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Dr Claudia Benham
Dr

Claudia Benham

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Overview

Background

Dr Claudia Benham is an environmental social scientist working on coastal and marine ecosystems. Her research examines the intersections between environmental change, resource development, human wellbeing and governance in coastal regions of northern Australia and the Pacific. As part of this, her work examines the processes and outcomes of environmental governance in these settings, including deliberative and community-based approaches. Claudia has an interdisciplinary background in the social and ecological sciences, and brings this perspective to bear on her work. She previously worked for the UQ Global Change Institute and the Australian Department of Environment.

Keywords: Public policy; Seagrasses; Gender; Unconventional gas; Great Barrier Reef

Availability

Dr Claudia Benham is:
Available for supervision
Media expert

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Arts, Australian National University
  • Bachelor (Honours) of Science, Australian National University
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Australian National University

Works

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29 works between 2014 and 2024

1 - 20 of 29 works

2024

Journal Article

Not all conservation “policy” is created equally: When does a policy give rise to legally binding obligations?

Bell‐James, Justine, Foster, Rose, Frohlich, Miguel, Archibald, Carla, Benham, Claudia, Evans, Megan, Fidelman, Pedro, Morrison, Tiffany, Rolim Baggio, Liza, Billings, Peter and Shumway, Nicole (2024). Not all conservation “policy” is created equally: When does a policy give rise to legally binding obligations?. Conservation Letters, 17 (6) e13054. doi: 10.1111/conl.13054

Not all conservation “policy” is created equally: When does a policy give rise to legally binding obligations?

2024

Journal Article

What role do social-ecological factors play in ecological grief?: Insights from a global scoping review

Benham, Claudia and Hoerst, Doortje (2024). What role do social-ecological factors play in ecological grief?: Insights from a global scoping review. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 93 102184, 102184. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2023.102184

What role do social-ecological factors play in ecological grief?: Insights from a global scoping review

2024

Other Outputs

Townsville Citizen's Forum - deliberative 'mini public' - survey data

Benham, Claudia (2024). Townsville Citizen's Forum - deliberative 'mini public' - survey data. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/1c0170b

Townsville Citizen's Forum - deliberative 'mini public' - survey data

2024

Journal Article

Deliberating in the Reef world: how can place-based deliberation help to envision sustainable regional futures for the Great Barrier Reef?

Benham, Claudia, Duce, Stephanie, Niemeyer, Simon, Barrowman, Hannah, Bauer-Civiello, Annie, Fisher, Kath and Sheaves, Marcus (2024). Deliberating in the Reef world: how can place-based deliberation help to envision sustainable regional futures for the Great Barrier Reef?. Australasian Journal of Environmental Management, 1-19. doi: 10.1080/14486563.2024.2391307

Deliberating in the Reef world: how can place-based deliberation help to envision sustainable regional futures for the Great Barrier Reef?

2024

Journal Article

Ecological grief literacy: Approaches for responding to environmental loss

Cooke, Anna, Benham, Claudia, Butt, Nathalie and Dean, Julie (2024). Ecological grief literacy: Approaches for responding to environmental loss. Conservation Letters, 17 (3) e13018, 1-9. doi: 10.1111/conl.13018

Ecological grief literacy: Approaches for responding to environmental loss

2022

Other Outputs

Stewardship for the Great Barrier Reef

Hobman, Elizabeth V., Stone-Jovicich, Samantha, Schultz, Tracy, McLean, Kirsten, Benham Claudia, Jones, Natalie and Dean, Angela (2022). Stewardship for the Great Barrier Reef. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: CSIRO. doi: 10.25919/en5v-xm34

Stewardship for the Great Barrier Reef

2022

Book Chapter

Impact geographies of gas terminal development in the northern Australian context: insights from Gladstone and Darwin

Benham, Claudia F. (2022). Impact geographies of gas terminal development in the northern Australian context: insights from Gladstone and Darwin. Public responses to fossil fuel export: exporting energy and emissions in a time of transition. (pp. 195-208) edited by Hilary Boudet and Shawn Hazboun. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-824046-5.00009-6

