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Australia Yearbook - 2001

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14 Environment<br />

Introduction 579<br />

Environmental attitudes and behaviour in <strong>Australia</strong>n households 579<br />

Concern for environmental problems 579<br />

Visiting World Heritage Areas, National Parks and State Parks 580<br />

Household water—use, sources, quality and conservation 580<br />

Waste generation and disposals 584<br />

Solid waste disposal and recycling 584<br />

Recycling 585<br />

Attitudes to less packaging 586<br />

Water waste 586<br />

Air pollution 587<br />

Biodiversity 589<br />

Management of <strong>Australia</strong>’s inland waters 591<br />

Article—Developing a reliable water resource in the<br />

early 1900s 591<br />

Water consumption in <strong>Australia</strong> 592<br />

Effects of water resource development on <strong>Australia</strong>’s<br />

freshwater environments 594<br />

Impacts on <strong>Australia</strong>’s freshwater fish 595<br />

Changes in the management of water resources 595<br />

Management of <strong>Australia</strong>’s marine and coastal environment 596<br />

Shipping and the introduction of exotic marine species 596<br />

Fisheries management and aquaculture 598<br />

Marine pollution 599<br />

Rising sea temperatures 599<br />

Whaling 600<br />

Management of <strong>Australia</strong>’s forest and land resources 601<br />

National parks and other protected areas 601<br />

Forest conservation and management 601<br />

Land degradation 602<br />

Salinity 602<br />

Weeds 603<br />

Local government expenditure on protection of the environment 604<br />

Bibliography 605

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