Publications on Natural Resource Management, the Environment, Salinity, Landcare

David J. PANNELL
University of Western Australia, Crawley 6009, Australia

Books, Monographs, Major Reports

Pannell, D.J. and Schilizzi, S.G.M. (eds) (2006). Economics and the Future: Time and Discounting in Private and Public Decision Making, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, UK and Northampton, MA, USA. See publisher's web page about this book

Graham, T., Pannell, D.J. and White, B. (eds) (2004). Dryland Salinity: Economic Issues at Farm, Catchment and Policy Levels, Cooperative Research Centre for Plant-Based Management of Dryland Salinity, Perth, 248 pp.

Frost, F.M., Hamilton, B., Lloyd, M. and Pannell, D.J. (2001). Salinity: A New Balance, The report of the Salinity Taskforce established to review salinity management in Western Australia, Perth. Full report (732K pdf file)

Articles and notes in journals

Pannell, D.J. and Roberts, A.M. (2010). The National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality: A retrospective assessment, Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, (forthcoming).

Graham, T., Pannell, D.J. and White, B. (2009). Determining the net-benefits from government intervention for dryland salinity: a breakeven analysis, Australasian Journal of Environmental Management (forthcoming).

Sieber, S., Pannell, D.J., Müller, K., Holm-Müller, K., Kreins, P. and Gutsche, V. (2009). A spatial pesticide-risk indicator for evaluation of environmental buffer-zone programmes, Land Use Policy, (forthcoming).

Dilly, O. and Pannell, D. (2009). Editorial: Sustainability impact assessment and land-use policies for sensitive regions, Environmental Science and Policy 12(8): 1075-1076.

Pannell, D.J. and Wilkinson, R. (2009). Policy mechanism choice for environmental management by non-commercial “lifestyle” rural landholders, Ecological Economics 68: 2679-2687. Available as INFFER Working Paper 0807, University of Western Australia. Full paper (165K pdf)

Roberts, A. and Pannell, D. (2009) Piloting a systematic framework for public investment in regional natural resource management: dryland salinity in Australia, Land Use Policy 26(4): 1001-1010. Full paper (270K) · Journal version on-line

Pannell, D.J. and Roberts, A.M. (2009). Conducting and delivering integrated research to influence land-use policy: salinity policy in Australia, Environmental Science and Policy 12(8): 1088-1099. Full paper (94K) · Journal version on-line

Pannell, D.J. (2009). Technology change as a policy response to promote changes in land management for environmental benefits, Agricultural Economics 40(1), 95-102. Prepublication version: here (117K pdf file). Journal version available to subscribers here.

Doole, G.J., and Pannell, D.J. (2009). Evaluating combined land conservation benefits from perennial pasture: lucerne (Medicago sativa L.) in Western Australia for management of dryland salinity and herbicide resistance, Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 53, 193–212.

Seymour, E., Pannell, D., Ridley, A., Marsh, S. and Wilkinson, R. (2008). Decision making by catchment management organisations in Australia: current processes and capacity gaps, Australasian Journal of Environmental Management 15, 15-25.

Pannell, D.J. (2008). Public benefits, private benefits, and policy intervention for land-use change for environmental benefits, Land Economics 84(2): 225-240.  Full paper (140K)

Pannell, D.J., Marshall, G.R., Barr, N., Curtis, A., Vanclay, F. and Wilkinson, R. (2006). Adoption of conservation practices by rural landholders, Connections: Farm, Food and Resource Issues, here.

Pannell, D.J. (2006). Seeking more effective NRM policies, Water, Journal of the Australian Water Association, August 2006, 7.

Pannell, D.J. (2006). Dryland salinity: new knowledge with big implications, Connections: Farm, Food and Resource Issues, Full paper*

Marsh, S.P., Burton, M.P. and Pannell, D.J. (2006). Understanding farmers’ monitoring of water tables for salinity management, Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture 46(7): 1113-1122.

Pannell, D.J., Marshall, G.R., Barr, N., Curtis, A., Vanclay, F. and Wilkinson, R. (2006). Understanding and promoting adoption of conservation practices by rural landholders. Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture 46(11): 1407-1424. Access paper at Journal web site here. Pre-publication version available here (161K).

Pannell, D.J. and Ewing, M.A. (2006). Managing secondary dryland salinity: Options and challenges, Agricultural Water Management 80(1/2/3): 41-56. Full paper (66K)

Ridley, A. and Pannell, D. (2005). An investment framework for managing dryland salinity in Australia, Farm Policy Journal 2(4): 39-49.*

Ridley, A., and Pannell, D.J. (2005). The role of plants and plant-based R&D in managing dryland salinity in Australia, Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture, 45: 1341-1355. Full paper (147K pdf)

Pannell, D. (2005). Voluntary versus regulatory approached to protecting the environment in rural areas, Farm Policy Journal 2(3): 1-9.*

Pannell, D.J. (2005). Farm, food and resource issues: politics and dryland salinity, Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture 45: 1471-1480. Full journal paper (103K) Summary version (19K)

Weersink, A., Pannell, D., Fulton, M. and Meyer-Aurich, A. (2005). Agriculture’s likely role in meeting Canada’s Kyoto commitments, Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics 53: 425-441. Full paper (135K pdf)

John, M., Pannell, D.J. and Kingwell, R.S. (2005). Climate change and the economics of farm management in the face of land degradation: Dryland salinity in Western Australia, Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics 53: 443-459 Full paper (119K pdf).

Pannell, D.J. (2004). Heathens in the chapel? Application of economics to biodiversity, Pacific Conservation Biology 10(2/3): 88-105. Full paper (109K) 

Pannell, D.J. (2003). Balancing economics and sustainability in building an integrated agricultural system, Pacific Conservation Biology 9(1/2): 23-29.

Kington, E.A. and Pannell, D.J. (2003). Dryland salinity in the upper Kent River catchment of Western Australia: Farmer perceptions and practices, Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture 43(1): 19-28. Full journal paper (134K pdf file)

Pannell, D.J. (2003). What is the Value of a Sustainability Indicator? Economic and Social Issues in Monitoring and Management for Sustainability. Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture 43(3): 239-243. Full journal paper (48K pdf file)

Weersink, A., Jeffrey, S. and Pannell, D.J. (2002). Farm-Level Modelling For Bigger Issues. Review of Agricultural Economics 24(1): 123-140. (Awarded outstanding RAE journal article for 2002)

Pannell, D.J. (2002). Loving, losing and living with the environment, Connections: Farm, Food and Resource Issues 2: 25-36.* http://www.agrifood.info/connections/autumn_2002/Pannell.html

Bathgate, A. and Pannell, D.J. (2002). Economics of deep-rooted perennials in southern Australia. Agricultural Water Management 53(1): 117-132. Full paper (91K)

Pannell, D.J. (2001). Salinity policy: A tale of fallacies, misconceptions and hidden assumptions, Agricultural Science 14(1): 35-37.* Full paper (26K)

Pannell, D.J. (2001). Dryland Salinity: Economic, Scientific, Social and Policy Dimensions, Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 45(4): 517-546. Full journal paper (212K pdf file) also available via the Journal homepage:  www.blackwellpublishing.com/ajare

Ferdowsian, R., Pannell, D.J., McCaron, C., Ryder, A. and Crossing, L. (2001). Explaining groundwater hydrographs: Separating atypical rainfall events from time trends, Australian Journal of Soil Research 39(4): 861-875. Full journal paper (718K pdf file)

Pannell, D.J., McFarlane, D.J. and Ferdowsian, R. (2001). Rethinking the externality issue for dryland salinity in Western Australia, Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 45(3): 459-475. Full paper (114K) brief version (11K). newspaper article based on the paper (6K). Full journal paper (164K pdf file) also available via the Journal homepage:  www.blackwellpublishing.com/ajare

Llewellyn, R., Lindner, R.K, Pannell, D.J. and Powles, S. (2001). Adoption of integrated weed management to conserve the herbicide resource: review and framework, Australasian Agribusiness Review http://www.agribusiness.asn.au/review/2001v9/Llewellyn_2001_1/Llewellyn.htm.

Pannell, D.J. (2001). Harry Potter and the pendulums of perpetual motion: Economic policy instruments for environmental management, Connections: Farm, Food and Resource Issues 1: 3-8.* http://www.agrifood.info/connections/summer_2001/Pannell.html (39K)

Stewart, V., Marsh, S., Kingwell, R., Pannell, D., Abadi, A. and Schilizzi, S. (2000). Computer games and fun in farming systems education? : A case study. Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension 7(2): 117-128. Click here to go to the journal's web site.

Marsh, S.P. and Pannell, D.J. (2000). Agricultural extension policy in Australia: The good, the bad and the misguided. Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 44(4): 605-627. Full paper (111K).

Pannell D.J. and Glenn N.A. (2000). A Framework for Economic Evaluation and Selection of Sustainability Indicators in Agriculture, Ecological Economics 33(1): 135-149. Full paper (93 K)

Pannell, D.J. (1999). Social and economic challenges in the development of complex farming systems, Agroforestry Systems 45(1-3): 393-409. Full paper (65K)

Pannell, D.J. (1999). Economics, extension and the adoption of land conservation innovations in agriculture, International Journal of Social Economics 26(7/8/9): 999-1012.

