Water and Rural Communities
Local Politics, Meaning and Place
Published on 13. September 2016
162 pages
978-1-317-93422-6 (ISBN)
Description
The overall theme of this book concerns the multiplicity and complexities of discursive constructions of water in Western economies in relation to irrigation communities. The authors argue that the politics of place is given meaning in relation to local knowledges and within multiple and multiscalar institutional frameworks involved with the social, physical, economic and political practices associated with water. They are particularly concerned with water at the local level, including how it is exchanged, managed and given meaning.
Using case studies from Australia and the United States of America, it is shown how water use and community relations, particularly during times of drought, are central to developing understandings about how communities challenge, adapt and respond to policy developments. The book also brings to light how unequal distribution of resources and risk conspicuously come to the surface during times of drought illustrating that water is a political subject occupying a unique position, moving between the natural and social worlds.
Using case studies from Australia and the United States of America, it is shown how water use and community relations, particularly during times of drought, are central to developing understandings about how communities challenge, adapt and respond to policy developments. The book also brings to light how unequal distribution of resources and risk conspicuously come to the surface during times of drought illustrating that water is a political subject occupying a unique position, moving between the natural and social worlds.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
8 s/w Abbildungen, 6 s/w Photographien bzw. Rasterbilder, 2 s/w Zeichnungen
2 Line drawings, black and white; 6 Halftones, black and white; 8 Illustrations, black and white
File size
6,16 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-317-93422-6 (9781317934226)
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Persons
Lia Bryant is an Associate Professor and Director of the Centre for Social Change in the School of Psychology, Social Work and Social Policy, University of South Australia.
Jodie George is a Researcher and Lecturer in the School of Communication, International Studies and Languages, University of South Australia.
Jodie George is a Researcher and Lecturer in the School of Communication, International Studies and Languages, University of South Australia.
Content
1. The Poetics and Politics of Water and Communities 2. Contextualising Water Policy in Irrigation Communities 3. Memory, Place-making and Water 4. Material Sites/Sights and Spatialities of Exclusion 5. Riskscapes 6. Community Futures 7. Realms of Knowing
