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Overview

Jim Smith is affiliated with Bond University in Australia and conducts research primarily within the fields of Medicine and Environmental Science. Their work spans varied subfields including Surgery, Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

Their recent publications reflect a diverse research interest across ecosystem dynamics, fire history, surgical techniques, and cultural heritage. Notable papers include:

  • Vegetation dynamics models: a comprehensive set for natural resource assessment and planning in the United States (2021, Ecosphere)
  • Integration of vegetation classification with land cover mapping: lessons from regional mapping efforts in the Americas (2022, Vegetation Classification and Survey)
  • Single-stage nasal reconstruction with the islanded forehead flap (2020, Journal of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery)
  • Contemporary (1984-2020) fire history metrics for the conterminous United States and ecoregional differences by land ownership (2022, International Journal of Wildland Fire)
  • Challenging Uncomfortableness: The Adaptive Reuse of Bendigo Gaol into Ulumbarra Theater and School (2023, Heritage & Society)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Jim Smith include Kori Blankenship, Randy Swaty, Kimberly R. Hall, Sarah Hagen, and Kelly A. Pohl.

The venues where Jim Smith frequently publishes research are:

  • Ecosphere
  • Vegetation Classification and Survey
  • International Journal of Wildland Fire
  • Heritage & Society
  • Journal of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery

Key topics addressed in their research are fire effects on ecosystems, rangeland and wildlife management, ecology and vegetation dynamics studies, species distribution and climate change, fire dynamics and safety research, fire detection and safety systems, and cultural heritage management and preservation.

Their research contributions include exploration of fire history and ecosystem responses, advances in surgical methods, and integration of ecological classification systems for natural resource management. This multidisciplinary focus bridges environmental science and medicine, highlighting connections between ecological processes and human health and heritage conservation.

Best Publications

  • Life Cycle Critical Success Factors for Public-Private Partnership Infrastructure Projects

    Junxiao Liu;Peter E. D. Love;Jim Smith;Michael Regan

  • BENCHMARKING, BENCHACTION, AND BENCHLEARNING: REWORK MITIGATION IN PROJECTS

    Peter E. D. Love;Jim Smith

  • Conceptual Framework for the Performance Measurement of Public-Private Partnerships

    Junxiao Liu;Peter E. D. Love;Peter R. Davis;Jim Smith

  • Modelling the dynamics of design error induced rework in construction

    Peter E. D. Love;Purnendu Mandal;Jim Smith;Heng Li

  • Public-Private Partnerships: A Review of Theory and Practice of Performance Measurement

    Junxiao Liu;Peter E.D. Love;Jim Smith;Michael Regan

  • Future Proofing PPPs: Life-Cycle Performance Measurement and Building Information Modelling

    Peter E.D. Love;Junxiao Liu;Jane Matthews;Chun Pong Sing

  • AdaptSTAR model: A climate-friendly strategy to promote built environment sustainability

    Sheila Conejos;Craig Langston;Jim Smith

  • Understanding the Landscape of Overruns in Transport Infrastructure Projects

    Peter E D Love;Jim Smith;Ian Simpson;Michael Regan

  • Impact of the Capital Market Collapse on Public-Private Partnership Infrastructure Projects

    Michael Regan;Michael Regan;Jim Smith;Jim Smith;Peter E. D. Love;Peter E. D. Love

  • Infrastructure procurement: Learning from private - public partnership experiences 'down under'

    Michael Regan;Jim Smith;Peter Love

  • A comparison of defects in houses constructed by owners and registered builders in the Australian State of Victoria

    Jim Georgiou;Peter Love;Jim Smith

  • Designing for better building adaptability: A comparison of adaptSTAR and ARP models

    Sheila Conejos;Craig Langston;Jim Smith

  • Divergence or Congruence? A Path Model of Rework for Building and Civil Engineering Projects

    Peter E. D. Love;David J. Edwards;Jim Smith;Derek H. T. Walker

  • Building Cost Planning for the Design Team

    Jim Smith;David Jaggar

  • Improving the implementation of adaptive reuse strategies for historic buildings

    Sheila Conejos;Craig Ashley Langston;Jim Smith

  • Stakeholder Management during Project Inception: Strategic Needs Analysis

    Jim Smith;Peter E. D. Love

  • The propagation of rework benchmark metrics for construction

    P. E.D. Love;J. Smith;Heng Li

  • Contract Documentation and the Incidence of Rework in Projects

    Peter E.D. Love;David J. Edwards;Jim Smith

  • Praxis of Performance Measurement in Public-Private Partnerships: Moving beyond the Iron Triangle

    Junxiao Liu;Peter E.D. Love;Jim Smith;Jane Matthews

  • Rework causation: Emergent theoretical insights and implications for research

    Peter E. D. Love;David J. Edwards;Jim Smith

  • Building Design Cost Management

    D. Jaggar;A. Ross;Jim Smith;Peter Love

Frequent Co-Authors

Liyin Shen
Liyin Shen Chongqing University
Nick Hajli
Nick Hajli Loughborough University
Keith W. Nicholls
Keith W. Nicholls Natural Environment Research Council
David M. Holland
David M. Holland New York University
Chi Ming Tam
Chi Ming Tam City University of Hong Kong

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