Water in Australia Resources and Management

by Smith, David Ingle

• ISBN13: 9780195537048
• ISBN10: 0195537041
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-03-04
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

This study outlines the quantity, quality, use, policy and management associated with water resources in Australia. Comprehensive and well-illustrated, it also covers past management practices and the outlook for the future of Australia.

Table of Contents

Tables	vii
Figures	ix
Illustrations	xiii
Plates	xv
Preface	xvii
Acknowledgments	xix
Abbreviations	xxi
The Resource Base: How Much and Where Is It?	1	(16)
Water Quality: How Usable Is It?	17	(59)
Water Use: Who Uses What, Where, and How Much?	76	(61)
The History of Water Resource Development: How We Got Where We Are	137	(56)
'Of Droughts and Flooding Rains': Too Much or Too Little	193	(51)
Community, State of the Environment, and Economic Rationalism: Where We Are Now and How We Are Doing	244	(61)
Water Futures: Where Are We Going?	305	(44)
Glossary	349	(8)
Bibliography	357	(22)
Index	379