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Capel - Surface Water Management, Issue Scoping Report, Oct 2006, Beckworth Environmental Plannning (Department of Water (DOW), WA)

Understanding and Promoting Adoption of Conservation Practices by Rural Landholders, David Pannell, 2005-6

Dryland Salinity: Economic, Scientific, Social and Policy Dimensions by David J. Pannell, The Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics  45:4 (2001): 517-546.

Preliminary Agency Statement of Natural Resource Management Priorities in Western Australia, Nov 2003 (Depts. of Agriculture, Conservation and Land Management, Environment, and Fisheries)

Showcasing Ribbons of Blue/Waterwatch WA 

SIF3: An Investment Framework for Managing Dryland Salinity in Australia by Anna M. Ridley (Primary Industries Research Australia), David J. Pannell (School of Agriculture and Resource Economics, University of WA)

SIF3 Methods - North Central CMA Region by Anna Ridley (Dept. of Primary Industries and CRC Salinity), David Pannell (University of WA and CRC Salinity), and Geoff Park (North Central CMA) (CRC)

Salinity Investment Framework: Agricultural Land and Infrastructure, Resource Management, Technical Report 270, July 2005 (Department of Agriculture, WA)

Salinity Investment Framework Interim Report - Phase 1 - SLUI 32 (Oct 2003), Salinity and Land Use Impacts Series (Dept. of Environment)

Hydrogeological Information for Management Planning in the Ellen Brook Catchment - SLUI 11 (Sept 2002), Salinity and Land Use Impacts Series (Water and Rivers Commission)

Groundwater Information for Management of the Ellen Brook, Brockman River and Upper Canning Southern Wungong Catchments - SLUI 12 (Sept 2002), Salinity and Land Use Impacts Series (Water and Rivers Commission)

Groundwater Information for Management of the Upper Canning Southern Wungong Catchment - SLUI 14 (Oct 2002), Salinity and Land Use Impacts Series (Water and Rivers Commission)

Groundwater Information and Management Options for the Brockman River Catchment (Water and Rivers Commission)

Review of Engineering and Safe Disposal Options - SLUI 20 (March 2003) (Water and Rivers Commission)

Hydrogeology of the Muir-Unicup Catchments - SLUI 22 (April 2003) (Water and Rivers Commission)

Preliminary Assessment of Rainfall and Groundwater Trends in Areas of Wandoo - SLUI 27 (April 2003)

Engineering Options as Tools for Salinity Management in the Spencer Gully Catchment - SLUI 5 (Oct 2002) (Water and Rivers Commission)

A Review of Groundwater Pumping to Manage Dryland Salinity in Western Australia - SLUI 25 (Feb 2004) (Department of Environment)

Water Yield Response to Land Use Change in South-West Western Australia - SLUI31  (Nov 2003) (Department of Environment)

Salinity Investment Framework for Interim Report - Phase I - SLUI32 (Oct 2003) (Department of Environment)

State of the Fisheries Report - Southern Inland Bioregion, 2005/06 (Department of Fisheries)

State of the Fisheries Report - South Coast Bioregion, 2005/06 (Department of Fisheries)

Stream Salinity Status and Tends in South-West Western Australia - SLUI 38B (Jan 2005) (Department of Environment)

Cost of Algal Blooms - prepared for LWRRDC and MDBC, Jan 2000

Cost of Algal Blooms - Occasional Paper 26/99, LWRRDC, March 2000

Coordination of State/Territory Based Assessment of Data Availability to Address Natural Resource Condition Indicators

Assessment of the Ecological Risks Associated with Irrigation in the Goulburn Broken Catchment 

Comparative Evaluation of Environmental Flow Assessment Techniques: Best Practice Framework

Comparative Evaluation of Environmental Flow Assessment Techniques: Review of Holistic Methodologies

Comparative Evaluation of Environmental Flow Assessment Techniques: Review of Holistic Methods, LWRRDC Occasional Paper 27/98

Comparative Evaluation of Environmental Flow Assessment Techniques: R&D Requirements, LWRRDC Occasional Paper 27/98

Dependence of Ecosystems on Groundwater and Its Significance to Australia, LWRRDC Occasional Paper 12/98

Guidelines for Protecting Australian Waterways, Land & Water Australia 2002

Identifying and Protecting Rivers of High Ecological Value, LWRRDC Occasional Paper 01/00

Assessment of Information Needs for Freshwater Flows into Australian Estuaries, Final Report, Fisheries R&D Corporation, Land & Water Australia, April 2006

Assessment of Information Needs for Freshwater Flows into Australian Estuaries - Supplementary Appendices 4 to 8, Fisheries R&D Corporation, Land & Water Australia, April 2006

Monitoring and Evaluation of Australia's Natural Resources, National Land & Water Resources Audit (An Initiative of the National Heritage Trust)

Monitoring and Evaluation Trials, Western Australia Region Phase 1 Report, Nov 2004 (National Land & Water Resources Audit, 2005)

Monitoring and Evaluation Trials, Western Australia Regional Trials Phase 2 Report, May 2005 (National Land & Water Resources Audit, 2005)

Mapping Regional Metabolism: A Decision Support Tool for Natural Resource Management

Native Vegetation - A National Framework for Landscape Classification - Aug 2001 to July 2003

Assessment of a System to Predict the Loss of Aquatic Biodiversity from Changes in Salinity (NDSP TechNote No. 017)

Catchment Classification for Salinity Management (NDSP TechNote No. 012)

Predicting the Combined Environmental Impact of Catchment Management Regimes on Dryland Salinity (NDSP Tech/NoteNo. 002)

Flowtube Rapid Catchment Appraisal Model (NDSP Tech/Note No. 024)

Developing a National Evaluation Framework for Dryland Salinity Management (NDS Tech/Note No. 013)

Social and Economic Data Sources (National Land & Water Resources Audit, 2005)

Social and Economic Information for NRM: an initial discussion paper, Dec 2004 (National Land & Water Resources Audit, 2004)

Assessment of Data Requirements and Availability to Address Natural Resource Condition and Trend Indicators - Part A: Project Report, Sept 2004, Beaten Track Group (National Land & Water Resources Audit)

Assessment of Data Requirements and Availability to Address Natural Resource Condition and Trend Indicators - Part B: Identification of Data Needs and Potential Datasets, Sept 2004,  Beaten Track Group (National Land & Water Resources Audit)

Assessment of Data Requirements and Availability to Address Natural Resource Condition and Trend Indicators - Part C: Evaluation of Indicator Protocols, Sept 2004,  Beaten Track Group (National Land & Water Resources Audit)

Issues in Natural Resource Management - Data Sheets - Occasional Paper 24/99, LWRRDC, Dec 1999

Nutrient Loadings and Algal Blooms in Australian Waters - a Discussion Paper, Occasional Paper, LWRRDC, Dec 1994

Project in Progress Summery - Development of Indigenous Knowledge Capacity Across North Australia (Land and Water Australia)

Rapid Appraisal of Riparian Condition - River and Riparian Land Management Technical Guideline, No. 4A, Oct. 2005

River Restoration Framework (published by Land & Water Australia, based on 01/01 publication data)

Riparian Ecosystem Services - What are Ecosystem Services? Land & Water Australia, Aug 2004

River Flows and Blue-Green Algae - Land & Water Australia, August 2002 (rpt. Aug 2004)

River and Wetland Health - A Framework for Comparable Assessment of the Ecological Condition of Australia Rivers & Wetlands Draft (Australian Water Resources 2005)

Krysalis Software Suite - The absolute Guide to OnBalance V3

A National Plan for Water Security, 25 Jan 2007 (Federal Government document)

Western Australia Department of Agriculture and Food, Agriculture and Related Resources Protection Act 1976, List of Declared Animals

The Assessment of River Condition (ARC), An Audit of the Ecological Condition of Australian Rivers (Final Report submitted to the National Land and Water Resources Audit Office, Sept 2001)

Hardy Inlet Condition Statement, Aug 2006 (Department of Water, Estuarine condition report, SW Catchments Council)

Condition Statement for the Peel Harvey Estuarine System, South-Western Australia, May 2004 (Waters and Rivers Commission Report 2004)

Nutrient Status and Trends Report, Phase I: DSS Modelling for the Geographe Bay Catchment, June 2006 (Modeling Section Aquatic Science Branch, Department of Water)

Nutrient Status , Trends and Loads Report, Phase I: DSS Modelling for the Leschenault Catchment, Draft, June 2006 (Modelling Section Aquatic Science Branch Resource Science Division, Department of Water)

Geographe Bay Hydrology map 1:500,000 (Ecotones & Associates)

Geographe Bay Landuse map 1:500,000 (Ecotones & Associates)

Leschenault Inlet Landuse map 1:500,000 (Ecotones & Associates)

The Nutrient Balance and Best Management Practice (BMP) Database (David Weaver , 29 Sept 2006)

Fish and crayfish migrations of the Blackwood River: influence of surface and groundwater, Dec 2006, by SJ Beatty, FJ McAleer and DL Morgan, Centre for Fish & Fisheries Research, Murdoch University (for SW Catchments Council and Dept. of Water)

Department of Agriculture and Food Western Australia, Agriculture and Related Resources Protection Act, 1976, 17 Jan 2007

Restoration of Macrophytes in the Lower Vasse River: Field trial, Progress Report Feb 2007

Aquatic Macroinvertebrate Diversity and Abundance in the Lower Vasse River, New River Wetland and Muddy Lakes, by Ben Smith, Dec 2006 (for Department of Environment and Conservation and Geographe Catchment Council)

Draft Management Plan for "Barrett St Reserve" (27633)

Brunswick River  Action Plan (RAP), 2006 by Leigh Taylor (for Leschenault Catchment Council)

Cape Naturalist Streams RAP, 2006, by Kirrily White trading as Naturalistic Environment Services (for Geographe Catchment Council)

Donnelly River RAP, 2006 (for Warren Catchments Council-Southern Forest Lanca and the Manjimup Land Conservation District Committee)

Fish and freshwater crayfish in streams in the Cape Naturaliste Region and Wilyaburp Brook, Dec 2006, by S Beatty and D Morgan, C Jury, and J Mitchell (for the Cape to Cape Catchments Group and Geocatch)

Fish and freshwater crayfish communities of the Brunswick and Preston Rivers, by D Morgan and S Beatty, March 2006 (for Leschenault Catchment Council)

Bancell Link Action Plan 2006-2007 Linking the Uplands with the Lowlands in the Harvey River Basin, by Craig Perry (for Harvey River Restoration Taskforce, Inc.)

