| Title: |
Water, Weeds and Autumn Leaves: Learning to Be Drier in the Alpine Region |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
Foley, Annette; Grace, Lauri |
| Source: |
Australian Journal of Adult Learning. Nov 2009 49(3):451-471. |
| Availability: |
Adult Learning Australia. Level 1, 32 Northbourne Avenue, Canberra, ACT 2603, Australia. Tel: +61-02-6274-9515; Fax: +61-02-6274-9513; Web site: http://www.ala.asn.au |
| Peer Reviewed: |
Y |
| Page Count: |
11 |
| Publication Date: |
2009 |
| Document Type: |
Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive |
| Education Level: |
Adult Education |
| Descriptors: |
Land Use; Foreign Countries; Government Role; Water; Public Policy; Rural Areas; Ecology; Conservation (Environment); Adult Learning; Case Studies; Climate; Stakeholders; Informal Education; Nonformal Education; Interviews; Adults; Coping; Risk; Access to Education; Tourism |
| Geographic Terms: |
Australia |
| ISSN: |
1443-1394 |
| Abstract: |
Our paper explores how and what adults living and working in the Alpine region of Victoria understand and are learning about the changes to water availability, in a time when the response to water availability is subject to extensive debate and policy attention. Interviews for this study were conducted in the towns of Bright and Mount Beauty, with participants drawn from across the Alpine region. The interviews focused on what local stakeholders from the Alpine region understood about water availability in the region and how and what they had learned about living and working with climatic changes in their local area. The findings of our study see that there was evidence of a strong understanding of the direct and indirect impact of climate change on participants' local community area. The study also sees evidence of learning through a community "frames of reference" as outlined by Berkhout, Hertin and Dann et al. |
| Abstractor: |
As Provided |
| Number of References: |
19 |
| Entry Date: |
2010 |
| Accession Number: |
EJ871337 |
| Database: |
ERIC |