The Value of Water in a Drying Climate - Couverture souple

 
9780643101609: The Value of Water in a Drying Climate
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0643101608 ISBN 13 : 9780643101609
Editeur : CSIRO Publishing, 2012

Synopsis

Are we making the best use of water? How do we judge this? Are there trade-offs between upstream and downstream water use? What are these and how are they resolved?

Disputes over water allocations are, second to climate change, the dominant environmental and public policy issues of the present era. We are called upon to resolve such controversies using the principles of sustainable development, which integrates ecology, economics and ethics. This timely book establishes a template for all types of resource allocation disputes, whether in Australia or overseas.

An expert team of ecologists, economists and sustainability experts spent three years interviewing people in the Little Swanport catchment, seeking answers to the optimal allocation of water on the Tasmanian East Coast. The hinterland of this area produces some of the most valuable merino wool in the world, the estuary grows mouth-watering oysters, and much of the land is in near-pristine condition, providing very valuable biodiversity resources.

The book is written in an easy-to-read style and gradually evolves to become the story of everyday life of one small Australian catchment. It is about people living in rural settings in the upper catchment with soils and rainfall suitable for farming; people residing in coastal settlements in the lower catchment; people working and relaxing in the estuary where fishing and aquaculture occur; and people and their business in adjacent towns.

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À propos de l?auteur

Tor Hundloe is a pioneer of environmental economics and science. In 2003, he was appointed to the Order of Australia (AM) for his contribution to environmental economics, coastal zone management, fisheries, ecotourism and management of protected areas. In the same year he was awarded a Centenary Medal for his contribution to environmental education.

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Éditeur
CSIRO Publishing
Date d'édition
2012
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0643101608
ISBN 13 
9780643101609
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
256
Éditeur
Hundloe Tor, Crawford Christine
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Personne responsable
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