Prof Sarah Wheeler

School of Economics

College of Business and Law

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.


Sarah is a Professor of Water Economics and leads the Water, Environment and Food economics policy group (WEF group) in the School of Economics and Public Policy at the University of Adelaide. She is on the university's Environment Institute's executive management board. Sarah is a past President and a Distinguished Fellow of the Australasian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society (AARES), and a Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia. She was an ARC Future Fellow (2014-2018) and has over 150 peer-reviewed outputs in the research areas of irrigated farming, climate change, Murray-Darling Basin, organic farming, water markets, water scarcity, mental health, and food waste.She is an Associate Editor of Agricultural Economics, and has been past editor of the Australasian Journal of Water Resources, and past Associate Editor of Water Resources and Economics, the Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics and guest editor for a special issue of Agricultural Water Management. Sarah is on a number of editorial boards, including: International Review of Environmental and Resource Economics, Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Water. In 2023, Sarah was awarded the Jill Hudson award for environmental protection at the SA Environment Awards.Sarah was born on an irrigated dairy farm in NSW, and grew up on a dryland mixed farm at the top of the Great Dividing Range in the New England region. She has worked as an economist both nationally and internationally, in places such as Rural Solutions South Australia, ESCAP United Nations (Bangkok), Environment Agency (UK) and the South Australian Centre for Economic Studies.

Sarah is an adjunct Professor of Water Economics in the School of Economics and Public Policy at the University of Adelaide, and a Matthew Flinders Professor of Water Economics with the College of Business, Government and Law at Flinders University. Sarah is a past President and a Distinguished Fellow of the Australasian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society (AARES), and a Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia. She was an ARC Future Fellow (2014-2018) and has over 160 peer-reviewed outputs in the research areas of irrigated farming, climate change, Murray-Darling Basin, organic farming, water markets, water scarcity, mental health, and food waste.

She is an Associate Editor of Agricultural Economics, and has been past editor of the Australasian Journal of Water Resources, and past Associate Editor of Water Resources and Economics, the Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics and guest editor for a special issue of Agricultural Water Management. Sarah is on a number of editorial boards, including: International Review of Environmental and Resource Economics, Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Water. In 2023, Sarah was awarded the Jill Hudson award for environmental protection at the SA Environment Awards.

Sarah was born on an irrigated dairy farm in NSW, and grew up on a dryland mixed farm at the top of the Great Dividing Range in the New England region. She has worked as an economist both nationally and internationally, in places such as Rural Solutions South Australia, ESCAP United Nations (Bangkok), Environment Agency (UK) and the South Australian Centre for Economic Studies.

Date Position Institution name
2018 - ongoing Professor University of Adelaide
2015 - 2017 Associate Professor University of Adelaide

