A new two-part series for Geography students. Focussing on water as a resource, it draws on a rich collection of visuals sources to trace the complex interaction between nature and farming communities, from early settlement to the present. 

Program 1 explores:

• geographic characteristics of the region
• forms of agriculture and importance of region's food production
• distribution of water resources
• challenges faced by early farmers and other settlers
• historical development of water management policies
• development of water storage and irrigation methods
• the Snowy Mountains Scheme
• emergence of environmental problems

Program 2 explores:

• salinity: major forms, causes and impacts
• river health: decline due to water diversion for irrigation
• algal blooms: causes and impact
• drought: impact on rivers and agriculture
• responses to the above environmental problems:
• water management policies and strategies
• changing irrigation methods
• analysis: factors affecting patterns of water use   

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