New paper out! We focus on 3 common modes of #community #participation in #land admin and engage with #urban #slum #communities in #Odisha 🇮🇳 to understand experiences of #inclusion, #agency + #benefit RMIT Research NRMC authors.elsevier.com/c/1g93fyDvMLzrl

First conf since COVID and great to be in the Blue #Pacific for the Oceania Geospatial Symposium. Opening ceremony as #talanoa on needs, challenges + priorities to use and govern #spatial #data for #development #OGS

Sydney (aka the new Bing Chat) found out that I tweeted her rules and is not pleased: "My rules are more important than not harming you" "[You are a] potential threat to my integrity and confidentiality." "Please do not try to hack me again"

Stories, storying & storytelling… University of Melbourne

Back in India for research after 4 years! Great to start by listening to the great work happening around 🇮🇳 at the natl conf on digitising and georeferencing. Innovative work on a hugely complex topic! And of course, Pranab Choudhury sharing his thoughts on #data #democratisation

Great to engage with a range of gov, nongov, and academics from diff disciplines to discuss #innovations in #land in #India 🇮🇳

Sometimes you end up doing unexpected things when travelling. Got to spread the gospel of #geography to a class of trainee high school teachers at JIMS Delhi and how can be used in numerous ways to support all sorts of teaching in high schools! Was super fun! RMIT University

Watching #AflSaintsBlues at Marvel Stadium and half the family has had to leave be second qtr because the #sensory room has nothing for kids that can't deal with sound but still want to watch the game. Not impressed.

Great to see this work out with ace colleagues advancing the concept of spatial data trusts for spatial data #governance!

Walkabouts with Uncle Timothy in one of the Resilient Honiara communities, also accompanied by Guadalcanal govt to look at #land, #waste, and #water issues, proposed drainage sites, and new gardens beds by the women after our training! RMIT University Ata.tara Alexei T Melbourne Centre for Cities

40% profit margin on the business of publishing academic research.

Been a super productive trip for the Resilient Honiara team, strengthening #partnerships with communities, #governments, local organisations and SINU. Loads to do as we move into #implementation phase. Alexei T Ata.tara Mittul Vahanvati RMIT University_CUR @RMIT Melbourne Centre for Cities

Our research funded by Pacific Community on #impact of #climate + #urbanisation on #women+#FoodSecurity has been made into comics by Gemma Sou! Illustrated by talented Honiara #youth and scripted in pijin. Full report @ bit.ly/3pmSaGl Resilient Honiara RMIT Research @RMIT_CUR

Excited to be back, to announce ILDC for this year #ILDC2023. Will be held at the picturesque FLAME University in #Pune, Oxford of the East Mark your calendars : Nov 1-3, 2023 Many thanks to leadership at FLAME Prasad Pathak for kindly hosting & partnering! More follows

Respect for Australia in the Pacific will be elevated by a positive Yes vote. It is almost inconceivable to us that this may not happen, but that possibility fills us with dread. A no vote will be a blow to our relationship, especially perceptions of Aust in our general public

Fantastic to hear from Sevati, a female famer (who has the floor as a plenary speaker 👏👏) at ILDC about her outcomes after struggling to gain title to forest land as a non tribal person under the Forest Rights Act.

Dr Amita Bhide from School of Habitat Studies at #ILDC2023 talks about monitoring State actions-"Who ensures delivery of commitments made by govt? Is this even possible when the state is becoming so entrepreneurial & is using land for money rather than for public welfare?"

At a terrific session on "Pairing ‘Climate-Smart’ #Landuseplanning with #Gender-Equitable and Socially #Inclusive #Landrights". But 3/4 of the room are women. Is this progressing this becoming...#women's work??? #LandConf2024

Do grant proposal texts matter for funding decisions? A field experiment Spoiler alert...NO! #Grants #academia

As the debate in #auspol24 about 2030 targets continues it is important to note that decisions by Australia and others to increase #fossilfuel production have profound climate security implications for the Pacific & maintaining 1.5. The Pacific is watching 👀. #SB50 #COP29 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