Julian Gorman

BSc (Bot), Grad Dip (Resource Management, Grad Cert (GIS)

• Research Interests
• Current Projects
• Funding
• Publication
  • Papers
  • Books
  • Book Chapters
  • Reports
  • Other

Research interests

Julian’s interests lie mostly in commercial utilisation of wildlife and resource management especially related to enterprise development in remote Indigenous Australian communities.

He is also interested in the use of Bayesian modelling to help predict distribution of plant species for commercial utilisation. This methodology should assist Aboriginal Resource Centres and landowners in determining the extent of their resources which is necessary for management plans and working with the regulatory body (PWSNT) who issue permits for commercial harvest.

Current projects

• Natural resource management and enterprise development: can they improve Indigenous livelihoods?
• Alternative production from marginal lands and focused on sustainable Indigenous development and commercial utilisation. Objectives: to identify what enterprises utilising wildlife are currently operating on Aboriginal land, the positive and negative attributes which contribute towards the success or failure of this type of enterprise, and suggest changes to government policy and support which might progress the success of this type of enterprise development (National Landcare Program).

Research grants and other funding received

I have been successful in securing funds from both internal and external sources. The details of these grants are listed below.

ARC Linkage 2007 – 2010
Budget allocated: $180,000
Project title: Natural resource management and enterprise development: can they improve Indigenous livelihoods?
Not listed as Chief Investigator (C.I.) or Principle Investigator (P.I.). Coordinating large sections of the project involving participatory planning and wildlife based enterprise development.

National Landcare Program 2005 – 2006
Budget allocated: $120,000
Project title: Production from marginal lands: sustainable Indigenous development and commercial use of wildlife
Whitehead, P. and Gorman, J.T.
Not listed as C.I. or P.I. but filled the role as a C.I. when Professor Peter Whitehead ceased working for the Charles Darwin University.

NTU Project Grant 2003
Budget allocated: $7,885
Project title: Using GIS and Environmental Modelling Techniques for Indigenous resource management.
Whitehead, P., Pearson, D. and Gorman, J.
Listed as a C.I. mentoree.

Rural Industry Research Development Corporation (Joint Venture Agroforestry Program) 2000-2003
Budget allocated: $90,000
Project title: Feasibility of local small-scale harvests for Indigenous Australian Communities
Not listed as a C.I. or P.I. but involved in all aspects of the project.

Publications

Peer-reviewed papers

Cunningham, A.B.; Courtenay, K.; Gorman, J.T. and Garnett, S. (in press). Eco-enterprises and Kakadu Plum (Terminalia ferdinandiana): “best laid plans” and Australian policy lessons. In: Economic Botany

Cunningham, A.B., Garnett, S.T. and Gorman, J. in press. Policy lessons from practice: Australian bush products for commercial markets. Geojournal DOI 10.1007/s10708-008-9208-y

Gorman, J., Griffiths, A.D., Whitehead, P.J., Petheram, L. (2008). Production from marginal lands: indigenous commercial use of wild animals in northern Australia. In: International Journal of Sustainable Development and Wildlife Ecology (15), 1-11.

Gorman, J., Pearson, D and Whitehead, P. 2008. Assisting Australian indigenous resource management and sustainable utilization of species through the use of GIS and environmental modeling techniques. Journal of Environmental Management 86: 104–113. DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2006.11.033

Gorman, J.T., Saalfeld, K. and Griffiths, A.D. 2007. Population estimate of Asian Water Buffalo wild and cattle in the Arafura Swamp, central Arnhem Land. Northern Territory Naturalist 19: 1-8.

Gorman, J., Whitehead, P.J., and Griffiths, AD (2006). An analysis of the use of plant products for commerce in remote Aboriginal communities of northern Australia. In: Journal of Economic Botany, 60 (4) 2006.

Griffiths, A.D., Schult, H.J., and Gorman, J. (2005) Wild harvest of Cycas arnhemica: impact on survival, recruitment and growth in Arnhem Land, northern Australia. In: Australian Journal of Botany, 53, 1-9.

Books

Luckert, M.K., Campbell, B.M., Gorman, J.T. and Garnett, S.T. (Eds) 2007. Investing in Indigenous Natural Resource Management, CDU Press, Darwin. ISBN 978-0-9803846-4-2. (download)

Whitehead, P. J., J. Gorman, A. D. Griffiths, G. Wightman, H. Massarella and Altman, J. (2006). Feasibility of local, small scale commercial native plant harvests for indigenous communities. Joint Venture Agro-forestry Program, Canberra. 186 pp.

Gorman J.T. and Whitehead, P.J. (2006). Small-scale Commercial plant harvests by indigenous communities. Joint Venture Agro-forestry Program, Canberra. 31 pp.

Gorman, J.T., Petheram, L. and Vigilante, T. (Eds). (2005). Old Ways, New Ways; Wildlife Management in Northern Australia. Proceedings of the 12th Annual Conference of the Australasian Wildlife Management Society. Charles Darwin University Press, Darwin. 149 pp.

Book chapters

Gorman, J. T., Williams, R., Russell-Smith, J., Hutley, L. and Cook, G. (eds.) (2007). A case for indigenous fire management. In: M. K. Luckert, B. Campbell and J.T. Gorman (eds.), The Case for Indigenous Natural Resources Management: Promise and Problems in the Wet-Dry Tropics of the Northern Territory, Charles Darwin University Press, Darwin.

