E-book
Thirsty country options for Australia
Record details
- ISBN: 9781741765076 (electronic bk.)
- ISBN: 1741765072 (electronic bk.)
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Physical Description:
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1 online resource (vi, 216 p., [8] p. of plates) : ill. (some col.), maps, charts. - Publisher: Crows Nest, N.S.W. : Allen & Unwin, 2008.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 196-209) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | About the author; Title page; Contents; List of maps, diagrams, graphs and tables; Introduction; 1 Where the waters run; 2 Climate: The systems that drive Australia's rain; 3 Capturing water; 4 Urban water use; 5 A tale of five cities; 6 Water in agriculture; 7 The Murray-Darling Basin; 8 What we can do; Acknowledgements; Water glossary; Notes; Index. |
| System Details Note: | Requires OverDrive Media Console |
| Source of Description Note: | Description based on print version record. |
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| Subject: | Droughts -- Australia -- Management Water-supply -- Risk assessment -- Australia Drought relief -- Government policy -- Australia Water resources development -- Australia |
| Genre: | EBOOK. Electronic books. |
Electronic resources
Summary:
"Australia is the driest inhabited continent in the world and current global warming forecasts are for it to become drier still but what do we do about it? Schemes abound but will they work, can we afford them and are there hidden consequences? Few people know more about this issue than Asa Wahlquist, rural writer for The Australian. In Thirsty country she lays the facts clearly before the reader. With no agenda other than to inform, Wahlquist explains how the various schemes work, or don't, their ramifications and their financial and environmental costs. She looks at ventures, small and large, that have worked, and ones that haven't. She exposes some of the stresses and strains between private water authorities and governments that can impede sensible development and she empowers the reader with useful practical advice that they can apply in the home, garden and on the land to reduce demand."--Provided by publisher.
