Wetlands in a Dry Land: More-Than-Human Histories of Australia's Murray-Darling Basin

by Emily O'Gorman

Book Overview

Winner of the Inaugural Book Prize from the Australia & Aotearoa New Zealand Environmental History Network

A compelling environmental history of a critical ecosystem under threat

In the name of agriculture, urban growth, and disease control, humans have drained, filled, or otherwise destroyed nearly 87 percent of the world's wetlands over the past three centuries. Unintended consequences include biodiversity loss, poor water...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0295749156
• ISBN13: 9780295749150
• Release Date: July 2021
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher