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Water resources of the Howard River region, Northern Territory: a report on the social and cultural values and a stakeholder assessment of water use scenarios

Details:

Title

Water resources of the Howard River region, Northern Territory: a report on the social and cultural values and a stakeholder assessment of water use scenarios,

Creator

Woodward, Emma, Jackson, Sue, Straton, Anna,

Collection

E-Publications, E-Books, PublicationNT,

Date

2008,

Location

Howard River,

Description

"The Northern Territory Government has now prioritised the development of water allocation plans for the rural regions of Darwin and is currently gathering hydrological data and other information on water use in the Howard River region to inform a water allocation plan. This plan will state how groundwater in the Howard River area is to be shared between the current uses, and will seek to protect all values. This report describes the results of social research designed to inform the plan." - Executive summary,

Notes

Logos on cover: CSIRO, Tropical Rivers and Coastal Knowledge, Australian Government, Northern Territory Government, Charles Darwin University.,

Table of contents

Executive summary -- Introduction -- Social and cultural values in water resource management -- Description of the Howard River region -- Social and cultural values of Howard River waterways and wetlands -- Identification of water bodies and wetlands of social and cultural significance -- Scenario evaluation -- References -- Appendix A-E,

Language

English,

Subject

Water supply, Groundwater, Community participation, Management, Planning, Water use,

Publisher name

CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems,

Place of publication

Darwin,

Format

xii, 162 pages : chiefly colour illustrations, chiefly colour maps, tables,

File type

application/pdf,

ISBN

9780643096660,

Use

Copyright,

Copyright owner

CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems,

License

https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C2019C00042,

Parent handle

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/277552,

Citation address

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/423739