Dr Kathryn Davidson

Kathryn Davidson is a senior environmental economist with a Masters qualification and a PhD from the University of Adelaide. Kathryn research interests are in the development of models and tools to better operationalise sustainability. She currently holds an ARC Post-doctoral fellowship at the University of South Australia. Prior to taking up a PhD, Kathryn worked for 8 years as a senior economist within international research and consultancy organisations.

Board member of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Ecological Economics

Bachelor of Economic (University of Adelaide)

Masters of Commerce (University of NSW)

PhD (University of Adelaide)

• sustainability assessment and reporting
• climate change
• sustainable cities
• integrated decision making frameworks

Davidson, K. & Wilson, L. (2009). ‘An integrated model for the assessment of urban social sustainability’, State of the Cities Conference, Perth November.

Davidson, K. & Venning, J. (2009). ‘Applying integrated decision making frameworks for sustainability: An urban context’, Australian New Zealand Society of Ecological Economics, Darwin 27th October

Zillante, G., Arman, M., Davidson, K., Wilson, L., & Zuo, J. (2009). ‘The sustainable and affordable housing debate in Australia’, CRIOCM 2009 International Symposium on “Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate”, 29th -31st October 2009, Nanjing, China

Davidson, K. (2009). ‘Measuring Sustainability? Australian Government experience’, International Conference of Social Sciences and Humanities, Singapore October 9-11th

Wilson, L., Robinson, A., & Davidson, K. (2009). ‘Growth precincts in Australia: family gentrification and social sustainability’, International Conference of Humanities and Social Sciences, Singapore October.

Davidson, K., Sivam, A, Wilson, L., & Karuppannan, S. (2009). Are TODs a sustainable solution to urban redevelopment?’ 2009 Housing Researchers conference, Sydney August.

Davidson, K. & Wilson, K. (2008). ‘Measuring Social, economic, and Environmental Sustainability at the Enterprise Level: A case study of an Australian Utility Corporation’s Sustainability Report’. Ed. Madtha, C. Sustainability performance management: Issues and Perspectives. India: Icfai University Press.

Davidson, K., & Wilson, L. (2008). A model to identify the risks to sustainable urban development. The International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, 3 (1), 161-167.

Ness, D., Kellett, J., Wilson, L. Pullen, S., Karuppannan, S., Sivam, A., Tisato, P. and Davidson, K. (2008). Integrated sustainability assessment of urban development and infrastructure: complementaries and contradictions. World Sustainable Building Conference (SB08), Melbourne, September 2008.

Davidson, K. (2007). ‘Monitoring sustainability: What are the current monitoring systems telling us about sustainability?’, 7th International Conference of the European Society for Ecological Economics with the theme of Integrating Natural & Social Sciences for Sustainability, held in Germany, June 2007.

Davidson, K. (2006). ‘Measuring social, economic and environmental sustainability at the enterprise level: a case study of an Australian Utility Corporation’s Sustainability Report, Social Change in 21st Century, Queensland University of Technology, October 2006.

Davidson, K. (2005). ‘Will the concept of sustainable development provide any solutions of the 21 Century’, Social Change in 21st Century, Queensland University of Technology, October 2005.

Davidson, K. (2005). ‘Towards an integrated sustainability indicator framework’, International Journal of Environment, Workplace and Employment, 2005:1(3/4).

Davidson, K. (2005). ‘Is electricity affordable in South Australia?’, Australian Journal of Social Issues, Spring 2005: 40(3)

Davidson, K. (2004). ‘Towards an integrated sustainability indicator framework’, A future that works: economics, employment and the environment, University of Newcastle, December 2004.