Pannell, D.J. and Schilizzi, S. (1999). Sustainable agriculture: A question of ecology, equity, economic efficiency or expedience? Journal of Sustainable Agriculture. 13(4): 57-66. Full paper (35 K)

Schmidt, C. and Pannell, D.J. (1996). Economic issues in management of herbicide resistant weeds. Review of Marketing and Agricultural Economics 64: 301-308. abstract

* Edited but not refereed

Book chapters

Pannell, D.J. (2009). Enhancing the environmental benefits of agroforestry through government policy mechanisms. In: I. Nuberg, B. George and R. Reid (eds.) Agroforestry for Natural Resource Management, CSIRO, Melbourne, pp. 309-321. Full paper (75K)

Pannell, D.J. (2008). Experiences with alternative land, water and biodiversity policy approaches in Australia, In: Chapter 14 of Breath of Fresh Air, The Fraser Institute. Free download here.

Cullen, P. and Pannell, D. (2006). Salinity, In: P. Attiwill and B. Wilson (Eds.) Ecology: An Australian Perspective, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, Melbourne, pp. 161-175. 

Pannell, D.J. (2006). Enhancing the environmental benefits of agroforestry through government policy mechanisms. In: I. Nuberg (ed.) Agroforestry for Natural Resource Management, (forthcoming). Full paper (75K) 15 Jan 04

Weersink, A., Jeffrey, S. and Pannell, D. (2004). Modeling Farming System Linkages. in G. Filson, (ed.) Farming Systems Analysis of Intensive Agriculture: Following the Linkages to Sustainability. UBC Press, Vancouver, pp. 117-138.

Pannell, D.J., Ewing, M.A. and Ridley, A.M. (2004). Dryland salinity in Australia: Overview and prospects, In: Graham, T., Pannell, D.J. and White, B. (eds) Dryland Salinity: Economic Issues at Farm, Catchment and Policy Levels, CRC for Plant-Based Management of Dryland Salinity, Perth (in press). Full paper (71K)

Graham, T., White, B. and Pannell, D.J. (2004). Metamodelling for the hydrology component of dryland salinity, In: Graham, T., Pannell, D.J. and White, B. (eds) Dryland Salinity: Economic Issues at Farm, Catchment and Policy Levels, CRC for Plant-Based Management of Dryland Salinity, Perth (in press).

Pannell, D.J. (2003). Uncertainty and Adoption of Sustainable Farming Systems. in B.A. Babcock, R.W. Fraser and J.N. Lekakis (eds), Risk Management and the Environment: Agriculture in Perspective, Kluwer, Dordrecht, pp. 67-81. Full paper (50K)

Pannell, D.J. and Zilberman, D. (2001). Economic and sociological factors affecting growers’ decision making on herbicide resistance. In: D.L. Shaner and S.B. Powles (eds.) Herbicide Resistance and World Grains, CRC Press, Boca Raton, pp. 251-277. Full paper (110K)

Pannell,D.J. (2001). Explaining non-adoption of practices to prevent dryland salinity in Western Australia: Implications for policy. In: A. Conacher (ed.), Land Degradation, Kluwer, Dordrecht, 335-346. Full paper (49K).

Marsh, S.P., Burton, M.P. and Pannell,D.J. (2001). Understanding farmer monitoring of a ‘sustainability indicator’: Depth to saline groundwater in Western Australia. In: A. Conacher (ed.), Land Degradation, Kluwer, Dordrecht, pp. 207-222. Full paper (141K)

Pannell, D.J. (1999). Social and Economic Challenges in the Development of Complex Farming Systems, In: Lefroy EC, Hobbs RJ, O'Connor MH and Pate JS (eds) Agriculture as a Mimic of Natural Ecosystems, Kluwer, Dordrecht, pp. 449-465. Full paper (65K)

Pannell, D.J. and Bennett, A.L. (1999). Economic feasibility of precision weed management: Is it worth the investment? In: R.W. Medd and J.E. Pratley (eds), Precision Weed Management in Crops and Pastures, CRC for Weed Management Systems, Adelaide, pp. 138-148. Full paper (128K)

Proceedings - invited papers

Roberts, A.M. and Pannell, D.J. (2009). Science tools to inform regional investment decisions – more than ‘toys for the boys’? In Anderssen, R.S., R.D. Braddock and L.T.H. Newham (eds), 18th World IMACS Congress and MODSIM09 International Congress on Modelling and Simulation. Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand and International Association for Mathematics and Computers in Simulation, July 2009, pp. 2377-2383. ISBN: 978-0-9758400-7-8. Full paper (270K pdf)

Pannell, D.J. (2009). Making the most of 'Caring for our Country', Outlook 2009 conference, Canberra 3-4 March 2009,  Full paper (188K pdf)

Pannell, D.J. and Ridley, A.M. (2008). Lessons from dryland salinity policy experience in Australia, Proceedings, 2nd International Salinity Forum: Salinity, Water and Society – Global Issues, Local Action, 31 March – 3 April 2008, Adelaide (CD-ROM). Paper (100K)

Clayton, H. and Pannell, D.J. (2006). Balancing production, conservation and nrm: socioeconomic considerations in policy design, Fenner Conference on the Environment, 8-9 November 2006, Canberra, Australia.

