Australia's water resources : from use to management / / John J. Pigram
| Australia's water resources : from use to management / / John J. Pigram |
| Autore | Pigram J. J. J |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Collingwood, Vic., : CSIRO, c2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (239 p.) |
| Disciplina | 333.9100994 |
| Soggetto topico |
Water resources development - Australia
Water-supply - Australia |
| ISBN |
9786613154798
9781613443972 1613443978 9780643098626 0643098623 9781283154796 128315479X 9781429425612 142942561X 9780643094116 0643094113 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| 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; |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9911006654903321 |
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| Collingwood, Vic., : CSIRO, c2006 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Decision making in water resources policy and management : an Australian perspective / / Barry T. Hart, Jane Doolan
| Decision making in water resources policy and management : an Australian perspective / / Barry T. Hart, Jane Doolan |
| Autore | Hart B. T (Barry T.) |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, England : , : Academic Press, , 2017 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (369 pages) : color illustrations |
| Disciplina | 333.9100994 |
| Soggetto topico |
Water-supply - Australia
Water resources development - Government policy - Australia |
| ISBN |
0-12-810524-0
0-12-810523-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Water resource policy, planning and management in Australia : an overview -- Managing the River Murray : one hundred years of politics -- Evolution of water entitlements and markets in Victoria, Australia -- Agriculture in Northern Victoria (Australia) over the past 20-30 years : factors influencing decision making by individual farmers -- Urban : major reforms in urban water policy and management in major Australian cities -- Environmental water reform -- Environmental flows and eco-hydrological assessments in rivers -- The role of economic analysis in water resource management : the Murray-Darling experience -- Social-ecological analyses for better water resources decisions -- Assessing and managing the social effects of water reform in agricultural areas -- Finding diamonds in the dust : community engagement in Murray-Darling Basin planning -- Integrated approaches within water resource planning and management in Australia : theory and application -- ; Case study 1 : The Murray-Darling Basin Plan -- The Victorian Waterway Management Strategy -- Managing water quality for the Great Barrier Reef -- Knowledge transfer in international water resource management : six challenges -- Building expertise in river basin modeling : transfer of knowledge from Australia to India -- Design of a national river health assessment program for China -- Future challenges. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910583357803321 |
Hart B. T (Barry T.)
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| London, England : , : Academic Press, , 2017 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Melbourne's water catchments : perspectives on a world-class water supply / / James Viggers, Haylee Weaver, David Lindenmayer
| Melbourne's water catchments : perspectives on a world-class water supply / / James Viggers, Haylee Weaver, David Lindenmayer |
| Autore | Viggers James |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Collingwood, Victoria : , : CSIRO Publishing, , [2013] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (144 p.) |
| Disciplina |
333.91
333.916215 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
WeaverHaylee
LindenmayerDavid |
| Soggetto topico |
Water-supply - Australia
Water resources development - Australia |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-4863-0008-1
1-4863-0007-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Melbourne's Water Catchments; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Glossary; Conversion table; Part 1 Early history: pre-1900 to 1960; Chapter 1: Pre-1900; Introduction; Water for a new settlement; Blackburn's water supply ideas; The Yan Yean scheme; Closure of the Yan Yean water catchment; Challenges to maintaining adequate water supply; Construction of new water supplies to Yan Yean Reservoir; Diversion of the Watts River and construction of the Maroondah Aqueduct; Continued growth of Melbourne; Links between water quality, human activity and disease
