior, T.D. 2010, 'National Peak Minerals Forum: Summary and future directions', [prepared for CSIRO Minerals Down Under Flagship], Institute for Sustainable Futures, UTS, Sydney, pp. 1-6.
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Giurco, D., Prior, T.D., Mudd, G.M., Mason, L.M. & Behrisch, J.C. 2010, 'Peak Minerals in Australia: a review of changing impacts and benefits', [prepared for CSIRO Minerals Down Under Flagship], Institute for Sustainable Futures, UTS & Department of Civil Engineering, Monash University, Sydney, Australia.
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Prior, T.D., Walker, D. & Cottrell, A. 2004, 'Eight years of collaboration: Success of the Herbert Resource Information Centre', [prepared for Herbert Resource Information Centre], Townsville, Queensland, Australia.

Alfonso, D., Prior, T.D. & Abenio, E. 2002, 'Tools to assist managers and villagers in the establishment of marine reserves: Essential components of the Fisheries Resource Management Project (FRMP) and the Coastal Resource Management Project (CRMP)', [prepared for Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR)], Leyte-Samar Rural Workers Development Association, Phillipines.

Conference papers

Plant, R.A., Prior, T.D. & Taylor, C. 2012, 'Recognising broader benefits of aquatic ecosystems in Australian water planning: an ecosystem services approach', 1st International IS.Rivers Conference "Integrative Sciences and sustainable development of rivers", Lyon, France, June 2012.
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Giurco, D., Mason, L.M., Lederwasch, A.J., Prior, T.D. & Daly, J.G. 2011, 'Mining, minerals and innovation: Building long term value for Australia', AMEC Convention 2011, Perth, WA, June 2011, ed Association of Mining and Exploration Companies (AMEC),, Association of Mining and Exploration Companies (AMEC), Perth, WA, pp. 1-22.
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Giurco, D., Mason, L.M., Prior, T.D., Memary, R. & Mudd, G.M. 2011, 'Peak Minerals: assessing impacts across the life of a resource', 2nd International Symposium on Sustainability through Resource Conservation and Recycling '11 (SRCR '11), Falmouth, Cornwall, UK, May 2011 in Proceedings of Sustainability through Resource Conservation and Recycling '11, ed Minerals Engineering International (MEI), and Reuter, M., Minerals Engineering International (MEI), Falmouth, Cornwall, UK.
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Giurco, D., Prior, T.D. & Mason, L.M. 2011, 'Vision 2040 - Mining technology, policy and market innovation', Second International Future Mining Conference, University of New South Wales, Sydney, November 2011 in Proceedings of the Second International Future Mining Conference 2011, ed Saydam, S., [prepared for As an author, I agree that a digital copy of this output may be placed in UTSiResearch, UTS' institutional repository.], AusIMM (The Minerals Institute), Sydney, Australia, pp. 163-170.
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Mason, L.M., Giurco, D., Prior, T.D. & Mudd, G.M. 2011, 'Sustainable mineral resource nanagement: Understanding long-term national benefit and reconciling competitiveness and concern through national sustainability reporting', ICOSSE'11: Second International Congress on Sustainability Science and Engineering, Tucson, Arizona, USA, January 2011.
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Memary, R., Giurco, D., Prior, T.D., Mason, L.M., Mudd, G.M. & Peterseim, J. 2011, 'Clean energy and mining - future synergies', Second International Future Mining Conference, Sydney, Australia, November 2011 in Proceedings of the Second International Future Mining Conference 2011, ed Saydam, S., [prepared for As an author, I agree that a digital copy of this output may be placed in UTSiResearch, UTS' institutional repository.], The AusIMM (The Mineral Institute), Sydney, Australia, pp. 217-226.
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Prior, T.D. & Eriksen, C. 2011, 'Stripping experience bare. Can experience be used to encourage bushfire preparation?', Institute of Australian Geographers Conference Wollongong 2011: 'Geography on the Edge', University of Wollongong, Australia, July 2011, Institute of Australian Geographers, NSW, Australia.
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Prior, T.D. 2011, 'Talking at or talking with community? Improving bushfire risk communication by engagement', Nature Conservation Council of NSW's 'Bushfire in the Landscape: Different Values, a Shared Vision', NSW Teacher's Federation Centre, Sydney, June 2011 in Bushfire in the Landscape: Different Values, a Shared Vision.

Giurco, D., Prior, T.D., Mason, L.M. & Mudd, G.M. 2010, 'Peak minerals: mapping sustainability issues at local and national scales', International Conference on Sustainability Engineering and Science, Faculty of Engineering, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, November 2010 in Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Sustainability Engineering and Science, ed New Zealand Society for Sustainability Engineering and Science,, [prepared for As an author, I agree that a digital copy of this output may be placed in UTSiResearch, UTS' institutional repository.], The New Zealand Society for Sustainability Engineering and Science, Auckland, New Zealand, pp. 1-10.
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Prior, T.D., Giurco, D., Mudd, G.M., Mason, L.M. & Behrisch, J.C. 2010, 'Resource depletion, peak minerals and the implications for sustainable resource management', ISEE Conference 2010: Advancing Sustainability in a Time of Crisis, Oldenburg/Bremen, Germany, August 2010 in International Society for Ecological Economics (ISEE) 11th Biennial Conference, ed Siebenhner, B., International Society for Ecological Economics (ISEE), Germany, pp. 1-20.
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Prior, T.D., Daly, J.G. & Giurco, D. 2010, 'Resourcing the future: foresight to secure long-term national benefit from Australia's minerals', ISEE Conference 2010: Advancing Sustainability in a Time of Crisis, Oldenburg/Bremen, Germany, August 2010 in International Society for Ecological Economics (ISEE) 11th Biennial Conference, ed Siebenh³ner, B., International Society for Ecological Economics (ISEE), Germany, pp. 1-25.
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Journal articles

