| Main Title: |
Our water mark : Australians making a difference in water reform / [principal writers: Mary Crooks, Wayne Chamley for the Watermark Australia Project.]. |
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| Author: |
Crooks, Mary L.
Chamley, W. A. (Wayne Alfred), 1944-
Watermark Australia
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| Imprint: |
Victorian Women's Trust, 2007. |
| Collation: |
168 p. : col. ill., maps, pbk ; 21 x 30 cm. |
| Summary: |
Part 1. The big picture -- The water cycle -- Global fresh water -- The water cycle in Australia -- Variability -- Rainfall -- Surface water -- Groundwater -- Forests and fires -- Severe drought -- Water and the environment -- Our footprint -- Agriculture -- Households -- Business and industry -- Waste(d) water -- Stormwater -- Climate change -- Population and economy -- Water as a common good -- Problems with management -- The motivation to act -- Part 2. The way forward -- A national goal -- 20 principles guiding water reform -- Part 3. Becoming super-efficient water users -- What people in business and organisations can do -- What people on the land can do -- What people in households can do -- What people and government can do -- Part 4. Building community momentum -- Part 5. Glossary -- Appendix 1. A closing reflection -- Appendix 2. Postcodes of Watermark Australia Project groups. |
| Subject: |
Water supply
Water supply
Conservation and restoration
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| ISBN: |
9780646475615 (pbk.) |
| Notes: |
"Watermark Australia"--Cover.
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