Managing water for Australia : the social and institutional challenges / editors, Karen Hussey and Stephen Dovers.

Format:

Book

Government document

Contributor:

Hussey, Karen.

Dovers, Stephen.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Water-supply--Government policy--Australia.

Water-supply.

Water-supply--Australia--Management.

Water-supply--Social aspects--Australia.

Water resources development--Australia.

Water resources development.

Water use--Australia.

Water use.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (172 p.)

Place of Publication:

Collingwood, Vic. : CSIRO Pub., c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Addresses major challenges in implementing required reforms in Australian water policy and management.

Contents:

Cover; Foreword; Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1: Water reform in Australia: the National WaterInitiative and the role of the National Water Commission; Chapter 2: The role of communication and attitudes researchin the evolution of effective resource management arrangements; Chapter 3: Indigenous perspectives in water management,reforms and implementation; Chapter 4: Environmental water allocations and their governance; Chapter 5: Water planning: principles, practices and evaluation; Chapter 6: Water trading and pricing; Chapter 7: Linking rural and urban water systems

Chapter 8: Integrated assessment of impacts of policy and waterallocation changes across social, economic and environmentaldimensionsChapter 9: Delivering the National Water Initiative: the emergence ofinnovative legal doctrine; Chapter 10: Delivering the National Water Initiative: institutionalroles, responsibilities and capacities; Chapter 11: International perspectives on water policy andmanagement: emerging principles, common challenges; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613156204

9780643100039

0643100032

9781283156202

1283156202

9780643098442

0643098445

OCLC:

519537271