Ecological health of rivers: a case for integrating government, community and private sector towards regional sustainability
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Paper/Presentation Title | Ecological health of rivers: a case for integrating government, community and private sector towards regional sustainability |
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Presentation Type | Paper |
Authors | Alam, M. Khorshed (Author) and Marinova, Dora (Author) |
Editors | Barg, M., Herbert, Sylvie and Newman, P. W. G. |
Journal or Proceedings Title | Proceedings of the International Sustainability Conference: Regional Governance for Sustainability |
Number of Pages | 13 |
Year | 2003 |
Place of Publication | Perth, Western Australia |
ISBN | 0730702189 |
Conference/Event | International Sustainability Conference: Regional Governance for Sustainability (2003) |
Event Details | International Sustainability Conference: Regional Governance for Sustainability (2003) Event Date 17 to end of 19 Sep 2003 Event Location Perth, Australia |
Abstract | Many cities and towns are established on the banks of rivers. People have long relied on rivers for trade, transportation, fishing and recreation as well as for cleaning and waste removal. Historically, the Buriganga River, which crosses Dahka, the capital of Bangladesh, has facilitated the urbanisation of the country. The physical nature of the river however is being constantly changed due to human intervention. Its ecological health is now threatened; it has become a dying river both hydrologically and biologically. The government and city authorities find it difficult to provide the funds for cleaning up the river and preventing further pollution. Using an extended contingency valuation approach, this paper argues that there are resources available within the community that can be mobilised to improve the ecological health of the river. It also proposes government-community-private sector partnerships for restoring the ecological health of the river as well as eliminating or abating the potential sources of pollution. Part of this model is a decentralised system for waste collection, processing and management. |
Keywords | contingency valuation; Buriganga River; waste collection |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 380105. Environment and resource economics |
410406. Natural resource management | |
410405. Environmental rehabilitation and restoration | |
Public Notes | A revised version of this paper has been published as: Alam, Khorshed and Marinova, Dora (2003) Measuring total value of a river cleanup. Water Science and Technology, 48 (7). pp. 149-156. ISSN 0273-1223. |
Byline Affiliations | Murdoch University |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/9zx27/ecological-health-of-rivers-a-case-for-integrating-government-community-and-private-sector-towards-regional-sustainability
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