Electricity Gas and Water
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Year: 2012
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Author: Sherval, M; Greenwood A
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Journal Name: Australian Geographer
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Journal Number: Vol.43, No.3
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Country: Australia
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State/Region: New South Wales
Water conservation, distribution and management are highly contested in the Hunter Valley of New South Wales. During the height of the Millennium drought calls from local politicians and community leaders alike suggested that there was a need to 'drought-proof' not only the Hunter region but also the Australian continent from recurring climatic e ....
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Year: 2005
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Author: Duncan R; Bethune M; Christen E; Hornbuckle J
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Publisher: Cooperative Research Centre for Catchment Hydrology
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Published Location: Clayton, Vic
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ISBN: 1920813195
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Country: Australia
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State/Region: New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria
Previous studies of salt mobilisation processes and management strategies in the irrigation areas of the Murray-Darling Basin are reviewed to facilitate the identification of effective options for reducing the impact of drainage from irrigation areas on river water salinity. The report concludes that salt mobilisation and export is  ....
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Year: 2010
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Author: Childers, Annamari
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Journal Name: ProQuest Dissertations and Theses
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Publisher: Oklahoma State University
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Published Location: United States -- Oklahoma
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ISBN: 9781267025036
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Country: United States
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State/Region: Oklahoma
This dissertation answers the general question of when and where consolidation of rural and medium size community water systems is appropriate and should be considered as a solution to address the growing water demands of a single critical community. To this end, a planning support system was developed, applied and consolidation recomme ....
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Year: 2011
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Author: Barber, Marcus; Jackson, Sue
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Journal Name: Australian Aboriginal Studies
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Journal Number: 2
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Country: Australia
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State/Region: Western Australia
The Pilbara is a remote arid region with a significant Aboriginal population, rich mineral resources and rapid rates of mineral resource development. Pilbara Aboriginal people claim deep ongoing connections to the land and water-scapes of the area and value water sources and features for a range of socio-cultural, economic and envi ....
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Year: 2013
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Author: Wong, Sze Yie
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Publisher: Swinburne University of Technology. Sarawak Campus. Faculty of Engineering, Computing and Science.
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Country: Malaysia
The design-and-build stages on the Long Beruang Solar Project from design phase to final implementation are reported in this thesis, with its sustainability discussed and reviewed.
Long Beruang is a rural Penan village located in inland Sarawak, East Malaysia. The Long Beruang Solar Project is a 54 kWp solar power system which is implemented ....
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Year: 2007
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Author: Pease, Michael C.
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Journal Name: ProQuest Dissertations and Theses
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Publisher: Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
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Published Location: United States -- Illinois
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ISBN: 9780549604273
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Country: United States
Water shortages are a frequent occurrence in some river basins in the American West. With growing water demand in many of these basins, competition over water resources is intensifying. Water marketing is one method of easing the strain over water; those with water rights can lease or sell their water to parties with the highest willing ....
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Year: 2001
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Author: Puckridge J; Costelloe J; Reid J; Good M; Bailey V
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Editors: Webster R
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Journal Name: Inland Rivers Workshop
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Publisher: Land and Water Resources Research and Development Corporation
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Published Location: Canberra, ACT
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ISBN: 0642760624
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Country: Australia
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State/Region: New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria
The main objectives and research undertakings of ARIDFLO, a multi- disciplinary research project into the environmental flow requirements of Australian arid zone rivers, are briefly described. The project aims to develop an interactive predictive model of hydrology-biology relationships for arid zone rivers which can also be applie ....
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Year: 2003
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Author: Cresswell RG; Dawes W; Summerell GK; Beale GT; Tuteja NK; Walker G
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Publisher: Murray-Darling Basin Commission and CSIRO Land and Water
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Published Location: Canberra, ACT
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ISBN: 1876830522
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Country: Australia
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State/Region: New South Wales
A study of the hydrogeological factors influencing salinity in the Kyeamba catchment, NSW, was conducted to describe the physical setting and condition of the catchment and aquifer system, to examine various data interpretations on the conceptual model of flow processes for recharge and discharge, to model the historical and presen ....
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Year: 2013
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Author: SkunkWorks Engineering
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Publisher: RDA Goldfields Esperance
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Country: Australia
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State/Region: Western Australia
RDA commissioned this report to contribute to the successful development of renewable energy projects within the Goldfields Esperance region.
Report Locationhttp://www.rdage.com.au/uploaded/files/client_added/Audit%20of%20Renewable%20Energy%20Projects%20WEB.pdf ....
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Year: 2011
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Author: Productivity Commission
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Publisher: Productivity Commission
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Published Location: Canberra, ACT
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ISBN: 9781740373746
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Country: Australia
Key points
In recent times, the urban water sector has faced drought, growing populations and ageing assets.
Governments have largely responded with prolonged and severe water restrictions and investments in desalination capacity.
The costs to consumers and the community have been large.
– Water restrictions are likely ....
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Year: 2006
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Author: WRON Alliance
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Publisher: Australian National Water Commission
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ISBN: 192110726X
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Country: Australia
Australian Water Resources 2005 is the National Water Commission's baseline assessment of Australia's water resources in 2004-05, the first year of the National Water Initiative. This assessment synthesises information at the national scale to increase the understanding of Australia's water resources, and identify knowledge gaps th ....
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Year: 2012
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Author: Baldwin C.; Ross, H
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Journal Name: Society and Natural Resources
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Journal Number: Vol.25, No.3
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Publisher: Taylor & Francis
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Published Location: Philadelphia, United States
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Country: Australia
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State/Region: Queensland
This research investigates a practical way to address clashes in stakeholder values and enhance outcomes in water allocation planning, in a case study of the water-stressed Lockyer catchment in Australia. A conflict assessment using photovoice interviews early in the process was used to identify divergent interests and values about sustainability ....
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Year: 2008
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Author: Payne, Deborah; Nakato, Margaret; Nabalango, Caroline
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Journal Name: Rural Society
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Journal Number: Vol. 18, No. 3
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Country: Uganda
Water collection in rural areas of Uganda is left primarily to women and children. Katosi Women Development Trust, an NGO based in rural Uganda has focused on addressing the gender-linked issue of increased water sources near the home through the construction of rain water collection tanks. In an effort to improve the income of mem ....
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Year: 2011
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Author: Harkins, Erin
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Journal Name: ProQuest Dissertations and Theses
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Publisher: University of Guelph (Canada)
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Published Location: Canada
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ISBN: 9780494828151
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Country: Canada
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State/Region: Ontario
This thesis is an investigation of the value of social learning as a process that facilitates collaborative ecosystem approaches to planning with the intent of reducing risk to human health. More specifically, it examines the value of social learning in a planning process designed to protect quality of drinking water sources. A case stu ....
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Year: 2005
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Author: Fuller D; Ife D; Watkins N; McLean A
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Publisher: Land and Water Resources Research and Development Corporation
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Published Location: Canberra, ACT
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Country: Australia
A scoping study examining the best way to present material on the common hydro-geological systems where irrigation areas are situated and which hydro-geological systems should be represented concluded that there is potential and support for a project which increases awareness of the similarities and differences across irrigation re ....
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