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Selected Publications

Decision Support Systems, Scenario Analysis and Modelling

• Malafant, K.W.J., Veitch, S.M. and Fordham, D.P. Application of a Phased Approach to Land Use Decisions and Site Selection. In Press. Journal of Environmental Management.

• Beverly, C.R., Nathan, R.J., Malafant, K.W.J. and Fordham, D.P. Development of a Simplified Unsaturated Module for Inclusion in the US Geological Survey Three-dimensional Finite Difference Groundwater Flow Model MODFLOW. In Press. Journal of Hydrological Processes.

• Young, M.E.S., Fordham, D.P., Malafant, K.W.J. and Morison, J. (1999). The Economic Component of a Biophysical, Agricultural Production and Socio-economic 20 Year Profile Decsion Support System developed for use in the Southern Murray-Darling Basin Irrigation Regions. Paper presented at the AARES Conference, January 20-22, Christchurch, New Zealand.

• Fordham, D.P. Biophysical, Agricultural Production and Socioeconomic Futures in Irrigation Regions: A Twenty Year Profile. Report to the Murray-Darling Basin Commission. July, 1998.

• Malafant, K.W.J. and Fordham, D.P. (1998). GIS, DSS and Integrated Scenario Modelling Frameworks for Exploring Alternative Futures. In: Ecosystems and Sustainable Development. Eds. Uso, J.L., Brebbia, C.A. and Power, H. Computational Mechanics Publications, Southampton, England. Pp. 669-678.

• Fordham, D.P. and Malafant, K.W.J. (1997). The Murray-Darling Basin Irrigation Futures Framework (IFF?). In: Proceedings International Congress on Modelling and Simulation Conference (MODSIM 97). Eds. McDonald, A.D. and McAleer, M. Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia, Vol. 2, Pp. 643-648.

• Malafant, K.W.J. and Fordham, D.P. (1997). Integration Frameworks in Agricultural and Resource Planning and Management. Climate Prediction for Agricultural and Resource Management, Canberra, Australia, 6-8 May.

• Malafant, K.W.J., Fordham, D.P. and Davey, S.M. (1997). Integration Frameworks in Multiple and Sequential land Use. In: Proceedings International Congress on Modelling and Simulation Conference (MODSIM 97). Eds. McDonald, A.D. and McAleer, M. Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia, Vol. 4, Pp. 1617-1622.

• Malafant, K.W.J. and Fordham, D.P. (1996). Scenario Development, Decision Support and Visualisation in Spatial Planning and Monitoring. In: Proceedings of The Role of GIS for The Enhancement of National Spatial Planning. Jakarta, Indonesia, 21-22 October .

• Malafant, K.W.J. and Davey, S.M. Review of Information Technologies for Consideration in Comprehensive Resource Assessments of Forests. Report to the Commonwealth Integration Technical Working Group on Comprehensive Regional Assessments. February, 1996.

• Fordham, D.P. and Malafant, K.W.J. (1995). Biophysical, Agricultural Production and Socioeconomic futures in Irrigation Regions: A twenty year profile. In: Proceedings of Agricultural and Biological Engineering - New Horizons, New Challenges. Newcastle Upon Tyne, 20-23 September.

• Malafant, K.W.J. and Fordham, D.P. (1995). Decision support systems and visualisation tools for modelling biophysical, production and socioeconomic futures in irrigation regions. Proceedings International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, MODSIM 95, November 27-30, University of Newcastle. Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia, 3, Pp. 236-244.

• Fordham, D.P. (1994) Mapping and modelling livestock populations and production. In: Drought and Decision Support - Proceedings of a Workshop, Eds K. Bryceson and D White, Bureau of Resource Sciences, Canberra.

• Landsberg, J.J., Yapp, G.A., Veitch, S.M., Malafant, K.W.J. and Fordham, D.P. (1992). The Murray Darling Basin: examining options and supporting decisions on land use. Agricultural Systems and Information Technology 4, Pp. 15-16.

• Cunningham, R.B. and Malafant, K.W.J. (1982). Forecasting Outcomes of Australian House of Representatives Elections on Election Night. Mathematical Scientist, 7, Pp. 105-114.

Data Analysis, GIS and Visualisation

• Fordham, D.P., Hood, L.M. and Malafant, K.W.J. (1997). Complexity in Landscape and Resource Planning: Packaging Science for Decision Makers. In: Frontiers in Ecology: Building the Links. Eds. Klomp, N. and Lunt, T. Elsevier Science Ltd, London. Pp. 277-285.

