UC Spark

Professor Bryan Robert Jenkins

Waterways Centre for Freshwater Management

Fields of Research

  • Sustainability of water resource systems
  • Governance of common pool resources
  • Integration of science into policy formulation and resource management
  • Resilience and vulnerability of biophysical and socio-economic systems

Researcher Summary

• Environmental planning
• Water resource management
• Governance and organisational sociology
• Sustainability design and appraisal

Subject Area: Disciplines


Research Groups


Affiliations


Research Service

  • Speaker at Leadership NZ Water the New Gold Rush, Christchurch (2010)
  • Opening addresses at Wai Wetlands Symposium 2008 and Te Waihora/Lake Ellesmere Symposium 2007. (2007-2008)

Publications

(Selected outputs for 2006-present)

  • Jenkins, B.R. (2012) FreshStart for FreshWater Reform: The Interactions between the Interventions. Wellington, New Zealand: Freshwater Management Forum, 13-14 Feb 2012. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
  • Jenkins, B.R. (2012) Resilience Assessments for the Achievement of Sustainability. Sydney, Australia: EIANZ Annual Conference, 24-25 Oct 2012. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
  • Jenkins, B.R. (2012) Water Issues in Canterbury. Lincoln University, New Zealand: Agronomy Society of NZ Annual Conference, 20 Nov 2012. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
  • Webster-Brown, J.G. and Jenkins, B.R. (2012) What will happen when none of the World's rivers reach the coast? Christchurch, New Zealand: IPENZ Rivers Group 3rd Annual Symposium, 22 Nov 2012. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
  • Jenkins, B.R. (2011) A River Runs Through It. Planning Quarterly Sep 2011(182) (Journal Article)
  • Jenkins, B.R. and Ward, M. (2011) Beyond EIA: Sustainability Appraisal of Resources at Environmental Limits. Sunshine Coast, Australia: Facing the Future - Actions for the Environment Profession. Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand Annual Conference, 28-30 Sep 2011. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Jenkins, B.R. (2011) Canterbury Water Management Strategy: A Collaborative Governance Approach to Achieving Sustainable Water Management. Canberra, Australia: Centre for Water Economics, Environment and Policy Workshop - Emerging Policy Issues in Water, 30 Mar 2011. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
  • Jenkins, B.R. (2011) Canterbury Water Management Strategy: Turning Policy into Reality. Wellington, New Zealand: Second Freshwater Management Forum, 15-16 Feb 2011. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
  • Jenkins, B.R. (2011) Collaborative Governance Arrangements for Water Management in Canterbury. Wellington, New Zealand: 2011 New Zealand Planning Institute Conference (NZPI 2011), 29 Mar-1 Apr 2011. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Jenkins, B.R. (2011) Milk & Water: The dairy industry can be sustainable with its resource demands - but only if there are big changes. AgScience 38: 10-11. (Journal Article)
  • Jenkins, B.R. (2011) Planning for Liquefaction Risk in Greater Christchurch. Wellington, New Zealand: 2011 New Zealand Planning Institute Conference (NZPI 2011), 29 Mar-1 Apr 2011. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Jenkins, B.R. (2011) Progress towards a Paradigm shift in Canterbury water management. Nelson, New Zealand: NZ Agriculture and Resource Economics Society 2011 Workshop, 31 Mar 2011. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
  • Jenkins, B.R. (2011) Regulatory Innovations in New Zealand Water Management. In ANU Regulatory Institutions Network Seminar Canberra, Australia: 3 Feb 2011. Seminar paper and presentation. (Other)
  • Jenkins, B.R. (2011) Strategic Planning and Assessment. Lincoln, New Zealand: Natural Disasters: Impact Assessment for Sustainable Recovery, NZ Association of Impact Assessment, 24-25 Nov 2011. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Jenkins, B.R. and Ward, M. (2010) Sustainability appraisal and regional water planning in NZ. Fremantle, Australia: Sustainability Assessment Symposium 2010 (SAS2010), 25-26 May 2010. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
  • Jenkins, B.R. (2009) Climate Change in Canterbury and its Implications for Water and other Resources in Canterbury. Christchurch, New Zealand: 8th Australasian Conference on Social and Environmental Accounting Research (CSEAR 2009), 6-8 Dec 2009. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
  • Jenkins, B.R. (2008) Demand management pressures and responses in Canterbury. Auckland, New Zealand: National Water NZ 2008, 25-29 Feb 2008. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
  • Jenkins, B.R. (2008) Water Issues in Canterbury. Christchurch, New Zealand: International Commission on Continental Erosion's International Symposium on Sediment Dynamics in Changing Environments (ICCE2008), 1-5 Dec 2008. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
  • Jenkins, B.R. (2007) Culture and Sustainability with particular reference to Water Management in Canterbury. Christchurch, New Zealand: Ngāi Tahu Water Forum, 3-5 Feb 2007. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Jenkins, B.R. (2007) Water Allocation in Canterbury. Palmerston North, New Zealand: New Zealand Planning Institute Annual Conference, 27-29 Mar 2007. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Jenkins, B.R. (2007) What role for storage in Canterbury? Queenstown, New Zealand: NZSOLD/ANCOLD Conference "Dams – Securing Water for Our Future", 19-20 Nov 2007. (Conference Contribution - Paper in published proceedings)