Troubled Waters

Confronting the Water Crisis in Australia's Cities

Patrick Troy

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ANU Press
15 July 2008

Urban communities; Energy industries & utilities; The environment; Sanitary & municipal engineering

Australian

cities have traditionally relied for their water on a ‘predict-and-provide’

philosophy that gives primacy to big engineering solutions. In more recent

years privatised water authorities, seeking to maximise consumption and

profits, have reinforced the emphasis on increasing supply. Now the cities

must cope with the stress

Edited by: Patrick Troy
Imprint: ANU Press
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 250mm, Width: 176mm,
ISBN: 9781921313837
ISBN 10: 1921313838
Pages: 218
Publication Date: 15 July 2008
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preliminary Pages Contributors Acknowledgments Introduction: The water services problem – Patrick Troy The life and times of the Chadwickian solution – Tony Dingle The water crisis in Southeast Queensland: How desalination turned the region into carbon emission heaven – Peter Spearritt Down the gurgler: Historical influences on Australian domestic water consumption – Graeme Davison Nature, networks and desire: Changing cultures of water in Australia – Lesley Head Urban water: Policy, institutions and government – Steve Dovers Sustainability in urban water futures – Geoff Syme Exploiting the unspeakable: Third-party access to sewage and public-sector sewerage infrastructure – Janice Gray and Alex Gardner Property in urban water: Private rights and public governance – Lee Godden Conclusion: A new solution – Patrick Troy Index