Lower Harvey Restoration Plan, Restoration Option Paper, by Jesse Steele and Craig Perry, April 2007 (for Harvey River Restoration Taskforce, Inc.)

Lower Warren RAP 2006 (prepared for Warren Catchments Council-Southern Forests Landcare and the Manjimup Land Conservation District Committee)

Wilyabrup Brook maps (x 16) (Issues, Comments, Recommendations, Advice)

Wilyabrup Brook RAP, by Cassandra Jury, Nov 2006 (prepared for the Cape to Cape Catchments Group (CCG)

Upper Preston River RAP, by Catherine Derrington (Eloura Park - NRM Consultancy), 2007 (for Leschenault Catchment Council)

Wilyabrup Brook Action Plan PowerPoint presentation 

Decision frameworks: assessment of the social aspects of decision frameworks and development of a conceptual model, March 2005, Technical Report No. 20 (CRC for Coastal Zone, Estuary & Waterway Management)

Indigenous coastal and waterways resource management: current reflections and future directions, Dec 2003, Technical Report No. 24 (CRC for Coastal Zone, Estuary & Waterway Management)

INVISIP: Establishment of a Context Repository to Support the Site Planning Process by S. Gobel, et al., Fraunhofer Institute for Computer Graphics, GIS Dept., Fraunhoferstr., Darmstadt, Germany)

Regional community-based planning: the challenge of participatory environmental governance, Feb 2004, Technical Report No. 44 (CRC for Coastal Zone, Estuary & Waterway Management)

Literature review: regional natural resource governance, collaboration and partnerships, Oct. 2003, Technical Report No. 45 (CRC for Coastal Zone, Estuary & Waterway Management)

Australia's near-pristine estuaries: current knowledge and management, June 2006, Tech. Report No. 63 (CRC for Coastal Zone, Estuary & Waterway Management)

Improving our knowledge of Australia' near-pristine estuaries: geomorphic habitat mapping and related applications, June 2006, Tech Report No. 64 (CRC for Coastal Zone, Estuary & Waterway Management)

Integrated estuary assessment framework, May 2006, Tech Report 69 (CRC for Coastal Zone, Estuary & Waterway Management)

Decision support for modelling and monitoring assessments of coastal water impacts, June 2006, Tech Report No. 75 (CRC for Coastal Zone, Estuary & Waterway Management)

Decision support for modelling and monitoring assessments of coastal water impacts: addenda, June 2006, Tech Report No. 75 (CRC for Coastal Zone, Estuary & Waterway Management)

Enabling adaptive management for regional natural resource management, Aug 2006, Tech Report 81 (CRC for Coastal Zone, Estuary & Waterway Management)

Integrated indicator framework for monitoring and reporting on biophysical health and social wellbeing in the coastal zone, Jan 2006, Tech Report 82 (CRC for Coastal Zone, Estuary & Waterway Management)

Ecosystem Valuation: Purpose and Uses of this Website (http:www.ecosystemvaluation.org webpage)

The Assessment of River Condition (ARC), An Audit of the Ecological Condition of Australian Rivers, by Richard H. Norris, et al., Sept 2001 (Final Report for National Land and Water Resources Audit Office)

Identifying values and setting management actions and targets in the Goulburn Broken Catchment, Victoria, by Wayne Tennant (Goulburn Broken CMA), S. Heron (Heron Environmental Consulting Services) and T. Doeg

Identifying acid sulfate soil hotspots from airborne gamma-radiometric data and GIS analysis, by P. N. Bierwirth and R. S. Brodie (for Bureau of Rural Sciences), 2005

Australian Catchment, River and Estuary Assessment 2002 - Findings

Assessing river condition (Australian Catchment, River and Estuary Assessment 2002)

What are the main pressures on surface water quality and the key findings? (Australian Natural Resources Atlas web page)

Ecosystem Valuation: The Big Picture: Why Estimate Ecosystem Values? (http:www.ecosystemvaluation.org webpage)

Bioregional Summary of the 2002 Biodiversity Audit for Western Australia (BAWA), Sept 2003 (Dept. of Land Conservation and Land Management)

Bioregional Summary of the 2002 Biodiversity Audit for Western Australia *(BAWA) map (Dept. of Land Conservation and Land Management)

Avon Wheatbelt 1 (AW1 - Ancient Drainage subregion), by Brett Beecham, Nov 2001 (BAWA document)

Avon Wheatbelt 2 (AW2 - Re-juvenated Drainage subregion), by Brett Beecham, Nov 2001 (BAWA document)

Jarrah Forest 2 (JF2 - Southern Jarrah Forest subregion), by Brett Beecham, Jan 2002 (BAWA document)

Swan Coastal Plain 1 (SWA1 - Dandaragan Plateau subregion), by Anthony Desmond, Nov 2001 (BAWA document)

