Biography

Stephen R. Tyler, PhD

Dr. Stephen Tyler first joined POLIS as member of the Board of the POLIS Foundation and joined POLIS as a Research Associate in 2007. He contributes support and advice to POLIS in the area of collective resource rights and community management and is currently undertaking exploratory work with other Associates on the topic of Aboriginal water issues.

Dr Tyler runs Adaptive Resource Management Ltd, a consulting and research practice based in Victoria. He works with research institutions, international development agencies and various levels of government to improve integrated resource management and strengthen local livelihoods. He is the former Team Leader for the International Development Research Centre’s Community-Based Natural Resource Management program in Asia, where he was responsible for a portfolio of over 75 long-term projects in 12 countries over a 7-year period. Stephen holds a PhD in City and Regional Planning from the University of California in Berkeley, and has 3 grown children who also live in Victoria. He is editor of "Communities, Livelihoods and Natural Resources: Action Research and Policy Change in Asia" released in 2006. Book Flyer >>