Martin Brueckner is a social ecologist and co-director of the Centre for Responsible Citizenship and Sustainability in the School of Management and Governance at Murdoch University. His interests are in the area of sustainability management, focusing on social and environmental justice issues and the politics of sustainability. Martin has conducted research in the areas of sustainable communities, industry–community relations and corporate social responsibility. His work is published both nationally and internationally.

Dyann Ross works for the Queensland Department of Health as a Mental Health Clinical Educator. She teaches at the University of the Sunshine Coast and holds an adjunct position with Edith Cowan University as part of her research and writing activities. Dyann’s research interests cover the personal mental health of community members and the adverse impacts of unsustainable practices on communities.