Christopher Ives

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Biography

I am an interdisciplinary sustainability scientist with expertise in urban social-ecological systems and the human dimensions of environmental management. I joined the School of Geography in 2016 after holding research positions at universities in Australia and Germany. My research interests are broad and typically bring together different disciplinary approaches and types of knowledge to tackle real-world sustainability challenges, especially in urban settings. In particular, I am interested in understanding how people relate to and interact with the natural environments, and the dynamics of sustainability transformations. Increasingly my work is focussed on the 'deeper' dimensions of sustainability such as values, beliefs, worldviews, and the potential for religion to offer new perspectives on sustainability challenges.

Expertise Summary

I have published research articles on a range of topics including:

• conservation social science
• sustainability transformations
• religion and sustainability
• urban ecology and urban planning
• environmental planning policy
• human-environment relationships

Professional Affiliations

• Editor for the journal Sustainability Science
• Honorary Guest Scientist in the Faculty of Sustainability, Leuphana University
• Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
• Fellow, Royal Geographical Society
• Member, British Ecological Society
• Member, International Society for the Study of Religion, Nature and Culture
• Fellow, One Planet Education Network

Teaching Summary

My teaching portfolio covers a number of topics related to environmental management and sustainability. My teaching straddles both physical and human geography, as successful environmental management… read more

Research Summary

My current research focuses on understanding the multi-dimensional nature of human-environment relationships and how reconnecting society with nature can help in transformations towards… read more

Recent Publications

• IVES, CHRISTOPHER D., BUYS, CLARK, OGUNBODE, CHARLES, PALMER, MATILDA, ROSE, ANEIRA and VALERIO, RUTH, 2023. Activating faith: pro-environmental responses to a Christian text on sustainability Sustainability Science. 18, 877-890
• IVES, CHRISTOPHER D, FREETH, REBECCA and FISCHER, JOERN, 2019. Inside-out sustainability: The neglect of inner worlds. Ambio.
• IVES, CHRISTOPHER D. and KIDWELL, JEREMY, 2019. Religion and social values for sustainability Sustainability Science. (In Press.)
• LAW, ELIZABETH A., BENNETT, NATHAN J., IVES, CHRISTOPHER D., FRIEDMAN, RACHEL, DAVIS, KATRINA J., ARCHIBALD, CARLA and WILSON, KERRIE A., 2018. Equity trade-offs in conservation decision making CONSERVATION BIOLOGY. 32(2), 294-303

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My teaching portfolio covers a number of topics related to environmental management and sustainability. My teaching straddles both physical and human geography, as successful environmental management requires a sophisticated understanding of ecological and landscape dynamics as well as human behaviour, attitudes and values.

I am course director for the MSc in Environmental Leadership and Management. I convene the following modules as part of the programme:

• Techniques for environmental solutions
• Perspectives on environmental leadershi​​​​​​p

For more information about this programme or to apply, please click here.

Current Research

My current research focuses on understanding the multi-dimensional nature of human-environment relationships and how reconnecting society with nature can help in transformations towards sustainability. I am also exploring how religion shapes values for nature and may offer unique moral and organisational resources for environmental stewardship.

I welcome enquiries from motivated and qualified applicants who are interested in exploring postgraduate research in the above areas of research interest.

For a complete list of publications, please click here for my Google Scholar page.

Past Research

Previously, I have conducted research on a range of topics to do with environmental management and conservation, in particular:

• The values and preferences of urban residents for green open space.
• The biodiversity of urban riparian systems.
• Terrestrial macroinvertebrates as ecological indicators (with a particular focus on ants)
• Urban river management.

Future Research

In the future I will continue to pursue research on the role of religion and faith-based organisations in achieving sustainability outcomes, particularly in cities. I will also explore the concept of leadership in environmental contexts, in particular the importance of character and personal values in effecting meaningful, transformative change.

