Rainwater harvesting (RWH) plays an important role in increasing water security for
individuals and governments. The demand for tools to enable technical and economic …

In recent years, socio-technical transitions literature has gained importance in addressing
long-term, transformative change in various industries. In order to account for the inertia and …

Literature on socio-technical transitions has primarily emphasized the co-determination of
institutions and technologies. In this paper, we want to focus on how actors play a mediating …

Australia is the driest inhabited continent on earth, and pressure on its water resources is
already high and increasing. Environmental, social, and economic drivers are forcing …

We present a resilience-based approach for assessing sustainability in a sub-catchment of
the Murray-Darling Basin in southeast Australia. We define the regional system and identify …

Farm dams are a ubiquitous limnological feature of agricultural landscapes worldwide.
While their primary function is to capture and store water, they also have disproportionally …

The purpose of this chapter is to provide an historical setting for the analysis of
contemporary Australian water policy presented in other parts of this book. The chapter …

Effects of price regulation and preference for utility supply infrastructure on Australian urban
water utilities and urban water markets are examinated using historical data, models of the …

We consider the implementation of Australian water reform over the last two decades and
into the future. Reform was to provide security for consumptive users and adequate rights for …

Water trade and the establishment of water markets continue to gain popularity among
legislators as a vehicle for progressing the reform of the water resources sector in Australia …