Date Institution name Country Title
University of South Australia Australia PhD

Year Citation
2025 Wheeler, B. S. A., Xu, Y., & Gregg, D. (2025). Exploring South Australian households' perceptions towards various food waste policies. Ecological Economics, 227, 12 pages.
DOI Scopus6 WoS6
2025 Mannaf, M., Wheeler, S. A., & Zuo, A. (2025). Comparing the Value of Natural Capital in South Australian Farmland Using Market Sales and Assessed Valuation. Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 69(3), 540-555.
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2025 J., K. (2025). Carbon pricing: Approaches, lessons and recommendations for blue carbon in Vietnam.
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2025 Seidl, C., Wheeler, S. A., Page, D., & Schwabe, K. (2025). Investigating the Suitability of Managed Aquifer Recharge Legislation Across Australia and Lessons for Reducing Barriers. Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 17 pages.
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2025 Wheeler, S. A., Nauges, C., & Grafton, R. Q. (2025). Water pricing and markets: Principles, practices and proposals. Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, 47(2), 487-514.
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2025 Kandulu, J. M., Wheeler, S. A., Zuo, A., & Connor, J. D. (2025). Mobile Technology and Gender: A Pathway to Increased Yield and Farm Profit for Smallholder Farmers in Bangladesh. The Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 69(3), 674-686.
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2024 Colloff, M. J., Lanyon, K., Pittock, J., Costanza-Van Den Belt, M., Wheeler, S., Grafton, R. Q., . . . Moggridge, B. J. (2024). Murky waters running clearer? Monitoring, reporting and evaluation of the state of the Murray-Darling Basin after more than three decades of policy reform. Marine and Freshwater Research, 75(18), 34 pages.
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2024 Grafton, R. Q., Fanaian, S., Horne, J., Katic, P., Nguyen, N. -M., Ringler, C., . . . Williams, J. (2024). Rethinking responses to the world's water crises. Nature Sustainability, 8(1), 11-21.
DOI Scopus19 WoS19
2024 Wheeler, S. A., Xu, Y., & Zuo, A. (2024). Developing an economic quality assessment framework and applying it to water economic studies in the Murray-Darling Basin. Environmental Science and Policy, 152, 103654-1-103654-13.
DOI Scopus5 WoS5
2024 Kandulu, J. M., Wheeler, S., & Kingsford, R. (2024). Dams, dams and more dams: issues in evaluating business cases for dam expansion in Australia. Environmental Research Communications, 6(10), 12 pages.
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2024 Wheeler, S. A. (2024). Comparing the success and failure of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan's water recovery programs. Australian Journal of Public Administration, 17 pages.
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2024 Seidl, C., & Wheeler, S. A. (2024). Breaking Water Laws in the Murray-Darling Basin: Understanding Water Compliance Challenges and Stakeholder Perceptions. Water Resources Research, 60(10), e2023WR035635-1-e2023WR035635-22.
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2024 Seidl, C., Page, D., & Wheeler, S. A. (2024). Using managed aquifer recharge to address land subsidence: Insights from a global literature review. Water Security, 23, 12 pages.
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2024 Seidl, C., Wheeler, S. A., & Page, D. (2024). Understanding the global success criteria for managed aquifer recharge schemes. Journal of Hydrology, 628, 130469.
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2024 Wheeler, S. A., Owens, K., & Zuo, A. (2024). Is there public desire for a federal takeover of water resource management in Australia?. Water Research, 248, 120861-1-120861-10.
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2024 Dumbrell, N. P., Wheeler, S. A., Zuo, A., & Adamson, D. (2024). Comparing Australian public and farmer views on agricultural land use and management practices for sustainability. Ecological Economics, 219, 108149.
DOI Scopus5 WoS5
2024 Kandulu, J. M., Zuo, A., Wheeler, S., Dusingizimana, T., & Chagunda, M. G. G. (2024). Influence of climate-smart technologies on the success of livestock donation programs for smallholder farmers in Rwanda. Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, 29(3), 24-1-24-27.
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2024 Zuo, A., & Wheeler, S. A. (2024). The Australian public's preferences for further environmental and cultural water recovery options in the Murray-Darling Basin. Journal of Hydrology, 633, 130983-1-130983-11.
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2024 Xu, Y., Wheeler, S. A., & Zuo, A. (2024). Drought and hotter temperature impacts on suicide: evidence from the Murray-Darling Basin, Australia. Climate Change Economics, 15(1), 2350024-1-2350024-19.
DOI Scopus11 WoS11
2024 Wheeler, S. A., Zuo, A., & Pickersgill, J. (2024). The propensity for negative media reporting of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan in Australia. Journal of Rural Studies, 109, 103320-1-103320-13.
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2024 Tingey-Holyoak, J. L., Wheeler, S. A., Seidl, C., & Zuo, A. (2024). Understanding viticultural financial returns: A case study from the Riverland, South Australia. Journal of Rural Studies, 110(103334), 103334-1-103334-13.
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2024 Haensch, J., Wheeler, S. A., Rogers, D., & Fluin, J. (2024). Nature participation during pandemic restrictions: results for different socio-economic groups and policy preferences in South Australia. Australasian Journal of Environmental Management, 31(4), 448-469.
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2023 Wheeler, S., Ringler, C., & Garrick, D. (2023). Carbon's social cost can't be retrofitted to water.. Nature, 617(7960), 252.
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2023 Xu, Y., Wheeler, S. A., & Doko Tchatoka, F. (2023). Evaluating policy changes on council waste generation and diversion: Evidence from South Australia. Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 67(4), 541-557.
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2023 Wheeler, S. A. (2023). Informal and formal markets in meeting water needs. Nature Sustainability, 6(11), 1291-1292.
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2023 Mannaf, M., Wheeler, S. A., & Zuo, A. (2023). Global and Local Spatial Spill-Overs: What Matters Most for the Diffusion of Organic Agriculture in Australia?. Ecological Economics, 209, 1-11.
DOI Scopus9 WoS9
2023 Tingey-Holyoak, J. L., Wheeler, S. A., & Seidl, C. (2023). Decision-making and resilience in agriculture: improving awareness of the role of accounting. Meditari Accountancy Research, 31(6), 1735-1756.
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2023 Abebe, F., Wheeler, S. A., Zuo, A., & Bjornlund, H. (2023). The welfare enhancing effects of agricultural innovation platforms and soil monitoring tools on farming household outcomes in southeastern Africa. International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, 21(1), 1-21.
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2022 Zuo, A., Wheeler, S. A., & Xu, Y. (2022). Expanders, diversifiers or downsizers? Identifying clusters of irrigators’ water trade and farm management strategies in Australia. Agricultural Water Management, 264, 9 pages.
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2022 Dumbrell, N. P., Wheeler, S. A., Zuo, A., & Adamson, D. (2022). Public willingness to make trade-offs in the development of a hydrogen industry in Australia. Energy Policy, 165, 1-9.
DOI Scopus28 WoS26
2022 Yazdanpanah, M., Wheeler, S. A., Zuo, A., & Zobeidi, T. (2022). Understanding the influence of Iranian farmers' climate change beliefs on their adaptation strategies and mitigation intentions. Climate and Development, 15(4), 1-13.
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2022 Wheeler, S. A. (2022). Debunking Murray-Darling Basin water trade myths. AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND RESOURCE ECONOMICS, 66(4), 797-821.
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2022 Owens, K., Carmody, E., Grafton, Q., O'Donnell, E., Wheeler, S., Godden, L., . . . Quiggin, J. (2022). Delivering global water security: Embedding water justice as a response to increased irrigation efficiency. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Water, 9(6), 9 pages.
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2022 Abebe, F., Zuo, A., Wheeler, S. A., Bjornlund, H., Chilundo, M., Kissoly, L., & Dube, T. (2022). The influences on farmers' planned and actual farm adaptation decisions: Evidence from small-scale irrigation schemes in South-Eastern Africa. Ecological Economics, 202(107594), 1-15.
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2022 Xu, Y., Wheeler, S. A., & Zuo, A. (2022). The Effectiveness of Interventions to Increase Participation and Physical Activities in Parks: A Systematic Review of the Literature. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(19), 12590.
DOI Scopus7 WoS7 Europe PMC2
2022 Mannaf, M., Zuo, A., & Wheeler, S. A. (2022). The spatial influences of organic farming and environmental heterogeneity on biodiversity in South Australian landscapes. Journal of Environmental Management, 324, 16 pages.
DOI Scopus6 WoS5 Europe PMC1
2022 Haensch, J. (2022). The spatial distribution and determinants of irrigators’ price choices for water entitlement trading. Australian Journal of Water Resources, 26(1), 7-19.
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2022 Haensch, J., Wheeler, S. A., & McWhinnie, S. F. (2022). Community attitudes towards marine parks in South Australia. Marine Policy, 139, 104121-1-104121-10.
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2021 Seidl, C., Wheeler, S. A., & Zuo, A. (2021). The drivers associated with Murray-Darling Basin irrigators’ future farm adaptation strategies. Journal of Rural Studies, 83, 187-200.
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2021 Haensch, J., Wheeler, S. A., & Zuo, A. (2021). Explaining permanent and temporary water market trade patterns within local areas in the southern Murray–Darling Basin. Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 65(2), 318-348.
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2021 Manero, A., & Wheeler, S. A. (2021). Perceptions of Tanzanian smallholder irrigators on impact pathways between water equity and socioeconomic inequalities. International Journal of Water Resources Development, 38(1), 1-28.
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2021 Wheeler, S. A., Nauges, C., & Zuo, A. (2021). How stable are Australian farmers’ climate change risk perceptions? New evidence of the feedback loop between risk perceptions and behaviour. Global Environmental Change, 68, 1-14.
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2021 Nauges, C., Wheeler, S. A., & Fielding, K. S. (2021). The relationship between country and individual household wealth and climate change concern: the mediating role of control. Environment, Development and Sustainability, 23(11), 16481-16503.
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2021 Zuo, A., Wheeler, S. A., & Sun, H. (2021). Flying over the farm: understanding drone adoption by Australian irrigators. Precision Agriculture, 22(6), 1973-1991.
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2021 Dumbrell, N., Adamson, D., Zuo, Z., & Wheeler, S. (2021). How do natural resource dependent firms gain and lose a social licence?. Global Environmental Change, 70, 12 pages.
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2021 Wheeler, S. A., Zuo, Z., & Kandulu, J. (2021). What water are we really pumping? The nature and extent of surface and groundwater substitutability in Australia and implications for water management policies. Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, 43(4), 1550-1570.
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2020 Abebe, F., Zuo, A., Wheeler, S. A., Bjornlund, H., van Rooyen, A., Pittock, J., . . . Chilundo, M. (2020). Irrigators’ willingness to pay for the adoption of soil moisture monitoring tools in South-Eastern Africa. International Journal of Water Resources Development, 36(1), 246-267.
DOI Scopus14 WoS17
2020 Dumbrell, N. P., Adamson, D., & Wheeler, S. (2020). Is social licence a response to government and market failures? Evidence from the literature. Resources Policy, 69, 11 pages.
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2020 Manero, A., Bjornlund, H., Wheeler, S., Zuo, A., Mdemu, M., Van Rooyen, A., & Chilundo, M. (2020). Growth and inequality at the micro scale: an empirical analysis of farm incomes within smallholder irrigation systems in Zimbabwe, Tanzania and Mozambique. International Journal of Water Resources Development, 36(Suppl. 1), S224-S245.
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2020 Seidl, C., Wheeler, S. A., & Zuo, A. (2020). High turbidity: water valuation and accounting in the Murray-Darling Basin. Agricultural Water Management, 230, 1-13.
DOI Scopus28 WoS24
2020 Seidl, C., Wheeler, S. A., & Zuo, A. (2020). Treating water markets like stock markets: Key water market reform lessons in the Murray-Darling Basin. Journal of Hydrology, 581, 124399-1-124399-16.
DOI Scopus49 WoS45
2020 Daghagh Yazd, S., Wheeler, S. A., & Zuo, A. (2020). Understanding the impacts of water scarcity and socio-economic demographics on farmer mental health in the Murray-Darling Basin. Ecological Economics, 169, 106564-1-106564-9.
DOI Scopus53 WoS42
2020 Wheeler, S. A., Xu, Y., & Zuo, A. (2020). Modelling the climate, water and socio-economic drivers of farmer exit in the Murray-Darling Basin. Climatic Change, 158(3-4), 551-574.
DOI Scopus37 WoS31
2020 Kandulu, J., Wheeler, S., Zuo, A., & Sim, N. (2020). The impact of microcredit loans on school enrolment in Bangladesh. Journal of Development Studies, 56(9), 1725-1744.
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2020 Wheeler, S. A., & Garrick, D. E. (2020). A tale of two water markets in Australia: lessons for understanding participation in formal water markets. Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 36(1), 132-153.
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2020 Wheeler, S. A., Carmody, E., Grafton, R. Q., Kingsford, R. T., & Zuo, A. (2020). The rebound effect on water extraction from subsidising irrigation infrastructure in Australia. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 159, 104755-1-104755-17.
DOI Scopus117 WoS104
2020 de Bonviller, S., Wheeler, S. A., & Zuo, A. (2020). The dynamics of groundwater water markets: price leadership and groundwater demand elasticity in the Murrumbidgee, Australia. Agricultural Water Management, 239, 106204-1-106204-11.
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2019 Daghagh Yazd, S., Wheeler, S. A., & Zuo, A. (2019). Key risk factors affecting farmers' mental health: a systematic review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(23), 4849-1-4849-23.
DOI Scopus290 WoS261 Europe PMC125
2019 Memon, J. A., Cooper, B., & Wheeler, S. (2019). Mainstreaming gender into irrigation: experiences from Pakistan. Water, 11(11), 2408-1-2408-22.
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2019 Bjornlund, H., Zuo, A., Wheeler, S., Parry, K., Pittock, J., Mdemu, M., & Moyo, M. (2019). The dynamics of the relationship between household decision-making and farm household income in small-scale irrigation schemes in southern Africa. Agricultural Water Management, 213, 135-145.
DOI Scopus60 WoS55
2019 Wheeler, S., & Marning, A. (2019). Turning water into wine: exploring water security perceptions and adaptation behaviour amongst conventional, organic and biodynamic grape growers. Land Use Policy, 82, 528-537.
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2019 Wheeler, S., Gregg, D., & Singh, M. (2019). Understanding the role of social desirability bias and environmental attitudes and behaviour on South Australians’ stated purchase of organic foods. Food Quality and Preference, 74, 125-134.
DOI Scopus46 WoS40 Europe PMC2
2019 de Bonviller, S., Zuo, A., & Wheeler, S. A. (2019). Is there evidence of insider trading in Australian water markets?. Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 63(2), 307-327.
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2019 Haensch, J., Wheeler, S. A., & Zuo, A. (2019). Do neighbors influence irrigators’ permanent water selling decisions in Australia?. Journal of Hydrology, 572, 732-744.
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2019 Zuo, A., & Wheeler, S. A. (2019). Maximising the use of national pollution data: views from stakeholders in Australia. Journal of Cleaner Production, 222, 455-463.
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2019 Manero, A., Wheeler, S. A., Zuo, A., & Mdemu, M. (2019). Exploring the head versus tail-end dichotomy on yield and farm incomes in smallholder irrigation schemes in Tanzania. Water Resources Research, 55(5), 4322-4342.
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2019 Settre, C. M., Connor, J. D., & Wheeler, S. A. (2019). Emerging water and carbon market opportunities for environmental water and climate regulation ecosystem service provision. Journal of Hydrology, 578(124077), 124077-1-124077-10.
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2019 Zuo, A., Qiu, F., & Wheeler, S. A. (2019). Examining volatility dynamics, spillovers and government water recovery in Murray-Darling Basin water markets. Resource and Energy Economics, 58, 101113-1-101113-16.
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2019 Grafton, R. Q., Doyen, L., Béné, C., Borgomeo, E., Brooks, K., Chu, L., . . . Wyrwoll, P. R. (2019). Realizing resilience for decision-making. Nature Sustainability, 2(10), 907-913.
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2019 Daghagh Yazd, S., Wheeler, S. A., & Zuo, A. (2019). Exploring the drivers of irrigator mental health in the Murray-Darling Basin, Australia. Sustainability, 11(21), 1-15.
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2018 Xu, Y., Wheeler, S., & Zuo, A. (2018). Will boys’ mental health fare worse under a hotter climate in Australia?. Population and Environment, 40(2), 158-181.
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2018 Loch, A., Wheeler, S., & Settre, C. (2018). Private transaction costs of water trade in the Murray-Darling Basin. Ecological Economics, 146, 560-573.
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2018 Wheeler, S. A., Haensch, J., Edwards, J., Schirmer, J., & Zuo, A. (2018). Quantifying an integral ecology framework: a case study of the Riverina, Australia. Earth’s Future, 6(2), 192-212.
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2018 Gregg, D., & Wheeler, S. (2018). How can we value an environmental asset that very few have visited or heard of? Lessons learned from applying contingent and inferred valuation in an Australian wetlands case study. Journal of Environmental Management, 220, 207-216.
DOI Scopus19 WoS19 Europe PMC2
2018 Wheeler, S., & Grafton, R. (2018). Economics of water recovery in the Murray-Darling Basin, Australia. Annual Review of Resource Economics, 10(1), 487-510.
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2018 Wheeler, S., Zuo, A., & Loch, A. (2018). Water torture: unravelling the psychological distress of irrigators in Australia. Journal of Rural Studies, 62, 183-194.
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2018 Grafton, R., Williams, J., Perry, C., Molle, F., Ringler, C., Steduto, P., . . . Allen, R. (2018). The paradox of irrigation efficiency. Science, 361(6404), 748-750.
DOI Scopus703 WoS634 Europe PMC71
2017 Wheeler, S., Loch, A., Crase, L., Young, M., & Grafton, R. (2017). Developing a water market readiness assessment framework. Journal of Hydrology, 552, 807-820.
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2017 Settre, C., & Wheeler, S. (2017). A century of intervention in a Ramsar wetland - the case of the Coorong, Lower Lakes and Murray Mouth. Australasian Journal of Environmental Management, 24(2), 163-183.
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2017 Settre, C., Connor, J., & Wheeler, S. A. (2017). Reviewing the treatment of uncertainty in hydro-economic modeling of the Murray-Darling Basin, Australia. Water Economics and Policy, 3(3), 1650042-1-1650042-35.
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2017 Nauges, C., & Wheeler, S. (2017). The complex relationship between households’ climate change concerns and their water and energy mitigation behaviour. Ecological Economics, 141, 87-94.
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2017 Wheeler, S., & Zuo, Z. (2017). The impact of drought and water scarcity on irrigator farm exit intentions in the Murray-Darling Basin. Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 61(3), 1-20.
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2017 Wheeler, S., Hatton MacDonald, D., & Boxall, P. (2017). Water policy debate in Australia: understanding the tenets of stakeholders’ social trust. Land Use Policy, 63, 246-254.
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2017 Wheeler, S., Zuo, A., Bjornlund, H., Mdemu, M., van Rooyen, A., & Munguambe, P. (2017). An overview of extension use in irrigated agriculture and case studies in south-eastern Africa. International Journal of Water Resources Development, 33(5), 755-769.
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2016 Loch, A., Boxall, P., & Wheeler, S. (2016). Using proportional modeling to evaluate irrigator preferences for market-based water reallocation. Agricultural Economics, 47(4), 387-398.
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2016 Haensch, J., Wheeler, S., Zuo, A., & Bjornlund, H. (2016). The Impact of water and soil salinity on water market trading in the Southern Murray-Darling Basin. Water Economics and Policy, 02(01), 1650004-1-1650004-26.
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2016 Grafton, R., McLindin, M., Hussey, K., Wyrwoll, P., Wichelns, D., Ringler, C., . . . Williams, J. (2016). Responding to global challenges in food, energy, environment and water: risks and options assessment for decision-making (ROAD). Asia and the Pacific Policy Studies, 3(2), 275-299.
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2016 Brown, J., Bambrick, H., Barlow, S., Fallon, D., Judith, F., Gallant, A., . . . Wheeler, S. (2016). In 30 years, how might climate change affect what Australians eat and drink?. Bulletin of the Australian Meteorological & Oceanographic Society, 29(1), 22-27.
2016 Quentin Grafton, R., Horne, J., & Wheeler, S. (2016). On the marketisation of water: evidence from the Murray-Darling Basin, Australia. Water Resources Management, 30(3), 913-926.
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2016 Nauges, C., Wheeler, S., & Zuo, A. (2016). Elicitation of irrigators' risk preferences from observed behaviour. Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 60(3), 442-458.
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2016 Douglas, E., Wheeler, S., Smith, D., Overton, I., Gray, S., Doody, T., & Crossman, N. (2016). Using mental-modelling to explore how irrigators in the Murray-Darling Basin make water-use decisions. Journal of Hydrology : Regional Studies, 6, 1-12.
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2016 Azarian, T., Maraqa, N. F., Cook, R. L., Johnson, J. A., Bailey, C., Wheeler, S., . . . Salemi, M. (2016). Genomic Epidemiology of Methicillin-Resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. PLOS ONE, 11(10), 20 pages.
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2015 Zuo, A., Wheeler, S., Bjornlund, H., Edwards, J., & Xu, W. (2015). Exploring generational differences towards water resources and policy preferences of water re-allocation in Alberta, Canada. Water Resources Management, 29(14), 5073-5089.
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2015 Zuo, A., Wheeler, S., Adamowicz, W., Boxall, P., & Hatton-MacDonald, D. (2015). Measuring price elasticities of demand and supply of water entitlements based on stated and revealed preference data. American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 98(1), 314-332.
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2015 Zuo, A., Wheeler, S., & Edwards, J. (2015). Understanding and encouraging greater nature engagement in Australia: results from a national survey. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 59(6), 1107-1125.
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2015 Zuo, A., Wheeler, S. A., Boxall, P., Adamowicz, W. L., & Hatton MacDonald, D. (2015). Identifying Water Prices at which Australian Farmers Will Exit Irrigation: Results of a Stated Preference Survey. The Economic Record, 91(Special Issue), 109-123.
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2015 Zuo, A., Nauges, C., & Wheeler, S. (2015). Farmers' exposure to risk and their temporary water trading. European Review of Agricultural Economics, 42(1), 1-24.
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2015 Wheeler, S. A., Zuo, A., & Loch, A. (2015). Watering the farm: Comparing organic and conventional irrigation water use in the Murray–Darling Basin, Australia. Ecological Economics, 112, 78-85.
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2014 Loch, A., Wheeler, S., Boxall, P., Hatton-Macdonald, D., Adamowicz, W. L., & Bjornlund, H. (2014). Irrigator preferences for water recovery budget expenditure in the Murray-Darling Basin, Australia. Land Use Policy, 36, 396-404.
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2014 Wheeler, S., Loch, A., Zuo, A., & Bjornlund, H. (2014). Reviewing the adoption and impact of water markets in the Murray–Darling Basin, Australia. Journal of Hydrology, 518(PA), 28-41.
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2014 Zuo, A., Brooks, R., Wheeler, S., Harris, E., & Bjornlund, H. (2014). Understanding irrigator bidding behavior in Australian water markets in response to uncertainty. Water, 6(11), 3457-3477.
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2014 Wheeler, S., Zuo, A., & Bjornlund, H. (2014). Investigating the delayed on-farm consequences of selling water entitlements in the Murray-Darling Basin. Agricultural Water Management, 145, 72-82.
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2014 Bjornlund, H., Xu, W., & Wheeler, S. (2014). An overview of water sharing and participation issues for irrigators and their communities in Alberta: implications for water policy. Agricultural Water Management, 145, 171-180.
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2014 Bjornlund, H., & Wheeler, S. A. (2014). Exploring some of the socio-economic realities of sustainable water management in irrigation: an overview. Agricultural Water Management, 145, 1-4.
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2014 Wheeler, S., Zuo, A., & Hughes, N. (2014). The impact of water ownership and water market trade strategy on Australian irrigators' farm viability. Agricultural Systems, 129, 81-92.
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2014 Crisp, P., Baker, G., & Wheeler, S. (2014). Agronomic and sustainability outcomes from compost application in South Australian citrus orchards. Proceedings of the Ist International Symposium on Organic Matter Management and Compost Use in Horticulture, 1018(1018), 457-464.
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2014 Wheeler, S., Zuo, A., & Bjornlund, H. (2014). Australian irrigators’ recognition of the need for more environmental water flows and intentions to donate water allocations. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 57(1), 104-122.
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2014 Wheeler, S. (2014). Insights, lessons and benefits from improved regional water security and integration in Australia. Water Resources and Economics, 8, 57-78.
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2014 Crase, L., O Keefe, S., Wheeler, S., & Kinoshita, Y. (2014). understanding the role of policy and serendipity. Routledge Handbook of Water Economics and Institutions, 296.
2014 Ecclestone, K., Robinson, B. L., & Wheeler, S. (2014). MAUDSLEY DEBATE Is emotional restraint a healthy response to adversity?. BMJ-BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL, 349(nov04 12), 3 pages.
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2013 Bjornlund, H., Zuo, A., Wheeler, S., & de Loë, R. (2013). Water Reallocation Policies–The Importance of Rural and Urban Differences in Alberta, Canada. World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology. Proceedings, 7(4), 949-957.
2013 Lane-Miller, C. C., Wheeler, S., Bjornlund, H., & Connor, J. (2013). Acquiring water for the environment: lessons from natural resources management. Journal of Environmental Policy and Planning, 15(4), 513-532.
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2013 Bjornlund, H., Zuo, A., Wheeler, S., Xu, W., & Edwards, J. (2013). Policy preferences for water sharing in Alberta, Canada. Water Resources and Economics, 1, 93-110.
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2013 Wheeler, S., Zuo, A., & Bjornlund, H. (2013). Farmers’ climate change beliefs and adaptation strategies for a water scarce future in Australia. Global Environmental Change, 23(2), 537-547.
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2013 Wheeler, S., Garrick, D., Loch, A., & Bjornlund, H. (2013). Evaluating water market products to acquire water for the environment in Australia. Land Use Policy, 30(1), 427-436.
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2013 Connor, J. D., Franklin, B., Loch, A., Kirby, M., & Wheeler, S. A. (2013). Trading water to improve environmental flow outcomes. Water Resources Research, 49(7), 4265-4276.
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2013 Wheeler, S. A., & Cheesman, J. (2013). Key findings from a survey of sellers to the Restoring the Balance programme. Economic Papers, 32(3), 340-352.
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2012 Loch, A., Bjornlund, H., Wheeler, S., & Connor, J. (2012). Allocation trade in Australia: a qualitative understanding of irrigator motives and behaviour. Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 56(1), 42-60.
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2012 Wheeler, S., Zuo, A., Bjornlund, H., & Miller, C. (2012). Selling the farm silver? Understanding water sales to the Australian government. Environmental and Resource Economics, 52(1), 133-154.
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2012 Wheeler, S., Bjornlund, H., Zuo, A., & Edwards, J. (2012). Handing down the farm? The increasing uncertainty of irrigated farm succession in Australia. Journal of Rural Studies, 28(3), 266-275.
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2011 Bjornlund, H., & Wheeler, S. A. (2011). Water scarcity - Desperate solutions - Balancing the needs. Water and energy international, 68(12), 46-54.
2011 Wheeler, S. (2011). Review of organic farming policy in Australia: time to wipe the slate clean?. Journal of Sustainable Agriculture, 35(8), 885-913.
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2011 Wheeler, S., Round, D., & Wilson, J. (2011). The relationship between crime and electronic gaming expenditure: evidence from Victoria, Australia. Journal of Quantitative Criminology, 27(3), 315-338.
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2011 Morrison, M., Wheeler, S., & MacDonald, D. (2011). Towards a more nuanced discussion of the net-benefits of sharing water in the Murray-Darling Basin. AFBM Journal, 8(2), 27-38.
2011 Wheeler, S., & Crisp, P. (2011). Going organic in viticulture: a case-study comparison in Clare Valley, South Australia. Australasian Journal of Environmental Management, 18(3), 182-198.
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2010 Wheeler, S., Bjornlund, H., Zuo, A., & Shanahan, M. (2010). Erratum to "The changing profile of water traders in the Goulburn-Murray Irrigation District, Australia" by Wheeler et al. [Agric. Water Manage. 97, (2010), 1333-1343]. Agricultural Water Management, 98(1), 222-225.
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2010 Wheeler, S. A., Bjornlund, H., Zuo, A., & Shanahan, M. (2010). The changing profile of water traders in the Goulburn-Murray irrigation district, Australia. Agricultural Water Management, 97(9), 1333-1343.
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2009 Wheeler, S. A., Bjornlund, H., Shanahan, M. P., & Zuo, Z. A. (2009). Who trades water allocations? : evidence of the characteristics of early adopters in the Goulburn-Murray irrigation district, Australia 1998-1999. Agricultural economics, 40(6), 631-643.
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2009 Wheeler, S. A. (2009). Exploring the influences on Australian agricultural professionals' genetic engineering beliefs: an empirical analysis. Journal of technology transfer, 34(4), 422-439.
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2008 Wheeler, S. A., Bjornlund, H., Shanahan, M. P., & Zuo, Z. A. (2008). Price elasticity of allocations water demand in the Goulburn-Murray irrigation district of Victoria, Australia. Australian journal of agricultural and resource economics, 52(1), 37-55.
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2008 Wheeler, S. A. (2008). What influences agricultural professionals' views towards organic agriculture?. Ecological economics, 65(1), 145-154.
