Prof Elizabeth Lester

School of Creative Arts and Media, University of Tasmania

Professor of Journalism, Media and Communications; Director of Institute for Social Change

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Professor Libby Lester's current research areas are public debate over land use and environmental risks; transnational trade and environmental protest; media and environmental politics; social licence and environmental conflict

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Trust, engagement, information and social licence—insights from New Zealand
Publicised scrutiny and mediatised environmental conflict: The case of Tasmanian salmon aquaculture
When does place attachment lead to climate change adaptation and when does it not? A quantitative review and thematic analysis
What makes a place special? Understanding drivers and the nature of place attachment
Perceiving Environmental Science, Risk and Industry Regulation in the Mediatised Vicious Cycles of the Tasmanian Salmon Aquaculture Industry

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