Brian Finlayson

The multidecadal spatial pattern of erosion on sandstone shore platforms in south-eastern Australia

Runjie Yuan, David M Kennedy, Wayne J Stephenson, Brian L Finlayson

Journal article  |  2020  |  GEOMORPHOLOGY

Knowledge of the spatial pattern of erosion on shore platforms is needed to better understand their evolution. The long-term spati..

G J (Geoff) Missen OBITUARY

Ruth Fincher, Michael Webber, Brian Finlayson, Alaric Maude

Journal article  |  2020  |  GEOGRAPHICAL RESEARCH

Between Project and Region: The Challenges of Managing Water in Shandong Province After the South-North Water Transfer Project

Dan Chen, Zhaohui Luo, Michael Webber, Sarah Rogers, Ian Rutherfurd, Mark Wang, Brian Finlayson, Min Jiang, Chenchen Shi, Wenjing Zhang

Journal article  |  2020  |  WATER ALTERNATIVES-AN INTERDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL ON WATER POLITICS AND DEVELOPMENT

This paper examines the challenges that a region of China is facing as it seeks to integrate a centrally planned, hierarchically d..

Beyond contradiction: The state and the market in contemporary Chinese water governance

M Jiang, M Webber, J Barnett, S Rogers, I Rutherfurd, M Wang, B Finlayson

Journal article  |  2020  |  Geoforum

State/market interactions in water governance have long been interpreted in terms of the contradiction between water as a commons ..

An integrated assessment of China's South-North Water Transfer Project

Sarah Rogers, Dan Chen, Hong Jiang, Ian Rutherfurd, Mark Wang, Michael Webber, Britt Crow-Miller, Jon Barnett, Brian Finlayson, Min Jiang, Chenchen Shi, Wenjing Zhang

Journal article  |  2020  |  GEOGRAPHICAL RESEARCH

China’s South–NorthWater Transfer Project (SNWTP) is a vast and still expanding network of infrastructure and institutions that mo..

Freshwater Supply to Metropolitan Shanghai: Issues of Quality from Source to Consumers

Maotian Li, Jing Chen, Brian Finlayson, Zhongyuan Chen, Michael Webber, Jon Barnett, Mark Wang

Journal article  |  2019  |  WATER

Shanghai is experiencing drinking water supply problems that are caused by heavy pollution of its raw water supply, deficiencies i..

Sunburnt Country: The History and Future of Climate Change in Australia

Brian Finlayson

Journal article  |  2019  |  GEOGRAPHICAL RESEARCH

Managing Cumulative Effects of Farm Dams in Southeastern Australia

CR Morris, MJ Stewardson, BL Finlayson, Lee Godden

Journal article  |  2019  |  Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management

Challenges abound for water managers attempting to address problems that have cumulative effects. This paper discusses some of the..

Will river erosion below the Three Gorges Dam stop in the middle Yangtze?

X Lai, D Yin, BL Finlayson, T Wei, M Li, W Yuan, S Yang, Z Dai, S Gao, Z Chen

Journal article  |  2017  |  JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY

The environmental impact of the Three Gorges Dam has been a subject of vigorous academic, political and social debate since its in..

Estimating urban water demand under conditions of rapid growth: the case of Shanghai

Maotian Li, Brian Finlayson, Michael Webber, Jon Barnett, Sophie Webber, Sarah Rogers, Zhongyuan Chen, Taoyuan Wei, Jing Chen, Xiaodan Wu, Mark Wang

Journal article  |  2017  |  REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE

Many of the world’s major cities are expected to face significant water shortages in coming decades, largely due to increased dema..