ISSN:1322-1698    

DOI:10.1080/14486563.1996.10648338

出版商:Taylor & Francis Group    

年代:1996

数据来源: Taylor

ISSN:1322-1698    

DOI:10.1080/14486563.1996.10648339

出版商:Taylor & Francis Group    

年代:1996

数据来源: Taylor

摘要:

This article examines the opportunities for, and barriers to, the expansion of the production and use of Australian solar and wind electricity generation systems. Australia has large solar and wind resources. It also has one of the world's largest near-term (5–15 years) domestic markets for solar electricity generation systems. This market comprises the displacement of diesel fuel used to generate electricity in remote towns, farms, outstations and mining camps. There is also a vast potential export market in the Asia and Pacific regions. In addition, grid-connected windpower is already economically competitive with medium-scale hydro-electricity in Tasmania and is close to competitiveness with medium-scale coal-fired electricity in Western Australia. Some of the barriers to a more rapid development of solar and wind generated electricity are cross-subsidies to rural users of grid electricity and diesel fuel; failure to include the environmental, social and health costs of fossil fuels in their prices; political impediments; and the lack of an Australian strategic industry development plan.

ISSN:1322-1698    

DOI:10.1080/14486563.1996.10648340

出版商:Taylor & Francis Group    

年代:1996

数据来源: Taylor

摘要:

Social policy is outstanding in its failure to adequately account for the true social values of water. Many social policies, especially those for consumptive water use, remain within a fundamentalist economic paradigm, sometimes with environmental concessions.

ISSN:1322-1698    

DOI:10.1080/14486563.1996.10648341

出版商:Taylor & Francis Group    

年代:1996

数据来源: Taylor

摘要:

This article reports on a review and analysis of the role of strategic environmental assessment (SEA) and cumulative impact assessment (CIA) in the overall framework of environmental impact assessment (EIA). It is argued that to pursue the nationally agreed goal of ecologically sustainable development (ESD), it is essential to incorporate SEA and CIA into the EIA process. The article examines how SEA and CIA might be applied and addresses the implications. It notes that there are significant challenges in science, assessment technique and administration. Two specific areas of difficulty are highlighted, these being the lack of adequate information about environmental components and processes, and the likelihood of significant institutional impediments, both intergovernmental and within the bureaucracy. The discussion identifies approaches to assist in resolving these difficulties. The article concludes that, despite the challenges, SEA and CIA must be pursued, are “within our grasp now” and are critical for the pursuit of ESD.

ISSN:1322-1698    

DOI:10.1080/14486563.1996.10648342

出版商:Taylor & Francis Group    

年代:1996

数据来源: Taylor

摘要:

The CSIRO Centre for Arid Zone Research has so far produced two operational computer-based programmes for range condition monitoring and assessment. These programmes are based on the so-called “grazing gradient” approach, which utilises remotely-sensed satellite data.

ISSN:1322-1698    

DOI:10.1080/14486563.1996.10648343

出版商:Taylor & Francis Group    

年代:1996

数据来源: Taylor

ISSN:1322-1698    

DOI:10.1080/14486563.1996.10648344

出版商:Taylor & Francis Group    

年代:1996

数据来源: Taylor