Doctor Tony Webb
SENIOR LECTURER,
Natural Science (SoSH)
Personal
Qualifications
- PhD University of Western Sydney
- MSc Southbank Polytechnic
UWS Organisational Unit (School / Division)
- Natural Science (SoSH)
Contact
| Email: | Tony.Webb@uws.edu.au |
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| Extension: | 1958 |
| Mobile: | 0418212632 |
| Location: | M15.G.47 Hawkesbury |
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Biography
Dr Tony Webb is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Science and Health.
His teaching includes Agricultural Supply Chain Management and the 'capstone' field project program where final year agriculture, animal, food and environmental science undergraduates undertake field research for industry, government or community clients on real world issues that utilise the skills and knowledge developed in their degree
His research includes a varioiety of projects exploring aspects if community engagement in ecologica, economic and social sustainability projects. He is currently working as 'Researcher in Business' (funded by the Commonwealth government DIISRTE 'Enterprise Connect' program) investigating supply chain relationships for sustainable food production, processing and distribution in the Goulburn Valley.
Previously he was Visiting Research Fellow with the Centre for Popular Education at the University of Technology, Sydney. He holds a PhD in Trans-Disciplinary Research for a study on the social psychology of shame from UWS and an MSc in Energy Resources Management from the Southbank University, London. His research career has included work for a number of UK, US and Canadian Trade Unions, the UK Health Education Authority, the London Food Commission, the Australian Consumers Association and the International Organisation of Consumer Unions, the Australian Food Policy Alliance, Australian Council of Trade Unions Food Industry Unions Committee, Australian Centre for Best Practice, and the Melbourne University Foundation for Sustainable Economic Development.
This information has been contributed by Doctor Webb.
Publications
Books
- Webb, T. (2001), 'The Collaborative Games: The Story behind the Spectacle', : Pluto Press 1864031638.
Chapters in Books
- Webb, T. (2007), 'Towards an agri-food 'culture' : managing the impact on agricultural supply chains of changes in consumer culture', Knowledge Management and Sustainable Development in the 21st Century (World Sustainable Development Outlook 2007), Greenleaf Publishing 9781906093020.
Journal Articles
- Burgin, S., Webb, T. and Rae, D. (2013), 'Stakeholder engagement in water policy : lessons from peri-urban irrigation', Land Use Policy, 10.
- Burgin, S., Webb, T. and Rae, D. (2012), 'Stakeholder engagement in water policy: Lessons from peri-urban irrigation', Land Use Policy, .
- Colley, T., Burgin, S., Burgin, S., Webb, T., Webb, T. and Bassett, H. (2012), 'Eco-social capacity building in Western Sydney: lessons for funding environmental community engagement projects', Third Sector Review, 534.
- Burgin, S. and Webb, T. (2012), 'Defining eco-social capacity building and its evaluation : a case study in environmental community engagement in Western Sydney', Third Sector Review, 24.
- Burgin, S. and Webb, T. (2011), ''Water metres': A new approach to thinking about water conservation in suburbia', Urban Water Journal, 8.
- Webb, T. and Burgin, S. (2009), 'Engaged service learning - implictions for higher education', Journal of Learning Design, 16.
- Webb, T., Burgin, S. and Maheshwari, B. (2009), 'Action research for sustainable water futures in Western Sydney - reaching beyond traditional stakeholder engagement to understand community stakeholder language and its implications for action', Systemic Practice and Action Research, 14.
- Webb, T. (2009), 'PhotoVoice as a Tool for Community Development', New Community Quarterly, 4.
- Gough, R., Ogden, M. and Webb, T. (2006), 'Partnership, Bargaining and Production in 'Co-ordinated Market' and 'Liberal Market' Economies', Working Paper Series, School of Management, Victoria University, .
Research
Previous Projects
| Title: | Developing practical stakeholder engagement and action on irrigation with effluent water in Western Sydney |
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| Years: | 2008-01-29 - 2009-04-30 |
| ID: | P0015717 |
| UWS Researchers: | Tony Webb, Shelley Burgin and Basant Maheshwari |
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| Title: | Engaging Communities in Water Management Planning |
| Years: | 2009-09-08 - 2011-04-30 |
| ID: | P00017135 |
| UWS Researchers: | Tony Webb and Shelley Burgin |
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| Title: | Sustainability Pilot "PhotoVoice" Exhibition |
| Years: | 2010-09-01 - 2011-12-30 |
| ID: | P00019881 |
| UWS Researchers: | Shelley Burgin and Tony Webb |
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| Title: | Sustainable 'watering to purpose' in urban landscapes: Developing irrigation benchmarks for science-based policy and practice |
| Years: | 2010-06-29 - 2012-01-27 |
| ID: | P00018727 |
| UWS Researchers: | Shelley Burgin and Tony Webb |
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Supervision
Doctor Webb is available to be a principal supervisor for doctoral projects
Current Supervision
| Title: | Bushcare: Evaluation of a Community Environmental Motivation Program at the Context of Global Warming |
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Previous Supervision
| Title: | Building Social Capacity for Rapid Action on Critical Natural Resource Issues in New Millennium Australia |
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| Thesis: | Building Social Capacity for Rapid Action on Critical Natural Resource Issues in New Millennium Australia |
