Rhetoric and reality surrounding water quality issues in a peri‐urban western Sydney community
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19267336 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Andrew Norris (0000-0001-9451-9388), Andrew J Norris (0000-0003-4432-0287, Western Sydney University), Shelley Burgin (Western Sydney University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 66 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 773-783 |
| Publication date | 2009-12-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-7233 • E-ISSN: 1026-7476 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00207230902738743 |
| OpenAlex | W1991368622 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 18 |
As the driest inhabited continent, Australia faces pressing issues of water quality and quantity. A recent decade of drought has heightened interest. We surveyed a community on the Hawkesbury–Nepean floodplain, the river that provides most of Sydney’s potable water. The survey targeted respondents’ perceptions of the source of water in local wetlands, causes of water pollution, their willingness to undertake environmental action to improve water quality, and their preferred source of information to inform remedial action. Residents considered that the environmental health of the local waterways was important, and they stated that they were willing to change their habits for environmental improvement. We observed that the first step to environmental stewardship was widespread (although strongest in women) but understanding of issues and the reality of moving from rhetoric to action was less well developed
Environmental planning · Environmental protection · Environmental resource management · Environmental stewardship · Geography · Political science · Politics · Rhetoric · Stewardship (theology) · Water quality · Wetland · Ecology · Economic and Environmental Valuation · Environmental Education and Sustainability · Environmental Science · Noise Effects and Management
Significant Life Experiences Revisited
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| Citations per year | 0.17 |
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| Citation span | 2014 - 2018 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |