Managing drought in urban centers: Lessons from Australia

Chong, J; Cooley, H; Dickinson, MA; Turner, A; White, S

Managing drought in urban centers: Lessons from Australia

Chong, J Cooley, H Dickinson, MA Turner, A

White, S

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Citation:: Drought and Water Crises: Integrating Science, Management, and Policy, Second Edition, 2017, pp. 359 - 368
Issue Date:: 2017-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Chong, J	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Cooley, H	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Dickinson, MA	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Turner, A https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0586-5615	en_US
dc.contributor.author	White, S https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8078-5327	en_US
dc.date.issued	2017-01-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Drought and Water Crises: Integrating Science, Management, and Policy, Second Edition, 2017, pp. 359 - 368	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	9781138035645	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/133596
dc.description.abstract	© 2018 by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. Australia is the world’s driest inhabited continent. Many regions have highly variable climates and are prone to severe multiyear droughts. From around 1997 to 2012, however, Australia endured the “Millennium Drought,” which affected a larger area of Australia, and in many locations it lasted far longer than any previous drought on record. Figure 16.1 illustrates the pattern of precipitation deficiency in Australia between November 2001 and October 2009. Falling reservoir levels and persistently low precipitation rates fueled concerns that major urban centers, including many capital cities, would face severe water shortages and, in some cases, concerns that they might run out of water.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Drought and Water Crises: Integrating Science, Management, and Policy, Second Edition	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1201/b22009	en_US
dc.title	Managing drought in urban centers: Lessons from Australia	en_US
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© 2018 by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. Australia is the world’s driest inhabited continent. Many regions have highly variable climates and are prone to severe multiyear droughts. From around 1997 to 2012, however, Australia endured the “Millennium Drought,” which affected a larger area of Australia, and in many locations it lasted far longer than any previous drought on record. Figure 16.1 illustrates the pattern of precipitation deficiency in Australia between November 2001 and October 2009. Falling reservoir levels and persistently low precipitation rates fueled concerns that major urban centers, including many capital cities, would face severe water shortages and, in some cases, concerns that they might run out of water.

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