Water and Land

Research Team

Professor Neil McIntyre
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Dr Louisa Rochford
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Dr Pascal Bolz
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Dr Nevenka (Nena) Bulovic
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The Water and Land research group undertakes a wide range of research in hydrology, hydrogeology and soil hydrology, water resources engineering, spatial and data science, climate impacts assessment and water quality management. For a full project list, please click here.

Reports

Côte et al, Establishing the Water Knowledge Baseline, CEEC Global Water Initiative.
https://www.ceecthefuture.org/component/cck/?task=download&file=publication_file&id=4509

Peer-reviewed journals

Bulovic, N., McIntyre, N., Trancoso, R., 2024. Climate change risks to mine closure. J. Clean. Prod. 142697. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.142697

Bulovic, N., McIntyre, N., Trancoso, R., Bolz, P., Shaygan, M., 2024. Downscaled climate model erosivity projections and drivers of change across distinct climate regions. CATENA 244, 108250. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2024.108250

Howe, L., Cote, C., Johnston, S., 2025. Applying High Reliability Organisation Theory to Guide Implementation of the Global Industry Standard for Tailings Management (GISTM). Bus. Strat. Environ. https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.70427

Howe, L., Johnston, S., Côte, C., 2024. How Reliable Is Environmental Management in Mining? Learnings Through Analysis of Sustainability Reports. Corp. Soc. Responsib. Environ. Manag. https://doi.org/10.1002/csr.3085

Hilton, M., Shaygan, M., McIntyre, N., Baumgartl, T., Edraki, M., 2019. The Effect of Weathering on Salt Release from Coal Mine Spoils. Minerals 9, 760. https://doi.org/10.3390/min9120760

McIntyre, N., Jain, K.R., Edraki, M., 2021. Modelling of Salt Leaching from Coal Mine Spoils at Two Scales. Mine Water Environ. 40, 902–918. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10230-021-00797-9

Kemanga, B., McIntyre, N., Bulovic, N., 2024. Hydrological classification of mine pit lakes using modelling experiments. J. Environ. Manag. 370, 123057. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.123057

González-Martínez, M-D, Huguet, C, Camacho, LA, Pearse, J, McIntyre, M. 2019. Assessment of potential contamination of Paramo soil and downstream water supplies in a coal mining region of Colombia. Applied Geochemistry 108, 104382, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeochem.2019.104382Anzooman, M., McKenna, P.B., Ufer, N., Baumgartl, T., McIntyre, N., Shaygan, M., 2024. Assessing the Post-Fire Recovery of Mined-Under Temperate Highland Peat Swamps on Sandstone. Land 13, 2253. https://doi.org/10.3390/land13122253

Integrating mines into the regional landscape and economy
Pagliero, L., McIntyre, N., Aitken, D., Bolz, P., Jamett, N., Pérez-Murillo, G., Rivero, F., Herrera-León, S., Ordens, C.M., Campos, L., García, G., Cisternas, L.A., 2024. Sustainable integration of desalinated seawater into regional water supply networks using a participatory modelling framework. Environ. Sci. Polic. 155, 103714. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2024.103714

Robertson, J., Côte, C., Stevens, S., 2024. Examining reported company commitments to water stewardship: Working beyond the mine? Resour. Polic. 96, 105193. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resourpol.2024.105193

Rochford, L.M., Bulovic, N., Ordens, C.M., McIntyre, N., 2023.What makes them pump? Factors influencing groundwater extraction for cattle grazing in a semi-arid region. Agricultural Water Management. 279, 108158. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2023.108158

Worden, S., Svobodova, K., Côte, C., Bolz, P., 2024. Regional post-mining land use assessment: An interdisciplinary and multi-stakeholder approach. Resour. Polic. 89, 104680. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resourpol.2024.104680

Sun, Z., Zhao, Y., Bolz, P., Côte, C., Ren, J., 2025. A multimethod GIS-based framework for site selection of underground pumped storage power stations using closing coal mines: A case study of the Shanxi province, China. Renew. Energy 243, 122521. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2025.122521

Lèbre, E., Czarnota, K., Walsh, S.D.C., Haynes, M., Ufer, N., Sonter, L.J., Sreekar, R., Bolz, P., Bulovic, N., Côte, C., Kunz, N.C., Micklethwaite, S., Northey, S.A., Rochford, L.M., Schodde, R., Seligmann, B., Sturman, K., 2025. ESG mapping of the Australian mining sector – The state of play on mobilising spatial datasets for decision making. Resour. Polic. 105, 105592. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resourpol.2025.105592