Byrne, F., Pannell, D.J. (2006). Integrating physical, biological, social and economic sciences for dryland salinity management and policy, Proceedings, Australian Earth Sciences Convention, 2-6 July 2006, Melbourne, Geological Society of Australia, Sydney, and the Australian Society of Exploration Geophysicists, Perth. Extended abstract at conference web site (pdf)

Pannell, D.J. (2005). Economic and Social Dimensions of Dryland Salinity in Australia, International Salinity Forum: Managing Saline Soils and Water: Science, Technology, and Social Issues, Riverside, California, April 25-27 2005.

Pannell, D.J. and Ewing, M.E. (2004). Managing secondary dryland salinity: Options and challenges, New directions for a diverse planet: Proceedings of the 4th International Crop Science Congress, Brisbane, Australia, 26 Sep - 1 Oct 2004.  Full paper (66K)

Pannell, D.J. (2004). Politics and dryland salinity, In: Proceedings of the Conference "Salinity Solutions: Working with Science and Society", 2-5 August 2004, Bendigo, Victoria, Eds: Ridley, A., Feikema, P., Bennet, S., Rogers, M.J., Wilkinson, R. and Hirth, J. (Cooperative Research Centre for Plant-Based Management of Dryland Salinity: Perth). CD-ROM Full paper (63K) Summary version (19K) 18 Mar 04

Ridley, A.M., Pannell, D.J., Ewing, M.A. and Lefroy, E. (2004). The role of plants and plant-based R&D in managing dryland salinity in Australia. In: Proceedings of the Conference "Salinity Solutions: Working with Science and Society", 2-5 August 2004, Bendigo, Victoria, Eds: Ridley, A., Feikema, P., Bennet, S., Rogers, M.J., Wilkinson, R. and Hirth, J. (Cooperative Research Centre for Plant-Based Management of Dryland Salinity: Perth). CD-ROM PDF file (147K) 25 July 2004

Pannell, D.J., Ewing, M.A. and Ridley, A.M. (2003). Cursed by too much water in a dry place: implications of dryland salinity for farm management, policy and research in Australia, Proceedings, 14th International Farm Management Congress 10-15 August 2003, Perth, Western Australia, CD-ROM. Full paper (71K)

Pannell, D.J. (2002). National economic and policy issues in the productive use of salinised resources, In: PUR$L 2002, Wake Up Australia! Saltland Opportunities: Profit for our Community and the Environment, 8th National Conference and Workshop on the Productive Use and Rehabilitation of Saline Land (PUR$L), Fremantle-Kojonup-Katanning, Western Australia, 16-20 September 2002, Conference Proceedings, (no editor), Promaco Conventions: Perth, pp. 211-221. Full paper (48K)

Pannell, D.J. (2002). Human dimensions of integrated weed management, In: H. Spafford Jacob, J. Dodd and J.H. Moore, 13th Australian Weeds Conference, Papers and Proceedings, 8-13 September 2002, Perth, Western Australia, Plant Protection Society of WA, Perth, pp. 8-15. Full paper (53K)

Pannell, D.J. (2002). 'Loving, losing and living with our environment', invited presentation, Getting it Right, 11-12 March 2002, Adelaide. http://www.agrifood.info/10pub_conn_Aut2002_4.htm (80K)

Pannell, D.J. (2001). Economic Dimensions of Landcare, State Landcare Conference 2001, 11-14 September 2001, Mandurah Western Australia, pp. 131-144. Full paper (74K)

Pannell, D.J. (2002). Economic Aspects of Salinity in Wheatbelt Valleys of Western Australia, Dealing with Salinity in Wheatbelt Valleys: Processes, Prospects and Practical Options. Papers, Proceedings and Outcomes of the Field Tour/Conference/Workshop, July 31-August 1 2001, Merredin, Western Australia, CD-ROM, Water and Rivers Commission, Perth. Full paper (76K)

Pannell, D.J. (2001). Dryland salinity: Inevitable, inequitable, intractable? Presidential Address, 45th Annual Conference of the Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, Adelaide, January 23-25 2001. Full paper (132K)

Pannell, D.J. (2000). 'What is the Value of a Sustainability Indicator? Economic and Social Issues in Monitoring and Management for Sustainability' Invited paper presented at two-day workshop, 'Application of sustainability indicators to the management of soil and catchment health in the northern grains region of New South Wales.' UNE, Armidale, NSW, 1. 11-12 July 2000. Full paper (38K)

