A review of policy, legal, land use and social change in the management of urban water resources in Sydney, Australia: A brief reflection of challenges and lessons from the last 200 years

摘要: The management of water in Sydney, Australia, is marked by tragedy, foresight, protectionism and social upheaval. settlement the first fleet colony at Sydney was determined its assets with sheltered deep harbour access to reliable freshwater for soon be burgeoning town. During 100 years European settlement, Sydney's resources characterised minimal planning arguably contempt any regulatory regime, culminating a pandemic borne diseases pollution. From perilous beginning beset drought disease, evolved over next century achieve what time world's best practice sanitary engineering laying foundation systems that occur today. These achievements relied on centralised approach, which solved supply sanitation issues but created new set environmental problems such as discharge diffuse pollution into urban streams. As city moves third century, remains critical issue state local government. This has occurred through convergence range social, political, climatic factors, each their own separate interrelated overlapping agendas. still defines essential character terms harbour, beaches waterways. If central sustainable future reforms are needed necessary.