Lèbre, É., Stringer, M., Svobodova, K., Owen, J.R., Kemp, D., Côte, C., Arratia-Solar, A., Valenta, R.K., 2020. The social and environmental complexities of extracting energy transition metals. Nat Commun 11, 4823. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-18661-9

Moreno-Silva, C.P., Pagliero, L., McIntyre, N., 2024. Environmental and Social Impacts from Desalinated Water Supply Projects. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5051497

Publications

A review of data challenges and opportunities for large-scale assessments of mining’s social and environmental impacts
Ang, Michelle L.E., Lebre, Eleonore, and McIntyre, Neil (2026). A review of data challenges and opportunities for large-scale assessments of mining’s social and environmental impacts. The Extractive Industries and Society 26 101871 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exis.2026.101871

Evaluating the potential of desalinated irrigation in water-stressed regions through optimized planting dates and irrigation strategies
Zolghadr-Asli, Babak, McIntyre, Neil, Djordjevic, Slobodan, Farmani, Raziyeh, Pagliero, Liliana, and Pérez-Murillo, Gabriel (2025). Evaluating the potential of desalinated irrigation in water-stressed regions through optimized planting dates and irrigation strategies. Agricultural Water Management 322 110009 1-10.

Queensland future climate: developing climate resilient mines
Bulovic, Nevenka and McIntyre, Neil (2025). Queensland future climate: developing climate resilient mines. Queensland Government - Queensland Future Climate web resource.

Australian Water Atlas for Resource Extraction (AWARE), Pilot project
Rochford, Louisa M., Bolz, Pascal, Samper, Agnes, Bulovic, Nevenka, Edraki, Mansour, McIntyre, Neil, and Cote, Claire (2025). Australian Water Atlas for Resource Extraction (AWARE), Pilot project. CRC TiME Annual Forum 2025, Darwin, NT, Australia, 26-27 August 2025.

Environmental and social impacts from desalinated water supply projects
Moreno-Silva, Claudia, Pagliero, Liliana, and McIntyre, Neil (2025). Environmental and social impacts from desalinated water supply projects. Environmental Impact Assessment Review 115 107961 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eiar.2025.107961

Evaluating the Performance of Sentinel‐1 SAR Derived Snow Depth Retrievals Over the Extratropical Andes Cordillera
Bulovic, N., Johnson, F., Lievens, H., Shaw, T. E., McPhee, J., Gascoin, S., Demuzere, M., and McIntyre, N. (2025). Evaluating the Performance of Sentinel‐1 SAR Derived Snow Depth Retrievals Over the Extratropical Andes Cordillera. Water Resources Research 61 (2) e2024WR037766 1-30. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024wr037766

Assessing the post-fire recovery of mined-under temperate highland peat swamps on sandstone
Anzooman, Monia, McKenna, Phill B., Ufer, Natasha, Baumgartl, Thomas, McIntyre, Neil, and Shaygan, Mandana (2024). Assessing the post-fire recovery of mined-under temperate highland peat swamps on sandstone. Land 13 (12) 2253 2253. https://doi.org/10.3390/land13122253

How planning shared infrastructure could support agriculture and desalinated irrigation
Zolghadr-Asli, Babak, McIntyre, Neil, Djordjevic, Slobodan, Farmani, Raziyeh, and Pagliero, Liliana (2024). How planning shared infrastructure could support agriculture and desalinated irrigation. Water Resources Management 39 (3) 1215-1233. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11269-024-04028-y

Hydrological classification of mine pit lakes using modelling experiments
Kemanga, Benedictor, McIntyre, Neil, and Bulovic, Nevenka (2024). Hydrological classification of mine pit lakes using modelling experiments. Journal of Environmental Management 370 123057 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.123057

Downscaled climate model erosivity projections and drivers of change across distinct climate regions
Bulovic, Nevenka, McIntyre, Neil, Trancoso, Ralph, Bolz, Pascal, and Shaygan, Mandana (2024). Downscaled climate model erosivity projections and drivers of change across distinct climate regions. Catena 244 108250 108250. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2024.108250

Assessing Pongamia growth, seed yield and economics in Central Queensland
Shaygan, Mandana, Anzooman, Monia, McIntyre, Neil, deVoil, Peter, Rodriguez, Daniel, and Lane, Joe (2024). Assessing Pongamia growth, seed yield and economics in Central Queensland. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: The University of Queensland.