JOURNALS
Crofts, K. and Phelan, L. (2025). ‘Delphi and Deliberation: Engaging community expertise to inform
post-mining land use in the Hunter Valley, Australia’. Energy Research & Social Science.
Jordan, W., Crofts, K., & Phelan, L. (2024). ‘Energy Transition in the Hunter Valley, New South Wales, Australia’. In Edwards, G.A., Wiseman, J., Cahill, A., Regional Energy Transitions in Australia From Impossible to Possible. Routledge.
Crofts, K., Rifkin, W., Espig, M., Perey, R., & Bray, H. (2024). ‘Overview of the Special Issue: Embracing the Messiness of Transdisciplinarity’. Sustainability, 16(22), 9622. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16229622.
Crofts, K. (2022). ‘“The experts are already here”: The role of local knowledge in sustainability transitions’. In The New Economy Network Journal, August, vol. 3.
REPORTS
Bell J. & Crofts, K. (2024). Reimagining Diversity in Clean Energy Careers. The Next Economy, Brisbane.
Crofts, K. (2023). Empowering Voices: Australian Case Studies Unveil the Power of Community in Decision-Making. Published by Hunter Renewal.
Hunter Renewal & Hunter Jobs Alliance. (2021).
Future-proofing the Hunter: Voices from our community. Collective authorship including Crofts, K.
Hunter Renewal. (2023). After the coal rush, the clean up:
A community blueprint to restore the Hunter.
Collective authorship including Crofts, K.
EXPERT TESTIMONY & SUBMISSIONS
Crofts, K. (2024). NSW Parliamentary inquiry into beneficial and productive postmining land use. Online, August 21. Expert evidence provided at the request of the NSW Standing Committee on State Benefit following written submission to the inquiry.
Crofts, K. (2021). Submission to the Mining and Petroleum Legislation Amendment Bill. NSW Parliament.
MEDIA
Crofts, K. & Phelan, L. (2023). ‘All mines close. How can mining towns like Mount Isa best manage the ups and downs?’ In, The Conversation, 26 October 2023.
Phelan, L. & Crofts, K. (2023). ‘We need to restore the land: as coal mines close, here’s a community blueprint to sustain the Hunter Valley.’ In, The Conversation, 8 February 2023.
Phelan, L. & Crofts, K. (2022). ‘NSW’s biggest coal mine to close in 2030. Now what about the workers?’ In, The Conversation, 17 June 2022.
Phelan, L. & Crofts, K. (2022). ‘3 local solutions to replace coal jobs and ensure a just transition for mining communities.’ In, The Conversation, 17 January 2022.
TALKS & SEMINARS
Crofts, K. (2025). Recasting the community as experts in energy transitions. International Institute of Geographer’s Conference, Newcastle. July 4.
Wiseman, J., Edwards, G., Cahill, A., Bowman, W., Crofts, K. (2023). From Just Transitions to Economic Transformation: Learning from Australian regions. Transformations Conference, Sydney. July 12.
Crofts, K. (2023). Design in service to communities undergoing transition. Transformations Conference, Sydney. July 12.
Crofts, K. (2023). Exploring the role of participation and design in energy transitions. Centre for Public Impact, online seminar. March 16.
Coleman, D., Crofts, K., Phelan, L. (2022). Access and equity in transition: Challenges in the Hunter Valley, Australia, a climate change ‘hotspot’. International Association for Society and Natural Resources. Virtual Conference, October 7. Conceptualisation, co-presentation, visualisation.
Crofts, K. (2022). Community-led Transition Processes. Social Design Sydney. April 6.
Crofts, K. (2021). Creating a positive platform for sustainable change through community-based participatory design. New Economy Network Research Jam. June 24.