• IVES, CHRISTOPHER D., BUYS, CLARK, OGUNBODE, CHARLES, PALMER, MATILDA, ROSE, ANEIRA and VALERIO, RUTH, 2023. Activating faith: pro-environmental responses to a Christian text on sustainability Sustainability Science. 18, 877-890
• IVES, CHRISTOPHER D, FREETH, REBECCA and FISCHER, JOERN, 2019. Inside-out sustainability: The neglect of inner worlds. Ambio.
• IVES, CHRISTOPHER D. and KIDWELL, JEREMY, 2019. Religion and social values for sustainability Sustainability Science. (In Press.)
• LAW, ELIZABETH A., BENNETT, NATHAN J., IVES, CHRISTOPHER D., FRIEDMAN, RACHEL, DAVIS, KATRINA J., ARCHIBALD, CARLA and WILSON, KERRIE A., 2018. Equity trade-offs in conservation decision making CONSERVATION BIOLOGY. 32(2), 294-303
• FRIEDMAN, RACHEL S., LAW, ELIZABETH A., BENNETT, NATHAN J., IVES, CHRISTOPHER D., THORN, JESSICA P. R. and WILSON, KERRIE A., 2018. How just and just how? A systematic review of social equity in conservation research ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS. 13(5),
• WILKERSON, MARIT L., MITCHELL, MATTHEW G. E., SHANAHAN, DANIELLE, WILSON, KERRIE A., IVES, CHRISTOPHER D., LOVELOCK, CATHERINE E. and RHODES, JONATHAN R., 2018. The role of socio-economic factors in planning and managing urban ecosystem services ECOSYSTEM SERVICES. 31, 102-110
• IVES, CHRISTOPHER D., ABSON, DAVID J., VON WEHRDEN, HENRIK, DORNINGER, CHRISTIAN, KLANIECKI, KATHLEEN and FISCHER, JOERN, 2018. Reconnecting with nature for sustainability SUSTAINABILITY SCIENCE. 13(5), 1389-1397
• GUERRERO, ANGELA M., BENNETT, NATHAN J., WILSON, KERRIE A., CARTER, NEIL, GILL, DAVID, MILLS, MORENA, IVES, CHRISTOPHER D., SELINSKE, MATTHEW J., LARROSA, CECILIA, BEKESSY, SARAH, JANUCHOWSKI-HARTLEY, FRASER A., TRAVERS, HENRY, WYBORN, CARINA A. and NUNO, ANA, 2018. Achieving the promise of integration in social-ecological research: a review and prospectus ECOLOGY AND SOCIETY. 23(3),
• IVES, CHRISTOPHER D., GORDON, ASCELIN, OKE, CATHY, RAYMOND, CHRISTOPHER M., HEHIR, AILISH and BEKESSY, SARAH A., 2018. Spatial scale influences how people value and perceive green open space JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT. 61(12), 2133-2150
• IVES, CHRISTOPHER D, OKE, CATHY, HEHIR, AILISH, GORDON, ASCELIN, WANG, YAN and BEKESSY, SARAH A, 2017. Capturing residents’ values for urban green space: Mapping, analysis and guidance for practice Landscape and Urban Planning. 161, 32-43
• IVES, CHRISTOPHER D., GIUSTI, MATTEO, FISCHER, JOERN, ABSON, DAVID J., KLANIECKI, KATHLEEN, DORNINGER, CHRISTIAN, LAUDAN, JOSEFINE, BARTHEL, STEPHAN, PAIVI, ABERNETHY, MARTÍN-LÓPEZ, BERTA, RAYMOND, CHRISTOPHER M., KENDAL, DAVE and VON WEHRDEN, HENRIK, 2017. Human-nature connection: a multidisciplinary review Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability. 26-27, 106-113
• MUHAR, A., RAYMOND, C.M., VAN DEN BORN, R J G, BAUER, N., BOCK, K., BRAITO, M., BUIJS, A., FLINT, C., DE GROOT, W., IVES, C.D., MITROFANENKO, T., PLIENINGER, T., VAN RIPER, CARENA J. and TUCKER, C., 2017. A model integrating social-cultural concepts of nature into frameworks of interaction between social and natural systems Journal of Environmental Planning and Management.
• IVES, CHRISTOPHER D. and FISCHER, JOERN, 2017. The self-sabotage of conservation: reply to Manfredo et al. CONSERVATION BIOLOGY. 31(6), 1483-1485
• ABSON, DAVID J, FISCHER, JOERN, LEVENTON, JULIA, NEWIG, JENS, SCHOMERUS, THOMAS, VILSMAIER, ULLI, VON WEHRDEN, HENRIK, ABERNETHY, PAIVI, IVES, CHRISTOPHER D, JAGER, NICOLAS W and OTHERS, 2016. Leverage points for sustainability transformation Ambio. 46(1), 30-39
• IVES, CHRISTOPHER D and KELLY, ANDREW H, 2016. The coexistence of amenity and biodiversity in urban landscapes Landscape Research. 41(5), 495-509
• IVES, CHRISTOPHER D, LENTINI, PIA E, THRELFALL, CARAGH G, IKIN, KAREN, SHANAHAN, DANIELLE F, GARRARD, GEORGIA E, BEKESSY, SARAH A, FULLER, RICHARD A, MUMAW, LAURA, RAYNER, LAURA and OTHERS, 2016. Cities are hotspots for threatened species Global ecology and biogeography. 25(1), 117-126
