Lake Eyre Basin Rivers
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Lake Eyre Basin Rivers
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Author : Richard Kingsford
language : en
Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING
Release Date : 2017-12
Lake Eyre Basin Rivers written by Richard Kingsford and has been published by CSIRO PUBLISHING this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-12 with Nature categories.
Water is scarce in the Lake Eyre Basin in the heart of Australia. The region goes through natural cycles of boom and bust, and the flooding of the basin rivers is accompanied by spectacular responses from wildlife and vegetation. However, the Lake Eyre Basin faces the threat of diversion of water from rivers and wetlands and development of floodplains for irrigation and mining. Around the world, such water resource developments have caused widespread degradation of rivers and loss of habitats. Lake Eyre Basin Rivers outlines the environmental, social and economic values of the rivers from a diverse range of perspectives, including science, tourism, economy, engineering, policy, Traditional Owners and pastoralists. It describes the current state of the environment and the past and ongoing threats to the river systems, drawing on stories from the Murray-Darling Basin. It also provides direction for ensuring that the rivers remain free-flowing to service the environment and future generations. This book is a valuable reference for environment and government agencies, industries and policy-makers concerned with the region and will be of interest to the communities of the Lake Eyre Basin.
River Basin Management In The Twenty First Century
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Author : Victor Roy Squires
language : en
Publisher: CRC Press
Release Date : 2014-07-10
River Basin Management In The Twenty First Century written by Victor Roy Squires and has been published by CRC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-07-10 with Nature categories.
Worldwide development of agriculture and industry creates burgeoning demands on natural resources. Management of the rivers and the surrounding landscape is one of the important tasks for today and for the foreseeable future. Lessons learned from centuries of management (and mismanagement) have been distilled into principles and practices which form the subject matter for this book. It provides both a global perspective and an entrée to the special problems associated with management of transboundary rivers.
A Water Story
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Author : Geoff Beeson
language : en
Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING
Release Date : 2020-02-03
A Water Story written by Geoff Beeson and has been published by CSIRO PUBLISHING this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-02-03 with Science categories.
Freshwater scarcity is a critical challenge, with social, economic, political and environmental consequences. Water crises in Australia have already led to severe restrictions being applied in cities, drought ravaging farmlands, and the near-terminal decline of some rivers and wetlands. A Water Story provides an account of Australian water management practices, set against important historical precedents and the contemporary experience of other countries. It describes the nature and distribution of the country's natural water resources, management of these resources by Indigenous Australians, the development of urban water supply, and support for pastoral activities and agricultural irrigation, with the aid of case studies and anecdotes. This is followed by discussion of the environmental consequences and current challenges of water management, including food supply, energy and climate change, along with options for ensuring sustainable, adequate high-quality water supplies for a growing population. A Water Story is an important resource for water professionals and those with an interest in water and the environment and related issues, as well as students and the wider community.
Lake Eyre
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Author : Paul Lockyer
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014
Lake Eyre written by Paul Lockyer and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with Eyre, Lake (S. Aust.) categories.
At the heart of Australia, framed by desert, Lake Eyre, the country's biggest lake, seldom sees water. Most of the time it is a vast salt pan, eerily empty, devoid of all life. But when the rains come and the great rivers flow down to its basin, an astonishing transformation takes place: the landscape fills with colour, with bird and animal life and with the crowds who have come to witness nature's grandest performance. This was the story journalist Paul Lockyer set out to document in 2009 and then unexpectedly when the rains came back in the two years following. He met the people who choose to live in this harsh environment and traced its often dramatic history from early explorers to modern day showmen. Here, accompanied by stunning photographs, Paul tells the remarkable story of the lake which resonates in the hearts and minds of so many Australians. In a career spanning over 40 years, Paul Lockyer covered foreign coups, political dramas, the Australian Olympics and rural issues for ABC television. In Lake Eyre, he discovered one of the biggest stories of his career, a tale which he believed defined Australia, with its mysterious and dramatic cycles of change, its ancient history and its ability to captivate all who see it. With cameraman John Bean (ACS) and helicopter pilot Gary Ticehurst, Paul returned several times to film for his best-selling ABC documentaries, Lake Eyre and Return to Lake Eyre. Paul, John and Gary lost their lives during a filming mission in August 2011. This book is a tribute to the stories they told and to the affection they felt for the people and places of Lake Eyre
Aridflo Scientific Report
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Author : South Australian Government - Department of Water, Land & Biodiversity Conservation
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007-01-01
Aridflo Scientific Report written by South Australian Government - Department of Water, Land & Biodiversity Conservation and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-01-01 with Arid regions categories.
