Resource Resource DepletionDepletion

Land and Water Land and Water ResourcesResources

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Resource DepletionResource Depletion

Nearly 9/10 of all Nearly 9/10 of all Australians live in urban Australians live in urban areas.areas.This degree of urbanisation This degree of urbanisation has an impact on the has an impact on the physical environment.physical environment.Urban areas are heavy Urban areas are heavy users of resources from users of resources from both inside and outside both inside and outside Australia.Australia.

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Resource DepletionResource Depletion

Urban dwellers draw heavily Urban dwellers draw heavily on:on:

a)a) EnergyEnergy: electricity, oil and : electricity, oil and gas.gas.

b)b) LandLand: increasing : increasing consumption due to urban consumption due to urban sprawl.sprawl.

c)c) WaterWater: stored in reservoirs : stored in reservoirs and used for cooking, and used for cooking, cleaning and drinking.cleaning and drinking.

d)d) FoodFood: sourced outside urban : sourced outside urban areas and occasionally from areas and occasionally from great distances.great distances.

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Land ResourcesLand Resources

As a resource, land can be As a resource, land can be degraded by a variety of degraded by a variety of practices including:practices including:

a)a) land clearingland clearingb)b) overstocking of grazing overstocking of grazing

landslandsc)c) unsustainable farming unsustainable farming

methodsmethodsd)d) mining of non-renewable mining of non-renewable

resourcesresourcese)e) road constructionroad constructionf)f) pollution/dumping of waste.pollution/dumping of waste.

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Water ResourcesWater Resources

Water resources can Water resources can also be mismanaged also be mismanaged by practices such as:by practices such as:

a)a) tapping artesian basinstapping artesian basins

b)b) damming riversdamming rivers

c)c) run-off of chemicals run-off of chemicals and fertilisersand fertilisers

d)d) dumping of wastedumping of waste

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Strategies to Save LandStrategies to Save Land

One billion trees One billion trees program.program.

Save the Bush Save the Bush program.program.

Landcare.Landcare.

Farm management.Farm management.

Sustainable farming.Sustainable farming.

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Strategies to Save WaterStrategies to Save Water

Water regulation Water regulation bodies.bodies.

Management of Management of catchments.catchments.

Water conservation.Water conservation.

Biodiversity policies.Biodiversity policies.

Water quality control.Water quality control.

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Pause Point!Pause Point!

View View LandCareLandCare Program in the So Program in the Southern uthern OtwaysOtways..

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Question Time?Question Time?

Explain why water Explain why water management is a management is a priority for priority for Australian planners.Australian planners.

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