Swan Coastal Plain 2 (SWA2 - SWA2 - Swan Coastal Plain subregion), by David Mitchell, Kim Williams and Anthony Desmond, Jan 2002 (BAWA document)

Warren (WAR - Warren) Subregional description and biodiversity values, by Roger Hearn, Kim Williams and Sarah Comer, Jan 2002 (BAWA document)

Appendix A References (BAWA document)

Appendix B Keys (data gaps - priority data needs relative to existing information); dominant land use categories; wetlands of subregional significance) (BAWA document)

Appendix C Rankings (reliability; condition; trend in status/condition; NRS (bioregional priority 1-5); NRS (bioregional priority a, b, c; reserve management standards; off parkconservation ; NRM) (BAWA document)

Appendix D Preliminary Bioregional National Reserve System Priorities based on reservation extent and vegetation cover only (Cummings and Hardy 2001) (BAWA document)

Blackwood Groundwater Area Process (BAWA document)

A 100-year Biodiversity Conservation Strategy for WA, Draft, Phase One: Blueprint to the Bicentenary in 2029 (Dept. of Environment and Conservation)

Spatial Risk Assessment Across Large Landscapes with Varied Land Use: Lessons from a Conservation Assessment of Military Lands, by M. C. Anderson, et. al (Blackwell Synergy Risk Analysis 24.5 (Oct 2004): 1231)

A Weed Plan for Western Australia, Bulletin 4490, Oct 2001 (prepared by State Weed Plan Steering Group for Dept. of Agriculture, Western Australia)

Essentials of Ecosystem Valuation website main page

Essentials of Ecosystem Valuation website page, Section 1, Basic Concepts of Economic Value

Essentials of Ecosystem Valuation website page, Section 2, Valuation of Ecosystem Services

Essentials of Ecosystem Valuation website page, Section 3, Overview of Methods to Estimate Dollar Values

Essentials of Ecosystem Valuation website page, Section 4, Applying Ecosystem Value Estimates - Benefit-Cost Analysis

Ecosystem Valuation - References / Links to Economic Valuation and Related Concepts

2003-2004 Annual Report, CALM (Dept. of Conservation and Land Management, Western Australia)

Rivers & Aquifers Towards conjunctive water management, Workshop Proceedings: Adelaide 6-7 May, 2004

Ecosystem Valuation - Relative Indicators of Ecosystem Value - website page

Ecosystem Valuation - Introduction to RelativeEcosystem Value - website page

Ecosystem Valuation - Steps in Developing Relative Value Indicators - website page

Ecosystem Valuation - Three Illustrations of Relative Ecosystem Value -website page

Ecosystem Valuation - Types of Indicators -website page

Ecosystem Valuation - Definition of Terms -website page

Ecosystem Valuation - Food for Thought -website page

Ecosystem Valuation - Dollar-based Ecosystem Valuation Methods -website page

Aggregated Emissions of Total Nitrogen and Total Phosphorus, Western Australia, by P. Kelsey, Resource Science Division, Water and Rivers Commission, Nov 2002

Catchment Modelling as a Decision Support Tool, A Discussion Paper for the Scientific Systems Inquiry Group, Swan River Trust, Sept. 2005, by P. Kelsey, et al. (Aquatic Sciences Branch, Resource Science Division, Dept. of Environment)

Nutrient Export in Surface Water and Groundwater Under Various Land Uses, by P. Kelsey, Water and Rivers Commission, WA

Catchment Modelling Activity (SWCC) - Water Quality, by Joel Hall, Aquatic Science Branch, Dept. of Water, WA

LASCAM: The Large Scale Catchment Model, by Z. Zammil, N. R. Viney and M. Slvapalan (for Dept. of Environment, Alcoa Australia and WA Estuarine Research Foundation)

A conceptual model of nutrient mobilisation and transport applicable at large catchment scales, by N. R. Viney, M. Sivapalan, and D. Deeley, Journal of Hydrology 240 (2000): 23-44.

A conceptual model of sediment transport: application to the Avon River Basin, WA, by N. R. Viney and M. Sivapalan, Hydrological Processes journal 13 (1999): 727-743.

Square (Stream Quality Affecting River and Estuaries model) and Lascam (Large Scale Catchment Model)

Aggregated Emission of Total Nitrogen and Total Phosphorus to the Vasse-Wonnerup Catchment, WA, A Submission to the National Pollutant Inventory, prep. By Resource Science Division, Dept. of Environment, 2004

Establishment of a Decision Support System for Water Quality Improvement and Protection of the Peel Inlet and Harvey Estuary, by C. Zammit, P. Bussemaker, and J. Hall, March 2006 (for Dept. of Environment, NRM and Salinity Division, Aquatic Science Branch)

CMSS Modelling of the Scott River Catchment, prep. By Modelling Section, Aquatic Science Branch, Dept. of Water, Draft, Feb 2007

Modelling Catchment Processes in the Swan-Avon River Basin, by N. Viney and M. Sivapalan, Hydrological Processes, 15 (2001): 2671-2685.