Pannell, D.J. (1998). Landcare and the adoption of sustainable farming systems, Profitable and Sustainable Farming Systems - Where are the $?, Proceedings from the Seminar, 2-3 July 1998, Geelong, Victoria, Rural Resources Group, Geelong, pp. 90-107. Full paper (59K)

Pannell, D.J. (1997). Social and economic challenges to the development of complex farming systems, Workshop on Agriculture as a Mimic of Natural Ecosystems, Perth, Western Australia, 2-6 Sept. 1997. Full paper (65K)

Proceedings - contributed papers

White, B., Doole, G., Byrd, D. and Pannell, D. (2009). An economic analysis of environmental bonds in the Western Australian mineral sands industry, in Fourie, A.B. and Tibbett, M. (eds.), Mine Closure 2009, Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Mine Closure, 9-11 September 2009, Perth Australia, Australian Centre for Geomechanics, Nedlands, pp.167-174.

Ferdowsian, R. and Pannell, D.J. (2009). Explaining long-term trends in hydrographs. In Anderssen, R.S., R.D. Braddock and L.T.H. Newham (eds), 18th World IMACS Congress and MODSIM09 International Congress on Modelling and Simulation. Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand and International Association for Mathematics and Computers in Simulation, July 2009, pp. 2377-2383. ISBN: 978-0-9758400-7-8. Full paper (339K pdf)

Ridley, A. and Pannell, D. (2008) Piloting a systematic framework (SIF3) for public investment in regional natural resource management in dryland salinity in Australia, Proceedings, 2nd International Salinity Forum: Salinity, Water and Society – Global Issues, Local Action, 31 March – 3 April 2008, Adelaide (CD-ROM). Paper (49K)

Alexander, J., Ridley, A. and Pannell, D. (2008). Victorian Catchment Management approaches to salinity investment, Proceedings, 2nd International Salinity Forum: Salinity, Water and Society – Global Issues, Local Action, 31 March – 3 April 2008, Adelaide (CD-ROM). Paper (34K)

Park, G., Alexander, J., Ridley, A. and Pannell, D. (2008). Transforming Planning and Practice for Regional Natural Resource Management: Lessons from SIF3 in North Central Victoria, Proceedings, 2nd International Salinity Forum: Salinity, Water and Society – Global Issues, Local Action, 31 March – 3 April 2008, Adelaide (CD-ROM). Paper (45K)

Marsh, S., Seymour, E., Pannell, D., Ridley, A. and Wilkinson (2008) Capacity needs for effective NRM at the regional level: a case study of two catchment organizations, Proceedings, 2nd International Salinity Forum: Salinity, Water and Society – Global Issues, Local Action, 31 March – 3 April 2008, Adelaide (CD-ROM). Paper (32K)

Seymour, E., Pannell, D., Ridley, A., Marsh, S. and Wilkinson, R. (2008). Understanding the capacity of catchment organisations to make decisions about natural resource management in Australia, Proceedings, 2nd International Salinity Forum: Salinity, Water and Society – Global Issues, Local Action, 31 March – 3 April 2008, Adelaide (CD-ROM). Paper (42K)

Beverly, C., Ridley, A., Hocking, M. and Pannell, D. (2008). Protecting high-value assets from salinity in the Avon Richardson catchment, Australia, Proceedings, 2nd International Salinity Forum: Salinity, Water and Society – Global Issues, Local Action, 31 March – 3 April 2008, Adelaide (CD-ROM). Paper (51K)

Pannell, D.J. (2006). Using incentives to buy land-use change in agriculture for environmental benefits, Proceedings, 26th Conference of the International Association of Agricultural Economists, 12-16 August 2006, Gold Coast, Australia [CD-ROM]. Full paper via AgEcon Search

John, M., Pannell, D.J., and Kingwell, R.S. (2006). Climate change and the economics of farm management in the face of land degradation: Dryland salinity in Western Australia, Proceedings, 26th Conference of the International Association of Agricultural Economists, 12-16 August 2006, Gold Coast, Australia [CD-ROM]. Full paper via AgEcon Search

Sounness, M., Pannell, D.J. and Schilizzi, S. (2004). Innovative grazing systems for Western Australia: meeting the perennial challenge "Salinity Solutions: Working with Science and Society", 2-5 August 2004, Bendigo, Victoria, Eds: Ridley, A., Feikema, P., Bennet, S., Rogers, M.J., Wilkinson, R. and Hirth, J. (Cooperative Research Centre for Plant-Based Management of Dryland Salinity: Perth). CD-ROM

Doole, G. J., Pannell, D. J., Revell, C. K., Abadi, A. (2004). How profitable are perennial pasture phases in Western Australian cropping systems?, In: Sindel, B.M. and Johnson, S.B. (eds), Proceedings of the 14th Australian Weeds Conference "Weed Management: Balancing People, Planet, Profit", 6-9 Sept 2004, Wagga Wagga, NSW, Weed Society of New South Wales, Sydney, pp.82-87.