• Johnson, B.D. and Malafant, K.W.J. (1995). Visualisation techniques for geoscience data and modelling. Proceedings of the Third National Conference on the Management of Geoscience Information and Data, organised by the Australian Mineral Foundation, Adelaide, 18-20 July, 18, Pp. 1-4. Available online at: http://www.ainet.com/web%20pubs/Papers/AMF95/VIS.html.

• Fordham, D.P. (1992). Cattle distribution and density, Australia 1:10 000 000 sheet area. In: Australian Agriculture, National Farmers Federation. Morescope, Camberwell, Victoria.

• Fordham, D.P. (1992). Sheep distribution and density, Australia 1:10 000 000 sheet area. In: Australian Agriculture, National Farmers Federation. Morescope, Camberwell, Victoria

• McGarry, D. and Malafant, K.W.J. (1987). The analysis of volume change in unconfined units of soil. Soil Science Society of America Journal, Vol. 51, No. 2, March-April, Pp. 290-297.

• McGarry, D. and Malafant, K.W.J. (1987). A Cumulative Mass Coordinate to Determine Water Profile Changes in Variable Volume Soil. Soil Science Society of America Journal, Vol. 51, No. 4, July-August, Pp. 850-854.

• Wu, H., Malafant, K.W.J., Penridge, L.K., Sharpe, P.J.H. and Walker, J. (1987). Simulation of two-dimensional point patterns: Application of a Lattice Framework Approach. Ecological Modelling, 38, Pp. 299-308.

• Malafant, K.W.J. and Tweedie, R.L. (1982). Computer Production of Kinetograms. Applied Animal Ethology, 8, Pp. 179-187.

• Malafant, K.W.J. and Cresswell, I.D. The Application of Numerical Classification Methods to Complex Environmental Datasets. In Preparation.

• Malafant, K.W.J. and Fordham, D.P. Applications of Visualisation Tools for Decision Making. In Preparation.

Information Management and Systems

• compleXia (1998). A Scoping Study for a Project Management System. Report prepared for the Department of Primary Industries and Energy, Bureau of Resource Sciences, December.

• compleXia (1998). A Time Management System: Design and Analysis. Report prepared for the Department of Primary Industries and Energy, Bureau of Resource Sciences, August.

• Malafant, K.W.J. Review of Air Services Australia’s (formerly Civil Aviation Authority) Aeronautical Data Management Systems. February, 1997.

• Malafant, K.W.J. Review of Information Technology and Communications strategies and directions for the Marine Resources Evaluation Program (MREP-MCIS) project. Report to Asian Development Bank and MREP-MCIS Project group, Jakarta, Indonesia, October, 1996.

• Malafant, K.W.J. Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) Information Technology Review. Report to the Director Australian Institute of Marine Science. June, 1995.

• Fordham, D.P. (1991) Information systems for vertebrate pest management: report of a workshop. Bureau of Rural Resources Report No. R/4/91, Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.

High Performance Computing

• compleXia (1999). Analysis and Design of a Hierarchical Storage Management (HSM) system. Report prepared for ESRI Australia Defence, January.

• compleXia (1998). High Performance Computing Environment Directions. Report prepared for the Bureau of Resource Sciences High Performance Computing Centre, August.

• Malafant, K.W.J. and Radke, S. (1995). The Terabyte problem in Environmental Databases. In: Recent Advances in Marine Science and Technology '94. Eds. Bellwood, O., Choat, H. and Saxena, N. ISBN 0 86443 540 1, Pp. 615-623.

• White, D.H., Bradbury, R. and Malafant, K. (1995). Using the Internet to benefit rural Australia. ACS Multinet '95, Information Highway: from HYPE-rtext to Multimedia on the Internet - advanced tools and techniques. May, Canberra..

Agricultural Systems and Production

• Malafant, K.W.J., Atyeo, C. and Derbyshire, P. Degradation Propensity in Australian Land Tenure Systems. Journal of Land Degradation and Development (In Press).

• Barson, M., Evans, G., Fordham, D.P., Walcott, J. and White, D.H. (1993) Opportunities for regional rural adjustment, Bureau of Resource Sciences Working Paper, Bureau of Resource Sciences, Canberra.

• Rodway, R.G., Al-Ghatani, S., and Fordham, D.P. (1993) Stress and palsma B-endorphin in sheep. In: Opioids in Farm Animals Ed. N. Parvizi, Landwirtschaftsverlag Munster, Germany.

• Fordham, D.P., Rowlinson, P. and McCarthy, T.T. (1988) Oestrus detection in dairy cows by milk temperature measurement. Res. Vet. Sci. 44, Pp. 366-374.