The Value of Water in a Drying Climate

CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne, 2012. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Near Fine Condition. First impression. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 242 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. A clear plastic contact wrapper is present. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Library stamps etc only on endpapers, half-title page.. This book is available and ready to be shipped.. Disputes over water allocations are, second to climate change, the dominant environmental and public policy issues of the present era. 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; a story which is then extrapolated out for all types of resource allocation disputes, whether in Australia or overseas. Critical questions throughout the book are: 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? Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Environment & Ecology; Australia; Modern; Natural History & Resources. ISBN: . ISBN/EAN: 9780643101609. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 9212. . 9780643101609