Environmental research in Australia - a review : a report to the Prime Minister / by the Australian Science and Technology Council (ASTEC)

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Environmental Research in Australia A REVIEW 1
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH IN AUSTRALIA 3
CONTENTS 9
LIST OF ACRONYMS 14
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 17
CHAPTER 2 METHODOLOGY AND DATA SOURCES 21
CHAPTER 3 FUNDING OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 31
CHAPTER 4 ORGANISATION AND PERFORMANCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 43
CHAPTER 5 QUALITATIVE ASSESSMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 82
CHAPTER 6 COMMENTARY, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 98
CHAPTER 7 THE ROLE OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH IN PLANNING AND DECISION MAKING 106
APPENDIX I.A MEMBERSHIP OF ASTEC 111
APPENDIX I.B MEMBERSHIP OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH IN AUSTRALIA WORKING PARTY 112
APPENDIX II. A CONSULTATIONS 113
APPENDIX II.B DIAGRAMMATIC EXPLANATION OF INSTITUTE OF SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION SCIENCE CITATION INDEX 115
APPENDIX II.C RESEARCH IN PROGRESS DATABASES MAINTAINED ON CSIRO AUSTRALIS 116
APPENDIX II.D ORGANISATIONS SURVEYED BY THE BRR FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH IN AUSTRALIA - A COMPENDIUM 118
APPENDIX II.E SUMMARY OF PROJECTS CONTAINED IN ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH IN AUSTRALIA - A COMPENDIUM 121
APPENDIX II.F LEVELS AT WHICH AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF STATISTICS COLLECTS R&D DATA 122
APPENDIX II. G ORGANISATIONS CONTACTED IN INDUSTRY SURVEY 123
APPENDIX II.H SUBMISSIONS TO THE REVIEW 125
APPENDIX III.A Environmental Research by Socioeconomic Objective by Source of Funds - 1984-85 ($'000) 130
APPENDIX III.B NERD&D Program Funding for Environmental Research — 1980-1989 (1989 dollars) 132
APPENDIX IV.A DEFINITIONS OF RESEARCH TYPES USED BY THE AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF STATISTICS 133
APPENDIX IV.B Environmental Research by Socioeconomic Objective by Type of Research Activity for 1984-85 ($'000) 134
APPENDIX IV.B Environmental Research by Socioeconomic Objective by Type of Research Activity for 1984-85 ($'000) — continued 136
APPENDIX IV.C ORGANISATION OF COMMONWEALTH ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 154
APPENDIX IV.D DESCRIPTION OF COMMONWEALTH BIOLOGICAL COLLECTIONS 160
APPENDIX IV.E ORGANISATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH IN THE STATES AND TERRITORIES 162
APPENDIX IV.F Competitive Grants for Environmental Research in Higher Education Institutions ($'000,1989 dollars) 170
APPENDIX IV.G Students Enrolled in Courses Leading to Environment Qualifications by Institution, 1987-89 171
APPENDIX IV.H Numbers and Employment conditions of Environmental Research Staff in Institutions of Higher Education 176
Nppendix V.A CHI CLASSIFICATION OF FIELDS OF SCIENCE 181
Appendix V.B SUMMARY TABLES OF BIBLIOMETRIC DATA FROM PROFILE OF AUSTRALIAN SCIENCE 184
INDEX 186

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