Catchment Detox
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game
Ed. ABC - Ultimo
Downloadable from the publisher
Editor Presentation
Résumé:
Le principe de jeu est assez simple. Il faut développer économiquement une petite région avec des formes similaires à la « Sim City » puisqu’il est possible d’ajouter des usines, des conserveries, des resort touristiques, des exploitations agricoles, des parcs… Toutes ces constructions apportent des revenus mais consomment plus ou moins d’eau. En effet on peut choisir de construire différentes versions de chaque construction qui sont plus ou moins économes en eau sachant que plus l’économie est importante plus le prix de la construction est élevé. Après chaque tour, les réserves d’eau sont plus ou moins importantes selon le niveau des pluies. Si l’eau manque les revenus apportés par l’industrie et l’agriculture sont faibles. En investissant dans la recherche on peut augmenter la collecte des eaux de pluies. Abstract:
An online game where the player manages a virtual river catchment. The aim is to create an environmentally happy catchment with a sustainable and thriving economy. Educational interest:
voir: Jeux sérieux Créteil
Catchment Detox gives a first-hand experience of how difficult it is to manage our river catchments. Some of the key messages in the game are:-
The Catchment Ecosystem – What happens in one part of a catchment can affect the rest of the catchment. Taking water out of the river for irrigation means that downstream industry and environment is affected.
Water Planning - Australia has a variable climate which means there is often low rainfall so it’s important to prepare for that by building weirs and dams to store water and/or by introducing water restrictions when needed.
A Healthy Environment - Looking after the environment (water quality, biodiversity and making sure there is enough water for the environment) is important. But not just for its own sake: it’s vital to ensure the future sustainability of our rivers and land so we can maintain viable agriculture, industrial and tourism sectors.
Producing Food - it’s important to produce food for the population, otherwise we need to import food which is both expensive and unsustainable.
Best Practice Agriculture – using ‘environmentally-friendly’ options for agriculture can markedly reduce the impacts of agriculture on the environment.
Research – spending money on research to gain a better understanding of how things work can generate big benefits for the environment and the economy.
Keywords: |
access to water (CI) (DT) (ET) , arid zone (CI) (DT) (ET) , management of water resources (CI) (DT) (ET) |
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ABC
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Ultimo - Australia |
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