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Qualifications

BSc(Lond) PhD(Birm)

Research Interests

My core research interests are the understanding and management of human impacts on environmental systems. My main area of research is impact assessment, a fundamental environmental management tool. However, I also maintain my interests in specific aspects of human impact on soil and vegetation systems, as indicated below.

IMPACT ASSESSMENT (EIA, SEA, HIA, SIA etc.):

  • The international context for impact assessment: institutions, law, and current themes
  • Theory and practice of IA, in New Zealand and overseas
  • The institutionalisation and practice of health impact assessment (HIA) in New Zealand and in east and south Asia
  • Regulatory impact assessment in New Zealand, UK, and EU
  • Impact assessment in the developing country context

LAND USE IMPACTS ON SOIL AND VEGETATION SYSTEMS:

  • The accumulation of copper from fungicide sprays in orchard and vineyard soils
  • The effect of land use change on copper availability and plant uptake in old orchard soils
  • Sources of heavy metals in soils of rural and urban environments: timber treatment; treated timber usage; playground equipment; diffuse aerial sources, etc
  • Agriculture and forestry: nutrient changes, nitrate leaching from agricultural land, etc
  • Ecology of introduced plant species, and land management

Publications

Morgan, R. K. (2011). An evaluation of the health impact assessment for the Central Plains Water Enhancement Scheme. Wellington, New Zealand: Ministry of Health. 30p. Commissioned Report for External Body

Morgan, R. K., Hart, A., Freeman, C., Coutts, B., Colwill, D., & Hughes, A. (2012). Practitioners, professional cultures, and perceptions of impact assessment. Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 32, 11-24. doi: 10.1016/j.eiar.2011.02.002 Journal - Research Article

Morgan, R. K. (2011). Health and impact assessment: Are we seeing closer integration? Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 31(4), 404-411. doi: 10.1016/j.eiar.2010.03.009 Journal - Research Article

Morgan, R. K. (2008). Institutionalising health impact assessment: The New Zealand experience. Impact Assessment & Project Appraisal, 26(1), 2-16. Journal - Research Article

Byrch, C., Kearins, K., Milne, M. J., & Morgan, R. K. (2009). Sustainable development: What does it really mean? University of Auckland Business Review, 11(1). Retrieved from http://www.uabr.auckland.ac.nz/Archive/ Journal - Research Article

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