| ISBN |
9781923022386 |
| 1923022385 |
| Author |
Hardisty, Paul (author) |
| Title |
In hot water / Dr Paul E. Hardisty. |
| Cover title |
In hot water : inside the battle to save the Great Barrier Reef |
| Publisher and/or associated date/s |
Melbourne, VIC : Affirm Press, 2024. |
| ©2024 |
| Description |
276 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, plates ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Into the fray -- Why care? -- Yonge and the early days of exploration -- Truth and denial -- Visions for the reef -- The fight for funding -- The threat of oil -- Biological and geological time -- Tragedies of the commons -- Damage control -- Layers of defence -- Ambush -- Warnings, progress and setbacks -- Situation critical -- Acts of resistance -- An uncertain future -- Taking action. |
| Summary |
In the ongoing climate wars, the Great Barrier Reef has become a symbol of everything that we have to lose from global warming. For years, reports of the world-famous coral being irreversibly bleached have fuelled an ideological battle between those fighting to stop the damage and those who insist the danger is overblown. Paul Hardisty found himself in the middle of this fight during his six years as CEO of the Australian Institute of Marine Science. In this fascinating, candid and urgent book, he dives into the history of the reef and cuts through the rhetoric to chart the circumstances and acceleration of its decline, as well as the determined efforts to save it. In Hot Water is a crucial look inside the battle to save one of Australia's greatest treasures, describing what must be done to preserve it, and what is at risk if we fail to do so. |
| Subjects |
Environmental policy |
| Climatic changes |
| Climate change mitigation -- Queensland -- Great Barrier Reef |
| Coral reef biology -- Queensland -- Great Barrier Reef |
| Coral reef conservation -- Queensland -- Great Barrier Reef |
| Environmental protection -- Queensland -- Great Barrier Reef |
| Reef ecology -- Queensland -- Great Barrier Reef |
| Marine habitat conservation -- Australia |
| Marine resources -- Australia -- Management |
| Marine resources conservation -- Queensland -- Great Barrier Reef |
| Water quality management -- Queensland -- Great Barrier Reef |
| Great Barrier Reef (Qld.) |
| Permanent OpenURL |
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| Call number |
2024.162 |
