Recent commentary on future research directions for legal geography highlights the need for
studies that are historically grounded and focused on human–environment interactions in …

Anthropocentric climate change presents an existential threat through impacts such as rising
sea levels, effects on agricultural crops and extreme weather events. However …

Threats to rural livelihoods and rural landscapes have increased over time as developed
nations in particular look for cheaper and more locally based alternatives to traditional …

Coal seam gas (CSG) extraction and its conversion into liquefied natural gas (LNG) for
overseas export is a recent phenomenon in Australia. These activities have, not surprisingly …

The Adani mine controversy is a significant new space of contestation in conflicts over coal
mining and climate change in Australia. Proposed as one of the largest new coal mines in …

Dominant Western legal systems are deeply implicated in the economic structures and
values that have resulted in the climate emergency. Contemporary legal systems have …

This article investigates how resources that are perceived as common are turned into
property through different interventions of extractivism, and how this provokes counter …

The emergence of an unconventional extractive industry of coal seam gas (CSG) in New
South Wales, Australia has caused a range of social tensions. Although the industry has …

A new position of NSW Land and Water Commissioner has been created to provide
independent advice to communities regarding exploration activities on Strategic Agricultural …

The discourse and function of legal education is inherently anthropocentric. By reproducing
legal doctrine through education, law schools inculcate generations of lawyers and decision …