The Royal Commission into the Sanitary Condition of MelbourneConclusion; Chapter 2: 1901 to 1939; Introduction; 'Enemies of water supply': drought and rapid population growth; The Acheron option; New water supplies: the O'Shannassy River and augmentation of the Maroondah system; New water supplies: the O'Shannassy River; 1920s: further expansion of water infrastructure; Maroondah Reservoir; O'Shannassy Reservoir; Silvan Reservoir; Ritchie's ideas for Melbourne's water and securing of supply options; Commencement of the Upper Yarra scheme; Bushfires: 1939 Black Friday fires; Conclusion Chapter 3: 1940 to 1960Introduction; Aftermath of the 1939 bushfires; Fire management and fire towers; Integrity of the water supply: protection from disease; Expansion of the Upper Yarra scheme: the reservoir; Upper Yarra Reservoir: revisions to capacity and rate of construction; Conclusion; Part 2 1961 TO 2012: A WATER MAN'S PERSPECTIVE; Chapter 4: 1961 to 1984; Introduction; 1962: 'The future water supply' report; Analysis of Ronalds' proposals for water supply; Final recommendations of the Parliamentary Public Works Committee inquiry; The 1967-68 drought Additional infrastructure and water supply optionsWater restrictions; New water supply infrastructure for Melbourne; Greenvale Reservoir: western Melbourne; Cardinia Reservoir: south-eastern Melbourne; Commencement of the Thomson River scheme; Stage 1: tunnelling to Upper Yarra Reservoir; Stage 2: extension of the tunnel; Stage 3: final extension of the tunnel and construction of the Thomson dam wall; Fluoridation of Melbourne's water; Sugarloaf Reservoir and Winneke Treatment Plant: construction and controversy; Environmental impact study; The construction of Sugarloaf Reservoir Additional options to secure Melbourne's water supplyWatsons Creek and the Aberfeldy River; 'Planning for an uncertain future' report (1981); Bushfires in the catchments: the Ash Wednesday fires of February 1983; Conclusion; Chapter 5: 1985 to 2012; Introduction; Water supply strategies: 1986 and 1991; Managing demand; Options for new infrastructure and water supply; Cloud seeding trials in the Thomson Catchment; Climate change; The water catchment forests; Research on forest dynamics and water yield and quality; Fire and water yield; Logging and water yield; The end of the MMBW Catchment areas as national parks |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910453241203321 |
Viggers James
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| Collingwood, Victoria : , : CSIRO Publishing, , [2013] | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Melbourne's water catchments : perspectives on a world-class water supply / / James Viggers, Haylee Weaver, David Lindenmayer
| Melbourne's water catchments : perspectives on a world-class water supply / / James Viggers, Haylee Weaver, David Lindenmayer |
| Autore | Viggers James |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Collingwood, Victoria : , : CSIRO Publishing, , [2013] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (144 p.) |
| Disciplina |
333.91
333.916215 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
WeaverHaylee
LindenmayerDavid |
| Soggetto topico |
Water-supply - Australia
Water resources development - Australia |
| ISBN |
1-4863-0008-1
1-4863-0007-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Melbourne's Water Catchments; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Glossary; Conversion table; Part 1 Early history: pre-1900 to 1960; Chapter 1: Pre-1900; Introduction; Water for a new settlement; Blackburn's water supply ideas; The Yan Yean scheme; Closure of the Yan Yean water catchment; Challenges to maintaining adequate water supply; Construction of new water supplies to Yan Yean Reservoir; Diversion of the Watts River and construction of the Maroondah Aqueduct; Continued growth of Melbourne; Links between water quality, human activity and disease
The Royal Commission into the Sanitary Condition of MelbourneConclusion; Chapter 2: 1901 to 1939; Introduction; 'Enemies of water supply': drought and rapid population growth; The Acheron option; New water supplies: the O'Shannassy River and augmentation of the Maroondah system; New water supplies: the O'Shannassy River; 1920s: further expansion of water infrastructure; Maroondah Reservoir; O'Shannassy Reservoir; Silvan Reservoir; Ritchie's ideas for Melbourne's water and securing of supply options; Commencement of the Upper Yarra scheme; Bushfires: 1939 Black Friday fires; Conclusion Chapter 3: 1940 to 1960Introduction; Aftermath of the 1939 bushfires; Fire management and fire towers; Integrity of the water supply: protection from disease; Expansion of the Upper Yarra scheme: the reservoir; Upper Yarra Reservoir: revisions to capacity and rate of construction; Conclusion; Part 2 1961 TO 2012: A WATER MAN'S PERSPECTIVE; Chapter 4: 1961 to 1984; Introduction; 1962: 'The future water supply' report; Analysis of Ronalds' proposals for water supply; Final recommendations of the Parliamentary Public Works Committee inquiry; The 1967-68 drought Additional infrastructure and water supply optionsWater restrictions; New water supply infrastructure for Melbourne; Greenvale Reservoir: western Melbourne; Cardinia Reservoir: south-eastern Melbourne; Commencement of the Thomson River scheme; Stage 1: tunnelling to Upper Yarra Reservoir; Stage 2: extension of the tunnel; Stage 3: final extension of the tunnel and construction of the Thomson dam wall; Fluoridation