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2008 Wheeler, S., Round, D., Sarre, R., & O'Neil, M. (2008). The influence of gaming expenditure on crime rates in South Australia: A local area empirical investigation. Journal of Gambling Studies, 24(1), 1-12.
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2008 Hajkowicz, S., & Wheeler, S. A. (2008). Evaluation of dairy effluent management options using multiple criteria analysis. Environmental Management, 41(4), 613-624.
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2008 Wheeler, S. A. (2008). 'Barriers to the adoption of organic farming and genetic engineering in Australia: views of agriculture professionals'. Renewable agriculture and food systems, 23(2), 161-170.
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2008 Wheeler, S. A. (2008). Exploring professional attitudes towards organic farming, genetic engineering, agriculture sustainability and research issues in Australia. Journal of Organic Systems, 3(1), 37-56.
2007 Wheeler, S. A. (2007). Contrasting the beliefs of Australian agricultural professionals about the benefits and costs of genetic engineering and organic agriculture. Australian journal of experimental agriculture, 47(12), 1389-1396.
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2007 Forti, A., Garitaonandia, H., Masik, J., Wheeler, S., & Wengler, T. (2007). Using the grid to test the ATLAS trigger and data acquisition system at large scale. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON NUCLEAR SCIENCE, 54(5), 1767-1772.
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2005 Wheeler, S. (2005). Fighting the good mental fight. JOURNAL OF PUBLIC MENTAL HEALTH, 4(2), 7-8.
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2005 Wheeler, S. A. (2005). Toward safer food: perspectives on risk and priority setting, Book review. Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics (AJARE), 49(3), 356-359.
2001 Wheeler, S. A., & Damania, R. (2001). Valuing New Zealand Recreational Fishing and an Assessment of the Validity of the Contingent Valuation Estimates. Australian journal of agricultural and resource economics, 45(4), 599-621.
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- Hajkowicz, S., Wheeler, S., & Young, D. (n.d.). AN EVALUATION OF OPTIONS FOR MANAGING THE LOWER MURRAY RECLAIMED IRRIGATION AREAS USING MULTIPLE CRITERIA ANALYSIS.
- Rehman, M. A., Yengin, D., Baryshnikova, N., & Wheeler, S. A. (2025). From Flow to Finance: Multidimensional Volatility Connectedness of World Water Stocks. BUSINESS STRATEGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT, 17 pages.
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2021 Wheeler, S. A. (2021). Water Markets: A Global Assessment. S. Wheeler (Ed.), Edward Elgar Publishing.
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2013 Loch, A., Wheeler, S. A., Bjornlund, H., Beecham, S., Edwards, J., Zuo, A., & Shanahan, M. (2013). The role of water markets in climate change adaptation. Gold Coast, Australia: National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility.
2013 Bjornlund, H., Brebbia, C. A., & Wheeler, S. (Eds.) (2013). Sustainable Irrigation and Drainage IV: Management, Technologies and Policies (Vol. 168). United Kingdom: WIT Press.
2011 Connell, D., & Grafton, Q. (Eds.) (2011). Basin Futures: Water reform in the Murray-Darling Basin. ANU Press.
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2000 Hajkowicz, S. A., Young, M., Wheeler, S., Hatton MacDonald, D., & Young, D. (2000). Supporting Decisions: Understanding Natural Resource Management Assessment Techniques: a Report to the Land and Water Resources Research and Development Corporation. CSIRO Land and Water Adelaide.
- Burnett, K., Howitt, R., Roumasset, J. A., & Wada, C. A. (Eds.) (2014). Routledge Handbook of Water Economics and Institutions. Routledge.
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2025 Zuo, A., & Wheeler, S. A. (2025). Drought Management Policies in Australia. In Global Issues in Water Policy (Vol. 31, pp. 241-266). Springer Nature Switzerland.
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2024 Haensch, J., & Wheeler, S. A. (2024). Developments in water sharing and water trading. In Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science (pp. 287-310). Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing.
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2024 Nauges, C., & Wheeler, S. A. (2024). Socioeconomic Consequences of Water Trading: Reviewing the Evidence for Water Markets in Australia. In Elgar Encyclopedia of Water Policy Economics and Management (pp. 239-242).
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2024 Nauges, C., & Wheeler, S. A. (2024). Socioeconomic Consequences of Water Trading: Reviewing the Evidence for Water Markets in Australia. In Elgar Encyclopedia of Water Policy, Economics and Management (pp. 239-242). Edward Elgar Publishing.
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2022 Xu, Y., Wheeler, S. A., & Zuo, A. (2022). Heterogenous Impacts of Climate on Agricultural Industries Farm Exit Patterns in the Murray-Darling Basin of Australia. In R. C. Brears (Ed.), The Palgrave Handbook of Climate Resilient Societies: Volumes 1-2 (Vol. 1, pp. 579-602). Springer International Publishing.
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2022 Grafton, Q., Horne, J., & Wheeler, S. (2022). Rethinking Water Markets. In Environmental Science (Ed.), Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Environmental Science (pp. 1-36). Oxford University Press.
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2022 Wheeler, S. (2022). Murray-Darling Basin Plan: Case Study in Market-Based Approach to Water Sharing in Australia. In Oxford Bibliographies in Environmental Science (Ed.), Oxford Bibliographies Online. Environmental Science. Oxford University Press.
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2021 Wheeler, S., & Xu, Y. (2021). Introduction to water markets: an overview and systematic literature review. In S. Wheeler (Ed.), Water Markets: A Global Assessment (1 ed., pp. 1-19). Cheltenham, United Kingdom: Edward Elgar Publishing.
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2021 Xu, Y., Wheeler, S., & Zuo, Z. (2021). Heterogenous Impacts of Climate on Agricultural Industries Farm Exit Patterns in the Murray-Darling Basin of Australia. In R. Brears (Ed.), The Palgrave Handbook of Climate Resilient Societies (1 ed., pp. 1-24). Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan.
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2021 Wheeler, S. (2021). Lessons from water markets around the world. In S. Wheeler (Ed.), Water Markets: A Global Assessment (1 ed., pp. 235-251). Cheltenham, United Kingdom: Edward Elgar Publishing.
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2021 Wheeler, S., Loch, A., Crase, L., Young, M., & Grafton, Q. (2021). Developing a water market readiness assessment framework. In S. Wheeler (Ed.), Water Markets: A Global Assessment (1 ed., pp. 20-49). Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing.
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2017 Settre, C., & Wheeler, S. A. (2017). Rebalancing the system: acquiring water and trade. In A. Horne, A. Webb, M. Stewardson, B. Richter, & M. Acreman (Eds.), Water for the Environment: from policy and science to implementation and management (pp. 399-419). Online: Elsevier.
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2016 Settre, C., & Wheeler, S. (2016). Environmental water governance in the Murray-Darling Basin of Australia: the movement from regulation and engineering to economic-based instruments. In V. Ramiah, & G. Gregoriou (Eds.), Handbook of Environmental and Sustainable Finance (pp. 67-91). United Kingdom: Elsevier.
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2016 Wheeler, S., Rossini, P., Bjornlund, H., & Spagnoletti, B. (2016). The returns from investing in water markets in Australia. In V. Ramiah, & G. Gregoriou (Eds.), Handbook of Environmental and Sustainable Finance (pp. 371-384). United Kingdom: Elsevier.
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2016 Palomo-Hierro, S., Settre, C., Loch, A., & Wheeler, S. (2016). Mercados de agua en Australia y California. Qué podemos aprender de ellos?. In J. Gomez-Limon, & J. Calatrava (Eds.), Los mercados de agua en Espana: presente y perspectivas (1 ed., pp. 315-342). Spain: Cajamar.
2016 Wheeler, S. A., Schoengold, K., & Bjornlund, H. (2016). Lessons to be learned from groundwater trading in Australia and the United States. In A. J. Jakeman, O. Barreteau, R. J. Hunt, J. -D. Rinaudo, & A. Ross (Eds.), Integrated groundwater management: concepts, approaches and challenges (1 ed., pp. 493-517). Switzerland: Springer.
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2016 Haensch, J., Wheeler, S., & Zuo, A. (2016). The contribution of spatial analysis to water management: a case study of the MDB, Australia. In J. Daniels (Ed.), Advances in Environmental Research (Vol. 51, 1 ed., pp. 77-102). New York: Nova Science.
2016 Wheeler, S. (2016). The Murray-Darling (Australia). In R. Griffin (Ed.), Water Resource Economics: the Analysis of Scarcity, Policies and Projects (2nd ed., pp. 284-287). Cambridge: MIT Press.
2015 Grafton, R. Q., & Wheeler, S. (2015). Water economics. In R. Halvorsen, & D. F. Layton (Eds.), Handbook on the Economics of Natural Resources (pp. 401-420). Edward Elgar Publishing.
2015 Grafton, R., & Wheeler, S. (2015). Water economics. In R. Halvorsen, & D. Layton (Eds.), Handbook on the economics of natural resources (1 ed., pp. 401-420). UK: Edward Elgar.
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2015 Crase, L., O'Keefe, S., Wheeler, S., & Kinoshita, Y. (2015). Water trading in Australia: understanding the role of policy and serendipity. In K. Burnett, R. Howitt, J. Roumasset, & C. Wada (Eds.), Routledge Handbook of Water Economics and Institutions (pp. 296-313). London, United Kingdom: Routledge.
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2015 Loch, A., Wheeler, S., & Adamson, D. (2015). People versus place in Australia’s Murray-Darling Basin: balancing economic, social ecosystem and community outcomes. In V. Squires, H. Milner, & K. Daniell (Eds.), River basin management in the twenty-first century: understanding people and place (pp. 275-303). Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press.
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2015 Wheeler, S., Loch, A., & Edwards, J. (2015). The role of water markets in helping irrigators adapt to water scarcity in the Murray-Darling Basin, Australia. In J. Palutikof, S. Boulter, J. Barnett, & D. Rissik (Eds.), Applied Studies in Climate Adaptation (Vol. 9781118845011, 1 ed., pp. 166-174). Chichester, West Sussex: Wiley Blackwell.
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2015 Wheeler, S., Bark, R., Loch, A., & Connor, J. (2015). Agricultural water management. In A. Dinar, & K. Schwabe (Eds.), Handbook of Water Economics (pp. 71-86). Cheltenham UK: Edward Elgar Publishing Limited.
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2014 Wheeler, S., Bjornlund, H., & Loch, A. (2014). Water trading in Australia: tracing its' development and impact over the past three decades. In K. Easter, & Q. Huang (Eds.), Water markets for the 21st century: what have we learned? (Vol. 11, pp. 179-202). Netherlands: Springer Netherlands.
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2014 Bjornlund, H., Zuo, A., Wheeler, S., & Xu, W. (2014). Exploring the reluctance to embrace water markets in Alberta, Canada. In K. Easter, & Q. Huang (Eds.), Water markets for the 21st century: what have we learned? (Vol. 11, pp. 215-237). Netherlands: Springer.
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2014 Managing Transboundary River Basins (2014). In River Basin Management in the Twenty-First Century (pp. 161-193). CRC Press.
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2013 Zuo, A., Wheeler, S., Bjornlund, H., & Shanahan, M. (2013). The association between farm management strategies and irrigators' farm profits over time in the Murray-Darling Basin. In H. Bjornlund, C. Brebbia, & S. Wheeler (Eds.), Sustainable Irrigation and Drainage IV: Management, Technologies and Policies (pp. 447-458). United Kingdom: WIT Press.
2012 Wheeler, S. A., Zuo, A., & Bjornlund, H. (2012). Selling water for the environment: how sustainable is it for irrigators?. In H. Bjornlund, C. Brebbia, & S. Wheeler (Eds.), Sustainable Irrigation and Drainage IV: Management, Technologies and Policies (Vol. 168, pp. 29-40). Southampton: WIT Press.
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2012 Zuo, A., Wheeler, S., Bjornlund, H., & Shanahan, M. (2012). The association between farm management strategies and irrigators’ farm profits over time in the Murray-Darling Basin. In H. Bjornlund, C. A. Brebbia, & S. Wheeler (Eds.), Sustainable Irrigation and Drainage IV: Management, Technologies and Policies (Vol. 168, pp. 447-458). UK: WIT Press.
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2012 Bjornlund, H., Wheeler, S., & Rossini, P. (2012). Water markets and their environmental, social and economic impact in Australia. In J. Maestu (Ed.), Water Trading and Global Water Scarcity: International Experiences (pp. 68-93). US: Taylor & Francis.
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2011 Zuo, A., Wheeler, S., & Bjornlund, H. (2011). Analysing the drivers of irrigator drought strategies in the Southern Murray Darling Basin. In C. A. Brebbia, & V. Popov (Eds.), Source details - Title: Water resources management VI (Vol. 145, pp. 597-607). Southampton, UK: WIT Press.
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2011 Bjornlund, H., Zuo, Z. A., Parrack, C., Wheeler, S. A., & De Loë, R. (2011). Water reallocation policies: public perceptions. In C. A. Brebbia, & V. Popov (Eds.), Source details - Title: Water resources management VI (Vol. 145, pp. 585-595). UK: WIT Press.
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2011 Wheeler, S., Lane Miller, C., Zuo, A., & Bjornlund, H. (2011). Factor analysis identifying key values held by South Australian and Victorian irrigators in a time of severe drought. In C. A. Brebbia, & V. Popov (Eds.), Source details - Title: Water resources management VI (Vol. 145, pp. 609-620). UK: WIT Press.
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2011 Bjornlund, H., Wheeler, S., & Cheesman, J. (2011). Irrigators, water trading, the environment, and debt: buying water entitlements for the environment. In D. Connell, & R. Grafton (Eds.), Basin futures: water reform in the Murray-Darling Basin (pp. 291-302). Canberra: ANU Press.
2010 Wheeler, S. A., Bjornlund, H., Olsen, T. S., Klein, K. K., & Nicol, L. (2010). Modelling the adoption of different types of irrigation water technology in Alberta, Canada. In C. A. Breddia, A. M. Marinov, & H. Bjornlund (Eds.), Source details - Title: Sustainable irrigation management, technologies and policies III (Vol. 134, pp. 189-201). UK: WIT Press.
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2010 Shanahan, M. P., Wheeler, S., & Bjornlund, H. (2010). Towards more sustainable irrigation: factors influencing allocation and entitlement prices and demand in the Goulburn Murray Irrigation District of Australia. In H. Bjornlund (Ed.), Incentives and instruments for sustainable irrigation (pp. 91-105). UK: WIT Press.
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2010 Wheeler, S. (2010). The paradigmatic nature of organic farming: evidence from agricultural professionals' attitudes towards organic farming and genetic engineering. In Organic Farming and Peanut Crops (pp. 163-189).
2009 Wheeler, S. A. (2009). The paradigmatic nature of organic farming: evidence from agriculture professionals' attitudes towards organic farming and genetic engineering. In M. Nelson, & I. Artamova (Eds.), Source details - Title: Organic farming: methods, economics and structure (pp. 31-57). New York: Nova Science Publications.
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2008 Wheeler, S. A., Bjornlund, H., Shanahan, M. P., & Zuo, Z. (2008). Factors influencing water allocation and entitlement prices in the Greater Goulburn area in Australia. In Y. V. Esteve, C. A. Brebbia, & D. P. Rico (Eds.), Source details - Title: Sustainable irrigation- management techonologies and policies II (Vol. 112, pp. 63-72). Southampton, UK: WIT press.
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2008 Wheeler, S. A. (2008). The influence of market and agricultural policy signals on the level of organic farming. In S. Ghosh (Ed.), Organic farming: a global perspective (pp. 38-53). India: Icfai University Press.

