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Stewart Lockie
Researcher at James Cook University
Publications - 196
Citations - 6260
Stewart Lockie is an academic researcher from James Cook University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Natural resource management & Agriculture. The author has an hindex of 36, co-authored 192 publications receiving 5837 citations. Previous affiliations of Stewart Lockie include Australian National University & Charles Sturt University.
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Eating ‘Green’: Motivations behind organic food consumption in Australia
TL;DR: In this paper, a series of focus group interviews and a national consumer survey were conducted to examine the significance of 'green' signifiers in the consumption practices of Australian consumers and identify the barriers and opportunities for expanding the organic industry in Australia in the context of the ways organics is constructed by consumers.
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Choosing organics: a path analysis of factors underlying the selection of organic food among Australian consumers.
TL;DR: Concern with the naturalness of food and the sensory and emotional experience of eating were the major determinants of increasing levels of organic consumption among Australian consumers who had consumed at least some organic food in the preceding 12 months.
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Mining Developments and Social Impacts on Communities: Bowen Basin Case Studies
TL;DR: In this paper, qualitative social impact assessment techniques have been used to independently assess post-development impacts of mining on six communities in the Bowen Basin in Queensland, following the boom in coal prices between 2003 and 2008.
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The role of Landcare group networks in rural Australia: exploring the contribution of social capital
TL;DR: In this article, the authors report their qualitative research examining the origins, modus operandi and outcomes of two Landcare networks and conclude that the key elements of social capital that were important in achieving these outcomes were trust, norms, expectations of reciprocity and linkages.
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Beyond the Farm Gate: Production‐Consumption Networks and Agri‐Food Research
Stewart Lockie,Simon Kitto +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors review two theoretical approaches that have challenged the dominant theoretical trends that have underpinned this reorientation of the 'rural' social research agenda actor-network theory and vertical analysis, and suggest how production-consumption relationships may be more adequately theorized and investigated.