Ferdowsian, R. and Pannell, D.J. (2001). Explaining trends in groundwater depths: Distinguishing between atypical rainfall events, time trends, and the impacts of treatments, MODSIM 2001, International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, The Australian National University, Canberra, Austalia, Proceedings, Volume 2: Natural Systems (Part Two), Editors: Fereidoun Ghassemi, Peter Whetton, Richard Little and Mark Littleboy, Publisher: Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand, Canberra, pp. 549-554. Full paper (53K)

Marsh, S.P., Burton, M. and Pannell, D. (1999). "Changes in Groundwater Monitoring by Farmers: A Preliminary Analysis". In WA BankWest Landcare Conference "Where Community Counts", Proceedings, Esperance WA, 8-10 Sept 1999.

Unpublished conference papers

Pannell, D.J. (2008). Public benefits, private benefits and policy mechanism choice for land-use change: technology change, presented at 52nd Annual Conference of the Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, Canberra, 5-8 Feb 2008. here (117K pdf file)

Pannell, D.J. (2006). A framework to select policy tools for dryland salinity. Presented at the 50th Annual Conference of the Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, Sydney, NSW, 8-10 Feb 2006.

John, M., Pannell, D.J. and Kingwell, R. (2005). Climate change and the economics of farm management in the face of land degradation: Dryland salinity in Western Australia. Paper presented at International Policy Forum on Greenhouse Gas Management, Victoria, British Columbia, April 28-29 2005 Full paper (218K) 14 April 2005

Graham, T., White, B. and Pannell, D.J. (2003). Efficient policies for salinity management: Preliminary research from a spatial and dynamic model, 47th Annual Conference of the Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, Fremantle, Western Australia, February 12-14 2003.

Pannell, D.J. (2001). Public funding of environmental issues: Where to now? Paper presented at 4th Annual AARES Symposium, Public Funding for Environmental Issues, Meridian Hotel, Melbourne, 5 October 2001. Full paper (42K)

Pannell, D.J. (2001). Avoiding simplistic assumptions commonly made in discounting for private decisions. Preconference Workshop: "Discounting and Discount Rates in Theory and Practice", 45^th Annual Conference of the Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, Adelaide, January 22 2001.

Pannell, D.J. and Schilizzi (2001). Discounting: What are the issues? Preconference Workshop: "Discounting and Discount Rates in Theory and Practice", 45^th Annual Conference of the Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, Adelaide, January 22 2001.

Pannell, D.J. (2001). Dryland Salinity: Inevitable, Inequitable, Intractable? Presidential Address, 45^th Annual Conference of the Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, Adelaide, January 23-25 2001. Full paper (132K)

John, M., Bathgate, A., Pannell, D. and Kingwell, R. (2001). Farm-level economics of lucerne in Southern Western Australia, Paper presented at 45^th Annual Conference of the Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, Adelaide, January 23-25 2001.

Cooper, D., Bartle, J., Pannell, D. and Schilizzi, S. (2001). Economics of a multi-product industry for oil mallees in Western Australia. Paper presented at 45^th Annual Conference of the Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, Adelaide, January 23-25 2001. Full paper (64K)

Pannell, D.J., McFarlane, D.J., and Ferdowsian, R. (2000). Rethinking the Externality Issue for Dryland Salinity in Western Australia, Paper presented at the 44^th Annual Conference of the Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, University of Sydney, January 23-25 2000.
Full paper (114K)  brief version (2.5 pages) (11K).  newspaper article based on the paper (6K).

Marsh, Sally P., Michael P. Burton, David J. Pannell (2000). Explaining farmers’ monitoring of sustainability indicators: a bore-ing example for salinity in Western Australia, Paper presented at the 44^th Annual Conference of the Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, University of Sydney, January 23-25 2000.

van Bueren, M. S., D. J. Pannell, and G. Hodgson (2000). Mapping the regional benefits and costs of strategies for controlling dryland salinity, Paper presented at the 44^th Annual Conference of the Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, University of Sydney, January 23-25 2000.

Michele John, David Pannell and Ross Kingwell (2000). Modelling dryland salinity in Australia at the farm level: A conversation in need of a little salt, Paper presented at the 44^th Annual Conference of the Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, University of Sydney, January 23-25 2000.

Pannell, D.J. (1999). Uncertainty and Adoption of Sustainable Farming Systems, Paper presented at the 43rd Annual Conference of the Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, Christchurch, New Zealand, January 20-22 1999. (SEA Working paper 99/01)
Full paper (50K).

