TY - GEN
T1 - The future of water reform in Australia
T2 - Starting a conversation
AU - Carmody, Emma
AU - Cosens, Barbara
AU - Gardner, Alex
AU - Godden, Lee
AU - Gray, Janice
AU - Holley, Cameron
AU - Lee, Louise
AU - Lindsay, Bruce
AU - Macpherson, Liz
AU - Nelson, Rebecca
AU - O'Donnell, Erin
AU - O'Neil, Lily
AU - Owens, Kate
AU - SINCLAIR, Darren
PY - 2016/8
Y1 - 2016/8
N2 - After 2 decades of cooperative governmental reforms on water, Australia established a world-leading hybrid governance system involving top-down regulation, water markets and water planning with stakeholder cooperation. Yet, with the abolition of the National Water Commission (NWC) in 2015, there is a growing belief that Australia may have “dropped the ball on water”. As the Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists affirmed in 2014, “it appears that our Australian governments are walking away from strategic water reform at the verytime when we should be preparing for the next inevitable drought”.
AB - After 2 decades of cooperative governmental reforms on water, Australia established a world-leading hybrid governance system involving top-down regulation, water markets and water planning with stakeholder cooperation. Yet, with the abolition of the National Water Commission (NWC) in 2015, there is a growing belief that Australia may have “dropped the ball on water”. As the Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists affirmed in 2014, “it appears that our Australian governments are walking away from strategic water reform at the verytime when we should be preparing for the next inevitable drought”.
UR - http://lexisweb.lexisnexis.com.au/JournalOverview.aspx?id=201631AE00400106_00006
M3 - Article
VL - 31
SP - 132
EP - 137
JO - Australian Environment Review
JF - Australian Environment Review
SN - 1035-137X
ER -