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2022 Parry, K., Zuo, A., Bjornlund, H., Wheeler, S., van Rooyen, A., Pittock, J., & Mdemu, M. (2022). Youth Involvement in Small-scale Irrigation Schemes. In Proceedings of the IAHR World Congress (pp. 198-206). US: International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research -IAHR.
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2022 Parry, K., Zuo, A., Bjornlund, H., Wheeler, S., van Rooyen, A., Pittock, J., & Mdemu, M. (2022). Youth involvement in small-scale irrigation schemes. In Proceedings of the 39th IAHR World Congress (pp. 198-206). International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR).
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2020 Zakka, K. M., Shaib, W., Kucuk, K., Wheeler, S., Bergstrom, C., & El-Rayes, B. (2020). Orbital and Ocular Metastasis from Neuroendocrine Tumors: A Case Series. In SOUTHERN MEDICAL JOURNAL Vol. 113 (pp. 673). LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS.
2017 Lutfi, F., Skelton, W. P., Rosenau, E., Farhadfar, N., Murthy, H. S., May, W. S., . . . Norkin, M. (2017). Poor Graft Function Following Autologous Stem Cell Transplant (ASCT): A Retrospective Analysis over Two Decades at a Transplant Center. In BLOOD Vol. 130 (pp. 2 pages). GA, Atlanta: AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY.
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2015 Wheeler, S., Puttagunta, H., Surati, M., Panjic, E., Shah, A., Arellano, M., . . . Kota, V. K. (2015). ATRA Availability on Formulary for the Treatment of APL Across Hospitals in the State of Georgia. In BLOOD Vol. 126 (pp. 3 pages). FL, Orlando: AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY.
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2015 Wheeler, S., & Harvey, R. D. (2015). Novel immunotherapeutics and cytochrome P450.. In PHARMACOTHERAPY Vol. 35 (pp. E92). WILEY-BLACKWELL.
2014 Zuo, A., Wheeler, S. A., Boxhall, P., & Adamowicz, V. (2014). Investigating a farm exit policy in Australia: results of a stated preference survey. In Australian Conference of Economists and Econometric Society Australasian Meeting (pp. 1-19). Hobart.
2014 Zuo, A., Wheeler, S. A., Boxhall, P., & Adamowicz, V. (2014). Investigating a farm exit policy in Australia: results of a stated preference survey. In Australian Conference of Economists and Econometric Society Australasian Meeting (pp. 1-19). Hobart.
2013 Bjornlund, H., Zuo, A., Wheeler, S., & de Loe, R. (2013). Water Reallocation Policies – The Importance of Rural and Urban Differences in Alberta, Canada. In World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology Issue 76, 871-880. Johannesburg, South Africa.
2013 Bjornlund, H., Zuo, A., Wheeler, S., & de Loe, R. (2013). Water Reallocation Policies – The Importance of Rural and Urban Differences in Alberta, Canada. In World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology Issue 76, 871-880. Johannesburg, South Africa.
2011 Crisp, P., Baker, G., & Wheeler, S. (2011). Agronomic outcomes of IPM control of citrus thrips in Riverland soils. In IOBC/wprs Bulletin Vol. 62 (pp. 275-283).
2010 Wheeler, S. A., Lane Miller, C. C., Zuo, Z. A., & Bjornlund, H. (2010). To sell water or not to sell water to the government: exploring the question faced by Riverland irrigators. In Economics and environment network symposium 2010 (pp. 1-12). Online: Australian National University.
2009 Wheeler, S. A., Bjornlund, H., Shanahan, M. P., & Zuo, Z. A. (2009). To trade or not to trade: decisions of irrigators in an early water market in Australia. In P. Pincus, & J. J (Eds.), Australian conference of economists Adelaide 2009. Surrey Hills, NSW: Professional Association Management Services.
2008 Bjornlund, H., Wheeler, S. A., & Shanahan, M. P. (2008). Supply and demand elasticity of irrigation water - implications for water markets. In Proceedings from the 14th Annual Conference of the Pacific Rim Real Estate Society (pp. 1-12). Australia: Pacific Rim Real Estate Institute.
2008 Wheeler, S. A., Bjornlund, H., Shanahan, M. P., & Zuo, Z. (2008). Modelling the demand for Water entitlements in the Goulburn-Murray irrigation District of Australia. In Proceedings of water down under 2008 (pp. 170-178). Adelaide: Engineers Australia.
2007 Bjornlund, H., Wheeler, S. A., & Shanahan, M. P. (2007). Demand and supply elasticity in Australian water markets : the impact of water scarcity. In Managing water scarcity-the role of economic instruments at the joint conference of the American, Western and Canadian Agricultural Economics Societies. Portland, Oregon, August.
2007 Forti, A., Garitaonandia, H., Masik, J., Wheeler, S., & Wengler, T. (2007). Using the grid to test the ATLAS trigger and data acquisition system at large scale. In 2007 15TH IEEE-NPSS REAL-TIME CONFERENCE, VOLS 1 AND 2 (pp. 462-+). IL, Batavia: IEEE.
2006 Wheeler, S. A. (2006). Explaining the Share of Organic Farming Around the World. In IAAE2006 Australia. N.A: International Association of Agricultural Economists.
2005 Wheeler, S. (2005). What do agricultural professionals think about organic agriculture and biotechnology?. In U. Köpke, U. Niggli, D. Neuhoff, P. Cornish, W. Lockeretz, & H. Willer (Eds.), Researching sustainable systems: proceedings of the First Scientific Conference of the International Society of Organic Agriculture Research (ISOFAR) (pp. 424-427). Australia: International Society of Organic Agriculture Research.
2005 Wheeler, S. (2005). Agricultural professionals’ views of biotechnology: why do they differ?. In S. Davenport, B. Doolin, S. Leitch, J. Motion, U. Daellenbach, & S. Lum (Eds.), Proceedings: Talking Biotechnology: Reflecting on Science and Society Conference (pp. 1-9). New Zealand: Victoria Management School, Victoria University of Wellington.
2005 Wheeler, S. A. (2005). Factors influencing agricultural professionals' attitudes towards organic agriculture and biotechnology. In Second National Workshop of the ANU's Economics and Environment Network: Program and Papers. Australia http://een.anu.edu.au/progpap.html: ANU, Canberra.
2005 Wheeler, S. A. (2005). A paradigm dispute in agriculture? a test of the quanitative evidence fro organic agriculture and biotechnology. In PhD Conference in Economics and Business: Papers and Proceedings. Western Australia.
2002 Wheeler, S., Young, D., Hajkowicz, S., Manson, A., & Bright, M. (2002). Assessment of irrigation rehabilitation options in the Lower Murray reclaimed irrigation area. In th Annual Conference of the Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, Canberra (pp. 13-15).
2002 Manson, A., Young, D., Wheeler, S., Bright, M., & Hajkowicz, S. (2002). The potential impact of water market reform and dairy deregulation on dairy farming for the Lower Murray. In th Annual Conference of the Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, Canberra (pp. 13-15).
1988 WHEELER, S., HOROWITZ, M., & ALONSO, J. E. (1988). INTERNAL-FIXATION IN CHILDRENS FRACTURES. In SOUTHERN MEDICAL JOURNAL Vol. 81 (pp. S52). SOUTHERN MEDICAL ASSN.
- Wheeler, S. A., & others. (n.d.). ’Barriers to the adoption of organic farming and genetic engineering in Australia: views of agriculture professionals’. Cambridge Journals.
- Wheeler, S. A. (n.d.). Values, Attitudes and Beliefs Held by South Australian and Victorian Irrigators in a Time of Drought. WIT.

