Unit 4: Outcome 3 Flashcards
Conflicts
Desalination plant
Environment
Powlett river coastal environments, bunurong marine environments
Conflicts
Desalination plant
Issue
Construction and operation of desal plant
Conflicts
Desalination plant
Groups
Your water your say and Victorian government
Conflicts
Desalination plant
Your water your say
Position on issue
Stop construction, preserve environment, use alternative water manage,net techniques.
Conflicts
Desalination plant
Your water your say
Arguments against
- Effects local marine and coastal environments
- Uses a lot of energy to operate
Conflicts
Desalination plant
Victorian government
Position on issue
Build a desal plant near powlett river mouth for production of water
Conflicts
Desalination plant
Vic gov
Arguments for
- water saving and recycling is not sufficient
- Melbourne faces water shortfalls in the future due to increasing population
Conflicts
Marine national parks and sanctuaries
Environment
Marine environments along the Victorian coastline
Conflicts
Marine national parks and sanctuaries
Issue
Creation of marine national parks, restricting how these areas are used, including some restrictions of commercial and recreational fishing
Conflicts
Marine national parks and sanctuaries
Groups
Victorian national parks association VNPA
Seafood industry Victoria SIV
Conflicts
Marine national parks and sanctuaries
Victorian national parks association
Position on the issue
Support the creation of marine national parks
Conflicts
Marine national parks and sanctuaries
Victorian national parks association
Arguments for
To maintain biodiversity and natural processes, particularly within coastal, intertidal and subtial ecosystems
Conflicts
Marine national parks and sanctuaries
Seafood industry Victoria
Position on issue
No marine parks, unrestricted recreational fishing, continued commercial fishing
Conflicts
Marine national parks and sanctuaries
Seafood industry Victoria
Arguments against
- Lose access to fisheries resource
- loss of income
Methods
Desalination plant
Vic gov
Manipulating the media
Methods
Desalination plant
Vic gov
Manipulating the media
Steve bracks spent $1 million on the desalination advertising media campaign