Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Overview
Dr. Amrita Kambo is a multi-disciplinary researcher at The University of Queensland. Her work borrows and applies theoretical constructs from concepts such as ‘social acceptance’ and ‘social licence to operate’ (SLO). These modules can be applied to assess the extent to which a business, or industry or technology gains tacit support from the wider public. Additionally, the SLO concept can be applied to understand standards of responsible behaviour, transparency and accountability in a wide range of settings. To date, Amrita has applied the SLO concept to understand community expectations in the context of renewable energy technologies such as hydrogen and biogas under a project funded by the Future Fuels CRC using familiar methods in social sciences such as surveys, interviews, focus groups and participatory research.
Amrita's wider research interests include sustainable cities, urban infrastructure, planning and place-making. These interests are rooted in the Amrita’s early career and experience in architecture and design.
Amrita’s PhD research included a review of influential topics in context of ‘sustainable’ architecture - ‘regenerative’ design and development, biophilic design, ecosystem services, ‘Geodesign’, biomimicry, green infrastructure, positive development, net-zero design and so on.
Research Interests
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Ecological Worldview
How can a regenerative paradigm be applied to design sustainable cities, neighbourhoods and buildings, recognising that natural and social systems function as mutually interconnected networks? -
Regenerative sustainability
How can design praxis embrace a design philosophy, where we continually enhance the capacity of living systems around us? -
Urban nature and place-making
How can nature based solutions be integrated into sustainable cities, to promote health and wealth creation for self and environment? -
Participatory Geodesign and integrated networks
How can advanced planning tools promote the design of integrated networks in cities, holistically addressing questions around waste, water, energy and carbon, in people-led, participatory approaches? -
Social licence to operate
How can public perceptions of 'new' technologies enable or disable the roll-out of nation building programs?
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, Queensland University of Technology
Publications
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Journal Article: Stakeholder engagement: the role of facilitators and gender in ‘opening up’ conversations and enabling participation
Wade, Belinda, Bharadwaj, Bishal, Kambo, Amrita, Jensen, Mikayla, Witt, Katherine, Weder, Franzisca, Phelan, Anna (Anya) and Ashworth, Peta (2024). Stakeholder engagement: the role of facilitators and gender in ‘opening up’ conversations and enabling participation. Australasian Journal of Environmental Management, 1-33. doi: 10.1080/14486563.2023.2298195
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Journal Article: Shorter message, stronger framing increases societal acceptance for hydrogen
Bharadwaj, Bishal, Kambo, Amrita, Witt, Kathy, Wade, Belinda, Weder, Franzisca and Ashworth, Peta (2024). Shorter message, stronger framing increases societal acceptance for hydrogen. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 59, 880-888. doi: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2024.02.024
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Other Outputs: Assessing public and end-user perceptions: risks of renewable gases such as hydrogen
Kambo, Amrita, Arratia-Solar, Andrea and Witt, Katherine (2023). Assessing public and end-user perceptions: risks of renewable gases such as hydrogen. Wollongong, NSW, Australia: Future Fuels CRC.