• MARON, MARTINE, IVES, CHRISTOPHER D, KUJALA, HEINI, BULL, JOSEPH W, MASEYK, FLEUR JF, BEKESSY, SARAH, GORDON, ASCELIN, WATSON, JAMES EM, LENTINI, PIA E, GIBBONS, PHILIP and OTHERS, 2016. Taming a wicked problem: resolving controversies in biodiversity offsetting BioScience. biw038
• CORNEY, HELEN, IVES, CHRISTOPHER D and BEKESSY, SARAH, 2015. Amenity and ecological management: A framework for policy and practice Ecological Management & Restoration. 16(3), 199-205
• IVES, CHRISTOPHER D, BIGGS, DUAN, HARDY, MATHEW J, LECHNER, ALEX M, WOLNICKI, MATEUSZ and RAYMOND, CHRISTOPHER M, 2015. Using social data in strategic environmental assessment to conserve biodiversity Land Use Policy. 47, 332-341
• IVES, CHRISTOPHER D and BEKESSY, SARAH A, 2015. The ethics of offsetting nature Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 13(10), 568-573
• WHITEHEAD, AMY L, KUJALA, HEINI, IVES, CHRISTOPHER D, GORDON, ASCELIN, LENTINI, PIA E, WINTLE, BRENDAN A, NICHOLSON, EMILY and RAYMOND, CHRISTOPHER M, 2014. Integrating biological and social values when prioritizing places for biodiversity conservation Conservation biology. 28(4), 992-1003
• IVES, CHRISTOPHER D and KENDAL, DAVE, 2014. The role of social values in the management of ecological systems Journal of environmental management. 144, 67-72
• LECHNER, AM, RAYMOND, CM, ADAMS, VM, POLYAKOV, M, GORDON, A, RHODES, JR, MILLS, M, STEIN, A, IVES, CD and LEFROY, EC, 2014. Characterizing spatial uncertainty when integrating social data in conservation planning Conservation biology. 28(6), 1497-1511
• IVES, CHRISTOPHER D and KENDAL, DAVE, 2013. Values and attitudes of the urban public towards peri-urban agricultural land Land Use Policy. 34, 80-90
• IVES, CHRISTOPHER D, TAYLOR, MARK PATRICK, NIPPERESS, DAVID A and HOSE, GRANT C, 2013. Effect of catchment urbanization on ant diversity in remnant riparian corridors Landscape and Urban Planning. 110, 155-163
• IVES, CHRISTOPHER D, BEILIN, RUTH, GORDON, ASCELIN, KENDAL, DAVE, HAHS, AMY K and MCDONNELL, MARK J, 2013. Local assessment of Melbourne: The biodiversity and social-ecological dynamics of Melbourne, Australia. In: Urbanization, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services: Challenges and Opportunities Springer Netherlands. 385-407
• IVES, CHRISTOPHER D, TAYLOR, MARK PATRICK, DAVIES, PETER J and OTHERS, 2013. A setback for river and riparian ecosystems: A response to the New South Wales Office of Water 2012 policy on riparian corridors Environmental Planning and Law Journal. 30, 122-131
• DYBALL, ROBERT, IVES, CHRISTOPHER D and WHITE, IAN, 2013. Regional assessment of Oceania. In: Urbanization, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services: Challenges and Opportunities Springer Netherlands. 287-289
• IVES, CHRISTOPHER D, HOSE, GRANT C, NIPPERESS, DAVID A and TAYLOR, MARK PATRICK, 2011. Environmental and landscape factors influencing ant and plant diversity in suburban riparian corridors Landscape and Urban Planning. 103(3), 372-382
• DAVIES, PETER J, IVES, CHRISTOPHER D, FINDLAY, SOPHIA J, TAYLOR, MARK P and OTHERS, 2011. Urban rivers and riparian systems—Directions and recommendations for legislators, policy makers, developers and community users Environmental and Planning Law Journal. 28(5), 313
• IVES, CHRISTOPHER D, HOSE, GRANT C, NIPPERESS, DAVID A and TAYLOR, MARK PATRICK, 2011. The influence of riparian corridor width on ant and plant assemblages in northern Sydney, Australia Urban Ecosystems. 14(1), 1-16
• TAYLOR, MP, IVES, CD, DAVIES, PJ and STOKES, R, 2011. Troubled waters-an examination of the disconnect between river science and law Environmental Science & Technology. 45, 8178–8179
• IVES, CHRISTOPHER D, PATRICK TAYLOR, MARK, NIPPERESS, DAVID A and DAVIES, PETER, 2010. New directions in urban biodiversity conservation: The role of science and its interaction with local environmental policy Environmental and Planning Law Journal. 27(4), 249
• TAYLOR, MARK PATRICK, IVES, CHRISTOPHER and OTHERS, 2009. Legislative and policy challenges for the protection of biodiversity and bushland habitats: An evidence-based approach Environmental Planning and Law Journal. 26, 35-48