The Blackwater SAMOK Project – A Catchment Management Approach

Water quality standards set in the past have not helped resource managers in the decisions that they face in seeking sustainable development. Resource managers are looking for meaningful information on water quality so as to evaluate the resource, set priorities for action, and to monitor progress. Resource managers need to know how water quality affects, and is affected by, catchment uses and activities. Examples of three wild and scenic rivers, the Nymboida, Murrumbidgee, and Hawkesbury/Nepean River systems, demonstrate how a ‘Total Catchment Management' approach to resource use and resource protection has advantages for water quality management.

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Challenges of the Blackwood Basin, Western Australia

Water Science & Technology ◽

10.2166/wst.2001.0504 ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 43 (9) ◽

pp. 37-44 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

S. Ecker ◽

A. Karafilis ◽

R. Taylor

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Management ◽

Action Planning ◽

River Management ◽

Management Approach ◽

Catchment Management ◽

Riparian Restoration ◽

Research Education ◽

Remnant Vegetation ◽

High Conservation ◽

Study Zone

Growing concern about the declining state of the catchment and river led to the formation of the Blackwood Basin Group in 1992. Funded primarily by the Natural Heritage Trust and using the river as the focus, the group aims to provide leadership and support to achieve sustainable management of natural resources in the catchment. Through an Integrated Catchment Management approach, the Blackwood Basin Group has managed a range of projects to improve the community's understanding and management of the Blackwood River and its catchment. A number of research, education, demonstration and on-ground action activities relating to river management have been undertaken in partnership with community and local, state and federal government organisations. Activities include demonstrations and evaluations of riparian restoration, funding riparian restoration activities, protection of high conservation value remnant vegetation, a flood risk study, zone action planning and monitoring the condition of the river and its tributaries.

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Sensible Farming on Sensitive and Steep Land - A Catchment Management Approach in Tauranga Harbour

Proceedings of the New Zealand Grassland Association ◽

10.33584/jnzg.2013.75.2919 ◽

2013 ◽

pp. 33-38

Author(s):

D.R. Hall

Keyword(s):

Land Use ◽

Land Cover ◽

Rural Community ◽

Management Approach ◽

Catchment Management ◽

Management Framework ◽

Erosion Risk ◽

Riparian Protection ◽

Ground Truthing ◽

Perception Survey

Sedimentation of Tauranga Harbour was identified as the top environment issue in a 2006 environmental report. Research has indicated that 63.7% of the sediment yield from the 98 641 hectares of contributing catchments of the southern harbour was from pasture that covers only 34.7% of the catchment area. Bay of Plenty Regional Council has developed and implemented a catchment management framework to work alongside farmers and the rural community to address the issue. The approach involved firstly gaining accurate data, including modelling sediment movement and accurately "ground-truthing" 2190 km of waterways in 28 subcatchments. It included data analysis for Land Use Capability (LUC), erosion risk, land cover, existing protection status of land, as well as developing an effective communications plan to engage landowners. A perception survey was also undertaken to determine what farmers understood of their environmental responsibility and what the drivers for change were. Council now has a much better understanding of land cover, current land use, the community concerns and their knowledge of issues in Tauranga Harbour. This has enabled a more focused catchment management approach and better use of funds to support riparian protection and land use change. Keywords: Catchment, sedimentation, riparian, erosion

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Landscape Salinisation and Management: An Australian Perspective

Journal of Agricultural and Marine Sciences [JAMS] ◽

10.24200/jams.vol7iss2pp53-60 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 7 (2) ◽

pp. 53

Author(s):

D. Hoey ◽

M. Ahmed ◽

M. Littleboy

Keyword(s):

Management Strategies ◽

Policy Framework ◽

Management Approach ◽

Catchment Management ◽

State Governments ◽

Salinity Hazard ◽

Groundwater Flow Modelling ◽

Assessment Techniques ◽

Salinity Management ◽

Economic Considerations

Australian landscapes are facing an increasing salinisation threat. It is estimated that 2.5 million hectares are affected by land salinisation, and this area is expected to triple by 2050. Federal and State governments have jointly developed a policy framework to address this issue, with each state refining their own salinity management strategies within this framework. Scientific assessment and modelling underpin these salinity management strategies, though socio-economic considerations are also important. Landscape salinity assessment techniques used in the Australian context are outlined, and examples of salinity hazard and recharge mapping at the landscape scale described. Current developments in both recharge assessment, and groundwater flow modelling in Australia are described, and the use of these models in underpinning state salinity strategic planning discussed. The salinity management ‘toolkit’ is discussed. The progression from initially applying engineering solutions to deal with the symptoms of salinisation; to dealing with the causes of salinisation; to developing an integrated catchment management approach; to including a stronger emphasis on market-based economic measures; and the importance of over-arching Catchment Blueprints, is described in detail.The application of knowledge and experience gained through the management of Australian land salinisation to other countries is discussed in the context of the salinity problem in the Sultanate of Oman.

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Prejudices and discrimination as goal activated and threat driven: The affordance management approach applied to sexual prejudice.

Psychological Review ◽

10.1037/rev0000125 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 125 (6) ◽

pp. 1002-1027 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Angela G. Pirlott ◽

Corey L. Cook

Keyword(s):

Sexual Prejudice ◽

Management Approach

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Harbor Maintenance Using a Regional Sediment Management Approach

Ports 2004 ◽

10.1061/40727(2004)45 ◽

2004 ◽

Author(s):

Phillip Ross ◽

Jack Davis

Keyword(s):

Sediment Management ◽

Management Approach

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Il risk management approach nelle Università italiane: prime riflessioni su vincoli e opportunità

MANAGEMENT CONTROL ◽

10.3280/maco2020-001006 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 111-136

Author(s):

Manuela Lucchese ◽

Giuseppe Sannino ◽

Paolo Tartaglia Polcini

Keyword(s):

Risk Management ◽

Management Approach

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A Case Of Prader-Willi Syndrome With Behavioural Disturbances: A Successful Multidisciplinary Management Approach

Journal of Clinical and Health Sciences ◽

10.24191/jchs.v5i1.9825 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

pp. 83

Author(s):

Nor Jannah Nasution Raduan ◽

Mohd Razali Salleh ◽

Norharlina Bahar ◽

Mohd Faiz Md Tahir ◽

Najwa Hanim Md Rosli

Keyword(s):

Neurodevelopmental Disorder ◽

Pressure Control ◽

Family Therapist ◽

Sleep Apnoea ◽

Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Syndrome ◽

Management Approach ◽

Adolescent Psychiatrist ◽

Prader Willi Syndrome ◽

Obstructive Sleep ◽

Genetically Determined

Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS) is a genetically determined neurodevelopmental disorder occurring in 1 in 15,000 births. PWS is a rare case in Malaysia and a successful approach to its management has not been well reported here. We present a case of a 13-year-old boy with Prader-Willi Syndrome with prominent behavioural disturbances characterised by temper tantrums, compulsive food intake, stubbornness, stealing and impulsivity further complicated by underlying morbid obesity, poorly controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension, dyslipidaemia, obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome and intellectual disability. Multidisciplinary approach involving child and adolescent psychiatrist, occupational therapist, counsellor, family therapist, endocrinologist and dietician has shown to improve the patient’s weight, glucose and blood pressure control and most importantly the behavioural disturbances.

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