Abstract
The supreme importance of water resources to Australian society is traced, with specific reference to the most densely populated state, Victoria. The individual chapters relate the history from 1834 discussing: community adaptation to settlement planning for squatters, miners, immigrants and colonials; conservation and water management; expansion and consolidation of statutory bodies following the creation of the Department of Water Resources in 1984; and finally the effects of regionalism, environmentalism, urban conflict and institutional reform. Concludes with an appendix containing a brief chronology of significant events regarding water from 1853 to 1987. -from Author
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Watering the garden state |
| Subtitle of host publication | water, land and community in Victoria, 1834-1988 |
| Publisher | Allen & Unwin |
| ISBN (Print) | 0043600743, 0043640249, 9780043600740, 9780043640241 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 1989 |