* Land and Water
Management
Antoinette, William, Joshua and Callum
*Spatial and
Ecological
Dimensions
Spatial dimension describes where things are and why they
are there. The patterns are all determined by a large
amount of research that each one is in relation of a
particular variable. An example of spatial dimensions are
continents that are the driest continents in the world.
Australia is one of the driest continents in the world.
Ecological dimensions are a study of organisms and there
interaction with the physical environment and how they
surround the organisms. They describes a relationship
between the people and the natural elements of are
environment and can have an impact on one another. Also
when using ecological dimension, area are broke down into
the ecosystem.
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* Erosion is included in the process of land and and water management. There are
several forms that cause erosion which affect both the land and water, in this
case soil erosion. These forms take place as; sheet and rill erosion, gully erosion,
mass movement and wind erosion.
* Sheet and rill erosion: bare land, usually on a slope. Without plants in place, the
soil gets washed away.
* Gully erosion: water in deep channels washes soil upon rainfall. The more water,
the deeper the channel gets.
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* Mass movement: when gravity helps erosion, examples
include landslides and avalanches.
* Wind erosion: more suited for the dryer areas of Australia.
Wind erosion is when wind removes the topsoil if not held
in place by plants and also just wind aiding erosion in
general. A good example of this is the 12 apostles; the
water has been eroding the rock caused by wind erosion
which has greatly reduced the amount of apostles left
standing.
* The term that is used to cover the damage done to soil is
called soil degredation.
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The impacts on Land and water management economically if you have a
job would be in debt because you wouldn't’t be making any money.
If it affects you humanly, you may lose your home or things that belong to
you during floods.
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* Clean up Australia Day.
The organization that we’ve chosen is Clean Up Australia Day. The idea came from
an Australian bloke called Ian Kieran, the first began in 1989. The idea grew
bigger into other business’s throughout Australia like; school clean up day,
business clean up day and many more. It requires keeping your area clean on the
presented day.
The event commences on the 4th of March, everyone in Australia can participate
in the annual Clean Up Australia Day. The purpose of clean up Australia Day is to
keep land and water tidy from rubbish and pollution, thus minimizing the affects
all environments.
*Advantages and
Disadvantages
Disadvantages of land and water management:
• Polluted waters- rubbish and all sort's of
pollutants have changed PH level’s to
dangerous readings, which can lead into
sickness or unlikely death.
• Land waste management- All rubbish tip’s
around Australia is polluting our air and
taking up too much of our environment
space.
• Wasting water- We seem to be wasting
our precious value of life, the solution
would point to water recycling.
Advantages of land and water management:
• Water recycling- water recycling a
method that disinfects dirty material and
produce’s dieselized water.
• Recycling plastic- Build up of plastic
would be catastrophic to both land and
water environments, therefore recycling
plastic minimize pollution.
• Clean up days- Events that help keep
Australia tidy can drastically decrease
pollution in all effected area’s.
* Summaries two newspaper articles
* Water & land Use Management is too disseminate
knowledge in all related fields of water and landuse management which have relevance for the
arid and semi-arid regions and areas under
growing impact of desertification in the world. It
also aims at regular supply of latest information on
resources, education, training, publications and
projects on water and land management as an
important ingredient.
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The sustainable use and protection of our
catchments’ natural resources requires careful
management to maintain the environmental
integrity of the resources and to protect Victoria’s
reputation as a clean, green producer. The
condition of our catchments underpins the
wellbeing of all Victorians. We rely on healthy
catchments for water supply, food fiber and timber
production, the conservation of flora and fauna,
tourism and recreation.
* Recommend further actions that can be
taken to minimize the impact of the issue
* Today, Australia is struggling to find new ways to decrease water & land
management issues which involves water recycling and new ways of decreasing
land use. Australia's economy is trying to minimize these effects by expanding
our rubbish tips which removes the wastes from most rubbish dumps in
Australia & clearing out space away from homes to prevent complains from
disturbing smells. A major concern to Australia is water use for various reasons.
The Murray-Darling Basin is under threat due to irrigation in Australia, which is
causing high levels of salinity which effects agriculture and biodiversity in New
South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and most other states too. These rivers
are also affected by pesticide run-off and drought’s & polluted water areas.
* Recycling plant s for water has been around in Australia for years, the idea
came from a group of science who designed the wastewater transported to the
water recycling plants has already gone through many treatments step,
including flitering to remove nearly all biodegradable organic material and
nutrients. It has also been disinfected.
* Recycle and reduce water
* Decrease erosion on the coast
* Minimize the the impacts of
land and water management
* Conserve water. Turn off the tap when running water isn't
necessary and try to take shorter showers if possible. This not only
helps prevent water shortages, but reduces the amount of
contaminated water that needs treatment
* Don't throw litter into sinks and toilets. Paints, oils and other
similar items should be disposed of in the trash.
* Help clean up litter in water-filled areas. This includes beaches,
lake oceans. Make sure it is safe to collect the litter and put it in
a nearby dustbin
* Compost. Contain and compost yard waste. Yard waste that sits
around can easily wash into storm drains when it rains. Even if the
waste doesn't contain chemicals such as herbicides and pesticides,
the introduction of large quantities of sticks, leaves, and grass
clippings can overwhelm waterways with unhealthy quantities of
nutrients.
*Hope we all taught/
learnt something
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* http://www.derm.qld.gov.au/land/management/lwmp/index.html
* http://vro.dpi.vic.gov.au/dpi/vro/wimregn.nsf/pages/natres_lwm
* http://www.skwirk.com/p-c_s-16_u-140_t-414_c-1448/landmanagement/nsw/land-management/issues-in-australianenvironments/geographical-issues-physical-environments
* http://www.water.gov.au/WaterUse/index.aspx?Menu=Level1_4
* http://www.soe-
townsville.org/external_humansettlement/Water_News_Article.html
* http://www.kidcyber.com.au/topics/erosion.HTM