A review of Australian institutions for riparian adaptation to climate change
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Pittock, James; Marshall, Nadine; Capon, Tim; Parsons, Meg; Robertson, Alistar I; Casaril, Carolina
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Australia represents a global proving ground for effective riparian climate change adaptation due to its scale and diversity, extreme variation in runoff and degrees of aridity. An array of autonomous riparian zone (RZ) management adaptations have emerged in Australia that have captivated the international community but have yet to be effectively delivered. This paper reviews government policies, governance structures, the application of market-based instruments and voluntary measures to ask...[Show more]
dc.contributor.author | Pittock, James | |
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dc.contributor.author | Marshall, Nadine | |
dc.contributor.author | Capon, Tim | |
dc.contributor.author | Parsons, Meg | |
dc.contributor.author | Robertson, Alistar I | |
dc.contributor.author | Casaril, Carolina | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-12-13T22:32:30Z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 2040-2244 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/75592 | |
dc.description.abstract | Australia represents a global proving ground for effective riparian climate change adaptation due to its scale and diversity, extreme variation in runoff and degrees of aridity. An array of autonomous riparian zone (RZ) management adaptations have emerged in Australia that have captivated the international community but have yet to be effectively delivered. This paper reviews government policies, governance structures, the application of market-based instruments and voluntary measures to ask why Australia has not achieved more. We find promise in: the resurgence of application of indigenous knowledge and engagement in management; understanding of the catalytic roles of women, means of better engaging individuals, strengthening of social networks and fostering leadership in rural communities; transferring of urban resources to their rural hinterlands; better engaging communities through campaigns, businesses and political leaders; and strategic research programmes. These findings have application in other difficult hydrologies. We contend that government and market-based programmes are underpinned by voluntary and cultural institutions, and that these require strengthening through fostering of an ethic to conserve RZs as the core element of the biophysical and human landscape. It calls for stakeholders to adopt a common vision for conservation of RZs that can sustain implementation through institutional changes. | |
dc.publisher | IWA Publishing | |
dc.source | Journal of Water and Climate Change | |
dc.title | A review of Australian institutions for riparian adaptation to climate change | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
local.description.notes | Imported from ARIES | |
local.identifier.citationvolume | 5 | |
dc.date.issued | 2014 | |
local.identifier.absfor | 050209 - Natural Resource Management | |
local.identifier.absfor | 040608 - Surfacewater Hydrology | |
local.identifier.absfor | 160605 - Environmental Politics | |
local.identifier.ariespublication | U3488905xPUB4689 | |
local.type.status | Published Version | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Pittock, James, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, ANU | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Marshall, Nadine, CSIRO | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Capon, Tim, The University of Sydney | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Parsons, Meg, The University of Auckland | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Robertson, Alistar I, University of Western Australia | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Casaril, Carolina, CSIRO | |
local.description.embargo | 2037-12-31 | |
local.bibliographicCitation.issue | 3 | |
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage | 315 | |
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage | 327 | |
local.identifier.doi | 10.2166/wcc.2014.116 | |
local.identifier.absseo | 940110 - Environmental Services | |
local.identifier.absseo | 960706 - Rural Water Policy | |
local.identifier.absseo | 960913 - Water Allocation and Quantification | |
dc.date.updated | 2015-12-11T09:08:05Z | |
local.identifier.scopusID | 2-s2.0-84907778710 | |
local.identifier.thomsonID | 000343165500005 | |
Collections | ANU Research Publications |
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