Impact geographies of gas terminal development in the northern Australian context: insights from Gladstone and Darwin

2021

Journal Article

Understanding people who volunteer with marine turtles: motives and values for engagement in conservation

Shum, Edith, Benham, Claudia, Jones, Karina and Ariel, Ellen (2021). Understanding people who volunteer with marine turtles: motives and values for engagement in conservation. Human Dimensions of Wildlife, 28 (3), 1-19. doi: 10.1080/10871209.2021.2018737

Understanding people who volunteer with marine turtles: motives and values for engagement in conservation

2021

Journal Article

Restoration of marine ecosystems: understanding possible futures for optimal outcomes

Sheaves, M., Waltham, N. J., Benham, C., Bradley, M., Mattone, C., Diedrich, A., Sheaves, J., Sheaves, A., Hernandez, S., Dale, P., Banhalmi-Zakar, Z. and Newlands, M. (2021). Restoration of marine ecosystems: understanding possible futures for optimal outcomes. Science of the Total Environment, 796 148845, 148845. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.148845

Restoration of marine ecosystems: understanding possible futures for optimal outcomes

2021

Journal Article

What drives modern protected area establishment in Australia?

Hernandez, Stephanie, Benham, Claudia, Miller, Rachel L., Sheaves, Marcus and Duce, Stephanie (2021). What drives modern protected area establishment in Australia?. Conservation Science and Practice, 3 (10) e501. doi: 10.1111/csp2.501

What drives modern protected area establishment in Australia?

2020

Journal Article

The consequences of paradigm change and poorly validated science: the example of the value of mangroves to fisheries

Sheaves, Marcus, Abrantes, Katya, Barnett, Adam, Benham, Claudia, Dale, Patricia, Mattone, Carlo, Sheaves, Alison, Waltham, Nathan and Bradley, Michael (2020). The consequences of paradigm change and poorly validated science: the example of the value of mangroves to fisheries. Fish and Fisheries, 21 (5) faf.12479, 1067-1075. doi: 10.1111/faf.12479

The consequences of paradigm change and poorly validated science: the example of the value of mangroves to fisheries

2020

Journal Article

Stakeholder engagement in the governance of marine migratory species: barriers and building blocks

Miller, Rachel Lynn, Marsh, Helene, Benham, Claudia and Hamann, Mark (2020). Stakeholder engagement in the governance of marine migratory species: barriers and building blocks. Endangered Species Research, 43, 1-19. doi: 10.3354/esr01049

Stakeholder engagement in the governance of marine migratory species: barriers and building blocks

2019

Journal Article

A Word from the New Book Review Editors

Benham, Claudia F. and Verbrugge, Laura N. H. (2019). A Word from the New Book Review Editors. Society and Natural Resources, 33 (3), 307-308. doi: 10.1080/08941920.2019.1699295

A Word from the New Book Review Editors

2019

Journal Article

A framework for improving the cross‐jurisdictional governance of a marine migratory species

Miller, Rachel L., Marsh, Helene, Benham, Claudia and Hamann, Mark (2019). A framework for improving the cross‐jurisdictional governance of a marine migratory species. Conservation Science and Practice, 1 (8) e58, e58. doi: 10.1111/csp2.58

A framework for improving the cross‐jurisdictional governance of a marine migratory species

2019

Journal Article

Social capital plays a central role in transitions to sportfishing tourism in small-scale fishing communities in Papua New Guinea

Diedrich, Amy, Benham, Claudia, Pandihau, Lina and Sheaves, Marcus (2019). Social capital plays a central role in transitions to sportfishing tourism in small-scale fishing communities in Papua New Guinea. Ambio, 48 (4), 385-396. doi: 10.1007/s13280-018-1081-4

Social capital plays a central role in transitions to sportfishing tourism in small-scale fishing communities in Papua New Guinea

