Environment

Australia's Water Resources ~ by Pigram, John R
	Australia’s Water Resources: From Use to Management - John Pigram: This book 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. Australia is now recognised as a pacesetter in water reform. Administrative restructuring, water pricing, water markets and trade, integrated water resources management & more are features of a more economically sound and environmentally compatible water industry. These changes are documentation and their rationale and effectiveness explained. Contents: Water resources in time and space Australia’s water resources – wet and dry Taming the rivers and watering the inland Agenda for change: water reform in Australia Water for urban Australia Water for industry, mining and energy generation Water for irrigated agriculture Water and the environment Water: outdoor recreation and tourism Australia’s water resources, 2025 References Index