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Cities in a Sunburnt Country - Water and the Making of Urban Australia (Hardcover)
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Cities in a Sunburnt Country - Water and the Making of Urban Australia (Hardcover)
Series: Studies in Environment and History
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As Australian cities face uncertain water futures, what insights
can the history of Aboriginal and settler relationships with water
yield? Residents have come to expect reliable, safe, and cheap
water, but natural limits and the costs of maintaining and
expanding water networks are at odds with forms and cultures of
urban water use. Cities in a Sunburnt Country is the first
comparative study of the provision, use, and social impact of water
and water infrastructure in Australia's five largest cities.
Drawing on environmental, urban, and economic history, this
co-authored book challenges widely held assumptions, both in
Australia and around the world, about water management,
consumption, and sustainability. From the 'living water' of
Aboriginal cultures to the rise of networked water infrastructure,
the book invites us to take a long view of how water has shaped our
cities, and how urban water systems and cultures might weather a
warming world.
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