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Troubled waters : confronting the water crisis in Australia's cities / edited by Patrick Troy.

Troubled waters : confronting the water crisis in Austr...

Troubled waters : confronting the water crisis in Australia's cities / edited by Patrick Troy.

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Troubled waters : confronting the water crisis in Australia's cities / edited by Patrick Troy.

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Full title

Troubled waters : confronting the water crisis in Australia's cities / edited by Patrick Troy.

Publisher

Acton, A.C.T. : ANU E Press, 2008.

Date

2008.

Call Numbers

G 2013/3035 , 363.61099/16

Record Identifier

74VMbo2glozy

MMS ID

991000856949702626

Language

English

Formats

Physical Description

Physical content

ix, 217 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cm.

Contents

Introduction: The water services problem / Patrick Troy -- 1. The life and times of the Chadwickian solution / Tony Dingle -- 2. The water crisis in Southeast Queensland: How desalination turned the region into carbon emission heaven / Peter Spearritt -- 3. Down the gurgler: Historical influences on...

Publication information

Publisher

Acton, A.C.T. : ANU E Press, 2008.

Place of Publication

Australian Capital Territory

Date Published

2008.

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Scope and Contents

Summary

"The traditional way water services have been provided has been to rely on predict and provide approaches that have given primacy to consideration of the supply of water services. This approach has been given a more economistic flavour in recent times. This book is designed to explore the nature of the demand for urban water services and how that h...

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Full title

Troubled waters : confronting the water crisis in Australia's cities / edited by Patrick Troy.

Authors, Artists and Contributors
Notes

General note

Includes index.

Bibliography: p. 207-210.

State Reference Library copy: transferred from N333.9113/5.

Additional physical form availability note

Also available in an electronic version via the Internet at the publisher's home page: http://epress.anu.edu.au.

Reproduction note

Electronic reproduction. Acton, A.C.T. : ANU E Press, 2008. Title from title screen (viewed 2nd Feb 2009). Electronic document in PDF format. Available via the World Wide Web.

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Call Numbers

G 2013/3035 , 363.61099/16

Record Identifier

74VMbo2glozy

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VMbo2glozy

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ISBN

9781921313837 (pbk.)

DDC

363.610994

MMS ID

991000856949702626

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