# Karen Vella

**Type:** Researchers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/researchers/karen-vella/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Citations | 1,248 |
| Field | Coastal and Marine Management |
| h-index | 19 |
| i10-index | 26 |
| Last Known Institution | Queensland University of Technology |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/A5000505658 |
| ORCID iD | 0000-0002-5096-2908 |
| Works | 145 |

## Researcher papers

- [The 10 Australian ecosystems most vulnerable to tipping points](https://scholariq.org/papers/the-10-australian-ecosystems-most-vulnerable-to-tipping-points/)
- [How Are Smart City Concepts and Technologies Perceived and Utilized? A Systematic Geo-Twitter Analysis of Smart Cities in Australia](https://scholariq.org/papers/how-are-smart-city-concepts-and-technologies-perceived-and-utilized-a-systematic/)
- [Coral restoration and adaptation in Australia: The first five years](https://scholariq.org/papers/coral-restoration-and-adaptation-in-australia-the-first-five-years/)
- [Relocating a Flood-Affected Community: Good Planning or Good Politics?](https://scholariq.org/papers/relocating-a-flood-affected-community-good-planning-or-good-politics/)
- [Exploring the usefulness of structural–functional approaches to analyse governance of planning systems](https://scholariq.org/papers/exploring-the-usefulness-of-structural-functional-approaches-to-analyse/)
- [Voluntary Collaboration for Adaptive Governance](https://scholariq.org/papers/voluntary-collaboration-for-adaptive-governance/)
- [The Practice of Water Policy Governance Networks: An International Comparative Case Study Analysis](https://scholariq.org/papers/the-practice-of-water-policy-governance-networks-an-international-comparative/)
- [Lessons learned and policy implications from climate-related planned relocation in Fiji and Australia](https://scholariq.org/papers/lessons-learned-and-policy-implications-from-climate-related-planned-relocation/)
- [Governance Systems Analysis (GSA): A Framework for Reforming Governance Systems](https://scholariq.org/papers/governance-systems-analysis-gsa-a-framework-for-reforming-governance-systems/)
- [Governing Community-Based Natural Resource Management in Australia: International Implications](https://scholariq.org/papers/governing-community-based-natural-resource-management-in-australia-international/)
- [Food diversity and accessibility enabled urban environments for sustainable food consumption: a case study of Brisbane, Australia](https://scholariq.org/papers/food-diversity-and-accessibility-enabled-urban-environments-for-sustainable-food/)

## Researcher topics

- [Coastal and Marine Management](https://scholariq.org/topics/coastal-and-marine-management/)
- [Mining and Resource Management](https://scholariq.org/topics/mining-and-resource-management/)
- [Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies](https://scholariq.org/topics/coral-and-marine-ecosystems-studies/)
- [Environmental and Social Impact Assessments](https://scholariq.org/topics/environmental-and-social-impact-assessments/)
- [Sustainability and Climate Change Governance](https://scholariq.org/topics/sustainability-and-climate-change-governance/)

## Researcher university

- [Queensland University of Technology](https://scholariq.org/institutions/queensland-university-of-technology/)

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Source: ScholarIQ — public research metadata, principally OpenAlex. See https://scholariq.org/sources/ for provenance and https://scholariq.org/methodology/ for what these figures mean.