Retelling Australia's Water Story by Quentin Grafton Paperback Book

Description: Retelling Australia's Water Story by Quentin Grafton Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description Successive governments have claimed that despite (or because of) Australias droughts and flooding rains, we are a world leader in water management. They have highlighted such successes as the 2004 National Water Initiative, robust water rights, highly efficient irrigation infrastructure, basin planning, and the delivery of safe drinking water to urban Australia. But the NWI barely mentions climate change; hugely valuable tradeable water rights were initially gifted to irrigators, with precious little allocated to Indigenous Australians; efficient irrigators extract large volumes of upstream water even during drought, causing downstream communities to run out; and hundreds of thousands of Australians in rural and remote communities endure poor-quality water from their taps.Its high time to call out the mistruths and the post-truths and retell Australias water story. In this book, Quentin Grafton explains how, from 1788 onwards, those in power have treated fresh water as a resource to be exploited rather than cared for. Over-extraction and misuse mean that Australia can now have too much, or too little, or too dirty water. Because of business-as-usual practices and climate change, these water crises will worsen, unless we apply made-in-Australia solutions that involve a rethink of how we value, measure and allocate water. Pathways to a better water future include leaving sufficient water in the landscape to sustain people and Country; respecting First Law, which sustained living waters for millennia; ensuring all communities, not just those with water rights, are actively involved in water decision-making; and prioritising the human right to water for all Australians. Author Biography Quentin Grafton is a highly published and cited Professor of Economics, Chairholder of the UNESCO Chair in Water Economics and Transboundary Water Governance (since 2010), and an Australian Laureate Fellow (since 2020) at the Australian National University. He is also a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia, a Distinguished Fellow of the Australasian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, and the recipient of global and Australian honours and research awards, including the Eureka Science Prize for Water Research and Innovation. He founded the Global Water Forum, the worlds first blog exclusively devoted to water, and is its Executive Editor. In 2019 he established the Water Justice Hub, whose mission is to respond to water injustice and to promote both voice and truth-telling in relation to water. As its Convenor, he has worked with diverse communities across Australia to collaboratively promote sustainability and water (including climate and environment) justice. Details ISBN 1922979902 ISBN-13 9781922979902 Title Retelling Australia's Water Story Author Quentin Grafton Format Paperback Year 2024 Pages 96 Publisher Monash University Publishing GE_Item_ID:161628096; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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