Using a GIS as a DSS Generator, by Peter Keenan (Dept. of MIS University College Dublin, Ireland)

Decision Support Systems Applications Inventory, DSS for Forest Biodiversity: Evaluation of Current Systems and Future Needs NCSSF Project A10 (National Commission on Science for Sustainable Forestry (NCSSF), convened and managed by National Council for Science and the Environment)

Decision Processes and Managing Ecologies, Using Examples from the Natural Diversity Recovery Catchments, by Dr. Ryan Vogwill (Hydrogeologist Natural Resources Branch, Dept. of Environment and Conservation)

Creating a Wetland Restoration Decision Support System Using GIS Tools, by Jeff P. Lin, Scott G. Bourne and Barbara A. Kleiss, Sept 2006 (for Ecosystem Management and Restoration Research Program (EMRRP)

GIS-based multicriteria decision analysis: a survey of the literature, by Jacek MalcZewski, Feb 2006 (Dpt. of Geography, University of Western Ontario, Canada), International Journal of Geographical Information Science 20:7 (August 2006): 703-726.

Wither Agricultural DSS?, by K. B. Matthews, et al. (Macaulay Institute, Craigibuckler, Aberdeen)

Technical Report - International Survey of DSS for Integrated Water Management, by Daene C. McKinney, Ph.D., May 2004 (for Support to Enhance Privatization, Investment, and Competitiveness in the Water Sector of the Romanian Economy (SEPIC) IRG Project No: 1673-000, Bucharest Romania)

Decision Support Systems Review Details, DSS for Forest Biodiversity - Evaluation of Current Systems and Future Needs NCSSF Project A10 (National Commission on Science for Sustainable Forestry (NCSSF), convened and managed by National Council for Science and the Environment)

DSS Review Wetland Prioritisation DSS Great Barrier Reef Catchment, 20 May 2005, prepared for Dept. of the Environment and Heritage, ACT, by HLA-Envirosciences Pty Ltd.)

Unit 127 - Spatial DSS, by Jacek Malczewski, Oct 1998 (Dept. of Geography, University of Western Ontario, Canada (NCGIA Core Curriculum in Geographic Information Science)

Final DSS Report Wetland Prioritisation DSS Great Barrier Reef Catchment, Oct 2006 (prepared for Dept. of the Environment and Heritage, ACT, by HLA-Envirosciences Pty Ltd.)

Developing GIS Tools to Integrate MCDM Models for the Analysis of Bank Branch Closures, by L. Zhao and B. J. Garner (School of Geography, The University of New South Wales)

Milestone Report - A Review of Techniques to Value Environmental Resources in Coastal Zones, by Jackie Robinson, Ecological Economist, July 2001 (for CRC for Coastal Zone Estuary and Waterway Management, University of Queensland)

The Economic Value of Australia's Estuaries: a scoping study, Nov 2001, by Jackie Robinson, Ecological Economist, Nov 2001 (CRC for Coastal Zone Estuary and Waterway Management, University of Queensland)

Ecological risk assessments of key threats to Australia's tropical rivers, by R. van Dam, R. Bartolo and P. Bayliss, June 2006 (Environmental Research Institute of the Supervising Scientist (ERISS), Darwin)

Native vegetation of estuaries and saline waterways in south Western Australia, 1997 (Water and Rivers Commission publication)

Native vegetation of freshwater rivers and creeks in south Western Australia, 1997 (Water and Rivers Commission publication)

Dryland Salinity and Catchment Management - A Resource Directory and Action Manual for Catchment Managers by Robins Environmental Consulting (Land and Water Australia, publishers)

Beneficial Use of Groundwater: A Case Study of Groundwater Quality Protection in the Fractured Basalt Aquifers of the Alstonville Plateau, NSW, by K. L. Budd (Bureau of Rural Sciences), R. S. Brodie (Bureau of Rural Sciences), and R. Green (NSW Dept. of Land and Water Conservation)

Investigating Groundwater-River Interactions Using Environmental Tracers, by S. Baskaran (Bureau of Rural Sciences), T. Ransley (Bureau of Rural Sciences), R. S. Brodie (Bureau of Rural Sciences and Center for Resource and Environmental Studies, ANU), and P. Baker(Bureau of Rural Sciences)

Inland Waters Theme Report (Australia State of the Environment Report web site page), 20 June 2004 (published by CSIRO, for Dept. of Environment and Heritage)

A Multiple Criteria Decision Making Approach for the Evaluation of Retail Location, by Y. Ilker Topcu (Istanbul Technical University, Turkey)

Report of the APO Seminar on Impact of Land Utilization Systems on Agricultural Productivity (from Impact of Land Utilization Systems on Agricultural Productivity), Islamic Report of Iran, Nov 2000 (published by Asian Productivity Organization, Japan)

Multicriteria Spatial DSS, by J. C. Ascough (Research Hydraulic Engineer and Associates, USDA-ARS, Great Plains Systems Research Unit, Fort Collins, Colorado), H. D. Rector (USDA-ARS Northern Plains Area, Fort Collins, Colorado), D. L. Hoag (Dept. of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado), G. S. McMaster (USDA-ARS, Great Plains Systems RU), B. C. Vandenberg (USDA-ARS, Great Plains Systems RU), M. J. Shaffer (USDA-ARS, Great Plains Systems RU), Mark A.. Weltz (USDA-ARS, Great Plains Systems RU) and Lajpat R. Ahujua (USDA-ARS, Great Plains Systems RU).

A New Methodology based on MCDM techniques to identifying the greatest environmental impact value within the life of an industrial product, MCDM 2006, Greece, June 19-23, 2006, by M. J. Bastante-Cece, et al. (Dept. of Engineering Projects, Polytechnic University of Valencia)

Using DS/AHP to rank sectors on their potential to strengthen regional economic development, MCDM 2006, Greece, June 19-23, 2006, by M. Beynon, M. Munday and A. Roberts (Cardiff Business School, Cardiff)

Farmland Appraisal: an analytic network process (ANP) approach, by MCDM 2006, Greece, June 19-23, 2006, by M. Garcia-Melon (Dept. of Engineering Projects), J. Ferris-Onate (Dept. of Engineering Projects), J. Aznar-Bellver (Dept. of Economy and Social Sciences) and R. Poveda-Bautista (Dept. of Engineering Projects) (Polytechnic University of Valencia)

Intelligent Model Management in a Forest Ecosystem Management Decision Support System, by D. Nute (Artificial Intelligence Center, The University of Georgia, Atlanta), W. D. Potter (Artificial Intelligence Center), F. Maier (Artificial Intelligence Center), J. Wang (Artificial Intelligence Center), M. Twery (USDA Forest Service, Burlington, Vermont), H. M. Rauscher (USDA Forest Service, Asheville, North Carolina), P. Knopp (Sudan Forest Service, Burlington, Vermont), S. Thomasma (USDA Forest Service, Burlington, Vermont), M. Dass (Artificial Intelligence Center) and H. Uchiyama (Artificial Intelligence Center)

A DSS for the evaluation of the consequences of natural hazards on a complex territorial system, by P. Fiorucci (Centro Interuniversitario in Monitoraggio Ambientale (CIMA), University of Genoa), F. Gaetani (Dipartimento di Informatica, Sistemistica e Telematica (DIST), University of Genoa), R. Minciardi (CIMA and DIST) and E. Trasforinia (CIMA)

Evaluating Management Strategies in Paraguacu River Basin by Analytic Hierarchy Process, by B. Srdjevic (Faculty of Agriculture, University of Novi Sad, Yugoslavia), Y. Medeiros (Polytechnic School, Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Brazil), Z. Srdjevic (Faculty of Agriculture, University of Novi Sad) and M.. Schaer (Polytechnic School, Federal University of Bahia)

Graphic model-based software for supporting the search for efficient environmental strategies: method, real-life applications and future developments, by A. V. Lotov (Russian Academy of Sciences, Computing Center)

Environmental assessment integrated with process simulation for process design, by I. Herrara, M. Schuhmacher, L. Jimenez, F. Castells (Dept. of Chemical Engineering, University Rivira and Virgili, Tarragona, Spain)

PlanIT: a multiuser 4D decision support tool for land and water resource planning, by P. W. Holyland (Georeality Pty Ltd, Brisbane, Queensland)

An integrated multi-scaled decision support framework used in the formulation and evaluation of land-use planning scenarios for the Growth of Hervey Bay, by C. Pettit (Dept. of Geospatial Science, Royal Institute of Technology Melbourne), D. Pullar (Dept. of Geographical Sciences and Planning, University of Queensland) and R. Stimson (Dept. of Geographical Sciences and Planning, University of Queensland)

Data Frameworks for Environmental Modelling, by R. M. Argent (Centre for Environmental Applied Hydrology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The University of Melbourne), C. Maul (DNRE Tatura, Tatura, Victoria) and T. Kramerkamper (getis, Ges. fuer Technologie- und Informationstransfer mbH, Dortmund, Germany)

A Modelling Framework Incorporating a Map Algebra Programming Language, by D. Pullar (Geographical Science and Planning, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland)

INVISIP: Establishment of a Context Repository to Support the Site Planning Process by S. Gobel, et al. (Fraunhofer Institute for Computer Graphics, GIS Dept., Fraunhoferstr., Darmstadt, Germany)

An Adaptive Framework for Ecological Assessment and Management, by D. A. Mariello (Maryland, USA) and R. A. Park (Eco Modeling, Mississippi, USA).

Regional Integrated Management Information System, by M. A. Cameron (Enterprise Distributed Systems Technology CRC and CSIRO Mathematical and Information Sciences, Canberra), B. Croke (Centre for Resource and Environmental Studies, ANU, Canberra; Integrated Catchment Assessment and Management Centre, ANU, Canberra), K. L. Taylor (EDST CRC and CSIRO, Canberra), G. Walker (EDST CRC and CSIRO, Canberra) and B. Watson (ICAMC, Canberra).

The Facilitator - An Open Source Effort to Support Multiobjective Decision Making, by P. Heilman (Southwest Watershed Research Center, USDA-ARS, Tucson, Arizona), G. Davis (Netstorm, Brisbane), P. Lawrence (Queensland Dept. of Natural Resources and Mines, Brisbane), J. L. Hatfield (National Soil Tilth Laboratory, USD-ARS, Ames, Iowa) and J. Huddleston (Information Technology Center, USDA-NRCS, Fort Collins, Colorado)

The INEMAR database: a tool for regional atmospheric emission inventory, by S. Caserini (Fondazione Lombardia per l'Ambiente, Milano, Italy), A. Fraccaroli (Fondazione Lombardia per l'Ambiente), A. M. Monguzzi (Fondazione Lombardia per l'Ambiente), M. Moretti (Fondazione Lombardia per l'Ambiente), A. Giudici (Regione Lombardia, DG Qualita dell'Ambiente, Milano, Italy) and G. Volpi (Regione Lombardia, DG Qualita dell'Ambiente)

Ecological and economic modelling in agricultural land use scenarios, by B. Munier, et al. (National Environmental Research Institute, Dept. of Policy Analysis, Roskilde, Denmark)

Making Frameworks More Useable: Using Model Introspection and Metadata to Develop Model Processing Tools, by J. M. Rahman, et al. (Cooperative Research Centre for Catchment Hydrology, CSIRO Land and Water, Canberra)

Environmental Data Mining and Modelling based on Machine Learning Algorithms and Geostatistics, by M. Kanevski (IDIAP Dalle Molle Institute for Perceptual Artificial Intelligence, Martigny, Switzerland), R. Parkin (IBRAE Nuclear Safety Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia), A. Pozdnukhov (IBRAE), V. Timonin (IBRAE), M. Maignan (Lausanne University, Lausanne, Switzerland), B. Yatsalo (OINPE Institute, Obninsk, Russia) and S. Canu (INSA, Rouen, France)

Model Integration for Assessing Future Hydroclimate Impacts on Water Resources, Agricultural Economic Sustainability and Environmental Quality (N. W. T. Quinn, L. D. Brekke, K. L. Bashford, N. L. Miller, H. Hidalgo, P. Raju and J. A. Dracup.

New Method of Environmental Assessment Based on the Methods of Self-Organization of Mathematical Models, by A. N. Timoshevski, V. I. Yeremin and S. A. Kalkuta (Institute of Magnetism, Kiev, Ukraine)

RagBus: A Universal Decision Support Platform Based On Intelligent Reflective Agents, by G. Jing (State Key Laboratory for Novel Software Technology, Dept. of Computer Science and Technology, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China)

Generic Integration in Environmental Information and Decision Support Systems, by R. Denzer (Environmental Informatics Group (EIG), Saarbrucken, Germany)

iEMSs 2002 sessions (part one) Integration - Integrating Management and Decision Support, Coordinated by Susan M. Cuddy (CSIRO, Australia) - list of pdf documents

iEMSs 2002 sessions (part two) Techniques and Methodologies - Structural Change, Model Evaluation (Validation), and Environmental Foresight, Coordinated by M. B. Beck - list of pdf documents

iEMSs 20002 Plenary lectures - list of pdf documents

A review of multi criteria decision making with dependency between criteria, MCDM 2006, Greece, June 19-23, 2006 by Z. K. Ozturk (Distance Education Faculty, Anadolu University, Yunusemre Campus, Eskisehir, Turkey)

Strategizing Business Location Using Analytic Hierarchy Process, MCDM 2006, Greece, June 19-23, 2006, by M. S. Sauian (Faculty of IT and Quantitative Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MAR, Malaysia)

A New Approach to Multi-Criteria Decision Making in Water Resources, Journal of Geographic Information and Decision Analysis (GIDA), 1.1: 25-43, by R. J. Tkach (Dept. of Civil and Geological Engineering and Natural Resources Institute, The University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada), July 2006

Developing a Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Tool to Assist in the Selection of the 'Best' Navan to Kells Route, by D. Tormey and P. Lantry, Aug 2000 (diss., presented to The Dept. of Management Information Systems, Smurfit Grad. School of Business, Faculty of Commerce, University College Dublin)

A Simple Utility Model Applied in Petroleum-Gas Exploration Project Decision-making, MCDM 2006, Greece, June 19-23, 2006, by L. Zhan, C. Yang and D. Yang (Economics School, China University of Geosciences)

Developing GIS Tools to Integrate MCDM Models for the Analysis of Bank Branch Closures, by L. Zhao and B. J. Garner (School of Geography, The University of New South Wales)

Tools for Coastal-Marine Ecosystem-Based Management: a survey and evaluation of utility, sustainability, and opportunities for further development, Sept 2004 (Final Report by Nature eServe (Arlington, VA) for the David and Lucile Packard Foundation)

Random-Weight Generation in multiple criteria decision models, MCDM 2006, Greece, June 19-12, 2006, by J. Wang and S. Zionts (School of Management, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY)

AUSRIVAS (Canberra): Commonwealth, State and Territory agency contacts

Preliminary Agency Statement of Natural Resource Management Priorities in Western Australia, Nov 2003 (by Dept. of Agriculture, Dept. of Conservation and Land Management, Dept. of Environment, Dept. of Fisheries)

A preliminary assessment of salinity risk modelling in the Queensland Murray-Darling Basin, by A. J. W. Biggs, R. E. Power and D. M. Brough, 2003 (for Dept. of Natural Resources and Mines, Toowoomba)

