This book explores the complicated interrelationships between freshwater resources and tourism and recreation. The focus is on Australia, but comparisons with the experience of other countries are also made throughout. Yet Australia has been at the forefront of conflicts over drought and water use, particularly for irrigated agriculture, as well as of the design of policies and institutions for water policy, so there are many lessons which can be applied to other parts of the world.

Contributors. Foreword. Acknowledgements. Abbreviations Part 1: Context, Values and Trade-Offs 1. The Policy Landscape and Challenges for Tourism and Recreation in Australia 2. The Environmental Status of Australia's Rivers: A Production Systems Perspective 3. Challenges of Estimating the Value of Tourism and Recreation in the Murray-Darling Basin 4. Access to Inland Waters for Tourism: Ecosystem Services and Trade-Offs Part 2: Property Rights and Institutional Arrangements 5. Why Rights Matter 6. Institutional Considerations for Collaborative Behavior in Tourism and Recreation 7. Collaborating and Coordinating Disparate Interests: Lessons from Water Trusts Part 3: Practical Challenges and Policy Formulation 8. The Swan River: Look, but do not Touch 9. Recreational Access to Urban Water Supplies 10. Cases in Policy Suasion and Influence: The Boating Industry 11. Science, Policy and Knowledge: Is there a Better Way for the Tourism and Recreation Sector? Part 4: Tourists and Urban Water and Lessons for the Future 12. The Use of Potable Water by Tourists: Accounting for Behavioral Differences 13. Water Pricing, Water Restrictions and Tourism Water Demand 14. Lessons for the Tourism and Recreation Sector. Index