The conflict exhibited in chapter two of the Snowy Mountains of Australia displays issues common to social-ecological problems. The problem aroused throughout this chapter are the ones human seeks to understand and try fixing. Majority of human-caused problems we face are not based upon random behavior, but deliberate choice. The challenge of the Snowy Hydro scheme was to make the environment useful by fixing its perceived limitations. One environmental problem faced was water shortages in semi-arid landscapes and engineers were expected to solve the dilemma. Water was one of the resource that was viewed to maximize output under the authority of strong institutions. Initially, the significant component in increasing the nation’s population