2019

Journal Article

Tolerance of tropical seagrasses Zostera muelleri and Halophila ovalis to burial: Toward an understanding of threshold effects

Benham, Claudia F., Beavis, Sara G. and Jackson, Emma L. (2019). Tolerance of tropical seagrasses Zostera muelleri and Halophila ovalis to burial: Toward an understanding of threshold effects. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 218, 131-138. doi: 10.1016/j.ecss.2018.11.005

Tolerance of tropical seagrasses Zostera muelleri and Halophila ovalis to burial: Toward an understanding of threshold effects

2019

Journal Article

Reef Grief: investigating the relationship between place meanings and place change on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia

Marshall, Nadine, Adger, William Neil, Benham, Claudia, Brown, Katrina, Curnock, Matthew I., Gurney, Georgina G., Marshall, Paul, Pert, Petina L. and Thiault, Lauric (2019). Reef Grief: investigating the relationship between place meanings and place change on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Sustainability Science, 14 (3), 579-587. doi: 10.1007/s11625-019-00666-z

Reef Grief: investigating the relationship between place meanings and place change on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia

2019

Book Chapter

Plastic pollution in the coastal environment: current challenges and future solutions

Critchell, K., Bauer-Civiello, A., Benham, C., Berry, K., Eagle, L., Hamann, M., Hussey, K. and Ridgway, T. (2019). Plastic pollution in the coastal environment: current challenges and future solutions. Coasts and estuaries: the future. (pp. 595-609) edited by Eric Wolanski, John W. Day, Michael Elliott and Ramesh Ramachandran. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-814003-1.00034-4

Plastic pollution in the coastal environment: current challenges and future solutions

2019

Book Chapter

Plastic pollution in the coastal environment: current challenges and future solutions

Critchell, K., Bauer-Civiello, A., Benham, C., Berry, K., Eagle, L., Hamann, M., Hussey, K. and Ridgway, T. (2019). Plastic pollution in the coastal environment: current challenges and future solutions. Coasts and estuaries: the future. (pp. 595-609) edited by Eric Wolanski, John W. Day, Michael Elliott and Ramesh Ramachandran. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/b978-0-12-814003-1.00034-4

Plastic pollution in the coastal environment: current challenges and future solutions

2019

Journal Article

Our environmental value orientations influence how we respond to climate change

Marshall, Nadine A., Thiault, Lauric, Beeden, Ally, Beeden, Roger, Benham, Claudia, Curnock, Matt I., Diedrich, Amy, Gurney, Georgina, Jones, Lindsey and Marshall, Paul A. (2019). Our environmental value orientations influence how we respond to climate change. Frontiers in Psychology, 10 (APR) 938. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00938

Our environmental value orientations influence how we respond to climate change

Funding

Current funding

  • 2022 - 2025
    Ecological grief, wellbeing and resilience in the Great Barrier Reef
    ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2022 - 2023
    Mapping social values and activities of recreational motor vessel users in Moreton Bay
    The Moreton Bay Foundation Members Projects
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2024
    PROTECT: People & Reef Organisations Tackling Environmental Change Together - Integrated Stewardship Monitoring & Reporting in the Great Barrier Reef
    Great Barrier Reef Foundation
    Open grant

Supervision

Availability

Dr Claudia Benham is:
Available for supervision

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    The household as a site of deliberation and resilience: Understanding psycho-social responses of children and families towards a changing marine environment in the Great Barrier Reef

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Climate Change Adaptation in Tuvalu

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Karen McNamara

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Climate Change Adaptation in Tuvalu

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Karen McNamara

Completed supervision

Media

Enquiries

Contact Dr Claudia Benham directly for media enquiries about:

  • Blue carbon
  • Climate change
  • Climate grief
  • Coastal ecosystems
  • Ecological grief
  • Gender and women's empowerment
  • Global tropics
  • Great Barrier Reef
  • Marine governance
  • Northern Australia

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