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Decision making in water resources policy and management
'Decision-Making in Water Resource Policy and Management: An Australian Perspective' presents the latest information in developing new decision-making processes. Topics covered include key aspects of water resources planning, recent water resource policy changes in irrigation, urban, and environmental considerations, the evolution of a water market, a number of case studies that provide real examples of improved decision-making, transfer of the Australian experience overseas, and challenges for the future. Many countries are experiencing major water scarcity problems which will likely intensify with the continued impacts of climate change. In response to this challenge, there is increased worldwide focus on the development of more sustainable and integrated water resource policies. The Australian experience over the past three decades has led to major improvements in the decision-making processes in water resources policy and management, particularly in response to drought and climate change, providing a great model on which other nations can use and adapt. This information is essential to early to mid-career practitioners engaged in policy, planning and operational roles in all fields of water resource policy and management, and catchment management. --
Front Cover; Decision Making in Water Resources Policy and Management: An Australian Perspective; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface; What Is This Book About?; Book Structure; The Decision-Making Process; Recent Water Resources Policy and Management Changes in Australia; Evidence Base Required for Water Resources Decision-Making; Examples of Policy Change-Australian Case Studies; Transfer of New Knowledge Overseas; Challenges for the Future; References; Author Biographies; Part 1: Introduction; Chapter 1: Water Resource Policy, Planning and Management in Australia-An Overview
IntroductionPhases in Australian Water Management; The Early Years-The ``Build and Supply ́́Phase; The Reform Era; Key Elements of Australian Water Reform; Progress With Water Reform; The Millennium Drought (1997-2009); The Process of Water Reform; Decision Making in Water Reform; The Australian Experience-International Applicability; Water Reform in Australia-The Future; References; Part 2: Recent Water Resources Policy and Management Changes in Australia; Chapter 2: Managing the River Murray: One Hundred Years of Politics; Introduction; The Road to the First River Murray Waters Agreement
The Building Years (1917-73)Tackling Water Quality and Environmental Degradation (1973-2006); Salinity; Introduction of the ``Cap;́́ Environmental Flows and the Living Murray Initiative; A New Era; Conclusion; References; Chapter 3: Evolution of Water Entitlements and Markets in Victoria, Australia; Introduction; Changing the Objectives of Water Resource Management; Establishing Water Entitlements Based on the Concepts of Property Rights; Managing the Transition to New Entitlements; Goulburn-Broken Pilot; River Murray System; Managing the Evolution of the Water Market
Resetting Reform DirectionsThe Need for a Central Register of Entitlements; Stress Testing the New Framework; Managing Adjustment Pressures; Key Learnings and Reflections; References; Chapter 4: Agriculture in Northern Victoria (Australia) Over the Past 20-30 Years: Factors Influencing Decision Ma; Introduction; Growth of Irrigation in Northern Victoria; The Rob Rendell Story; Other Peoples Stories; Soldier settlement; Fruit blocks-mainly a migrant story; Dairy farming as a cheap way into agriculture; Exotic and new industries-saviors of the economy!
Niche industries-irrigation has provided other opportunitiesRemaining mixed farmers-most are part time; Last-generation farmers-part of ongoing restructuring; Lifestyle-irrigation properties can be effective large house blocks; Growing viable farm businesses-the new era; The Story of Water Use-The Past and the Future; Preirrigation; Indigenous era; Squatter-selector era; Federation; Irrigation Across the Southern Connected System From the 1970s to 2016; Rice industry; Dairy production; The Dynamic Equilibrium of Irrigation Enterprises; Southern connected system; The GMID; Underlying Changes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
London, United Kingdom : Academic Press is an imprint of Elsevier, 2017