ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
I am a sustainability and education consultant. Previously I was a lecturer in sustainable energy. I was originally a mechanical engineer, and later a sociologist of environmental technology, focussing on institutional barriers to wind power. I have long been interested in what motivates people's behaviours in education and sustainability practices. I am now studying psychology to better understand the psychology of climate inaction and unsustainability. I hope to integrate this with an understanding of political and institutional barriers to sustainability. I am strongly committed to social justice. I occasionally write satirical verse, particularly about climate inaction.

List of Publications including links to some

Journal publications
  • Bunting, A. 2008, “Deploying Wind Power in Australia: a Socio-Technical Analysis”, International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management, Vol. 9, No.2/3, pp. 162-175. 
  • Healey, G., and Bunting, A., 2008, “Wind Power in Australia: Overcoming Technological and Institutional Barriers”, Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society, Vol. 28, No. 2, pp. 115-117.
  • Bunting, A., 1997, “Stormy Weather: Grid-connected Solar and Wind Energy in Victoria”, Prometheus, Vol. 15, No. 3, pp. 369-386.
Book Chapters
  • Bunting, A., 2006, “On ‘Making a Difference’: Female Engineers Working in the Environmental Field”, in Bammé, A., Getzinger, G., and Wieser, B. (eds), Yearbook 2006 of the Institute for Advanced Studies on Science, Technology and Society, Profil, Munich and Vienna.
  • Hadgraft, R., Muir, P., Jollands, M., Goricanec, J., Brown, A., and Bunting, A., 2004, “Shifting the Ground – Sustainable Engineering at RMIT”, in Holdsworth, S. and Caswell, T. (eds), Protecting the Future: Stories of Sustainability from RMIT University, CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood.
  • Russell, S. & Bunting, A., 2002, “Privatisation, electricity markets and renewable energy technologies”, in A. Jamison and H. Rohracher (eds), Technology Studies and Sustainable Development, Profil, Munich.
Conference Publications
  • Pople, I. & Bunting, A., 2010, "Wind Power Forecasting for Improved Maintenance Scheduling", Solar 2010, Australian Solar Energy Society Conference, December 1–3, Australian National University, Canberra.
  • Bunting, A., Carre, A., Kaider, F., Andrews, J., Chapple, B., Mewburn, I., 2007, “Greenhouse Gas Reduction in Industry: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Project-Based Learning”, Proceedings of the 2007 Australasian Association of Engineering Education Conference, Melbourne. Available at http://www.aaee.com.au/conferences/papers/2007/paper_84.pdf
  • Bunting, A., Kaider, F., Carre, A., Andrews, J., Wagenfeld, M., 2007, “A Multidisciplinary Approach To University And Industry Linkage To Enhance Student Learning: The RMIT University – North Link Greenhouse Challenge Plus Support Program”, AIC Partnership for World Graduates 2007, RMIT, Melbourne, 28-30 November.
  • Bunting, A. and Healey, G. 2005, 'Australia's mandatory renewable energy target: Driver of institutional change?', Proceedings of the World Renewable Energy Congress, Aberdeen.
  • Bunting , A., 2004, “Opposition to wind power: can it be a catalyst for improving public understanding of energy usage”, Technologies, Publics and Power Conference, February 1-5, Akaroa, New Zealand. Available at http://www.europe.canterbury.ac.nz/conferences/tech2004/tpp/Bunting_paper.pdf
  • Andrews, J. & Bunting, A., 2003 “Towards sustainable engineering at RMIT University”, Australasian Association for Engineering Education, 14th Annual Conference, September 19 to October 1, RMIT University, Melbourne.
  • Bunting, A., and Healey, G., 2003, “Turbulent times: controversies over wind farms in Victoria”, Ecopolitics XIV Conference, RMIT University, Melbourne, 27–29 November.
  • Healey, G. & Bunting, A., 2002, “Overcoming barriers to wind power diffusion: the method of strategic niche management”, Solar 2002, Australian and New Zealand Solar Energy Society Conference, November 27–30, University of Newcastle, Newcastle.
  • Privitelli, A. & Bunting, A., 2002, “Implementing Cleaner Production in Manufacturing Organisations: Building on Successful Strategies”, Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Quality and Reliability (ICQR), 28- 30 August, RMIT University, Melbourne.
  • Bunting, A. & Russell, S., 1997, “What sustains unsustainability? Examining context, explaining obstacles, devising strategies for renewables”, Solar ’97, Australian and New Zealand Solar Energy Society Conference, December 1–3, Australian National University, Canberra.
  • Bunting, A., 1995. “Student Learning: the Role of Practice, Reflection and Conceptual Change”, Proceedings of the 7th Annual Convention and Conference of Australasian Association for Engineering Education, Melbourne, 10-13 December.
  • Bunting, A., 1995, “A Socio-Technical Systems Approach to Engineering Education", Proceedings of International Congress of Engineering Deans and Industry Leaders, Melbourne, July.
  • Bunting, A., and Jenkins, M., “ 1988, Methods for optimizing the Design and Operation of Thermal Engineering Systems: A Review”, Mech 88, Institution of Engineering Australia.
Other Conference Papers
  • Bunting, A. 2004, “Wind Power Policy in Australia: an Uncertain Future”, Conference on the Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change, Berlin, December 3-4. Available at http://userpage.fu-berlin.de/ffu/akumwelt/bc2004/download/bunting_f.pdf
  • Bunting, A. & Jenkins, N., 2002, “Environmental Conflicts: The Portland Wind Farm Debate”, Paper presented to Environment, Culture and Community Conference, July 2-5, University of Queensland, Brisbane.
 Book Reviews
  • Review of Frank Fisher, ‘Response Ability’, Energy News, 2007.
  • Review of Anthony Clayton, Graham Spinardi and Robin Williams ‘Policies for Cleaner Technology: A New Agenda for Government and Industry’, Science & Public Policy, Dec 2000.
  • Review of Walt Patterson ‘Transforming Electricity: The Coming Generation of Change’, Science & Public Policy, Feb 2000.
  • Review of Gill Owen, ‘Public Purpose or Private Benefit? The Politics of Energy Conservation’, Science & Public Policy, Oct 1999.
  • Review of David Elliott, ‘Energy, Society and Environment’, MetaScience, March 1999.
  • Review of Brian Martin “Suppression Stories”, and Quentin Dempster, “Whistleblowers”, Engineers Australia, September 1997, p. 32.
  • Review of J Tatum, ‘Energy Possibilities’, Science & Public Policy, Aug 1997.

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