Contact Details
| Organization: | Resource Management and Geography |
| Position: | Honorary (Professorial Fellow) |
| Email: | |
| Homepage: | http://www.sages.unimelb.edu.au/staff/webber.html |
| Work: | 8344 3172 |
| Mobile: | 0402 421 283 |
| Fax: | 9349 4218 |
| Room: | 117 |
| Level: | 01 |
| Building: | 207 Bouverie St. |
| Campus: | Parkville |
Research Expertise and International Linkages
Research Expertise
| Research Interest | Country of Expertise |
|---|---|
| Regional economic development in China | Australia |
| Human resource management in China | Australia |
| Water and environmental management in China | Australia |
Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards
Qualifications
| Title | Institution | Date Awarded | Abbreviation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor of Arts | University of Cambridge | ||
| Doctor of Philosophy | The Australian National University | 01-Dec-1964 |
Memberships
| Membership Type | Membership Body | Description | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Association of American Geographers | Member | 01-Jan-1975 | |
| Member | Institute of Australian Geographers | Member | 01-Jan-1985 |
Fellowships
| Fellowship | Date Awarded |
|---|---|
| Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia (FASSA) | 31-Dec-1989 |
Government Research Classifications
Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications
- Physical Geography (OTHER EARTH SCIENCES) (269901)
- Global Information Systems (INFORMATION SYSTEMS) (280107)
- Environmental Engineering not elsewhere classified (ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING) (291199)
- Environmental Management and Rehabilitation (ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES) (300801)
- Natural Resource Management (ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES) (300803)
- Environmental Impact Assessment (ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES) (300804)
- Sustainable Development (LAND, PARKS AND AGRICULTURE MANAGEMENT) (300903)
- Teacher Education: Higher Education (PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF TEACHERS) (330305)
- Labour Economics (APPLIED ECONOMICS) (340207)
- Economic Geography (APPLIED ECONOMICS) (340212)
- Economic Development and Growth (APPLIED ECONOMICS) (340213)
- Human Resources Management (BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT) (350201)
- Industrial Relations (BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT) (350203)
- Research, Science and Technology Policy (POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION) (360203)
- Applied Sociology, Prog Eval & Social Impact Assessment (SOCIOLOGY) (370105)
- Urban and Regional Studies (HUMAN GEOGRAPHY) (370401)
- Social and Cultural Geography (HUMAN GEOGRAPHY) (370402)
- Human Geography not elsewhere classified (HUMAN GEOGRAPHY) (370499)
- Knowledge Representation and Machine Learning (COGNITIVE SCIENCE) (380305)
Socio-Economic Objective Classifications
- Industry (CONSERVATION AND EFFICIENCY) (660401)
- Macroeconomic issues not elsewhere classified (MACROECONOMIC ISSUES) (720199)
- Industry policy (MICROECONOMIC ISSUES) (720204)
- Industry costs and structure (MICROECONOMIC ISSUES) (720205)
- Industrial relations (MANAGEMENT AND PRODUCTIVITY ISSUES) (720402)
- Management (MANAGEMENT AND PRODUCTIVITY ISSUES) (720403)
- Economic issues not elsewhere classified (OTHER ECONOMIC ISSUES) (729999)
- Higher education (HIGHER EDUCATION) (740301)
- Employment (WORK) (750101)
- Changing work patterns (WORK) (750102)
- Families (COMMUNITY SERVICE EXCL. WORK) (750307)
- Ownership of the land (JUSTICE AND THE LAW) (750501)
- Public services management (GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS) (750605)
- Government and politics not elsewhere classified (GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS) (750699)
- Understanding other countries (INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS) (750702)
- Consumption patterns, population issues and the environment (ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY, LEGISLATION AND STANDARDS) (760103)
- Institutional arrangements (ENVIRONMENTAL AND RESOURCE EVALUATION) (760201)
- Environmental & resource evaluation not elsewhere classified (ENVIRONMENTAL AND RESOURCE EVALUATION) (760299)
- Other Environmental aspects (OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS) (769999)
- Land and water management (COASTAL AND ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT) (770402)
- Land and water management (FARMLAND INCL. ARABLE LAND AND PERMANENT CROP LAND) (770802)
- Physical sciences (NON-ORIENTED RESEARCH) (780102)
- Political science and public policy (NON-ORIENTED RESEARCH) (780106)
- Studies in human society (NON-ORIENTED RESEARCH) (780107)
Grants and Contracts
Research Grants, Contracts and Consultancies awarded to the University of Melbourne as the administering institution (since 2003) as recorded in Themis Agreements.
Grants
| Title | Role | Funding Source | Scheme | Award Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Implications of emerging forms of labour management in transitional economies for households livelihood strategies: China & Vietnam | Chief Investigator | AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL | Discovery Projects | 01/01/2003 |
| The geography of labour market dynamics: Competition between new migrants and laid-off workers in China's urban labour markets | Chief Investigator | AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL | Discovery Projects | 01/01/2008 |
Publications
Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.