Conjunctive Water Management: economic issues and policy options, June 2006 (ABARE report prepared for Natural Resource Management Division, Australian Government Dept. of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Canberra)

Water Banking Suitability map (Australian Government Dept. of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Canberra)

Rivercare Projects: successes, impediments, learnings - A report on the Natural Heritage Trust's Rivercare Program in Western Australia for Rivercare projects funded in 1997 and 1998, Sept 2001 (Water and Rivers Commission, Perth, Western Australia)

Rivercare Projects: successes, impediments, learnings - A report on the Natural Heritage Trust's Rivercare Program in Western Australia for Rivercare projects funded in 1999, Sept 2001 (Water and Rivers Commission, Perth, Western Australia)

Rivercare Projects: successes, impediments, learnings - A report on the Natural Heritage Trust's Rivercare Program in Western Australia for Rivercare projects funded in 2000, April 2003 (Water and Rivers Commission, Perth, Western Australia)

River Recovery Plan for the Dale River, incorporating foreshore and channel assessment, April 2006 (Dept. of Environment River Recovery Plan Series Report No RRP 10)

RiVERS (River Value and Environmental Risk System): a tool to assist in developing Regional River Health Strategies and prioritising waterway management activities, Draft, by S. Heron and A. Sovitslis

RiverWare River Basin Modeling for Today and Tomorrow (Center for Advanced DS for Water and Environmental Systems, College of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Colorado)

Other sources of Information, Where to look for sources for funding

Sedimentation of the Leschenault Inlet/Estuary, 2004 (Dpt. of Environment)

Managing Connected Surface Water and Groundwater Resources, Science for Decision Makers, Feb 2006, by I. Fullagar, et al. (Bureau of Rural Sciences, Australian Government)

Stream salinity in the south-west rivers, Western Australia, by X. Mayer, et al., Oct 2004 (Dept. of Environment)

Ecological Water Requirements for the Blackwood Groundwater Area Consultants, July 2003, presenter N. Welsh, Water and Rivers Commission (URS Australia Pty Ltd)

Economic Issues for the South West Yarragadee Water Formation (South West Yarragadee Blackwood Groundwater Area report). (Consultant: Economics Consulting Services; Principal researcher: M. Meaton; Presenters: M. Meaton, ECS; Nick Power, Water and Rivers Commission)

Planning for the future of the South West Yarragadee Blackwood Groundwater Area, March 2003 (prepared by Blackwood Project Team, Water and Rivers Commission, Bunbury, Western Australia)

Plan for the Management of Water Resources (South West Yarragadee Blackwood Groundwater Area report). (Principal authors and presenters: P. Kalaitzis / B. Ray, Water and Rivers Commission)

The social values and impact study (aims and findings) for the South West Yarragadee (South West Yarragadee Blackwood Groundwater Area report). (Consultants: Australian Research Centre for Water, CSIRO; Principal researcher: B. Nancarrow; Presenter: Fionnuala Frost, Water and Rivers Commission)

The Leschenault Inlet/Estuary - A Changing Environment (an overall view of the LE environment, the influence of human interaction and changes, especially since European settlement, and the agencies and stakeholders involved in the management of the estuary and catchment as a sustainable resource)

Users' Guide to Estuarine Coastal and Marine Indicators for Regional NRM Monitoring, Revised Version, December 2004, by D. M. Scheltinga, et al. (Cooperative Research Centre for Coastal Zone, Estuary and Waterway Management, for Dept. of Environment and Heritage, the Monitoring and Evaluation Working Group (MEWG), and Intergovernmental Coastal Advisory Group (ICAG)

The Importance of Western Australia's Waterway, Dept. of Environment (archived from the Water & Rivers Commission web site on 1 Jul 2004)

Whicher Area Catchment Definition Prioritisation, scale 1:500,000, Dept. of Environment 1 June 2005 (for Whicher Management)

South West Yarragadee Water Supply Development (letter to EPA South West Yarragadee Water Supply Development by Dept. of Conservation and Land Management, 22 May 2006)

A Systematic Overview of Environmental Values of the Wetlands, Rivers and Estuaries of the Busselton-Walpole Region, by Luke Pen, 1997, Water and Rivers Commission Report WRAP 7 Water Resource Allocation and Planning)

For further information regarding the information provided on this page or information related to the Waterway Health Substrategy
and Investment DSS documents contact:

Project Contact (Spatial Vision)

Milos Pelikan
Spatial Vision
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Melbourne VIC 3000

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contact:

Workshop Coordination (Spatial Vision)

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For further information regarding the project contact:

Project Contact (SWCC)

Joanna Hugues-Dit-Ciles
Water Program Coordinator
South West Catchments Council
PO BOC 5066
Bunbury DC WA 6230

phone: (08) 9780 6270

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For further information regarding the collation of anecdotal information contact:

Anecdotal Data Collation (SWCC)

Mikkel Christensen PhD
NRM & CommunityLivelihoods and Development Advisor
South West Catchments Council
PO BOX 576
Bridgetown 6255

phone: (08) 9764 3821

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