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PROF JOHN LANGFORD



Contact Details

Organization: Civil and Environmental Engineering
Position: PROFESSORIAL FELLOW
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Homepage: http://www.civenv.unimelb.edu.au/autohome/webpage.php3?login=langford
Work: 83444301
Fax: 83444616
Room: 314
Level: 03
Building: Engineering Block C
Campus: Parkville

Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards

Qualifications

Title Institution Date Awarded Abbreviation
Bachelor of Engineering University of Melbourne 31-Dec-1966
PhD University of Melbourne 31-Dec-1971

Memberships

Membership Type Membership Body Description Start Date End Date
Member Australian Institute of Company Directors membership of the Australian Institute of Company Directors 01-Jan-2003

Honours

Honour Date Awarded
Member of the Order of Australia 2005

Fellowships

Fellowship Date Awarded
Fellow of the Institution of Engineers of Australia (FIEAUST) 01-Jan-1973
Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE) 01-Jan-1998

Other Awards

Award Type Awarding Body Comments Date Awarded
Medal Centenary Medal 01-Jan-2003
Other (Award) Australian Water Association Peter Hughes Award 01-Jan-2000

Government Research Classifications

Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications

Socio-Economic Objective Classifications

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
Expert judgment of environmental health risks from exposures to contaminants in urban water systems Chief Investigator AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL Discovery Projects 01/01/2007
IMPROVING WATER AND AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY IN THE MURRAY-DARLING BASIN AND THE NORTH CHINA PLAIN Chief Investigator DEPT OF INNOVATION INDUSTRY SCIENCE & RESEARCH,
DEPT OF EDUCATION SCIENCE & TRAINING
Innovation Access Program - Australia-China Fund for S&T Cooperation (DEPT OF EDUCATION SCIENCE & TRAINING) 23/03/2007
Linking Science and Policy: The Sustainable Use of Groundwater under Climate Change Chief Investigator ATSE International Science Linkages - Science Academies Programme 15/04/2008
STRENGTHENING RESEARCH CAPACITY OF CHINA AND SOUTH AFRICA (SA) IN SUSTAINABLE WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT WITH UK AND AUSTRLIAN EXPERIENCES Chief Investigator OPEN UNIVERSITY Ecosystem Services for Poverty Alleviation: Strengthening Research Capacity in Developing Countries (NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL) 12/05/2008

Contracts

Title Role Funding Source Award Date
SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY AND INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS PROGRAM (STI) - REGIONAL AND ECONOMIC BENEFITS THROUGH SMARTER IRRIGATION Chief Investigator UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE,
DEPT OF INNOVATION INDUSTRY & REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
01/07/2005
AUSTRALIA - CHINA CENTRE ON WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH Chief Investigator DEPT OF INNOVATION INDUSTRY SCIENCE & RESEARCH,
DEPT OF EDUCATION SCIENCE & TRAINING
01/07/2006
FARMS, RIVERS AND MARKETS Chief Investigator NATIONAL WATER COMMISSION 13/06/2008
FARMS, RIVERS AND MARKETS Chief Investigator NATIONAL WATER COMMISSION 13/06/2008
FARMS, RIVERS AND MARKETS Chief Investigator NATIONAL WATER COMMISSION 13/06/2008
FARMS, RIVERS AND MARKETS Chief Investigator NATIONAL WATER COMMISSION 13/06/2008
FARMS, RIVERS AND MARKETS Chief Investigator NATIONAL WATER COMMISSION 13/06/2008
FARMS, RIVERS AND MARKETS Chief Investigator VICTORIAN WATER TRUST 05/09/2008

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.

Publications in 2009

Journal Articles

  • Farmers' perception of environmental degradation and their adoption of improved management practices in Alxa, China


    Year: 2009
    Journal: Land Degradation and Development
    Volume: 20
    Issue: 3
    Page numbers: 336-346
    Author(s):
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  • Policy incentives for reducing nitrate leaching from intensive agriculture in desert oases of Alxa, Inner Mongolia, China


    Year: 2009
    Journal: Agricultural Water Management
    Volume: 96
    Issue: 7
    Page numbers: 1114-1119
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Publications in 2008

Conference Publications/Papers

  • Making the most of Australian Infrastructure: Through efficient use of existing and new infrastructure stimulated by demand management


    Year: 2008
    Event name: ADC Infrastructure 21 From Incrementalism to Transformational Change
    Conference Publication: Proceedings from ADC Infrastructure 21 From Incrementalism to Transformational Change
    Page numbers: 45-60
    Publisher: Australian Davos Connection
    Author(s):

Publications in 2007

Conference Publications/Papers

  • Informing Water Policy Using Dynamic, Process-Based System Modelling
    Year: 2007
    Event name: MODSIM07
    Conference Publication: Proceedings of the International Congress on Modelling and Simulation
    Page numbers: 163-169
    Publisher: The Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand(Canberra)
    Author(s):
  • Water information networks: Infrastructure for efficient management of water
    Year: 2007
    Event name: 2007 USCID Fourth International Conference on Irrigation and Drainage
    Conference Publication: Proceedings. 2007 USCID Fourth International Conference on Irrigation and Drainage
    Page numbers: 825-830
    Publisher: U.S. Committee on Irrigation and Drainage
    Author(s):

Publications in 2006

Conference Publications/Papers

  • Regional and economic benefits from smarter irrigation
    Year: 2006
    Event name: Annual ANCID Conference 2006
    Conference Publication: The North: Opportunities for the Future - The Catchment Community Working Together
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 1-4
    Publisher: Australian National Committee on Irrigation and Drainage(Darwin)
    Author(s):
  • Regional and economic benefits through smarter irrigation
    Year: 2006
    Event name: The North - Opportunities for the Future - The Catchment Community Working Together
    Conference Publication: ANCID 2006 Naional Conference and Exhibition
    Page numbers: 94-95
    Publisher: Australian National Committee on Irrigation and Drainage(Darwin)
    Author(s):

Publications in 2004

Conference Publications/Papers

  • The Sustainability Equation: Climate Change and Water
    Year: 2004
    Event name: Future Summiit 2004: Creating a Better World
    Conference Publication: Future Summiit 2004: Creating a Better World
    Page numbers: 62-68
    Publisher: Australian Davos Connection Limited(Melbourne)
    Author(s):
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