Flood Country: An Environmental History of The Murray-Darling Basin
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Flood Country: An Environmental History of The Murray-Darling Basin
By (Author) Emily O'Gorman
CSIRO Publishing
CSIRO Publishing
1st August 2012
Australia
Classifications
Professional and Scholarly
Non Fiction
History of science
Environmental policy and protocols
Environmental management
363.34930994
Physical Properties
Paperback
280
Width 170mm, Height 245mm
Description
Flood Country brings the Murray-Darling Basin's flood history into conversation with contemporary national debates about climate change and competing access to water for livelihoods, industries and ecosystems. It provides an important new historical perspective on this significant region of Australia, exploring how people, rivers and floods have re-made each other.
Author Bio
Emily O'Gorman is an Associate Research Fellow in the Australian Centre for Cultural Environmental Research at the University of Wollongong, Australia.
