Fresh Water by Emily Potter - ISBN: 9780522854244
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.

Fresh Water

New Perspectives on Water in Australia

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  • Paperback

    221 pages

  • Release Date

    15 August 2007

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Summary

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 …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780522854244
ISBN-10:0522854249
Author:Emily Potter, St Mckenzie, Jennifer Mckay, Alison Mackinnon
Publisher:Melbourne University Press
Imprint:Melbourne University Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:221
Release Date:15 August 2007
Weight:355g
Dimensions:209mm x 138mm x 19mm
Series:Academic Monographs
About The Author

Emily Potter

“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 School of Commerce, University of South Australia. “

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