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    Lessons from Australia

    Edited by Lin Crase, Suzanne O'Keefe ...
    Series series RFF Press Water Policy Series
    This book explores the complicated interrelationships between freshwater resources and tourism and recreation. The focus is on Australia, but comparisons with the experience of other countries are also made throughout. Yet Australia has been at the forefront of conflicts over drought and water use, particularly for irrigated agriculture, as well as of the design of policies and institutions for ... Read more

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  • Reforming Institutions in Water Resource Management

    Policy and Performance for Sustainable Development

    Edited by Lin Crase, Vasant P. Gandhi ...
    As water scarcities increase, nations throughout the world are in search of better institutions to manage water resources. India has been making substantial efforts to develop its water management systems since independence and significant increases in irrigated agriculture have taken place through both public and private initiatives. However, scarcities are increasing and major problems presently ... Read more

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  • Water Policy in Australia

    The Impact of Change and Uncertainty

    Edited by Lin Crase ...
    Series series Issues in Water Resource Policy
    In the last twenty years, policy makers in Australia have been forced to acknowledge that it is not possible to perpetually supply more water at a low cost. Consequently, the country has begun to focus on water resource management through legislative and institutional change attempting to allocate water in a more economically efficient and socially and environmentally acceptable manner.This book ... Read more

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    Edited by Farhana Sultana, Alex Loftus ...
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  • Wordbook of Australian Idiom - Aussie Slang

    No Worries! She's Apples!

    A direct and informative Wordbook of Idiom and Slang which is directed at giving explanation to the meaning of and the correct usage of the Australian English language.There are some words used that may offend as they have converse meanings to other English Speaking countries; however, there is no intent to offend or malign or denigrate anybody.This book is designed to be informative, educational, ... Read more

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  • Guide to Front Office Operation

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    Guide to Front Office Operation is a primer on the lodging and hotel business. The manual gives the user an overview of the front office or reception in a lodging operation with a look into the world of hotels. It explains the guest cycle and how it affects the hotel operation at every stage of the cycle. The guide includes outlines of basic and standard procedures as practised in hotels worldwide ... Read more

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  • Economics Unmasked

    From power and greed to compassion and the common good

    An inspiring outline of a new economics system, where justice, human dignity, compassion and reverence for life are the guiding values.The economic system under which we live not only forces the great majority of humankind to live their lives in indignity and poverty but also threatens all forms of life on Earth. Economics Unmasked presents a cogent critique of the dominant economic system, ... Read more

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  • Water: All That Matters

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  • Climate Change, Capitalism, and Corporations

    Processes of Creative Self-Destruction

    Climate change is one of the greatest threats facing humanity, a definitive manifestation of the well-worn links between progress and devastation. This book explores the complex relationship that the corporate world has with climate change and examines the central role of corporations in shaping political and social responses to the climate crisis. The principal message of the book is that despite ... Read more

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  • The Water Wizard – The Extraordinary Properties of Natural Water

    Translated by Callum Coats ...
    More energy is encapsulated in every drop of good spring water than an average-sized power station is presently able to produce. Viktor Schauberger (1885–1958) Water – all life depends on it. Yet how often do we stop to consider its true significance, its essential nature? The Water Wizard, the first volume of the Eco-Technology series which presents the original, passionate and convincing ... Read more

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