The adaptive capacity of communities affected by policy-making : a case study of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan
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2012
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Gale, M.K.
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Eccleston, R.
Sageman, N.
Gray, F.
Sageman, N.
Gray, F.
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Refereed proceedings of the 2012 Australian Political Studies Association Conference, 2012 / Eccleston, R., Sageman, N., Gray, F. (ed./s), pp.342-359
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Australian Political Studies Association Conference (APSA 2012) (24 Sep 2012 - 26 Sep 2012 : Hobart, Tasmania)
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Drawing on Beck (2007) and Giddens (1999) concepts of risk and reflexivity, this paper addresses the question of whether it is possible to implement effective policies for the health of the Murray Darling Basin now the drought has broken. The Murray Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) was established to address decades of mismanagement of the river by the state governments involved. The Basin endured the effects of a prolonged drought from 2006 to 2009. The ecology of the river was severely challenged and subsequently there was significant hardship for the surrounding river communities. However, the management of the basin remains a complicated issue as there is constitutional ambiguity and tension between the state governments concerned. A case study of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan suggests that attempts by the MDBA to develop an integrated strategic plan to ameliorate years of mismanagement of the system have alternatively produced and exposed the Authority to new risks.
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