Bradshaw, C.J.A, Gorman, J. T., (2007). A case for indigenous feral pest management. In: M. K. Luckert, B. Campbell and J.T. Gorman (eds.), The Case for Indigenous Natural Resources Management: Promise and Problems in the Wet-Dry Tropics of the Northern Territory, Charles Darwin University Press, Darwin

Bradshaw, C.J.A, Gorman, J. T., (2007). Introduction. In: M. K. Luckert, B. Campbell and J.T. Gorman (eds.), The Case for Indigenous Natural Resources Management: Promise and Problems in the Wet-Dry Tropics of the Northern Territory, Charles Darwin University Press, Darwin

S. Garnett, M. K. Luckert, B. Campbell and J.T. Gorman; S. Kerins, L. Morris, J. Morrison, P.J. Whitehead (2007). Conclusion. In: M. K. Luckert, B. Campbell and J.T. Gorman (eds.), The Case for Indigenous Natural Resources Management: Promise and Problems in the Wet-Dry Tropics of the Northern Territory, Charles Darwin University Press, Darwin

Major reports, working papers

Mark Howden, Penny Reyenga and Julian Gorman. Current Evidence of Global Change and its Impacts: Australian Forests and Other Ecosystems.  CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems Working Document 1999/2001.

Other

Bush food guides

Gorman, J., Stacey, N., Petheram, L., Koenig-Price, J. and Griffiths, A.D. (2006). Bush food enterprise development information guide, Darwin.

Koenig-Price, J., Gorman, J., Stacey, N., Petheram, L. and Griffiths, A.D. (2006). Crocodile industry information guide. Caring for Country Unit, Northern Land Council and School for Environmental Research, Darwin.

Gorman, J., Petheram, L., Stacey, N., Hall, D., Griffiths, A.D., and Koenig-Price, J. (2006). Bush meat enterprise development information guide. School for Environmental Research and Caring for Country Unit, Northern Land Council, Darwin.

Presentations

Oral conference Presentations

Pearson, D. and Gorman, J.T. (2008). The importance of GIS in Environmental Education – an example using GIS and environmental modelling techniques to assist in Australian indigenous resource management and sustainable utilization of species. Australian Association of Environmental Education, Charles Darwin University, July 2008

Pearson, D. and Gorman, J.T. (2007). Managing landscapes in Australian Northern Territory for sustainability: visions, issues and solutions. Proceeding of the International Association for Landscape Ecology, World Congress, Wageningen, the Netherlands, July 2007. Invited Paper.

Gorman, J.T., Luckert, M., Campbell, B. (2007). The importance of people in landscapes – valuing Aboriginal land management. Proceeding of the International Association for Landscape Ecology, World Congress, Wageningen, the Netherlands, July 2007.

Pearson, D., Gorman, J., and P.J. Whitehead, (2006). Using GIS and habitat suitability analysis to assist in Australian indigenous resource management and sustainable utilization of species through the use of GIS and environmental modelling techniques. International Geographical Union, Brisbane, July 2006. Invited Paper.

Gorman, J., Pearson, D., and P.J. Whitehead, (2005). Assisting Australian indigenous resource management and sustainable utilization of species through the use of GIS and environmental modelling techniques. North Australian Remote Sensing and Geographical Information Systems Conference, Darwin July 2005.

Gorman, J., Whitehead, P.J., and Griffiths, AD (2003). An analysis of the use of plant products for commerce in remote Aboriginal communities of northern Australia. International Congress of Wildlife Management, Christchurch, New Zealand, December 2003.

Pearson, D., P. Tremblay, and J. T. Gorman, (2003). Using GIS and Remote Sensing to assist in the Sustainable Management of the ‘Top End’ of Australia’s Wildlife Tourism Icons. International Congress of Wildlife Management, Christchurch, New Zealand, December 2003.

Gorman, J.T. and Abel, N. (1998). Land Use Planning - information system tool to help resolve landuse conflict between stakeholders. Charters Towers, Queensland July 1999. Invited presentation.

Poster Presentations

Gorman, J., Pearson, D., and P.J. Whitehead, (2005). Assisting Australian indigenous resource management and sustainable utilization of species through the use of GIS and environmental modelling techniques. Ecological Society of Australia, Brisbane, December 2005.

Gorman, J.T., Whitehead, P.J., Wightman, G., Masarella, H. (2003) Feasibility of local small-scale harvests for Indigenous Australian Communities project. International Association of Landscape Ecology World Congress, Darwin, July 2003

Other Presentations

Invited presentation to the CIK230 class on Indigenous Community Engagement. Presented in April 2008 in conjunction with a section of their course related to resource management and tourism industry.

Invited presentation to Kakadu Board on Feasibility of local small-scale harvests for Indigenous Australian Communities project. Given in April 2003 in conjunction with a section of their course related to resource management and tourism industry.

Invited presentation to the FIRE CRS 251 class on Feasibility of local small-scale harvests for Indigenous Australian Communities project. Presented in April 2003 in conjunction with a section of their course related to resource management and tourism industry.

Invited presentation on Feasibility of local small-scale harvests for Indigenous Australian Communities project given to a Rangers Workshop held at CINCRM, NTU in July 2001.

Invited presentation on Sustainable harvesting of Cycas arnhemica in Maningrida given at the Commercial Plants Products Workshop, Nauiyu Community, Daly River in November 2001