Prior, T.D., Daly, J.G., Mason, L.M. & Giurco, D. 2013, 'Resourcing the future: Using foresight in resource governance', Geoforum, [prepared for As an author, I agree that a digital copy of this output may be placed in UTSiResearch, UTS' institutional repository.], vol. 44, no. 2013, pp. 316-328.
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Cordell, D.J., Neset, T.S. & Prior, T.D. 2012, 'The phosphorus mass balance: identifying 'hotspots' in the food system as a roadmap to phosphorus security', Current Opinion in Biotechnology, [prepared for As an author, I agree that a digital copy of this output may be placed in UTSiResearch, UTS' institutional repository.], vol. 23, no. 6, pp. 839-845.
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Giurco, D., Prior, T.D., Mason, L.M., Mohr, S.H. & Mudd, G.M. 2012, 'Life-of-resource sustainability considerations for mining', Australian Journal of Civil Engineering, [prepared for As an author, I agree that a digital copy of this output may be placed in UTSiResearch, UTS' institutional repository.], vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 47-56.
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Giurco, D., Mohr, S.H., Mudd, G.M., Mason, L.M. & Prior, T.D. 2012, 'Resource criticality and commodity production projections', Resources, [prepared for As an author, I agree that a digital copy of this output may be placed in UTSiResearch, UTS' institutional repository.], vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 22-33.

May, D., Prior, T.D., Cordell, D.J. & Giurco, D. 2012, 'Peak minerals: theoretical foundations and practical application', Natural Resources Research, [prepared for As an author, I agree that a digital copy of this output may be placed in UTSiResearch, UTS' institutional repository.], vol. 21, no. 1, pp. 43-60.
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Prior, T.D., Giurco, D., Mudd, G.M., Mason, L.M. & Behrisch, J.C. 2012, 'Resource depletion, peak minerals and the implications for sustainable resource', Global Environmental Change, [prepared for As an author, I agree that a digital copy of this output may be placed in UTSiResearch, UTS' institutional repository.], vol. 22, pp. 577-587.
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Cordell, D.J., White, S. & Prior, T.D. 2011, 'Securing phosphorus: food for thought, and food for the future', The Conversation, vol. 8 Sep 2011.
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Eriksen, C. & Prior, T.D. 2011, 'The art of learning: wildfire, amenity migration and local environmental knowledge', International Journal of Wildland Fire, [prepared for As an author, I agree that a digital copy of this output may be placed in UTSiResearch, UTS' institutional repository.], vol. 20, no. 4, pp. 612-624.
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Giurco, D., Mason, L.M., Lederwasch, A.J., Prior, T.D. & Daly, J.G. 2011, 'Vision 2040: Innovation in mining and minerals', The AusIMM Bulletin, vol. Feb 2011, no. 1, pp. 70-74.
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Lederwasch, A.J., Mason, L.M., Daly, J.G., Prior, T.D. & Giurco, D. 2011, 'A vision for mining and minerals: Applying causal layered analysis and art', Journal of Futures Studies, [prepared for As an author, I agree that a digital copy of this output may be placed in UTSiResearch, UTS' institutional repository.], vol. 15, no. 4, pp. 203-224.
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Mason, L.M., Prior, T.D., Mudd, G.M. & Giurco, D. 2011, 'Availability, addiction and alternatives: three criteria for assessing the impact of peak minerals on society', Journal Of Cleaner Production, [prepared for As an author, I agree that a digital copy of this output may be placed in UTSiResearch, UTS' institutional repository.], vol. 19, no. 9-10, pp. 958-966.
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Paton, D., Burgelt, P. & Prior, T.D. 2008, 'Living with bushfire risk: Social and environmental influences on preparedness', Australian Journal of Emergency Management, vol. 23, no. 3, pp. 41-48.
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Prior, T.D. & Paton, D. 2008, 'Understanding the context: The value of community engagement in bushfire risk communication and education. Observations following the East Coast Tasmania bushfires of December 2006', Australiasian Journal of Disaster and Trauma Studies, [prepared for As an author, I agree that a digital copy of this output may be placed in UTSiResearch, UTS' institutional repository.], vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 1-14.
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Books

Kelley, R., Connolly, N., Pearson, R., Prior, T.D. 2005, Catchment to Reef - an interpretive poster and booklet, Rainforest CRC and CRC Reef Research Centre, Townsville, Queensland, Australia.

Prior, T.D. 2003, Is it all in the past? The importance of landholder experiences from natural resource management programs, School of Tropical Environment Studies and Geography, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia.

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