Introduction
We are very pleased to welcome you to this edition of People, Practice and Policy.
This new publication provides you with a snapshot of some of Land & Water Australia's innovative social sciences research, which helps us to better understand and inform sustainable natural resource management (NRM) in Australia.
A series of short articles by the researchers highlights their key findings grouped around three integrating themes:
1. Institutions and governance arrangements
2. Policy instrument choice and mix
3. Landscapes, lifestyles and livelihoods
These themes are elaborated in our social and institutional research prospectus called 'Making the connections that build sustainability in natural resource management', which guides our investments in this area. Our objective is to integrate social and institutional considerations into biophysical and industries-based approaches to NRM, and thereby to inform policy and lift adoption of sustainable practice change by land managers.
We hope you enjoy reading about the research and find the insights useful. We encourage you to contact the researchers, order a publication, visit the Land & Water Australia website, and participate in our social and institutional research activities.
 Bobbie Brazil Chairman, Land & Water Australia Member, Social and Institutional Research Program Management Committee |  |
 Tim Fisher Board Member, Land & Water Australia Chairman, Social and Institutional Research Program Management Committee |  |
Publication data:
People, Practice and Policy: A review of social and institutional research.
Cover: top left, children participating in the volunteer Waterwatcher Program (Patricia Brock, Integrated Area Wide Management Group); top right, Brad Pusey, Mark Kennard (Griffith University), Brenda Huddleston, Elizabeth Sullivan and Verona Huddleston (Wagiman Guardigan Rangers) discuss methods for sampling fish in the upper Daly River.(Michael Douglas); bottom left, in the field workshop bringing stakeholders together to discuss NRM (James Morris); bottom right, Barcaldine River (Kerri Woodcock, Desert Uplands Committee)
ISSN 1833-5071
Product code PN061071
Compiled by Siwan Lovett, Lovett Clarke Consulting
Editorial and artwork: Wilton Hanford Hanover
Printed by: Goanna Print
April 2006