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Cultivating Community
How discourse shapes the philosophy, practice and policy of water management in the Murray-Darling Basin
Series: Public and Social Policy Series
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In the face of escalating water scarcity, effective water management has become a central concern globally. The MurrayDarling Basin, spanning over a million square kilometres across four states and one territory, is a lifeline for Australian agriculture and rural communities. Cultivating Community: How discourse shapes the...
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In the face of escalating water scarcity, effective water management has become a central concern globally. The MurrayDarling Basin, spanning over a million square kilometres across four states and one territory, is a lifeline for Australian agriculture and rural communities.
Cultivating Community: How discourse shapes the philosophy, practice and policy of water management in the MurrayDarling Basin dissects the prevailing environmental discourses shaping water policy in the MurrayDarling Basin and assesses their implications for both the environment and farming communities.
Drawing on five months of extensive field research among farmers and MurrayDarling Basin Authority officials, Dr Amanda Shankland presents a nuanced understanding of farmer perspectives within the broader policy discourse. By examining the interplay between environmental discourses and farmer knowledge, Shankland sheds light on how different ideologies shape policy decisions and subsequently impact water management practices.
Central to the book's contribution is the identification and analysis of four key environmental discourses prevalent in the MurrayDarling Basin: administrative rationalism, economic rationalism, democratic pragmatism, and green environmentalism.
Against the backdrop of looming water scarcity and the declining health of the MurrayDarling Basin, Cultivating Community challenges these dominant discourses by highlighting a new perspective, community centrism, which emphasises community-based cooperation and engagement in water management. By amplifying farmer voices and advocating for a more inclusive approach to policy deliberations, Cultivating Community paves the way for alternative futures in water management that prioritise social values alongside economic and environmental considerations.
Cultivating Community is a timely and indispensable resource for charting a path towards a more resilient and equitable water future in the MurrayDarling Basin and beyond.
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Book Details
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ISBN: 9781743329771
Publisher: Sydney University Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 01 September 2024
Country: Australia
Imprint: Sydney University Press
Illustration: Illustrations
Audience: Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Width: 148.0mm
Height: 210.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 290
About the Author
Amanda Shankland has a doctorate from the Department of Political Science at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada. Dr Shankland specialises in research on social ecology, food sovereignty, water management, and rural development, and has spent her career working towards advancing the goals of ecologically sustainable agriculture through political reform.
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