Lost Waters
A History of a Troubled Catchment
$73.17
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
15 April 2007
Summary
Lost Waters charts the history since white settlement of one waterscape, where the Lal Lal Creek enters the West Moorabool branch of the Moorabool River near Ballarat in the central highlands of western Victoria.
It is a water supply catchment area, where water has been gathered and channeled, waterways reconfigured and connections weakened. In bringing a historical rather than scientific perspective to the issue, Erica Nathan considers what is often lost in the contemporary politics …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780522853513 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 052285351X |
| Author: | Erica Nathan |
| Publisher: | Melbourne University Press |
| Imprint: | Melbourne University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 15 April 2007 |
| Weight: | 250g |
| Dimensions: | 208mm x 138mm x 17mm |
| Series: | Academic Monographs |
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About The Author
Erica Nathan
Erica Nathan has a PhD from the University of Melbourne and a Masters of Applied Science from the University of Ballarat. She has a long-standing interest in horticultural and environmental issues and is an ongoing committee member of the Corangamite Catchment Management Authority (CCMA). She has worked as a teacher in secondary schools and TAFE colleges, a research consultant on environmental matters and a land management planner. Her publications include ‘Giving Salt some History and History some Salt’, Australian Historical Studies (Oct. 2000) and ‘Salinity on the Southeastern Dundas Tableland, Victoria’, Australian Journal of Earth Science (2000).
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