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Fresh Water: New Perspectives on Water in Australia (Academic Monographs)
. Ed(S): Potter, Emily; Mackinnon, Alison; McKenzie, St; McKay, Jennifer
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paperback. Is water a resource or is it the source? Is it something to be consumed or does it have a life of its own? This collection of essays addresses the critical and contentious issue of water in Australia and suggests a need to radically rethink our relationship with this fundamental substance. Editor(s): Potter, Emily; Mackinnon, Alison; Mckenzie, St; Mckay, Jennifer. Series: Academic Monographs. Num Pages: 221 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBF; KCN; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 209 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 356.
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 suggests a need to radically rethink our relationship with this fundamental substance. Contributors from a range of fields, from anthropology to ... Read more
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 suggests a need to radically rethink our relationship with this fundamental substance. Contributors from a range of fields, from anthropology to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Melbourne University Publishing Australia
Number of pages
221
Condition
New
Series
Academic Monographs
Number of Pages
221
Place of Publication
Carlton, Australia
ISBN
9780522854244
SKU
V9780522854244
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About . Ed(S): Potter, Emily; Mackinnon, Alison; McKenzie, St; McKay, Jennifer
Dr Emily Potter is an ARC Postdoctoral Fellow in the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning, University of Melbourne. Professor Alison Mackinnon is Emeritus Professor at the Hawke Research Institute, University of South Australia. Dr Stephen McKenzie is an independent scholar based in the Solomon Islands. Professor Jennifer McKay specialises in water law and teaches in the ... Read more
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