of Melbourne's water; Sugarloaf Reservoir and Winneke Treatment Plant: construction and controversy; Environmental impact study; The construction of Sugarloaf Reservoir Additional options to secure Melbourne's water supplyWatsons Creek and the Aberfeldy River; 'Planning for an uncertain future' report (1981); Bushfires in the catchments: the Ash Wednesday fires of February 1983; Conclusion; Chapter 5: 1985 to 2012; Introduction; Water supply strategies: 1986 and 1991; Managing demand; Options for new infrastructure and water supply; Cloud seeding trials in the Thomson Catchment; Climate change; The water catchment forests; Research on forest dynamics and water yield and quality; Fire and water yield; Logging and water yield; The end of the MMBW Catchment areas as national parks |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790871403321 |
Viggers James
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| Collingwood, Victoria : , : CSIRO Publishing, , [2013] | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Melbourne's water catchments : perspectives on a world-class water supply / / James Viggers, Haylee Weaver, David Lindenmayer
| Melbourne's water catchments : perspectives on a world-class water supply / / James Viggers, Haylee Weaver, David Lindenmayer |
| Autore | Viggers James |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Collingwood, Victoria : , : CSIRO Publishing, , [2013] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (144 p.) |
| Disciplina |
333.91
333.916215 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
WeaverHaylee
LindenmayerDavid |
| Soggetto topico |
Water-supply - Australia
Water resources development - Australia |
| ISBN |
9781486300082
1486300081 9781486300075 1486300073 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Melbourne's Water Catchments; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Glossary; Conversion table; Part 1 Early history: pre-1900 to 1960; Chapter 1: Pre-1900; Introduction; Water for a new settlement; Blackburn's water supply ideas; The Yan Yean scheme; Closure of the Yan Yean water catchment; Challenges to maintaining adequate water supply; Construction of new water supplies to Yan Yean Reservoir; Diversion of the Watts River and construction of the Maroondah Aqueduct; Continued growth of Melbourne; Links between water quality, human activity and disease
The Royal Commission into the Sanitary Condition of MelbourneConclusion; Chapter 2: 1901 to 1939; Introduction; 'Enemies of water supply': drought and rapid population growth; The Acheron option; New water supplies: the O'Shannassy River and augmentation of the Maroondah system; New water supplies: the O'Shannassy River; 1920s: further expansion of water infrastructure; Maroondah Reservoir; O'Shannassy Reservoir; Silvan Reservoir; Ritchie's ideas for Melbourne's water and securing of supply options; Commencement of the Upper Yarra scheme; Bushfires: 1939 Black Friday fires; Conclusion Chapter 3: 1940 to 1960Introduction; Aftermath of the 1939 bushfires; Fire management and fire towers; Integrity of the water supply: protection from disease; Expansion of the Upper Yarra scheme: the reservoir; Upper Yarra Reservoir: revisions to capacity and rate of construction; Conclusion; Part 2 1961 TO 2012: A WATER MAN'S PERSPECTIVE; Chapter 4: 1961 to 1984; Introduction; 1962: 'The future water supply' report; Analysis of Ronalds' proposals for water supply; Final recommendations of the Parliamentary Public Works Committee inquiry; The 1967-68 drought Additional infrastructure and water supply optionsWater restrictions; New water supply infrastructure for Melbourne; Greenvale Reservoir: western Melbourne; Cardinia Reservoir: south-eastern Melbourne; Commencement of the Thomson River scheme; Stage 1: tunnelling to Upper Yarra Reservoir; Stage 2: extension of the tunnel; Stage 3: final extension of the tunnel and construction of the Thomson dam wall; Fluoridation of Melbourne's water; Sugarloaf Reservoir and Winneke Treatment Plant: construction and controversy; Environmental impact study; The construction of Sugarloaf Reservoir Additional options to secure Melbourne's water supplyWatsons Creek and the Aberfeldy River; 'Planning for an uncertain future' report (1981); Bushfires in the catchments: the Ash Wednesday fires of February 1983; Conclusion; Chapter 5: 1985 to 2012; Introduction; Water supply strategies: 1986 and 1991; Managing demand; Options for new infrastructure and water supply; Cloud seeding trials in the Thomson Catchment; Climate change; The water catchment forests; Research on forest dynamics and water yield and quality; Fire and water yield; Logging and water yield; The end of the MMBW Catchment areas as national parks |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910972361903321 |
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| Collingwood, Victoria : , : CSIRO Publishing, , [2013] | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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