Desert Fishing Lessons
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Author : Adam Kerezsy
language : en
Publisher: Apollo Books
Release Date : 2011
Desert Fishing Lessons written by Adam Kerezsy and has been published by Apollo Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Eyre, Lake (S. Aust.) categories.
"I spend an inordinate amount of time grubbing around muddy waterholes and rivers, thinking about the why and how of fish that live in specific areas...Fish and deserts are unusual bedfellows, but that's the way it is." In Desert Fishing Lessons, Kerezsy takes us on a rollicking journey through our arid-zone waterways and introduces us to the tough-as-nails critters that live in them; he shows us that we have much to learn from our healthy desert rivers, presents a compelling case to preserve them, and, using them as his guide, he outlines ways in which we can prevent further degradation of the Murray-Darling--
The Archaeology Of Australia S Deserts
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Author : Mike Smith
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2013-02-25
The Archaeology Of Australia S Deserts written by Mike Smith and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-02-25 with Social Science categories.
This is the first book-length study of the archaeology of Australia's deserts, one of the world's major habitats and the largest block of drylands in the southern hemisphere. Over the last few decades, a wealth of new environmental and archaeological data about this fascinating region has become available. Drawing on a wide range of sources, The Archaeology of Australia's Deserts explores the late Pleistocene settlement of Australia's deserts, the formation of distinctive desert societies, and the origins and development of the hunter-gatherer societies documented in the classic nineteenth-century ethnographies of Spencer and Gillen. Written by one of Australia's leading desert archaeologists, the book interweaves a lively history of research with archaeological data in a masterly survey of the field and a profoundly interdisciplinary study that forces archaeology into conversations with history and anthropology, economy and ecology, and geography and Earth sciences.
Climate Change In Deserts
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Author : Martin Williams
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2014-08-11
Climate Change In Deserts written by Martin Williams and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-08-11 with Nature categories.
A synthesis of the environmental and climatic history of every major desert and desert margin, for researchers and advanced students.
Aridflo Scientific Report
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Author : J F. Costelloe
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007
Aridflo Scientific Report written by J F. Costelloe and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Arid regions categories.
The Wandering Lake
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Author : Sven Hedin
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2009-12-04
The Wandering Lake written by Sven Hedin and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-12-04 with Travel categories.
The third in Sven Hedin's Central Asia trilogy, The Wandering Lake is arguably his most famous work and a rare account of a now-vanished world. The lake of Lop Nur, the 'heart of the heart of Asia', is one of the world's strangest phenomena. Situated in the wild Chinese province of Xinjiang, Lop Nur - 'the wandering lake'- has for millennia been in a perpetual state of flux, drifting north to south, often tens of kilometres in as many years. It was once the lifeblood of the great Silk Road kingdom of Loulan, which flourished in this otherwise barren region 2,000 years ago, and its peculiar movements confused even Ptolemy, who marked the lake twice on his map of Asia. Following 'the pulse-beats of Lop Nur as a doctor examines a patient's heart', Sven Hedin became captivated by its peripatetic movements and for forty years his destiny was inextricably linked with that of this mysterious lake and the region surrounding it. His last journey to Lop Nur was in 1934, just days after he was released as a prisoner of General Ma Chung-yin (the rebel leader of Xinjiang). Travelling the length of the Konche-daria and Kum-daria rivers by canoe, Hedin embarked on his last Central Asian expedition and proved what he had always suspected - that Lop Nur did indeed shift position - and why. When he camped on its vast banks at night, Lop Nur was deep and full. Today, this once great lake - a mighty reservoir in the desert - is nothing but windblown sand and salty marsh. A gripping story of adventure and discovery, The Wandering Lake is a masterpiece by one of history's last great explorers.