Marsh, S.P. and Pannell, D.J. (1998). Agricultural extension policy in Australia: The good, the bad and the misguided. Paper presented at the 42^nd Annual Conference of the Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, University of New England, Armidale, NSW Jan 19-21 1998. Full paper (111K).

Glenn, N.A. and Pannell, D.J. (1998). The Economics and Application of Sustainability Indicators in Agriculture. Paper presented at the 42^nd Annual Conference of the Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, University of New England, Armidale, NSW Jan 19-21 1998.

Pannell, D.J. and Schilizzi, S. (1997). Sustainable agriculture: A question of Ecology, Economics, Ethics or Expedience? Paper presented at the 41^st Annual Conference of the Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, Gold Coast, Queensland, Jan 22-24 1997. Full paper (35 K)

Working papers

Ridley AM and Pannell DJ (2005). SIF3: An investment framework for managing dryland salinity in Australia. SEA Working paper 1901. CRC for Plant-based Management of Dryland Salinity, University of Western Australia, Perth. Full paper (at SEA News site)

Pannell, D. J. (2005) Someone has to pay … any volunteers? Voluntary versus regulatory approaches to environmental protection in agricultural landscapes of Australia. SEA Working paper 1801. CRC for Plant-based Management of Dryland Salinity, University of Western Australia. http://www.crcsalinity.com.au/newsletter/sea/articles/SEA_1801.html

Sounness, M., Pannell, D. and Schilizzi, S. (2004) Innovative grazing systems for Western Australia: meeting the perennial challenge, In. "Salinity Solutions". Proceedings of the Salinity Solutions Conference " Working with Science and Society" 2 - 5 August 2004, Bendigo, Victoria. http://www.crcsalinity.com.au/newsletter/sea/articles/SEA_1702.html

Pannell, D.J. (2004). Economics and the conservation of native biodiversity. SEA Working paper 1601. CRC for Plant-based Management of Dryland Salinity, University of Western Australia. http://www1.crcsalinity.com.au/newsletter/sea/articles/SEA_1601.html

R. Ferdowsian, D.J. Pannell and M. Lloyd (2002). Explaining groundwater depths in saltland: impacts of saltbush, rainfall, and time trends, SEA Working Paper 02/09, School of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia. Full paper (70K) (Presented at the 8^th National Conference and Workshop on the Productive Use and Rehabilitation of Saline Land (PUR$L), Fremantle, 16-20 September 2002.)

Pannell, D.J. (2002). Managing salinity with markets, plants and engineering: How do we move policy forward? Transcript of presentation to Select Committee on Salinity Seminar: "Investing in Solutions to Salinity" at Parliament House, Sydney, Monday 8 April 2002, SEA Working Paper 02/01, School of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Western Australia. Full paper (31K)

Pannell, D.J. (2002). Including land values in analysis of land conservation investments, SEA Working Paper 02/02, School of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Western Australia. Full paper (10K)

Winter, T., Pannell, D.J. and McCann, L. (2001). The economics of desalination and its potential application in Australia, SEA Working Paper 00/12, Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Western Australia. Full paper (32K)

Pannell, D.J. (2000). Ethics in dryland salinity management and policy, SEA Working Paper 2000/04, Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Western Australia. Full paper (19K)

Pannell, D.J. (2000). Market-Based Mechanisms, Financial Incentives and Other Institutional Innovations: Assessing Their Potential for Addressing Dryland Salinity SEA Working Paper 00/09 Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Western Australia. Full paper (23K)

Pannell, D.J. (2000). Salt levy? The complex case for public funding of salinity. SEA Working Paper 2000/01, Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Western Australia. Full paper (44K) brief version prepared for newspaper (9K) version published by newspaper (9K)

Van Bueren, M.S. and Pannell, D.J. (1999). Literature Review: Regional Economic Studies of Dryland Salinity, SEA Working Paper 99/05, Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Western Australia. Full paper (76K)

Pannell, D.J. (1998). On the use of individual-farm models for analysis of resource conservation problems, SEA Working Paper 98/03, Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Western Australia. Full paper (71K)

Marsh, S.P. and Pannell, D.J. (1997). What we think we know about extension, and why its not enough for Landcare. Paper presented at Western Australian Landcare Conference, Geraldton, September 1997. (SEA Working Paper 97/03, Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Western Australia) Full paper (29K)

Other publications

Seymour, E., Curtis, A., Pannell, D., Ridley, R. and Allan, C. (2008). Exploring community values (and influencing factors) assigned to three natural assets on the Moolort Plains, Victoria. ILWS Report No. 47, Charles Sturt University, 44 pp. Full report 474K

Pannell, D., Ridley, A., Seymour, E., Marsh, S. and Wilkinson, R. (2008).Capacity building in regional NRM, Issues in prioritisation, planning and implementation of environmental works at the regional level, RIRDC Publication No 08/181 RIRDC Project No UWA-92A, RIRDC, Canberra, Full report (630K)

Sparks, T, George, R, Wallace, K, Pannell, D, Burnside, D & Stelfox, L (2006). Salinity Investment Framework Phase II, Western Australia, Department of Environment, Salinity and Land Use Impacts Series Report No. SLUI 34, (forthcoming).

