Research Summary
Agricultural economics and policy, development economics, public sector economics, community and regional economics, community and rural development, comparative rural policy, institutional and behavioral economics, resource and environmental economics, and public scholarship and civic engagement in higher education.Research Keywords
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Recent Publications
Application of a modified brainstorming technique
Windon, S., Stollar, M. K. & Alter, T. R., Apr 1 2020, In: Journal of Extension. 58, 2, p. 1-10 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
New development: Public sector responses to complex socio-ecological issues—no silver bullets for rabbits
Reid, M. J., Hull, L. A., Alter, T. R., Adams, L. B., Kleinert, H. M. & Woolnough, A. P., 2019, (Accepted/In press) In: Public Money and Management.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The creative fire: An interactional framework for rural arts-based development
Balfour, B., W-P Fortunato, M. & Alter, T. R., Oct 2018, In: Journal of Rural Studies. 63, p. 229-239 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Wild dog management in Australia: An interactional approach to case studies of community-led action
Howard, T. M., Thompson, L. J., Frumento, P. & Alter, T., May 4 2018, In: Human Dimensions of Wildlife. 23, 3, p. 242-256 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Systemic governance of sustainable agriculture: Implementing sustainable development goals and climate-friendly farming
Williams, J., Alter, T. & Shrivastava, P., Jan 1 2018, (Accepted/In press) In: Outlook on Agriculture.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Intentional Innovation Communities: Concepts and Preliminary Evidence
Fortunato, M. W. P., Alter, T. R., Adapa, S. & Thomas, P., May 1 2017, In: Economic Development Quarterly. 31, 2, p. 100-115 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Mapping community innovation: Using social network analysis to map the interactional field, identify facilitators, and foster community development
Balfour, B. & Alter, T. R., Jul 8 2016, In: Community Development. 47, 4, p. 431-448 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Culture and entrepreneurial opportunity in high- and low-entrepreneurship rural communities: Challenging the discovery/creation divide
Fortunato, M. W. P. & Alter, T. R., Jan 1 2016, In: Journal of Enterprising Communities. 10, 4, p. 447-476 30 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Evaluation of a natural resource management program: an Australian case study
Verbeek, M., Martin, P. V., Fortunato, M., Alter, T., Bridger, J. & Radhakrishna, R., Oct 1 2016, In: Australasian Journal of Environmental Management. 23, 4, p. 382-401 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Government and the entrepreneurial ecology: The case of Halifax, Nova Scotia
Dye, B. & Alter, T. R., Oct 20 2015, In: Community Development. 46, 5, p. 541-558 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review