| Description |
317 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction : water garden -- A process of engagement -- Governing water -- Indigenous fluidscapes -- Farming water -- Manufacturing water -- Recreating water -- Saving water -- Conclusion : gardening the world |
| Summary |
"Based on long-term ethnographic fieldwork in two major Australian river catchments (the Mitchell River in Cape York, and the Brisbane River in southeast Queensland), this book examines their major water using and managing groups: indigenous communities, farmers, industries, recreational and domestic water users, and environmental organisations. It explores the issues that shape their different beliefs, values and practices in relation to water, and considers the specifically cultural-or sub-cultural meanings that they encode in their material surroundings. Through an analysis of each group's diverse efforts to 'garden the world', it provides insights into the complexities of human-environmental relationships."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Water resources development -- Australia.
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Water-supply -- Australia.
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| LC no. |
2009015809 |
| ISBN |
9781845456061 alkaline paper |
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1845456068 alkaline paper |
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