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" Water accounting : "
edited by Jayne M Godfrey, Keryn Chalmers.
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BL
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603630
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GBB1E3076b432849
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| Title & Author
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Water accounting : : international approaches to policy and decision-making /\ edited by Jayne M Godfrey, Keryn Chalmers.
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Cheltenham, UK ;Northampton, MA :: Edward Elgar,, c2012.
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xx, 318 p. :: ill., maps ;; 25 cm.
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9781849807494
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: 1849807493
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: 9781849807500 (ebook)
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: 1849807507 (ebook)
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Pt. I. Water accounting systems. Beyond the hydrographers' legacy : water accounting in Australia / Maryanne Slattery, Keryn Chalmers and Jayne M Godfrey -- The system of environmental-economic accounting for water : development, implementation and use / Michael Vardon ... [et al.] -- Water footprint accounting / Arjen Y. Hoekstra -- Water accounting to assess use and productivity of water : evolution of a concept and new frontiers / Poolad Karimi ... [et al.] -- pt. II. Application and evaluation of water accounting systems. Water accounting in mining and minerals processing / Claire M. Cote ... [et al.] -- Potential for the application of general purpose water accounting in South Africa / Denis A. Hughes, Esther Corral, and Nikite W.J. Muller -- Potential role of standardized water accounting in Spanish basins / Joaquín Andreu ... [et al.] -- Development and application of the system of environmental-economic accounting for water in China / Hong Gan ... [et al.] --
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Two perspectives of water resource accounting : comparing the Australian and the United Nations approaches / Eric Mungatana and Rashid Hassan -- pt. III. Contemporary issues addressed by water accounting. The impossible planetary trust : intergenerational equity, long-term investment and water governance and regulation / Gordon L. Clark and Claire Woods -- Water accounting, corporate sustainability and the public interest / Mike Muller -- Water accounting and conflict mitigation / Lise Pretorius and Anthony Turton -- The role of a water accounting system in the avoidance and resolution of international water disputes / Andrew Allan -- Water accounting issues in California / Jay R. Lund -- Accounting for water rights in the western United States / Mark Squillace.
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| Abstract
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One of the most pressing global issues of the 21st Century is the scarcity of water of a quantity appropriate to ensure economic, environmental and social sustainability. In addressing the issue through policy and management, of critical importance is access to high quality information. JM Godfrey, ANU and K Chalmers, Monash Uni.
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Water resources development-- Management.
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Water-supply-- Accounting.
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Water consumption-- Economic aspects.
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Water-supply-- Government policy.
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333.9111
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TD345.W253 2012
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Godfrey, Jayne M., (Jayne Maree)
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Chalmers, Keryn,1961-
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