Year Citation
2018 Bennett, B., Westra, S., Cavagnaro, T., Wheeler, S., Shi, Q., & Pagay, V. (2018). Unpacking Agricultural System Complexities for Improved Outcomes: Taking Advantage of Emerging Data, Technologies and Analysis. Poster session presented at the meeting of AGU Fall Meeting.
2018 Haensch, J., Wheeler, S. A., & Zuo, A. (2018). Examining water trading influences at the postcode level. Poster session presented at the meeting of Australasian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society (AARES). Adelaide.
2018 Seidl, C., Wheeler, S., Loch, A., & Zuo, A. (2018). Understanding the influences on future on-farm adaptation of southern Murray-Darling Basin Irrigators. Poster session presented at the meeting of AARES 2018 ANNUAL CONFERENCE. Adelaide.
2017 Haensch, J., Wheeler, S. A., & Zuo, A. (2017). The spatial distribution and determinants of stated price choices for water entitlement trading. Poster session presented at the meeting of 61th Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society. Brisbane.
2017 Yazd, Z., Zuo, A., & Wheeler, S. A. (2017). Dry or wet? The influence of climate and socio-economics on Australian farmers’ mental health. Poster session presented at the meeting of 2017 Australian Conference of Economists: Economics for Better Lives. Sydney.
2017 Yazd, Z., Zuo, A., & Wheeler, S. A. (2017). Dry or wet? The influence of climate and socio-economics on Australian farmers’ mental health. Poster session presented at the meeting of 2017 Australian Conference of Economists: Economics for Better Lives. Sydney.
2017 Wheeler, S. A., Zuo, A., & Loch, A. (2017). Water Torture: Unravelling mental distress of irrigators in the Murray-Darling Basin. Poster session presented at the meeting of Goyder Institute Water Forum.
2017 Wheeler, S. A. (2017). Latest research on water markets. Poster session presented at the meeting of Murray-Darling Basin Authority. Canberra.
2017 Wheeler, S. A. (2017). Investigating Initiatives In The Murray-Darling Basin That Embody Integral Ecology. Poster session presented at the meeting of Faith in a Basin Future Forum. Charles Sturt University, Canberra.
2017 Haensch, J., Wheeler, S. A., & Zuo, A. (2017). Location, Location, Location: the spatial influences on water entitlement selling in the southern Murray-Darling Basin. Poster session presented at the meeting of Spatial Information Day (SID) 2017. Adelaide.
2017 Wheeler, S. A., Ying, X., & Zuo, A. (2017). The impact of environmental drivers and socio-demographics on childhood mental health: Establishing the behavioural links. Poster session presented at the meeting of Healthy Urban Microbiomes Initiative workshop. University of Adelaide.
2017 Loch, A., Wheeler, S. A., & Settre, C. (2017). Private water trade transaction costs in the MDB: an empirical assessment over time. Poster session presented at the meeting of AARES 2017. Brisbane.
2017 Loch, A., Wheeler, S. A., & Settre, C. (2017). Private water trade transaction costs in the MDB: an empirical assessment over time. Poster session presented at the meeting of AARES 2017. Brisbane.
2017 Palomo Hierro, S., Loch, A., & Wheeler, S. A. (2017). Improving water governance: Lesson-drawing from water market comparisons in Spain and Australia. Poster session presented at the meeting of AARES 2017. Brisbane.
2017 Palomo Hierro, S., Loch, A., & Wheeler, S. A. (2017). Improving water governance: Lesson-drawing from water market comparisons in Spain and Australia. Poster session presented at the meeting of AARES 2017. Brisbane.
2017 Gregg, D., & Wheeler, S. A. (2017). Image Management and Self Deception response biases in Stated Preference studies: A Contingent and Inferred Valuation study for the preservation of a SA wetland. Poster session presented at the meeting of AARES. Brisbane.
2017 Gregg, D., & Wheeler, S. A. (2017). Image Management and Self Deception response biases in Stated Preference studies: A Contingent and Inferred Valuation study for the preservation of a SA wetland. Poster session presented at the meeting of AARES. Brisbane.
2017 Wheeler, S. A. (2017). Comments on panellists in Mini-symposium on urban water economics. Poster session presented at the meeting of AARES 2017. Brisbane.
2016 Wheeler, S. A., Zuo, A., & Loch, A. (2016). Water Torture: Unravelling mental distress of irrigators in the Murray-Darling Basin. Poster session presented at the meeting of Agrifood XXIII. Adelaide.
2016 Wheeler, S. A., Zuo, A., & Loch, A. (2016). Water Torture: Unravelling mental distress of irrigators in the Murray-Darling Basin. Poster session presented at the meeting of Invited Presentation at the National Water Forum. Adelaide.
2016 Settre, C., Connor, J., & Wheeler, S. A. (2016). Improving ecosystem services through trade in the Murrumbidgee Catchment, Australia. Poster session presented at the meeting of National Water Forum. Adelaide.
2016 Settre, C., Connor, J., & Wheeler, S. A. (2016). Improving ecosystem services through trade in the Murrumbidgee Catchment, Australia. Poster session presented at the meeting of National Water Forum. Adelaide.
2016 Wheeler, S. A. (2016). Pathways to Research Leadership. Poster session presented at the meeting of Academy of Sciences Science Pathways 2016: Future Leaders early-to-mid-career workshop. Sydney.
2016 Wheeler, S. A., & Nauges, C. (2016). The negative rebound effect of high-cost water and energy mitigation on climate change concern. Poster session presented at the meeting of Invited presentation at University of Tasmania. Hobart.
2016 Wheeler, S. A. (2016). Emerging issues facing the water-energy-food nexus in the Middle East and Asia. Poster session presented at the meeting of Invited keynote presentation at a Joint Workshop by the National University of Singapore and KAPSARC. Singapore.
2016 Wheeler, S. A. (2016). Lessons from water markets in Australia. Poster session presented at the meeting of Invited presentation at a California water workshop organised by Caltech University. Los Angeles.
2016 Zuo, A., Wheeler, S. A., & Schwabe, K. (2016). Exploring regional farm exit in the Murray-Darling Basin. Poster session presented at the meeting of 60th Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society. Canberra.
2016 Zuo, A., Wheeler, S. A., & Schwabe, K. (2016). Exploring regional farm exit in the Murray-Darling Basin. Poster session presented at the meeting of 60th Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society. Canberra.
2016 Wheeler, S. A., & Zuo, A. (2016). Selling the farm: understanding irrigators’ intentions to sell the farm in the Murray-Darling Basin in Australia. Poster session presented at the meeting of 60th Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society. Canberra.
2016 Settre, C., Connor, J., & Wheeler, S. A. (2016). Improving ecosystem services through trade in the Murrumbidgee Catchment, Australia. Poster session presented at the meeting of 60th Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society. Canberra.
2016 Settre, C., Connor, J., & Wheeler, S. A. (2016). Improving ecosystem services through trade in the Murrumbidgee Catchment, Australia. Poster session presented at the meeting of 60th Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society. Canberra.
2016 Haensch, J., Wheeler, S. A., & Zuo, A. (2016). Location, Location, Location: the spatial influences on water entitlement selling in the southern Murray-Darling Basin. Poster session presented at the meeting of 45th Australian Conference of Economists 2016. Adelaide.
2016 Haensch, J., Wheeler, S. A., & Zuo, A. (2016). The spatial influence of neighbours’ water sale behaviour on irrigators’ water entitlement selling. Poster session presented at the meeting of 60th Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society. Canberra.
2016 Haensch, J., Wheeler, S. A., Zuo, A., & Bjornlund, H. (2016). The Impact of water and soil salinity on water market trading in the Southern Murray-Darling Basin, Australia. Poster session presented at the meeting of Abstracts of the Climate Adaptation 2016 Conference. Adelaide: NCCARF/CSIRO.
DOI
2016 Haensch, J., Wheeler, S., Zuo, A., & Bjornlund, H. (2016). The impact of water and soil salinity on water market trading in the southern Murray-Darling Basin. Poster session presented at the meeting of Abstracts of the NRM Science Conference 2016. Adelaide: SA NRM Research and Innovation Network.
2016 Settre, C. M., Connor, J., & Wheeler, S. (2016). Ecosystem Service Dynamics in the Murrumbidgee Catchment, Australia. Natural Resource Management Science Conference, 13th -15th April 2016, Adelaide, Australia.. Poster session presented at the meeting of Natural Resource Management Science Conference.
2016 Settre, C. M., Connor, J., & Wheeler, S. (2016). Improving Ecosystem Services through Trade in the Murrumbidgee Catchment, Australia, 60th National Australian and Agricultural Resource Economics Society Conference, 2nd-5th February, 2016. Canberra, Australia.. Poster session presented at the meeting of 60th National Australian and Agricultural Resource Economics Society Conference.
2015 Settre, C. M., & Wheeler, S. (2015). A Century of Water Resource Management in a Ramsar Wetland – a Case Study of the Coorong, Lower Lakes and Murray Mouth, Australia, 59th National Australian Agricultural Resource Economics Society Conference, 10th-13th February 2015, Rotorua, New Zealand.. Poster session presented at the meeting of 59th National Australian Agricultural Resource Economics Society Conference.
2015 Wheeler, S. A., Rossini, P., & Bjornlund, H. (2015). Blue Gold: how valuable is it to invest in water in Australia. Poster session presented at the meeting of World Water Congress. Edinburgh.
2015 Wheeler, S. A., Boxhall, P., Adamowicz, V., & Hatton-MacDonald, D. (2015). Using a contingent behaviour approach to estimate water entitlement price elasticities. Poster session presented at the meeting of Australian Agricultural Resource Economics Society. Rotaroa, New Zealand.
2015 Zuo, A., Wheeler, S. A., & Schwabe, K. (2015). Exploring regional farm exit in the Murray-Darling Basin. Poster session presented at the meeting of GFAR Seminar. Adelaide.
2015 Zuo, A., Wheeler, S. A., & Schwabe, K. (2015). Exploring regional farm exit in the Murray-Darling Basin. Poster session presented at the meeting of GFAR Seminar. Adelaide.
2015 Wheeler, S. A. (2015). Waterisk. Poster session presented at the meeting of Invited presentation as part of a forum of water researchers at Research Tuesdays. University of Adelaide.
2015 Wheeler, S. A. (2015). Dispelling misunderstandings about irrigators and water trade in the Murray-Darling Basin. Poster session presented at the meeting of Invited presentation, Basin by Numbers, ANU. Canberra.
2015 Wheeler, S. A. (2015). Modelling Water Use by Organic and Conventional farms in the Murray-Darling Basin, Australia. Poster session presented at the meeting of Keynote invited presentation at NZAARES. Wellington.
2015 Wheeler, S. A. (2015). How to model water trade in Australia and what role does spatial information play?. Poster session presented at the meeting of Keynote invited presentation, at Spatial Information Day. Convention Centre, Adelaide.
2015 Wheeler, S. A. (2015). How to model entitlement trade in Australia. Poster session presented at the meeting of Invited presentation at a Market Design Workshop, University of Technology. Sydney.
2015 Settre, C., & Wheeler, S. A. (2015). A Century of Water Engineering and Environmental works Development in the Coorong, Lower Lakes and Murray Mouth – a case study in Australia. Poster session presented at the meeting of Australian Agricultural Resource Economics Society. Rotaroa, New Zealand.
2015 Settre, C., & Wheeler, S. A. (2015). A Century of Water Engineering and Environmental works Development in the Coorong, Lower Lakes and Murray Mouth – a case study in Australia. Poster session presented at the meeting of Australian Agricultural Resource Economics Society. Rotaroa, New Zealand.
2014 Wheeler, S. A. (2014). My Tips for Writing a Successful Future Fellows Application. Poster session presented at the meeting of Invited presentation, UniSA ARC/NHRMC Fellows Research Day. Adelaide.
2014 Wheeler, S. A. (2014). Regional benefits from sharing water in the Murray-Darling Basin. Poster session presented at the meeting of Invited Presentation, United Nations Economic Commission Europe Water Convention. Geneva, Switzerland.
2014 Douglas, E., Wheeler, S., Smith, D., Gray, S., Overton, I., Crossman, N., & Doody, T. (2014). The role of stakeholders in Murray-Darling Basin water management: how do irrigators make water use decisions and how can this influence water policy?. Poster session presented at the meeting of Abstract of the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting 2014, as published in AGU Meeting Abstracts Database. San Francisco, USA: American Geophysical Union.
2014 Zuo, A., Wheeler, S. A., Boxhall, P., Adamowicz, V., & Hatton-MacDonald, D. (2014). Identifying water prices at which Australian irrigators will exit irrigation: results of a stated preference survey. Poster session presented at the meeting of 11th Annual IWREC Meeting, World Bank Headquarters. Washington DC.
2014 Zuo, A., Wheeler, S. A., Boxhall, P., Adamowicz, V., & Hatton-MacDonald, D. (2014). Identifying water prices at which Australian irrigators will exit irrigation: results of a stated preference survey. Poster session presented at the meeting of 11th Annual IWREC Meeting, World Bank Headquarters. Washington DC.
2014 Zuo, A., Wheeler, S. A., Boxall, P., Adamowicz, V., & Hatton-MacDonald, D. (2014). The Demand for and Supply of Water Entitlements in Australia: Results of a Survey Experiment. Poster session presented at the meeting of World Congress of Environmental and Resource Economists. Istanbul.
2014 Zuo, A., Wheeler, S. A., Boxall, P., Adamowicz, V., & Hatton-MacDonald, D. (2014). The Demand for and Supply of Water Entitlements in Australia: Results of a Survey Experiment. Poster session presented at the meeting of World Congress of Environmental and Resource Economists. Istanbul.
2014 Wheeler, S. A., Zuo, A., & Hughes, N. (2014). Trading and owning water: the impact on irrigation farm profitability. Poster session presented at the meeting of AARES, Port Macquarie. Port Macquarie.
2013 Zuo, A., Nauges, C., & Wheeler, S. A. (2013). Water allocation trading as a risk management strategy. Poster session presented at the meeting of AARES. Sydney.
2013 Zuo, A., Nauges, C., & Wheeler, S. A. (2013). Water allocation trading as a risk management strategy. Poster session presented at the meeting of AARES. Sydney.
2013 Loch, A., Wheeler, S. A., Onor, I., & Soderburge, M. (2013). Sequential decision-making: Theory and evidence for irrigator water allocation trade participation and volumetric choices. Poster session presented at the meeting of AARES. Sydney.
2013 Loch, A., Wheeler, S. A., Onor, I., & Soderburge, M. (2013). Sequential decision-making: Theory and evidence for irrigator water allocation trade participation and volumetric choices. Poster session presented at the meeting of AARES. Sydney.
2013 Wheeler, S. A. (2013). On-farm Viability Consequences of Selling Water for the Environment. Poster session presented at the meeting of Invited Presentation, Water Forum. Albury, Australia.
2013 Wheeler, S. A. (2013). On-farm Viability Consequences of Selling Water for the Environment. Poster session presented at the meeting of Invited Presentation, Water Markets Seminar. Melbourne.
2013 Wheeler, S. A. (2013). Lessons learned from water reform in the MDB. Poster session presented at the meeting of Water reform in the Colorado and Murray-Darling Basins workshop. ANU, Canberra.
2013 Wheeler, S. A. (2013). Consequences of Selling Water for the Environment. Poster session presented at the meeting of Hydrological Society of SA, Water and Economy, CSIRO. Adelaide.
2013 Wheeler, S. A. (2013). Valuing reduced conflict from transboundary water agreement: Insights and lessons from Australia. Poster session presented at the meeting of Invited Presentation, UNESCO expert water scoping workshop. Amsterdam, Netherlands.
2013 Wheeler, S. A. (2013). Water Trade, Climate Change and Irrigator Adaptability in the Murray-Darling Basin. Poster session presented at the meeting of Invited Presentation, NCCARF culmination final workshop. Canberra.
2013 Wheeler, S. A., Zuo, A., & Bjornlund, H. (2013). Irrigator climate change beliefs and their adaptation strategies for a water scarce future in Australia. Poster session presented at the meeting of AARES. Sydney.
2012 Loch, A., Wheeler, S. A., Boxall, P., Hatton-MacDonald, D., Bjornlund, H., & Adamowicz, V. (2012). Irrigator stated preferences for WFF budget allocation. Poster session presented at the meeting of Invited presentation, CWEEP’s third water economics workshop. Canberra.
2012 Loch, A., Wheeler, S. A., Boxall, P., Hatton-MacDonald, D., Bjornlund, H., & Adamowicz, V. (2012). Irrigator stated preferences for WFF budget allocation. Poster session presented at the meeting of Invited presentation, CWEEP’s third water economics workshop. Canberra.
2012 Wheeler, S. A., Zuo, A., Boxall, P., Adamowicz, V., Hatton-MacDonald, D., & Bjornlund, D. (2012). Estimating Water entitlement supply and demand curves. Poster session presented at the meeting of Invited presentation, CWEEP water economics workshop. ANU, Canberra.
2012 Bjornlund, H., Xu, W., Zuo, A., & Wheeler, S. A. (2012). Exploring policy preferences for water sharing in southern Alberta. Poster session presented at the meeting of Canadian Water Resources Association. Alberta, Canada.
2012 Bjornlund, H., Xu, W., Zuo, A., & Wheeler, S. A. (2012). Exploring policy preferences for water sharing in southern Alberta. Poster session presented at the meeting of Canadian Water Resources Association. Alberta, Canada.
2012 Bjornlund, H., Xu, W., Zuo, A., & Wheeler, S. A. (2012). Place-contingent policy preferences for sharing scarce water resources – Insights from Alberta, Canada. Poster session presented at the meeting of American Association of Geographers. New York, USA.
2012 Bjornlund, H., Xu, W., Zuo, A., & Wheeler, S. A. (2012). Place-contingent policy preferences for sharing scarce water resources – Insights from Alberta, Canada. Poster session presented at the meeting of American Association of Geographers. New York, USA.
2012 Wheeler, S. A., & Loch, A. (2012). Managing Environmental Water in the Murray-Darling Basin. Poster session presented at the meeting of Invited presentation, SA Department of Water. Adelaide.
2012 Wheeler, S. A. (2012). Selling the Farm Silver: Understanding water sales to the Australian Government. Poster session presented at the meeting of AARES. Freemantle, Australia.
2012 Bjornlund, H., Rossini, P., & Wheeler, S. A. (2012). Assessing the performance of the Australian Water Market after the Break in the Drought. Poster session presented at the meeting of 18th Annual conference of the Pacific Rim Real Estate Society. Adelaide.
2012 Bjornlund, H., Rossini, P., & Wheeler, S. A. (2012). Assessing the performance of the Australian Water Market after the Break in the Drought. Poster session presented at the meeting of 18th Annual conference of the Pacific Rim Real Estate Society. Adelaide.
2012 Wheeler, S. A. (2012). Selling the Farm Silver: Understanding water sales to the Australian Government. Poster session presented at the meeting of Invited presentation, SA State Parliament. Adelaide.
2012 Bjornlund, H., Zuo, A., & Wheeler, S. A. (2012). Water Reallocation Policies – the importance of rural and urban differences in Alberta, Canada. Poster session presented at the meeting of International Water Resource Economics Consortium (IWREC) at World Water Week. Stockholm.
2012 Bjornlund, H., Zuo, A., & Wheeler, S. A. (2012). Water Reallocation Policies – the importance of rural and urban differences in Alberta, Canada. Poster session presented at the meeting of International Water Resource Economics Consortium (IWREC) at World Water Week. Stockholm.

