Abstract
Public policy requirements to satisfy triple-bottom-line (i.e., economic, social and environmental) objectives, particularly in regard to the sustainable development of resources have impacted on river basin management. This chapter uses the Murray-Darling Basin (MDB) in eastern Australia as a basis for discussion as it provides useful insights into how early river basin management in the MDB emphasized people issues. There has also been a gradual recognition of the relevance of place in the MDB and the implications of this are discussed. This chapter also examines the resultant trade-off requirements by considering dimensions of people and place in the context of the MDB.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | River Basin Management in the Twenty-First Century |
| Subtitle of host publication | Understanding People and Place |
| Editors | Victor R Squires, Hugh M Milner, Katherine A Daniell |
| Place of Publication | Florida, United States |
| Publisher | CRC Press |
| Chapter | 12 |
| Pages | 275-303 |
| Number of pages | 29 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-1-4665-7963-7, 978-0-4291-6708-9 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-1-4665-7962-0 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2014 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Community risk profile
- Drought
- Economics
- Environmental planning
- Governance
- Hydrology
- Irrigation
- Legislation
- Management objectives
- Murray-darling basin
- Policy
- Ramsar
- Salinity
- Social impacts
- Trade-off
- Triple bottom line
- Water markets
- Water trading
- Wetlands
