The paradox of social sustainability in water allocation : multiple social values but no social objectives : an institutional change analysis of a South Australian water allocation plan
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2011
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Gillet, Virginie
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In Australian water management, water markets and environmental flow policies have been recently introduced, but social aspects have received less attention. This study fills this gap by examining how well a regional water allocation plan addresses social sustainability. The Lower Limestone Coast plan (SA) served as a case study for an institutional change analysis using qualitative and quantitative content analysis of local news reports, submission forms and interviews with key stakeholders. The study found that despite multiple social values of water, the water plan does not set social objectives. Nonetheless, through indirect and fragmentary approaches, it addresses social sustainability relatively well by protecting social values associated with consumptive uses. A social approach shifting from impacts mitigation to adaptation and preservation of non-consumptive uses is recommended.
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Centre for Comparative Water Policies and Laws
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Thesis (PhD)--University of South Australia, 2011.
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Copyright 2011 Virginie Gillet
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xxvi, 345 pages
col. ill.
Includes bibliographic references (p. [279]-308)
col. ill.
Includes bibliographic references (p. [279]-308)
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