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Dr Grace Muriuki

Adjunct Senior Fellow
School of the Environment
g.muriuki@uq.edu.au

Publications

Journal Articles (11)
Conference Paper (1)
Thesis (1)
Working Papers (4)
Newspaper Articles (2)
Department Technical Reports (3)

Journal Articles

Harris, Jill, Hassall, Maureen, Muriuki, Grace, Warnaar-Notschaele, Celestien, McFarland, Eric and Ashworth, Peta (2018). The demographics of nuclear power: Comparing nuclear experts’, scientists’ and non-science professionals’ views of risks, benefits and values. Energy Research and Social Science, 46, 29-39. doi: 10.1016/j.erss.2018.05.035
Schubert, Lisa, Foley, Wendy, Savage, Amy and Muriuki, Grace (2017). Small Island Developing States, climate change, and food and nutrition security. Advanced Science Letters, 23 (4), 3389-3392. doi: 10.1166/asl.2017.9102
Glanville, K., Ryan, T., Tomlinson, M., Muriuki, G., Ronan, M. and Pollett, A. (2016). A method for catchment scale mapping of groundwater-dependent ecosystems to support natural resource management (Queensland, Australia). Environmental Management, 57 (2), 432-449. doi: 10.1007/s00267-015-0612-z
Muriuki, Grace, Dowd, Anne-Maree and Ashworth, Peta (2015). Urban sustainability – a segmentation study of Greater Brisbane, Australia. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 59 (3), 414-435. doi: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1014958
Romanach, Lygia, Carr-Cornish, Simone and Muriuki, Grace (2015). Societal acceptance of an emerging energy technology: how is geothermal energy portrayed in Australian media?. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 42, 1143-1150. doi: 10.1016/j.rser.2014.10.088
Muriuki, Grace W., Jacobson, Chris, McAlpine, Clive, Seabrook, Leonie, Price, Bronwyn and Baxter, Greg (2011). Migrating, staying or moving-on: Migration dynamics in the Chyulu Hills, Kenya. Population, Space and Place, 17 (5), 391-406. doi: 10.1002/psp.619
Muriuki, Grace, McAlpine, Clive, Seabrook, Leonie and Baxter, Greg (2011). The role of squatters in retention of native vegetation: A case study of the Chyulu Hills, Kenya.. Applied Geography, 31 (2), 577-589. doi: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2010.11.017
Muriuki, Grace, Seabrook, Leonie, McAlpine, Clive, Jacobson, Chris, Price, Bronwyn and Baxter, Greg (2011). Land cover change under unplanned human settlements: A study of the Chyulu Hills squatters, Kenya. Landscape and Urban Planning, 99 (2), 154-165. doi: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2010.10.002
Mochabo, M.O.K, Changasi, R.E, Muriuki, G, Godiah, L. M and Karanja, S.M (2010). Parasitology, tsetse and livestock disease situation in a ranch and surrounding farms of Makueni District, Kenya. Kenya Veterinarian, 34 (1). doi: 10.4314/kenvet.v34i1.68393
Muriuki, G. W., Njoka, T. J., Reid, R. S. and Nyariki, D. M. (2005). Tsetse control and land-use change in Lambwe valley, south-western Kenya. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 106 (1), 99-107. doi: 10.1016/j.agee.2004.04.005
Njoka, T. J., Muriuki, G. W., Reid, R. S. and Nyariki, D. M. (2003). The use of sociological methods to assess land-use change: a case study of Lambwe Valley, Kenya. Journal of Social Sciences, 7 (3), 181-185.

Conference Paper

Ashworth, Peta, Muriuki, Grace and Jeanneret, Talia (2014). Understanding Australian attitudes to low carbon energy technologies. 12th International Conference on Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies, GHGT 2014, Austin, TX, United States, 4 - 9 October 2014. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier BV. doi: 10.1016/j.egypro.2014.11.732

Thesis

Grace Muriuki (2010). The role of unplanned human settlements in land cover change: A case study of the Chyulu Hills squatters - Kenya. PhD Thesis, School of Geography, Planning & Environmental Management, The University of Queensland.

Working Papers

Owen, John, Muriuki, Grace and Kemp, Deanna (2018). Livelihoods, food security and mining-induced displacement and resettlement. Sustainable Minerals Institute, The University of Queensland.
Smith, K., Bellotti, W., Davey, T., Dean, J., Durham, J., Ferguson, M., Muriuki, G., Oliver, G., Schubert, L. and Xu, H. (2017). Food system governance in Australia: Co-creating the recipe for change. Global Change Institute, The University of Queensland.
Muriuki, Grace, Schubert, Lisa, Hussey, Karen and Roitman, Sonia (2017). Urban food systems - a renewed role for local governments in Australia. Global Change Institute, The University of Queensland.
Hall, Nina , Abal, Eva, Albert, Simon , Ali, Saleem , Barrington, Dani , Dean, Angela , Head, Brian, Hill, Peter, Hussey, Karen , Jagals, Paul , Muriuki, Grace , Pascoe, Mark , Reid, Simon , Richards, Russell, Robinson, Jacqueline, Ross, Helen , Shannon, Cindy , Torero Cullen, Jose and Willis, Jon (2016). The UN Sustainable Development Goals for water and sanitation: how should Australia respond within and beyond its borders?. Global Change Institute discussion paper: water for equity and wellbeing series. 2207-9602. Global Change Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane.

Newspaper Articles

Muriuki, Grace (2016, 10 10). Chyulu Hills burning reveals Kenya’s squatter dilemma
Muriuki, Grace and Lawrence, Geoffrey (2016, 09 09). Urban food systems may be just a 'side dish' at Habitat III

Department Technical Reports

Jeanerette, Talia, Muriuki, Grace and Ashworth, Peta (2014). Energy technology preferences of the Australian public. Results of a 2013 Survey. EP145414. Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO).
Nelson, R., Contreras, Z. and Muriuki, G.W. (2013). Climate change adaptation & mitigation in agriculture – complementary or conflicting? A synthesis report of insights from R&D program managers in Australia and Kenya.. Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), 134455.
Lammers, H., Wilson, B., Muriuki, G., Kerr-Shires, K. and Ronan, M. (2012). Walking the landscape—A whole-of-system framework for understanding and mapping environmental processes and values. QWP/2012/11. Queensland Wetlands Program, Department of Environment and Heritage Protection, The State of Queensland.
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