Author/s: Barry Golding & Coral Campbell
Edition: Volume 49, Number 3, November 2009
Summary: In this paper we undertake a brief review of the literature related to the background of water in the southern Basin, and of the literature related to adult and community learning about water. We also describe the overall method of the project, in order to set up the context for the four, site-specific case studies that follow. These ‘site’ papers are presented in terms of their perceived positions in the broad Basin or water catchment. The first site paper, Water, weeds and autumn leaves: learning to be drier in the Alpine region (Foley & Grace 2009) examines water-related learning issues in the Victorian Alpine region, particularly from the perspective of diverse community frames of reference (Bekhout, Hertin & Gann 2006). In this alpine ‘water harvesting’ area, the learning has to do with the many impacts of drying, aside from less snow and water runoff, particularly to do with wildfires, weeds, conservation and tourism.
Keywords: Murray-Darling Basin, water-related learning issues, Victorian Alpine, water harvesting, environmental impacts
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