{"product_id":"cities-in-a-sunburnt-country-water-and-the-making-of-urban-australia-paperback-softback-9781108926898","title":"Cities in a Sunburnt Country; Water and the Making of Urban Australia (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108926898","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eCities in a Sunburnt Country\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eWater and the Making of Urban Australia\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn examination of the challenges of water management in Australian cities drawing on environmental, urban and economy history.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMargaret Cook (Author), Lionel Frost (Author), Andrea Gaynor (Author), Jenny Gregory (Author), Ruth A. Morgan (Author), Martin Shanahan (Author), Peter Spearritt (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108926898, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 27 February 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e300 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.7 cm, 0.489 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe extremely stimulating and easy-to-read book is highly recommended to all those who are interested in water management and\/or Australian urban development.' Boris Braun, H-Soz-Kult (hsozkult.de)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAs Australian cities face uncertain water futures, what insights can the history of Aboriginal and settler relationships with water yield? Residents have come to expect reliable, safe, and cheap water, but natural limits and the costs of maintaining and expanding water networks are at odds with forms and cultures of urban water use. Cities in a Sunburnt Country is the first comparative study of the provision, use, and social impact of water and water infrastructure in Australia's five largest cities. Drawing on environmental, urban, and economic history, this co-authored book challenges widely held assumptions, both in Australia and around the world, about water management, consumption, and sustainability. From the 'living water' of Aboriginal cultures to the rise of networked water infrastructure, the book invites us to take a long view of how water has shaped our cities, and how urban water systems and cultures might weather a warming world.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Prologue\u003cbr\u003e 2. Living water\u003cbr\u003e 3. Domesticating water\u003cbr\u003e 4. Keeping up\u003cbr\u003e 5. Transforming homes\u003cbr\u003e 6. Watering suburbia\u003cbr\u003e 7. Crises of confidence\u003cbr\u003e 8. Twenty-first century Australian cities\u003cbr\u003e 9. Epilogue.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Sustainability [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Sustainability\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Sustainability%20%5BRNU%5D%22\"\u003eRNU\u003c\/a\u003e], Drought \u0026amp; water supply [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Drought \u0026amp; water supply\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Drought%20\u0026amp;%20water%20supply%20%5BRNFD%5D%22\"\u003eRNFD\u003c\/a\u003e], Social \u0026amp; cultural history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Social \u0026amp; cultural history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Social%20\u0026amp;%20cultural%20history%20%5BHBTB%5D%22\"\u003eHBTB\u003c\/a\u003e], Australasian \u0026amp; Pacific history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Australasian \u0026amp; Pacific history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Australasian%20\u0026amp;%20Pacific%20history%20%5BHBJM%5D%22\"\u003eHBJM\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52417739850008,"sku":"9781108926898","price":26.37,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781108926898i.jpg?v=1784505930","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/cities-in-a-sunburnt-country-water-and-the-making-of-urban-australia-paperback-softback-9781108926898","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}