Previous related research has shown that at a
number of open-cut coalmines in central Queensland, rehabilitation work
has resulted in landscapes and eco-systems capable of supporting grazing
sustainably. The current project takes these findings a step further by
investigating how the management of such sites by graziers (especially
the possibility of overgrazing) may affect the risks of environmental
degradation.
The
project investigates this by seeking to understand the influence of
graziers’ characteristics and circumstances on their land management
decisions. The model uses conditional probabilities, a Bayesian Belief
Network (BBN), as its framework.