Pannell, D.J. (2005). Salinity. Transcript of talk on Ockham’s Razor program, ABC Radio National, 18 December 2005, http://www.abc.net.au/rn/science/ockham/stories/s1528840.htm

Pannell, D.J. (2005). Managing dryland Salinity for economic and natural resource outcomes, Australian Forest Grower, Vol 28, no. 3, Special Liftout No. 73, Spring 2005, 8 pp.

Pannell, D.J., Ridley, A., Regan, P. and Gale, G. (2004). Catchment management bodies in four Australian states: structures, legislation, and relationships to Government agencies, CRC for Plant-Based Management of Dryland Salinity, UWA, Perth. paper (111k) (pdf file)
Later updated to
Pannell, D.J., Ridley, A., Seymour, E., Regan, P. and Gale, G. (2007). Regional natural resource management arrangements for Australian states: structures, legislation, and relationships to Government agencies, CRC for Plant-Based Management of Dryland Salinity, UWA, Perth. paper (129k) (pdf file)

Pannell, D.J. (2004). Catchment Management Bodies and the CRC for Plant-Based Management of Dryland Salinity, CRC for Plant-Based Management of Dryland Salinity, UWA, Perth. paper (92K) (pdf file)

Pannell, D.J. (2002). (a) Salinity policy: A tale of fallacies, misconceptions and hidden assumptions, (b) CRC for Plant-Based Management of Dryland Salinity, and (c) The SEA Project, in A. Bathgate and J. Madden, Salinity Economics – A National Workshop, NSW Agriculture, Orange, pp. 3-16.

Read, M., Watson, A., Sturgess, N. and Pannell, D. (2001). ‘Capacity to change – case studies of dryland salinity and watertable control’, National Land and Water Resources Audit, Canberra. http://audit.ea.gov.au/ANRA/people/docs/national/Theme6_33.pdf  and http://audit.ea.gov.au/ANRA/people/docs/national/Theme6_33_app.pdf

Pannell, D.J. (2001). "Economic Tools to Tackle Dryland Salinity in Western Australia", Economic Research Paper, Department of Treasury and Finance, Perth. 38 pp. full document (391K pdf file).

Pannell, D.J. (2001). Economic tools to tackle dryland salinity in Western Australia, Western Australian Economic Summary, September Quarter 2001, pp. 41-45.

Campbell, N., George, R., Hatton, T., McFarlane, T., Pannell, D., Van Bueren, M., Caccetta, P., Clarke, C., Evans, F., Ferdowsian, R. and Hodgson, G. (2000). Using Natural Resource Inventory Data to Improve the Management of Dryland Salinity in the Great Southern, Western Australia, National Land and Water Resources Audit, Report of Implementation Project 2, Theme 2 – Dryland Salinity, Canberra.

Van Bueren, M., Pannell, D. and Hodgson, G.A. (2000). Spatio-economic Assessment of Salinity Scenarios and Control Treatments. CSIRO CLW Technical Memorandum.

Book reviews

Pannell, D.J. (2004). Review of ‘Climate Change Policy after Kyoto: Blueprint for a Realistic Approach’, by Warwick, J. McKibbin and Peter J. Wilcoxen, Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 48(2): 381-384.

Pannell, D.J. (2004). Review of ‘Taken by Storm: The Troubled Science, Policy and Politics of Global Warming’, by Christopher Essex and Ross McKitrick, Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 48(2): 377-381.

Pannell, D.J. (2002). Review of ‘The Skeptical Environmentalist’ by Bjorn Lomborg, Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 46(3): 476-479. full review (18K)

Copyright note: Most journal articles or book chapters included on this site are pre-submission, pre-editorial "working paper" versions. They have not been subject to review, and copyright rests with the authors. When an article is published in a journal or a book, the version on the web site is not updated to the published version, except for those journals which allow this. However, the citation shown on the article's web page is updated to allow readers to identify the published version. Readers are encouraged to make use of the material present on the web site, provided that its source is acknowledged. Readers who wish to make direct quotes from a working-paper version of an article on this web site should not attribute the quote to the final published version of the paper without checking the published version, since the quote may have been altered or even omitted in the course of review and editing.

David Pannell's home page