The effect of land clearing on rainfall and fresh water resources in Western Australia
A multi-functional sustainability analysis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19499543 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mark A Andrich (The University of Western Australia), Mark Andrich (The University of Western Australia, corresponding author), Jorg Imberger (The University of Western Australia) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 549-563 |
| Publication date | 2013-12-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ecology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1350-4509 • E-ISSN: 1745-2627 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13504509.2013.850752 |
| OpenAlex | W2002902626 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 39 |
It is widely recognised that southwest Western Australia has experienced a decline in rainfall over the last 40 years. It is generally thought that this decline is due to natural periodic variations and changes induced by global warming, but recently evidence has emerged suggesting that a substantial part of the decline may be due to extensive logging close to the coast to make way for housing developments and the clearing of native vegetation for wheat planting on the higher ground. We compare coastal and inland rainfall to show empirically that 55% to 62% of the observed rainfall decline is the result of land clearing alone. Using the index of sustainable functionality, we show that the economic consequences associated with this change of land use on fresh water resource availability have been underestimated to date and disproportionately affect the environment and poorest members of the population
Agroforestry · Biology · Business · Clearing · Climate change · Economics · Geography · Global warming · Land use · Natural resource · Natural resource economics · Population · Sustainability · Climate variability and models · Environmental Science · Land Use and Ecosystem Services · Pasture and Agricultural Systems · Ecology
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| Citations per year | 0.33 |
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| Citation span | 2014 - 2020 (7) |
| Highly cited | No |