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Economics, Policy, Politics, Water

41 – Fresh water for Perth 3: myths and misconceptions

28 February, 200526 December, 2011 by David Pannell8 Min Reading

Policy makers attempting to address the “shortage” of water in Perth are in desperate need of some simple economics. Clear thinking about prices, costs, values

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Economics, Policy, Politics, Water

40 – Fresh water for Perth 2: the State Opposition’s attempts

21 February, 200526 December, 2011 by David Pannell5 Min Reading

The State Opposition parties in Western Australia have staked their electoral prospects on their unconditional support for a water channel from the Kimberly to Perth.

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Economics, Policy, Politics, Water

39 – Fresh water for Perth 1: the State Government’s attempts

14 February, 20051 May, 2012 by David Pannell5 Min Reading

The State Opposition parties in Western Australia made the news this month with their ideas for providing fresh water to Perth. As lamentable as those

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Behaviour

38 – Personality and the adoption of innovations

7 February, 200526 December, 2011 by David Pannell6 Min Reading

This is an edited extract from Pannell et al. (2006). Thanks to my co-authors, Neil Barr, Roger Wilkinson, Frank Vanclay, Allan Curtis, and Graham Marshall,

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Behaviour, Environment, Natural resource management

37 – Adoption of conservation technologies by rural landholders

31 January, 200526 December, 2011 by David Pannell2 Min Reading

This is a brief advertisement for a new paper on my web site. It’s called “Understanding and promoting adoption of conservation practices by rural landholders”

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Miscellaneous

36 – Computer disasters: a cautionary tale

24 January, 200526 December, 2011 by David Pannell6 Min Reading

It was the day after my birthday. I was working on some emails in the Qantas Club in Perth. I’d been there for an hour

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