Community perceptions of environmental water: a review

• Published in: Environmental conservation Vol. 50; no. 2; pp. 73 - 82
• Main Authors: Kosovac, Anna, Horne, Avril C, O’Donnell, Erin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 01.06.2023
• Subjects: Allocations; Climate change; Community; Decision making; Fresh water; Interdisciplinary aspects; Legitimacy; Literature reviews; Perceptions; Protozoa; Science; Stakeholders; Subject Review; Terminology; Water allocation; Waterways; Australia; Canada; United States > US; fairness; environmental flows; perceptions; Indigenous; stakeholder management; water for the environment; water policy; environmental water; irrigator; stakeholders; community; democratic decision-making
• ISSN: 0376-8929; 1469-4387
• DOI: 10.1017/S0376892923000036

Allocation of water specifically to the environment (often dubbed ‘environmental water’ or ‘environmental flows’) can be contentious within government, among irrigators and between community members. The reduction in supply of fresh water has led to questions surrounding the efficiencies and ecologi...