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Record Nr.

UNINA9911006654903321

Autore

Pigram J. J. J

Titolo

Australia's water resources : from use to management / / John J. Pigram

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Collingwood, Vic., : CSIRO, c2006

ISBN

9786613154798

9781613443972

1613443978

9780643098626

0643098623

9781283154796

128315479X

9781429425612

142942561X

9780643094116

0643094113

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (239 p.)

Disciplina

333.9100994

Soggetti

Water resources development - Australia

Water-supply - Australia

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-222) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Chapter 1 Water resources in time and space; Chapter 2 Australia's water resources – wet and dry; Chapter 3 Taming the rivers and watering the inland; Chapter 4 Agenda for change: water reform in Australia; Chapter 5 Water for urban Australia; Chapter 6 Water for industry, mining and energy generation; Chapter 7 Water for irrigated agriculture; Chapter 8 Water and the environment; Chapter 9 Water: outdoor recreation and tourism; Chapter 10 Australia's water resources, 2025; References; Index;

Sommario/riassunto

Australia's Water Resources seeks to explore the circumstances underpinning the profound reorientation of attitudes and relationships to water that has taken place in Australia in recent decades. The changing emphasis from development to management of water



resources continues to evolve and is reflected in a series of public policy initiatives directed towards rational, efficient and sustainable use of the nation's water.