Book ID: CBB758576515

A River with a City Problem: A History of Brisbane Floods (2019)

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Margaret Cook (Author)


University of Queensland Press
Publication date: 2019
Language: English


Publication Date: 2019
Physical Details: 248

When floods devastated South East Queensland in 2011, who was to blame? Despite the inherent risk of living on a floodplain, most residents had pinned their hopes on Wivenhoe Dam to protect them, and when it failed to do so, dam operators were blamed for the scale of the catastrophic events that followed. A River with a City Problem is a compelling history of floods in the Brisbane River catchment, especially those in 1893, 1974 and 2011. Extensively researched, it highlights the force of nature, the vagaries of politics and the power of community. With many river cities facing urban development challenges, Cook makes a convincing argument for what must change to prevent further tragedy.

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Authors & Contributors
Agostini, Filiberto
Raito, Leonardo
Hundley, Norris, Jr.
Jackson, Donald C.
Rohr, Christian
Sorcinelli, Paolo
Journals
British Journal for the History of Science
Environment and History
Publishers
Franco Angeli
Pearson Education Resources Italia
Texas A&M University Press
Metauro Edizioni
Published for the Huntington-USC Institute on California and the West by University of California Press, Berkeley, California, Press Berkeley and the Huntington Library, San Marino, California
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Concepts
Floods
Rivers
Water resource management
Environmental history
Hydraulic engineering
Po Plain
People
Paleocapa, Pietro
Mulholland, William
Time Periods
20th century
Early modern
Modern
Republic of Venice (697–1797)
14th century
15th century
Places
Italy
California (U.S.)
Texas (U.S.)
China
United States
Colorado River (North America)
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