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OverviewWater reflects culture. This book is a detailed analysis of hydrological change in Australia’s largest inland waterway in Australia, the Gippsland Lakes in Victoria, in the first 70 years of white settlement. Following air, water is our primal need. Unlike many histories, this book looks at the entire hydrological c Full Product DetailsAuthor: Kylie Carman-BrownPublisher: ANU Press Imprint: ANU Press ISBN: 9781760462840ISBN 10: 1760462845 Pages: 330 Publication Date: 16 October 2019 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable  The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsIntroduction Making the circle round: Perceptions of hydrology through time The earth's thoughtful lords? Nineteenth-century views of water and nature 'Notwithstanding the inclemency of the weather': The role of precipitation in the catchment 'Fair streams were palsied in their onward course': The desirability of flowing waters 'A useless weight of water': Responding to stagnancy, mud and morasses Between 'the water famine and the fire demon': Drying up the catchment Mirror, mirror? The reflective catchmentReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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