Year Citation
2023 Wheeler, S. A., Xu, Y., Zuo, Z., Haensch, J., & Seidl, C. (2023). Identifying the water-related economic values of the Murray-Darling Basin and rating the quality of water economic studies. Canberra, ACT: Murray-Darling Basin Authority.
2023 Wheeler, S., & Xu, Y. (2023). WWW (What, Where and Why) of Household Food Waste Behaviour project.
2022 Xu, Y., Nguyen, T., Wheeler, S., Wundke, J., Heinrich, K., Umberger, W., . . . Xu, Y. (2022). The WWW (What, Where and Why) of Household Food Waste Behaviour: Literature Review.
2022 Wheeler, S., Gregg, D., & Xu, Y. (2022). Exploring Adelaide residents’ preferences for alternative food waste policies.
2022 Wheeler, S., Xu, Y., Ma, Y., & Nguyen, T. (2022). Linking City of Burnside Household Bin-by-Bin Audit and Associated Socio-Demographics.
2022 Wheeler, S. A., Seidl, C., Tingey-Holyoak, J., Zuo, Z., Xu, Y., & Kandulu, J. (2022). The economics and financial benchmarking of Riverland Grape production, and potential benefits of Vitivisor technology (Sep 2022). Australia: School of Economics and Public Policy, University of Adelaide.
2022 Xu, Y., & Wheeler, S. (2022). The Value of Native Vegetation in Australia: A Systematic Literature Review.
2021 Wheeler, S., Xu, Y., Zuo, Z., & Tang, W. (2021). Systematic Literature Review on Interventions to Increase Park Use and Physical Activities.
2020 Wheeler, S., Haensch, J., & Xu, Y. (2020). Explaining Positive Attitudes towards Marine Parks and Sanctuary Zones in South Australia between 2011 and 2019. The University of Adelaide.
2020 Wheeler, S., Zuo, Z., Xu, Y., Haensch, J., & Seidl, C. (2020). Water market literature review and empirical analysis. The University of Adelaide.
2020 Adamson, D. C., & Wheeler, S. (2020). CBA Model of Sheep Blow Fly Eradication in Kangaroo Island.
2019 Australian Academy of Science., Moritz, C., Blackall, L., Davis, J., Flannery, T., Godden, L., . . . Williams, J. (2019). Investigation of the causes of mass fish kills in the Menindee Region NSW over the summer of 2018–2019. Canberra, Australia: Australian Academy of Science.
2019 Wheeler, S., Zuo, Z. H. I., Xu, Y., Grafton, Q., & Yazd, S. (2019). Emergency Drought Relief Package: Health and Resilience Services: an Evidence Check rapid review. Sax Institute.
2019 Zuo, Z., Wheeler, S., Tang, W., & Umberger, W. (2019). Understanding parallel trade of Australian products to China. The University of Adelaide.
2017 adamson, D., Loch, A., Wheeler, S., & Connor, J. (2017). Submission to the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Water Resources: Inquiry into water-use efficiency in Australian agriculture,.
2017 adamson, D., Loch, A., Wheeler, S., & Connor, J. (2017). Submission to the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Water Resources: Inquiry into water-use efficiency in Australian agriculture,.
2017 Wheeler, S. A., Edwards, J., Haensch, J., Zuo, Z., & Schirmer, J. (2017). Exploring initiatives in the Murray-Darling Basin that embody integral ecology: a case study of the Riverina (One). The University of Adelaide.
2016 Zuo, A., Wheeler, S., & Loch, A. (2016). Short survey of southern Murray-Darling Basin irrigator's views on the review of water charge rules: Final report.
2014 Wheeler, S. A., Zuo, A., Loch, A., & Grafton, R. Q. (2014). Survey of National Pollutant Inventory (NPI) users.
2013 Crisp, P., Wheeler, S. A., & Baker, G. (2013). A benefit/cost assessment in citrus IPM following the application of soil amendments (CT10022). Australia: Horticulture Australia Ltd.
2012 Cheesman, J., & Wheeler, S. (2012). Survey of water entitlement sellers under the Restoring the Balance in the Murray-Darling Basin program: Final report prepared for the Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities.
2010 Wheeler, S. A., Zuo, Z., & Bjornlund, H. (2010). Investigating irrigator water use, selling water entitlements, exit behaviour and government intervention in water markets in the Southern Murray Darling Basin.
2010 Zuo, A., Bjornlund, H., Wheeler, S., Khan, E., & Corral de Zubielqui, C. (2010). Exploring Attitudes to Water Re-Allocation in Southern Alberta.
2010 Wheeler, S., Round, D. K., & Wilson, J. K. (2010). The relationship between crime and gaming expenditure in Victoria: final report. Australia: University of South Australia.
2010 Wheeler, S. A., Round, D., & Wilson, J. (2010). The Relationship between crime and gaming expenditure in Victoria.

