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Dr Ruth Beilin

Research
Landscape sociology; policy and planning effecting the design and management of the wider (regional & rural)landscape, urban fringe landscapes, in particular, conservation zones on productive landscapes; catchment management and Landcare related programs and processes; community based resource management; gender and resource management; theoretical perspectives in social science contributing to collaborative and participatory resource management processes.

Other Professional Interests
Policy and planning relating to the design and management of public open space in the urban and urban fringe environment; contemporary urban design.

Recent projects and consultancies

• Currently involved in DNRE Social Capability project;
• co-coordination of the ILFR Social Research network;
• Honours supervision: Reading the Signs of Landscape Change: A look at Landcare in the Lake Wellington Catchment (Rebekah Pryor 2001); Neighbourhoods and the Relevance of Public Open Space in the Creation of Meaningful Places (Narelle Neate 2001);
• Masters supervision: Learning from the Group: A case study of the focus farm project in Gippsland Victoria (Stephanie Andreata, 2001)
• PhD supervsion: Creating Cultural Landscapes: An Ethnographic Case Study of Nature Conservation in the Sheep/Wheat Belt of New South Wales (Chris Williams, 2001).

Recent publications and reports

• Beilin, R. (2001) The Brave New Order: Power, Visibility and the Everyday Landscapes of Australian Farmers. Environment, Society and Natural Resource Mangement: Theoretical Perspectives from Australasia and the Americas (eds.) G. Lawrence, V. Higgins, S. Lockie. Edward Elgar U.K. pp.185-197.
• Beilin, R. & Andreata, S. 2001 After the Group: Extending the Farmer. Journal of International Agricultural and Extension Education. 8(2): 43-52.
• Beilin, R. (2001) The FarmersÕ View: How Seeing the Local Landscape Defines On-Farm Conservation. The International Soil Conservation Organisation Ô99. Indiana, USA.
• Beilin, R. (2000) Sustaining a Vision: Recognising Landscape Futures. The International Landcare 2000 Conference Proceedings. Melbourne, March 2000.
• Beilin, R. (2000) Cultivating the Global Garden, in South Atlantic Quarterly, Fall 1999. Duke University Press, N. Carolina, USA.98(4):761-780.

Watch out for:

Confronting Sustainability in Public Open Space:
The search for Quality in the 21st Century

A dynamic seminar series planned for Autumn 2002, to be hosted by The University of Melbourne at Burnley, Sports and Recreation Victoria and Melbourne City Council.