Adaptive Management of Environmental Flows - 10 Years On

摘要: Many rivers in south eastern Australia have been degraded because of changes to flow caused by development water resources. Environmental flows - managed specifically meet environmental objectives proposed as a response these concerns. In this chapter I look at the history policy and action then consider possible role adaptive management achieving better outcomes. There are clear policies state federal governments decrease over-allocation provide for environment but practical implementation has fraught. Consumptive users given priority which, drying climate, means there is no 'left over' satisfy needs. also great deal uncertainty around deciding on appropriate condition designing releases objectives. Adaptive an reducing that plagues relationships between actions outcomes, first legitimacy must be established. Unless we agree soci- ety some should remain purposes processes such flows, unlikely produce useful They will just short term distraction until work out how exploit any remaining resource.