Irrigation, Salinity, and Rural Communities in Australia's Murray-Darling Basin, 1945–2020

AvDaniel Rothenburg

Häftad, Engelska, 2024

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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 animportant reflection on the importance of environmental history for facing the challenges posed by anthropogenic climate change.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2024-01-14
Mått:148 x 210 x 18 mm
Vikt:421 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Palgrave Studies in World Environmental History
Antal sidor:303
Förlag:Springer International Publishing AG
ISBN:9783031184536

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Daniel Rothenburg is Scientific Coordinator and Research Associate at the Collaborative Research Center 923 “Threatened Order”, University of Tübingen, Germany.

Innehållsförteckning

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.

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