Title Irrigation, salinity, and rural communities in Australia's Murray-Darling Basin, 1945-2020 / Daniel Rothenburg

Published Cham : Palgrave Macmillan, 2023

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Description 1 online resource (xviii, 303 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color) Series Palgrave studies in world environmental history, 2730-9754 Palgrave studies in world environmental history. 2730-9754 Contents 1. Introduction -- 2. History, Geography, and Geology -- 3. Antecedents -- 4. The Dialectic of Environmental Security (1945-1976) -- 5. A Time of Crisis (1976-1982) -- 7. Community Activism (1966-1988) -- 8. A New World (1979-1994) -- 9. Under Control? (1988-2017) -- 10. Conclusion Summary This book explores the issue of salinization in the context of contemporary conflicts about irrigation, water, and the environment in Australia, considering the Murray-Darling Basin in particular. It provides an environmental and social history charting the transformation of rural communities in the basin through the salinization of soils and water. Focusing on the Goulburn-Murray Irrigation district in the southwest of the Murray-Darling basin - the largest irrigation district in Australia - it explores the history of state-directed, large-scale engineering in the district, where the environment has been altered dramatically to facilitate white agricultural settlement inland. Changes to the landscape led to extensive salinization, however - a significant environmental threat in Australia. This book traces the impact of these changes on rural communities, taking a 'bottom-up' approach, highlighting the connections between environmental, social, and political change. It provides an important reflection on the importance of environmental history for facing the challenges posed by anthropogenic climate change. Daniel Rothenburg is Scientific Coordinator and Research Associate at the Collaborative Research Center 923 "Threatened Order", University of Tübingen, Germany Notes Print version record Subject Salinization -- Environmental aspects -- Australia -- Murray River Watershed (N.S.W.-S.A.) Salinization -- Environmental aspects -- Australia -- Darling River Watershed (Qld. and N.S.W.) Irrigation -- Australia -- Murray River Watershed (N.S.W.-S.A.) Irrigation -- Australia -- Darling River Watershed (Qld. and N.S.W.) Ecology Irrigation Salinization -- Environmental aspects SUBJECT Murray River Watershed (N.S.W.-S.A.) -- Environmental conditions Darling River Watershed (Qld. and N.S.W.) -- Environmental conditions Subject Australia -- Darling River Watershed Australia -- Murray River Watershed Form Electronic book ISBN 9783031184512 3031184513

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