Murray-Darling Basin, Australia
Its Future Management
Published on 23. October 2020
470 pages
978-0-12-818153-9 (ISBN)
Description
Murray-Darling Basin, Australia: Its Future Management is a much-needed text for water resources managers, water, catchment, estuarine and coastal scientists, and aquatic ecologists. The book first provides a summary of the Murray-Darling River system: its hydrology, water-related ecological assets, land uses (particularly irrigation), and its rural and regional communities; and management within the Basin, including catchments and natural resources, water resources, irrigation, environment, and monitoring and evaluation. Additionally, the recent major water reforms in the Basin are discussed, with a focus particularly on the development and implementation of the Basin Plan.
Murray-Darling Basin, Australia: Its Future Management then provides an analysis of the next set of policy and institutional reforms (environmental, social, cultural and economic) needed to ensure the Basin is managed as an integrated system (including its water resources, catchment and estuary) capable of adapting to future changes. Six major challenges facing the Basin are identified and discussed, particularly within the context of predicted changes to the climate leading to an increased frequency of drought and a hotter and dryer future. Finally, a 'road map' or 'blueprint' to achieve more integrated management of the Basin is provided, together with some 'key lessons' of relevance to others involved in the management of multijurisdictional river Basins.
- Provides a consolidated account of the Murray-Darling Basin system; an area of global relevance to those interested in rebalancing river systems where the water resources have been over allocated
- Offers a detailed analysis of the current system and its management, with a focus on water and ecosystem management
- Discusses a number of key challenges, particularly those related to climate change, facing future reforms to the Murray-Darling Basin Plan
- Provides a blueprint for changes needed to ensure the Basin is managed as an integrated whole (from catchment to coast)
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Content
1. Introduction to the Murray-Darling Basin system, AustraliaBarry T. Hart, Nick R. Bond, Neil Byron, Carmel A. Pollino, and Michael J. Stewardson
Section 1: Rural communities and water-related assets2. Rural and regional communities of the Murray-Darling BasinCarmel A. Pollino, Barry T. Hart, Martin Nolan, Neil Byron, and Rod Marsh3. Hydrology of the Murray-Darling BasinMichael J. Stewardson, Glen Walker, and Matthew Coleman4. Water-based assets of the Murray-Darling Basin and their ecological conditionNick R. Bond, Shane Brooks, Samantha Capon, Jennifer Hale, Mark Kennard, and Heather McGinness5. Ecological condition of the Lower Lakes and CoorongJustin Brookes, Kane Aldridge, Matthew Hipsey, Brendan Busch, Qifeng Ye, Matt Gibbs, and David Paton6. Water quality: Land use impacts on salinity, sediments, and nutrientsGlen Walker and Ian P. Prosser7. Water quality in the Murray-Darling Basin: The potential impacts of climate changeDarren S. Baldwin
Section 2: Policy and management of the MDB8. Current water resources policy and planning in the Murray-Darling BasinMegan Dyson9. Current integrated catchment management policy and management settings in the Murray-Darling BasinJohn Riddiford10. Active management of environmental water in the Murray-Darling BasinHilary Johnson, Michael Peat, and Jody Swirepik11. Monitoring, evaluation, and adaptive management in the Murray-Darling BasinBen Gawne, Katie A. Ryan, Matthew Coleman, Alex Meehan, Peter E. Davies, Adam Sluggett, Andy Lowes, Neville Crossman, and Colin Mues
Section 3: Climate change impacts in the MDB12. Climate change in the Murray-Darling BasinPenny Whetton and Francis Chiew13. Adaptation and policy responses to climate change impacts in the Murray-Darling BasinAnthony (Tony) Slatyer
Section 4: Policy and management responses to other future challenges14. Future environmental water managementAndrew K. Sharpe, Darren S. Baldwin, Fiona Dyer, and Iwona Conlan15. Empowering First Nations in the governance and management of the Murray-Darling BasinSue Jackson, Rene Woods, and Fred Hooper16. Challenges to improved integrated management of the Murray-Darling BasinRebecca Nelson17. The role of future science and technologies in water managementChantal Donnelly, Leo Lymburner, Ulrike Bende-Michl, Andrew Frost, and Eva Rodriguez18. The way forward: Continuing policy and management reforms in the Murray-Darling basinBarry T. Hart, Jason Alexandra, Nick R. Bond, Neil Byron, Rod Marsh, Carmel A. Pollino, and Michael J. Stewardson
