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Book SynopsisThe Australian community has become increasingly concerned about environmental issues, resulting in the Australian government placing a higher priority on global warming and climate change. This unique compilation, Water, Wind, Art and Debate highlights current research across a variety of Humanities and Science disciplines.
Table of ContentsForeword Part 1 Legal and political issues 1. A slow burn: the emergence of climate change law in Australia Tim Stephens 2. Global warming and discourses of uncertainty: buying time, buying business and engendering risk Stuart Rosewarne 3. State of the environment reporting by local government: Australian evidence on compliance and content Rosina Mladenovic and Sandra van der Laan 4. Framing responsibility: global firms' environmental motivations John Mikler 5. Economising water: the changing status of water in the political economy Danielle Spruyt Part 2 Scientific viewpoints 6. Management of water resources under uncertainty: what does the future hold? R. Willem Vervoort 7. A short geological and environmental history of the Sydney estuary, Australia Gavin Birch 8. Energy from offshore wind: an overview Dong-Sheng Jeng and Yun Zheng 9. Household environmental pressure from consumption: an Australian environmental atlas Christopher Dey, Charles Berger, Barney Foran, Miles Foran, Rowena Joske, Manfred Lenzen and Richard Wood Part 3 Community issues 10. Civilising nature: museums and the environment Jennifer Barrett and Phil McManus 11. Not just a pretty picture: art as ecological communication Catriona Moore 12. Framing the debate: an analysis of the Australian Government's 2006 nuclear energy campaign Gabrielle Higgins, Catherine Maggs, Mathew McKenzie, Eike Christian Meuter and Erin Semon Contributors