Publications
Journal Article
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Wade, Belinda, Bharadwaj, Bishal, Kambo, Amrita, Jensen, Mikayla, Witt, Katherine, Weder, Franzisca, Phelan, Anna (Anya) and Ashworth, Peta (2024). Stakeholder engagement: the role of facilitators and gender in ‘opening up’ conversations and enabling participation. Australasian Journal of Environmental Management, 1-33. doi: 10.1080/14486563.2023.2298195
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Shorter message, stronger framing increases societal acceptance for hydrogen
Bharadwaj, Bishal, Kambo, Amrita, Witt, Kathy, Wade, Belinda, Weder, Franzisca and Ashworth, Peta (2024). Shorter message, stronger framing increases societal acceptance for hydrogen. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 59, 880-888. doi: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2024.02.024
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Awareness of biogas increases its social acceptance
Bharadwaj, Bishal, Kambo, Amrita, Arratia Solar, Andrea and Ashworth, Peta (2023). Awareness of biogas increases its social acceptance. Journal of Cleaner Production, 421 138432, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.138432
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Societal acceptance of hydrogen for domestic and export applications in Australia
Lozano, Lina Lopez, Bharadwaj, Bishal, de Sales, Alain, Kambo, Amrita and Ashworth, Peta (2022). Societal acceptance of hydrogen for domestic and export applications in Australia. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 47 (67), 28806-28818. doi: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2022.06.209
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Kambo, Amrita, Drogemuller, Robin and Yarlagadda, Prasad K.D.V. (2019). Assessing biophilic design elements for ecosystem service attributes – a sub-tropical Australian case. Ecosystem Services, 39 100977. doi: 10.1016/j.ecoser.2019.100977
Conference Publication
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Social acceptance of biogas in Australia
Bharadwaj, Bishal, Kambo, Amrita, Arratia-Solar, Andrea and Ashworth, Peta (2023). Social acceptance of biogas in Australia. Australian Hydrogen Research Conference, AHRC2023, Canberra, ACT, Australia, 8 - 10 February 2023. Rochester, NY, United States: SSRN Elsevier. doi: 10.2139/ssrn.4479079
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Kambo, Amrita, Arratia-Solar, Andrea, Bharadwaj, Bishal, Witt, Katherine, Wade, Belinda, Phelan, Anna (Anya) and Ashworth, Peta (2023). Social acceptance of hydrogen in Australia – key findings from a deliberative engagement process with five citizens’ panels. Australian Hydrogen Research Conference, AHRC2023, Canberra, ACT Australia, 8-10 February 2023. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.2139/ssrn.4478030
Other Outputs
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Assessing public and end-user perceptions: risks of renewable gases such as hydrogen
Kambo, Amrita, Arratia-Solar, Andrea and Witt, Katherine (2023). Assessing public and end-user perceptions: risks of renewable gases such as hydrogen. Wollongong, NSW, Australia: Future Fuels CRC.
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Kambo, Amrita, Bharadwaj, Bishal, Arratia-Solar, Andrea, Witt, Katherine, Phelan, Anya (Anna) and Ashworth, Peta (2023). Citizens’ panels on the role of future fuels in a low carbon future energy mix in Australia: WA and National Youth. Wollongong, NSW, Australia: Future Fuels CRC.
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Public perceptions of Biogas: 2022 National Survey Results
Arratia-Solar, Andrea, Bharadwaj, Bishal, Kambo, Amrita and Ashworth, Peta (2023). Public perceptions of Biogas: 2022 National Survey Results. Wollongong, NSW, Australia: Future Fuels CRC.
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Kambo, Amrita, Arratia-Solar, Andrea, Bharadwaj, Bishal, Witt, Katherine and Ashworth, Peta (2023). Final report: Citizens’ panels on the role of future fuels in a low-carbon future energy mix in Australia . Wollongong, NSW, Australia: Future Fuels CRC.
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Social acceptance of biogas in Australia - a descriptive and thematic literature review
Quintero Fuentes, Abel, Kambo, Amrita, de Sales, Alain and Ashworth, Peta (2023). Social acceptance of biogas in Australia - a descriptive and thematic literature review. Canberra, ACT Australia: Future Fuels CRC.
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Report on engagement and workshops with policy makers
Kambo, Amrita , Witt, Kathy , Wade, Belinda , Bharadwaj, Bishal and Ashworth, Peta (2022). Report on engagement and workshops with policy makers. Windang, NSW, Australia: Future Fuels CRC.
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Citizens’ panels on the role of future fuels in a low-carbon future energy mix in Australia
Ashworth, Peta, Petrova, Svetla , Witt, Kathy, Wade, Belinda, Bharadwaj, Bishal , Clarke, Elliot, Meissner, Katie and Kambo, Amrita (2021). Citizens’ panels on the role of future fuels in a low-carbon future energy mix in Australia . Australia: Future Fuels CRC.
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Regenerative sustainability in the design of built environment for eastern subtropical Australia
Kambo, Amrita (2019). Regenerative sustainability in the design of built environment for eastern subtropical Australia. PhD Thesis, School of Chemistry, Physics and Mechanical Engineering, Queensland University of Technology. doi: 10.5204/thesis.eprints.130701