Year Citation
2022 Kandulu, J. (2022). Improving the social welfare of rural households in South Asia and Africa through effective rural development interventions. (PhD Thesis, University of Adelaide).
2006 Wheeler, S., & others. (2006). The adoption and diffusion of organic agriculture: economics, drivers and constraints.

Year Citation
2023 Wheeler, S., Zuo, A., & Xu, Y. (2023). Suicide rates increased after extreme drought in the Murray-Darling Basin – we have to do better as climate change intensifies. The Conversation.
2023 Wheeler, S., & Ringler, C. (2023). The Murray-Darling Basin shows why the 'social cost of water' concept won’t work. The Conversation.
2023 Wheeler, S. (2023). Water buybacks are back on the table in the Murray-Darling Basin. Here's a refresher on how they work. The Conversation.
2021 Wheeler, S. (2021). Assessing Water Markets from around the World. Global Water Forum:.
2020 Wheeler, S. (2020). Substituting groundwater for surface water - what could go wrong? A case study in Victoria, Australia. Global Water Forum.
2019 Wheeler, S. (2019). Scarcity drives water prices, not government water recovery: new research. The Conversation.
2019 Wheeler, S., & Carmody, E. (2019). Was the Government's irrigation cash splash worth it?. The Advertiser.
2018 Wheeler, S., & Nauges, C. (2018). Farmers' climate denial begins to wane as reality bites. The Conversation.
2018 Wheeler, S. (2018). Three reasons why it's a bad idea to ramp up Adelaide's desalination plant. The Conversation.
2016 Wheeler, S. A. (2016). How to endure drought: a multi-faceted response. IWA: The Source.
2016 Wheeler, S. A. (2016). Entering the age of organics The rapid growth of organic farming. The Policy Forum.
2016 Wheeler, S. A. (2016). Sarah Wheeler on Water Scarcity. ABC Radio National.
2015 Wheeler, S. A., & Nauges, C. (2015). People's beliefs and motives influence the effectiveness of green policies. The Economist.

 

  • 2023-2026  Jones, Tanner, Wheeler, Nursey-Bray, Hatton McDonald et al. DCCEEW, Blue carbon ecosystem restoration benefits measurement, verification and accounts: for the Gulf St Vincent Seagrass Restoration Project
  • 2023-2027  Knowling, Wheeler et al. GRDC -  Enterprise choice and sequence strategies that drive sustainable and profitable southern Australian farming systems
  • 2023-2024  Thuy Pham, Wheeler, Lowe, Jones DFAT/Palladium - Knowledge transfer to enable blue carbon market in Vietnam
  • 2023-2024  Wheeler, Shi, Zuo University of Adelaide - Investigating Water Security Issues in Australia though the lens of causal AI
  • 2023-2024  Wheeler, Page, Seidl NT Department of Environment, Parks and Water Security - Upper King River Managed Aquifer Recharge scheme  
  • 2022-2025          Wheeler      CSIRO -  Water banking readiness assessment in the Murray-Darling Basin
  • 2022-2024          Zuo and Wheeler      Australian Research Council Discovery Award -  Measuring the social and economic impacts of water ownership and reforms on Australian water market
  • 2022  Cooper, Crase, Wheeler  et al.    Goyder -  Developing a framework for a water rating system
  • 2022       Wheeler and Zuo   Department of Environment and Water   -  Literature review of native vegetation values in Australia
  • 2022     Kurunasena, Pearson, Wheeler, Ceron    Australian Academy of Social Sciences      -   Workshop on food waste   
  • 2022     Wheeler and Zuo   Murray-Darling Basin Authority - Literature review of socio-economic studies in MDB and social and economic workplan support          
  • 2022-2021       Wyroll, Guillame, Wheeler, Daniels, Grafton, Do, Talbot-Jones   ANU Crawford School of Public Policy and Institute for Water Futures  - Renovating Cost-Benefit Analysis of Public Water Infrastructure for a Risky World
  • 2020-2022           Wheeler, Grafton, Nauges       Australian Research Council Discovery Award    Consequences of water reform & changing farm adaptation in the Basin
  • 2020                    Wheeler, Zuo                ACCC            Water Market Literature Review and Survey Empirical Analysis
  • 2020-2022          Wheeler, Umberger                 CRC Food Waste       The WWW (what, where and why) of South Australian Household's Food Waste Behaviour
  • 2020-2022           Westra, Wheeler, et al.  Wine Australia  Vitivisor 
  • 2018-19              Wheeler, Grafton, Zuo, Xu           NSW Health (through Sax Institute)     Evidence check of mental health of drought-affected communities
  • 2018-2019          Zuo, Wheeler, Umberger             Cwlth Department of Agriculture and Water Resources      Understanding parallel trade of Australian products to China
  • 2018-20              Wheeler, Crisp, Adamson, Smallridge     Meat and Livestock Australia          Evaluation of the Sterile Insect Technique for Sheep Blowfly Control
  • 2018-2019          Wheeler     Ian Potter and Myer Foundation Project  Expert panel advice
  • 2018-2020          Jacobson, King Wheeler, et al.    ACIAR   Policy Drivers for Public-Private Partnerships in Pacific Organics
  • 2017-2019          Zuo, Wheeler, Umberger, Roberts           ACIAR              Challenges and opportunities for meeting requirements of China mango markets
  • 2017-2019           Umberger, Wheeler         DEWNR Funding for a split position between DEWNR and GFAR
  • 2017-2020           Pittock, Ramshaw, Stirzaker: Bjornlund, Wheeler et al. ACIAR    Stage II: Increasing irrigation water productivity in Mozambique, Tanzania and Zimbabwe through on-farm monitoring, adaptive management and AIPs
  • 2017-2019           Crase, Wheeler, Cooper et al.      ACIAR    Efficient participatory irrigation institutions to support productive and sustainable agriculture in south Asia
  • 2017      Wheeler, Zuo, Haensch   Catholic Earthcare and Uniting Church      Literature review on initiatives in the Murray-Darling Basin that embody integral ecology
  • 2016      Wheeler, Zuo      UniSA, ACIAR      Africa project State I: Increasing irrigation water productivity in Mozambique, Tanzania and Zimbabwe through on-farm monitoring, adaptive management and AIPs
  • 2016      Cleary, Wheeler,               RIRDC    Local to Global: Farmer Cooperation for High value Export Markets
  • 2016      Wheeler, Zuo, Loch          ACCC     Irrigator Farm Survey for southern MDB
  • 2016      Loch, Wheeler, Zuo, Young           UNESCO              Developing a Water Market Readiness Approach
  • 2015      Overton et al., Wheeler  Goyder  Developing a Decision Support System framework for SA
  • 2015      Wheeler and Gregg          Parrakie Wetlands            Valuing Parrakie Wetlands
  • 2014-2018           Wheeler               ARC Future Fellowship     Adapting for an uncertain future: farmer behaviour in water-stressed basins
  • 2015-2017           Bjornlund and Wheeler   ACIAR    Further support for: Increasing irrigation water productivity in Mozambique, Tanzania and Zimbabwe through on-farm monitoring, adaptive management & Agricultural Innovation Platforms
  • 2014-2016           Wheeler, Loch, Bjornlund, Garrick, Boxall, Adamowicz       ARC Discovery               Transitioning to a water secure future
  • 2014      Wheeler               United Nations, UNECE  Invited expert speaker at United Nations workshop on transboundary water issues in Geneva
  • 2014      Wheeler               Murray-Darling Basin Authority    Economic impacts of Basin water reforms on irrigated agriculture
  • 2014      Wheeler               CSIRO Land and Water    Water Values and Benefits
  • 2014      Wheeler               National Water Commission         Expert Advisor for the Commission
  • 2013      Wheeler, Zuo, Loch, Grafton        Federal Department Environment              Survey of Users of the National Pollutant Inventory
  • 2013      Wheeler               Government of Netherlands         Invited expert speaker at UNECE workshop on transboundary water issues in Amsterdam
  • 2013-2017           Pittock, Ramshaw, Grafton, Stirzaker, Bjornlund, Wheeler, Loch, Zuo, et al.        Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR)–Cat. 1 Increasing irrigation water productivity in Mozambique, Tanzania and Zimbabwe through on-farm monitoring, adaptive management and Agricultural Innovation Platforms: 
  • 2013      Wheeler, Loch    National Water Commission         Expert Advisors for the Commission
  • 2013      Wheeler               National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility              Expert reviewer, keynote speaker at NCCARF’s launch at Federal parliament, and IPCC official reviewer on 5th Assessment report
  • 2011-2013           Wheeler, Bjornlund, Beecham, Shanahan, Zuo and Loch    National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility           Water Trade, Climate Change and Irrigator Adaptability in the Murray-Darling Basin
  • 2011-2012           Wheeler, Cheesman        Federal Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Populations & Communities Mid-term review of the Restoring the Balance program
  • 2009-2012           Wheeler, Bjornlund, Shanahan     ARC Linkage, MDBA, GMW, NSW DEW, DSE, Uni. Lethbridge        Improving water market outcomes through a better understanding of market behaviour

Past: Economics of Climate Change: ECON 7221

Past: Economic Policy Analysis III: ECON 3525

Past: Honours Economics Thesis: ECON 4010

Past: Water Security and Governance: AGRIBUS 7064

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2025 Co-Supervisor Mapping, monitoring, and managing food waste from Australian Quick Service Restaurants. Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Asgiri Pemila Jayasekara
2025 Co-Supervisor This thesis examines gaps and preferences in agricultural economics. Chapter 1 analyses gender income disparities in Australian agriculture, with emphasis on childcare. Chapter 2 uses consumer survey data and logistic models to study food and environmental preferences. Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Miss Mahsa Rahmani Dizgah
2025 Co-Supervisor Mapping, monitoring, and managing food waste from Australian Quick Service Restaurants. Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Asgiri Pemila Jayasekara
2025 Co-Supervisor This thesis examines gaps and preferences in agricultural economics. Chapter 1 analyses gender income disparities in Australian agriculture, with emphasis on childcare. Chapter 2 uses consumer survey data and logistic models to study food and envi Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Miss Mahsa Rahmani Dizgah
2023 Co-Supervisor Food Waste Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Sijia Liu
2023 Co-Supervisor Essays exploring the value of water as an investment Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Mubeen Abdur Rehman
2023 Co-Supervisor Essays exploring the value of water as an investment Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Mubeen Abdur Rehman
2023 Co-Supervisor Food Waste Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Sijia Liu

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2018 - 2022 Co-Supervisor Investigating Agricultural Innovation Platforms, Soil Moisture Monitoring Tools and Farm Adaptation Behaviour in Irrigation Schemes in Sub-Saharan Africa Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Fentahun Addis Abebe
2018 - 2022 Principal Supervisor Social licence in natural resource dependent industries: Improving understanding and integrating economic perspectives Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Nikki Dumbrell
2017 - 2021 Principal Supervisor Examining the Spatial Influences of Natural Capital in the Australian Agricultural Landscape Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mrs Maksuda Mannaf
2016 - 2020 Principal Supervisor Understanding adaptation and water market behaviour of irrigators and non-landholder stakeholders in the Murray-Darling Basin Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Constantin Seidl
2015 - 2019 Co-Supervisor Impacts of Climatic Variability, Water Scarcity and Socio-Economic Demographics on Farmers' Mental Health in Australia Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Sahar Daghagh Yazd
2015 - 2017 Principal Supervisor Exploring the Use of Water Markets for Improved Environmental Outcomes Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Dr Claire Maree Settre
2015 - 2017 Principal Supervisor Examining the Importance of Spatial Influences on Irrigators' Water Trading Behaviour in the Southern Murray-Darling Basin Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Ms Juliane Haensch
2015 - 2019 Co-Supervisor Food System Transformation in Fiji: Exploring the Determinants of Diet Quality and Health Outcomes in Rural and Urban Households Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Miss Anna Vicki Finizio
2015 - 2022 Principal Supervisor Improving the Social Welfare of Rural Households in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa through Effective Rural Development Interventions Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Dr John Kandulu

Date Role Board name Institution name Country
2022 - ongoing Advisory Board Member Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics Australia
2015 - ongoing Board Member Australasian Journal of Water Resources Australasian Journal of Water Resources Australia
2015 - ongoing - Organic Trust Australia - Research and Education - -

Date Role Membership Country
2008 - ongoing Member Centre for Water Economics and Policy Australia

Date Role Editorial Board Name Institution Country
2021 - ongoing Associate Editor Agricultural Economics (AGRICECON) Agricultural Economics United States
2021 - ongoing Board Member Water University of Adelaide Australia
2021 - ongoing Board Member International Review of Environmental and Resource Economics University of Adelaide Australia
2013 - ongoing Associate Editor The Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics University of Adelaide Australia

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