Water Security: Everyday Engagement with Public Policy

Bethaney Turner; Hazel Ferguson

Water Security: Everyday Engagement with Public Policy

Bethaney Turner
, Hazel Ferguson

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Abstract

In the contemporary Australian political climate attention is focussed on issues of
security. From border protection to issues of resource sustainability, the discourse of
security dominates our political consciousness. This paper examines the development
of this political discourse with a focus on the manner in which issues of water scarcity
in urban regions are currently articulated within this framework. It examines the
approaches to public policy in this area and, through the use of survey and focus
group research carried out in the ACT in 2007, it analyses the ways in which members
of the body politic engage with this discourse and the direct effects it has on their
behaviours and actions.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Australian Political Studies Association Conference Proceedings 2008
Place of Publication	Australia
Publisher	APSA
Pages	1-10
Number of pages	10
Publication status	Published - 2008
Event	Australian Political Studies Association Conference - Brisbane, Australia Duration: 6 Jul 2008 → 9 Jul 2008

Conference

Conference	Australian Political Studies Association Conference
Country/Territory	Australia
City	Brisbane
Period	6/07/08 → 9/07/08

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation
SDG 13 Climate Action

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