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Discover the critical exploration of Australia's largest river system in *Wounded Country* by award-winning author Quentin Beresford. This compelling book delves into the dire condition of the Murray-Darling Basin, validating the urgent need for sustainable practices amidst alarming environmental degradation. Covering over one million square kilometres, the Basin is under siege, faced with issues like soil erosion, dust storms, salinity, and lessening biodiversity. The text highlights the historical context of exploitation by farmers, politicians, and corporations without heed for environmental repercussions or Indigenous rights. Readers will encounter a blend of poignant narratives and stark realities as it relates to Australia's water management crisis. With the book's release in 2021 by NewSouth Publishing, it aims to shift the dialogue on how we respect and care for our natural resources. This is not just a book; it is a vital call-to-action to understand how we can collectively rebuild and protect the Murray-Darling. Shipping for this item is free, so order now and immerse yourself in a powerful narrative of hope and action. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Note: Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled. Condition: BRAND NEW. ISBN: 9781742236780.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781742236780
Year: 2021
Publisher: NewSouth Publishing
Description:
Like many Australians, I looked on with horror as images of a million dead fish swamped the media and consumed the news cycle. I resolved to dig deeper.
The Murray–Darling Basin is under threat. This vast and spectacular geographical region, covering one million square kilometres from central Queensland to South Australia, has been exploited for nearly 200 years. Soil erosion, sand drifts, dust storms, salinity, algal blooms, threatened native flora and fauna, the drying out of internationally recognised wetlands and steadily worsening droughts have repeatedly brought large parts of the Basin to its knees.
In Wounded Country, award-winning author Quentin Beresford investigates the complex history of Australia’s largest and most important river system. Waves of farmers exploited the region’s potential, with little consideration for the environmental consequences. Dispossession and marginalisation denied local First Nations people their lands and European settlers the Indigenous cultural knowledge to manage the Basin sustainably. Instead, we’ve had â€nation-building’ irrigation schemes and agricultural enterprises promoted by politicians focused on short-term profits and a development-at-all-costs approach. Expert advice and warnings about long-term environmental effects have been continually sidelined.
We’re now at a point of reckoning. How can we save the once mighty Murray–Darling?
â€One of the most important books to emerge in recent decades concerning both Australia's dangerous environmental mismanagement and the indivisible plunder of Indigenous society.’ — Charles Massy
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781742236780
Year: 2021
Publisher: NewSouth Publishing
Description:
Like many Australians, I looked on with horror as images of a million dead fish swamped the media and consumed the news cycle. I resolved to dig deeper.
The Murray–Darling Basin is under threat. This vast and spectacular geographical region, covering one million square kilometres from central Queensland to South Australia, has been exploited for nearly 200 years. Soil erosion, sand drifts, dust storms, salinity, algal blooms, threatened native flora and fauna, the drying out of internationally recognised wetlands and steadily worsening droughts have repeatedly brought large parts of the Basin to its knees.
In Wounded Country, award-winning author Quentin Beresford investigates the complex history of Australia’s largest and most important river system. Waves of farmers exploited the region’s potential, with little consideration for the environmental consequences. Dispossession and marginalisation denied local First Nations people their lands and European settlers the Indigenous cultural knowledge to manage the Basin sustainably. Instead, we’ve had â€nation-building’ irrigation schemes and agricultural enterprises promoted by politicians focused on short-term profits and a development-at-all-costs approach. Expert advice and warnings about long-term environmental effects have been continually sidelined.
We’re now at a point of reckoning. How can we save the once mighty Murray–Darling?
â€One of the most important books to emerge in recent decades concerning both Australia's dangerous environmental mismanagement and the indivisible plunder of Indigenous society.’ — Charles Massy