Desal plants - good or bad? Find out at Open Day
Friday, 15 August 2008
Are water desalination plants a solution to water shortages or a drain on the environment?
That's the question being asked at - a free public talk being held at the 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide as part of this Sunday 17 August.
In The Forum, leading 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide researchers address big community issues in a panel format that gives members of the community the chance to interact, ask questions and have their say.
Apart from the obvious benefits of desalination plants, what are the negative implications? Have governments considered the high energy consumption levels and high costs of establishing and maintaining desalination plants? And what of the direct and indirect environmental effects?
These and other issues will be addressed in The Forum.
The panellists are:
- (Director, Research Institute for Climate Change and Sustainability, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences)
- (Co-Director, Water Research Centre, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences)
- (Professorial Research Fellow, Discipline of Geographical and Environmental Studies, and Director, National Centre for Social Applications of Geographic Information Systems)
- (Professor of Natural Resource Science, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences)
More than 10,000 people are expected to attend the 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide's Open Day this Sunday 17 August.
WHAT: Water Desalination Plants: A Solution to Water Shortages or Drain on the Environment?
The Forum (free public talk) at Open Day 08
WHERE: Room LG 29, Napier Building Lower Ground, North Terrace Campus, 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide
WHEN: Sunday 17 August
The Forum: 1.00pm to 2.00pm (part of Open Day: 10.00am to 4.00pm)
COST: Entry is free - all welcome
For full details, visit the Open Day 08 website:
Contact Details
Email: barry.brook@utas.edu.au
Director of Climate Science, Environment Institute
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Associate Professor David Chittleborough
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Soil and Land Systems
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Professor Wayne Meyer
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Professor of Natural Resources Science
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