Public attitudes to desalination

Tanya KingOn the 21st August, 2012, a research team led by Deakin anthropologist, Tanya King, launched a report into public attitudes to desalination in Australia. This report constitutes the largest base-line study on desalination in the country.

Click below to read more:
Public Perceptions of, and Responses to, Desalination in Australia: A Report on Findings

Click below to read an article in The Conversation about this research project:

“Solving water security: don’t ignore the public”.

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Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research Development and Training), Professor Joe Graffam, launching the report, at the Deakin University Melbourne City Centre.

 

 

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The launch was attended by staff and students at Deakin University, as well as water industry professionals and the media.

 

 

The whole gang

 

 

 

Research Team – (from left) John Cary, Adrian Fisher, Tanya King, Renato Schibeci, Daniel Ooi. Front, Neil Palmer, Chief Executive Officer, National Centre of Excellence in Desalination Australia.

 

Hear more about the research, as Tanya King is interviewed on the ABC Statewide Drive program with Prue Bentley – Tue 26th June 5:10pm 2012