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- Title: Introduction (Water and Society)
- Author : Oceania
- Release Date : January 01, 2008
- Genre: Social Science,Books,Nonfiction,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 157 KB
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In Australia, as in many other parts of the world, there is a growing realisation that freshwater resources are finite and cannot support unlimited growth and development. Intensifying economic practices have led to the degradation of major aquatic ecosystems, while simultaneously creating conflicts between water using groups. Urban communities now compete with irrigators for water resources; environmentalists are increasingly concerned that ecosystems are being starved of sufficient aquatic flows; governments are struggling to find ways to contain conflicts and meet the demands of different constituencies. This collection of articles brings an anthropological perspective to bear on a series of competitions for the control and management of water resources. The case studies examine the way that social, economic and environmental pressures are dealt with in different ethnographic contexts. In doing so, they consider broader questions about social and political power, human engagements with (and through) material resources, and an eternal tension between aspirations for communality and competitive advantage. These issues are elucidated through ethnographic case studies from several geographic areas, including Australia, Papua New Guinea and East Timor.