A water story : learning from the past, planning for the future
Beeson, Geoff2020
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"A comprehensive and engaging account of water use in Australia, from Ancient Australia to today. Freshwater scarcity is a critical challenge, with social, economic, political and environmental consequences. Water crises in Australia have already led to severe restrictions being applied in cities, drought ravaging farmlands, and the near-terminal decline of some rivers and wetlands. A Water Story provides an account of Australian water management practices, set against important historical precedents and the contemporary experience of other countries. It describes the nature and distribution of the country's natural water resources, management of these resources by Indigenous Australians, the development of urban water supply, and support for pastoral activities and agricultural irrigation, with the aid of case studies and anecdotes. This is followed by discussion of the environmental consequences and current challenges of water management, including food supply, energy and climate change, along with options for ensuring sustainable, adequate high-quality water supplies for a growing population."-- CSIRO Publishing Website.
Main title:
A water story : learning from the past, planning for the future / by Geoff Beeson.
Author:
Imprint:
Clayton South, Vic. : CSIRO Publishing, 2020.©2020.
Collation:
xi, 289 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.Also available via the World Wide Web.
Audience:
Tertiary/Undergraduate.Postgraduate.
Contents:
Challenges and opportunities -- 1: Water and the earliest civilisations -- 2: Water use across the Roman Empire -- 3: Some basics about Earth’s water -- 4: Water supplies for the First Fleet colonists -- 5: The search for water inland -- 6: Aboriginal Australia -- 7: The Great Artesian Basin -- 8: Groundwater: more than the GAB -- 9: Kati Thanda–Lake Eyre and its basin -- 10: The golden pipeline -- 11: Adding water to the land: irrigation -- 12: Dams and reservoirs: storing water -- Colour plates -- 13: The Murray–Darling Basin -- 14: Saving the Murray–Darling Basin? -- 15: Water for cities, towns and farms -- 16: Living with scarcity -- 17: Facing the future.
ISBN:
9781486311293 (paperback)
Dewey class:
333.9117
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
378699
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Nonfiction | 333.9117 WAT | Onloan - Due: 01 Aug 2025 |