Fresh Water New Perspectives on Water in Australia |
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| Guest Editor:
| Potter, Emily
Mackinnon, Alison
McKenzie, Stephen
McKay, Jennifer |
| ISBN: | 978-0-522-85425-1 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2015 |
| Publisher: | Melbourne University Publishing
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| Imprint: | Melbourne University Press |
| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | AUD $16.99 |
Book Description:
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Is water a resource or is it the source? Is it something to be consumed or does it have a life of its own?Recent histories of environmental misunderstanding and exploitation shadow our current regime of water management and use. While governments grapple with how to respond to widespread drought, the situation worsens.There is something amiss in current approaches to water. This timely collection of essays addresses the critical and contentious issue of water in Australia today and...
More DescriptionIs water a resource or is it the source? Is it something to be consumed or does it have a life of its own?Recent histories of environmental misunderstanding and exploitation shadow our current regime of water management and use. While governments grapple with how to respond to widespread drought, the situation worsens.There is something amiss in current approaches to water. This timely collection of essays addresses the critical and contentious issue of water in Australia today and suggests a need to radically rethink our relationship with this fundamental substance. Contributors from a range of fields, from anthropology to visual arts, discuss the various ways in which we are caught up with water, and challenge us to take up the cultural transformations that underpin a sustainable ecological future.