dr. robert gale
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Professorial Visiting Fellow
Email: r.gale@unsw.edu.au
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Dr. Robert Gale has over twenty five years experience in environmental management, economic development and sustainability.
Robert's background
- Cross-disciplinary academic research and teaching experience linking biophysical and socio-economic science at the University of New South Wales (Institute of Environmental Studies); and in Canada at Royal Roads University (Environmental Programs; School of Business); and the University of Toronto (Department of Geography).
- Director of his own business, Ecological Economics Inc., advising a range of clients on economic instruments, environment-economy linkages, environmental issues, and strategy including: Environment Canada; Fisheries and Oceans Canada; International Institute for Sustainable Development; National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy; World Resources Institute; Pollution Probe; and Sierra Club of British Columbia.
- Manager and Senior Executive Officer of the City of Toronto's Environmental Protection Office leading initiatives on urban sustainability (including development approvals, environmental policy, strategy, education and advocacy); and
- Managing stakeholder engagement and public consultation processes with the Royal Commission on the Economic Union and Development Prospects for Canada.
Current research interests
- Environment, development and sustainability: The crisis of modernity
- Environmental decision making ("sustainability science"; ecological tax reform; responding to the impact of climate change on coastal environments; integrating environmental issues in free trade agreements; ecotourism)
- Business and sustainability (environmental management accounting and "triple bottom line" reporting)
- Sustainable development in China
Selected Peer Reviewed Publications (2001-2005)
Gale, Robert (2005 in press) "Environmental Management Accounting as a Reflexive Modernization Strategy in Cleaner Production", Journal of Cleaner Production: (article in press).
Gale, Robert (2005 in press) "Environmental Costs at a Canadian Paper Mill: A Case Study of Environmental Management Accounting", Journal of Cleaner Production: (article in press).
Gale, Robert (2005) "Sustainable Tourism: The Environmental Dimensions of Trade Liberalization in China" in D. Shrubsole and N. Watson (Eds.), Sustaining Our Futures: Perspectives on Environment, Economy and Society, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario.
Gale, Robert and Gale, Fred (2005 in press) "Accounting for Social Impacts and Costs in the Forest Industry in British Columbia", Environmental Impact Assessment Review: (article in press).
Gale, Robert (2005) "Old-Growth Logging: Does It Matter if Environmental Protection Costs Jobs?" Int. J. Environment, Workplace and Employment, Vol. 1, No. 2, pp. 203-220.
Gale, Robert (2004) "Does It Matter if Environmental Protection Costs Jobs?" pp. 192-201 in Ellen Carlson (Ed.) A Future that Works - economics, employment and the environment, Centre of Full Employment and Equity, The University of Newcastle, Australia, December 8-10, 2004.
Gale, Robert and Gullett, Warwick (2004) "Legislated Environmental Reporting Requirements: Compliance Issues at the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority", The Australasian Journal of Natural Resources Law and Policy, Vol. 9, No. 1. pp. 33-58.
Gale, Robert (2003) "Weak or Strong Sustainability: An Assessment of the May 2002 Quebec Declaration on Ecotourism", pp. 197-202 in Tony Griffin and Rob Harris (Eds.) Proceedings of the 9th Annual Asia Pacific Tourism Association Conference, Sydney, Australia, 6-9 July 2003.
Gale, Robert (2003) "Developing a China Research Network on Environment and Tourism (CRNET): Addressing Conflict, Environment and Social Impact", pp. 203-213 in Tony Griffin and Rob Harris (Eds.) Proceedings of the 9th Annual Asia Pacific Tourism Association Conference, Sydney, Australia, 6-9 July 2003.
Gale, Robert (2003) "Applying the Eco-Management And Audit Scheme to Activities in Aquatic Protected Areas: Corporate Governance and Regional Environmental Planning at The Great Barrier Reef Marine Protected Authority" pp. 443-454 in JP Beumer, A Grant and DC Smith (Eds), Proceedings of the World Congress on Aquatic Protected Areas of the Australian Association of Fish Biology, Cairns, August 14-17, 2002.
Gale, Robert (2002) "Ecotourism Development Plans and the Beijing Olympic Games: The Need for Ecotourism Investment in Protected Areas in China", pp. 227-235 in Proceedings of the 8th Annual Asia Pacific Tourism Association Conference, Dalian, China, July 10-13, 2002.
Gale, Robert and Stokoe, Peter (2001) "Accounting for Environmental Performance: Business Strategies in Action" pp. 119-137 in Chris Madu (Ed.) Handbook of Environmentally Conscious Manufacturing, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Norwell, MA.
Other Recent Publications (2001-2005)
Gale, Robert and Withycombe, Geoff (2005) "Educating for Sustainability: A Partnership Initiative of The Sydney Coastal Council Group Inc. (SCCG) and the Institute of Environmental Studies (IES), University of New South Wales (UNSW)", presentation to the Baton Forum: Beyond Declarations-Working Partnerships for Sustainability National Conference, Manly, NSW, 18 March.
Gale, Robert (2003) The Virtual Facilitator - A Personal Journey of Teaching and Learning: Case Experience at Royal Roads University, Learning to Elearn Case Study 2. Hobart, Australia: Unitas Company Ltd.
Gale, Robert (2002) "Shanghai Pudong New Area", in Levinson, David and Karen Christensen (Eds.) Encyclopedia of Modern Asia, Charles Scribner's Sons. New York.
Gale, Robert (2002) "Energy Industry - China", in Levinson, David and Karen Christensen (Eds.) Encyclopedia of Modern Asia, Charles Scribner's Sons. New York.
Other Selected Peer Reviewed Publications
Gale, Robert (1997) "Canada's Green Plan", pp. 97-120 in Nationale Umweltpläne in Ausgewählten Industrieländern [a study of the development of a national environmental plan with expert submissions to the Enquete Commission "Protection of People and the Environment' for the Bundestag (German Parliament)] (Springer-Verlag, Berlin).
Gale, Robert and Barg, Stephan (1995) "The Greening of Budgets: The Choice of Governing Instrument", pp. 1-27 in Robert Gale and Stephan Barg (Eds.) Green Budget Reform: An International Casebook of Leading Practices, Earthscan Publications Ltd., London.
Gale, Robert (1995) "NAFTA and its Implications for Resource and Environmental Management", pp. 99-127 in Bruce Mitchell (Ed.) Resource and Environmental Management in Canada, Oxford University Press, Toronto.
Gale, Robert (1996) "Integrated Approaches to Waste Disposal and Resource Management", The Irish Journal of Psychology, Vol. 17, 348-360.
Gale, Robert (1995) "The Canadian Standards Association's Environmental Auditing Guideline", Eco-Management and Auditing, Vol. 2, 36-40.
Gale, Robert (1992) "Environment and Economy: The Policy Models of Development", Environment and Behavior, Vol. 24(6), pp. 723-737.
Gale, Robert (1991) "Environment and Development: Attitudinal Impediments to Policy Integration", Environmental Conservation, Vol. 18(3), pp. 228-236.
Gale, Robert (1991) "The Waste Diversion Potential of Backyard Composting", Journal of Environmental Systems, Vol. 20(3), pp. 257-267.
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