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The Atlas of Water
Maggie Black,
Jannet King
The new edition of this crucial and timely atlas shows water distribution worldwide, and reflects the latest thinking and emerging issues.
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Australia's Water Resources
John Pigram
This book explores the recent profound reorientation of attitudes and relationships to water in Australia.
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Beyond Drought
Linda Courtenay Botterill,
Melanie Fisher
Challenges the traditional view of drought as a natural disaster, advocating a policy approach based on risk management.
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Climate Change and Energy Insecurity
Felix Dodds,
Andrew Higham,
Richard Sherman
This book offers the most comprehensive international assessment of the challenges and solutions for tackling the global insecurity arising from climate change and energy provision and use.
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The Darling
Murray-Darling Basin Commission
This comprehensive work on the Darling River examines the attitudes and issues of the region, from a social and land use perspective.
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Design for Water
Heather Kinkade-Levario
Aan accessible and clearly written guide to alternate water collection, with a focus on rainwater harvesting in the urban environment.
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Dry Times
Mark Stafford Smith,
Julian Cribb
Deserts can teach us new ways to live, manage scarce resources, cope with a harsh climate, isolation and a lack of water and energy.
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Ecohydrology
Derek Eamus,
Tom Hatton,
Peter Cook,
Christine Colvin
Explains the links between vegetation using ecophysiological knowledge, and the movement, availability and location of water in Australian landscapes.
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The Ecological World View
Charles Krebs
Examines how the natural world works and how humans interact with the planet’s natural ecosystems.
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ECOS Issue 147
Examines the options for global drawdown of CO2, how dingoes protect native mammals, and more.
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Floodplain Management
Bob Freitag,
Susan Bolton,
Frank Westerlund,
JLS Clark
The authors of this book present a straightforward argument: the time to stop a flooding river is before it floods.
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Gift Vouchers
Are you looking for a book or subscription to give as a present, but aren’t sure what to choose?
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Making the Most of the Water We Have
David Brooks,
Oliver Brandes,
Stephen Gurman
Based on the 'soft path' approach to the energy sector, a transition is now under way to a soft path for water.
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Managing Arsenic in the Environment
Ravi Naidu,
Euan Smith,
Gary Owens,
Prosun Bhattacharya,
Peter Nadebaum
An authorative overview of arsenic contamination, its impacts and the latest risk management and remediation strategies.
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Managing Water for Australia
Karen Hussey,
Stephen Dovers
Addresses major challenges in implementing required reforms in Australian water policy and management.
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Marine Conservation Biology
Elliott A Norse,
Larry B Crowder
Brings together leading experts to apply the lessons and thinking of conservation biology to marine issues.
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Murray River Country
Jessica K. Weir
Discusses the water crisis from a unique perspective - the intimate stories of love and loss from the perspectives of Aboriginal people.
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Plankton
Iain M Suthers,
David Rissik
A comprehensive introduction to the biology and ecology of plankton.
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Reforming Institutions in Water Resource Management
Lin Crase,
Vasant Gandhi
The main purpose of this book is to provide a new approach for the analysis and design of water institutions that govern the use and development of water resources, particularly for agriculture which is the largest user.
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River Futures
Gary J Brierley,
Kirstie A Fryirs
A comprehensive framework for a new era of river restoration.
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Rivers as Ecological Systems
Describes the link between river flows, sediment and nutrient transport, river channel forms and river and floodplain habitats, plants and animals.
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Sediment–Water Interactions
These papers, spanning aspects of sediment–water interactions from freshwater, estuarine and marine habitats, are a selection from the 11th symposium of the International Association for Sediment Water Science (IASWS).
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Ten Commitments
David Lindenmayer,
Stephen Dovers,
Molly Harriss Olson,
Steve Morton
Leading environmental thinkers speak on environmental issues facing Australia.
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The Water Dreamers
Michael Cathcart
An illuminating look at the ways people have imagined and interpreted Australia while struggling to understand this continent and striving to conquer its obstacles.
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Thirsty Country
Asa Wahlquist
A highly informative consumer's guide to the issues concerning fresh water in Australia today and in the future.
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Uncharted Waters
Daniel Connell
Presents a wide range of views and solutions to the future sustainability of the Murray-Darling Basin.
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Unquenchable
Robert Glennon
The solution to the unseen threat to the US economy.
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Water Not Down the Drain
Stuart McQuire
It’s time to think of other ways to secure water for the home. This book shows you how.
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Water Policy in Australia
Lin Crase
Presents a comprehensive account of the country’s critical water issues and provides expert perspectives from behavioral and institutional economists, engineers, hydrologists, sociologists, and water law specialists.
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The Waterbug Book
John Gooderham,
Edward Tsyrlin
Winner of the 2003 Eureka Science Book Prize.
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Waterwise House and Garden
Allan Windust
Shows how we can contribute to conserving water, our most precious resource, in our home and garden.
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Where River Meets Sea
Lynne Turner,
Dieter Tracey,
Jan Tilden,
William Dennison
Details the health, geography, science, management and ecological functions of these unique coastal waterways.
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