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A river with a city problem : a history of Brisbane floods / Margaret Cook.

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ISBN	9780702260438
Author	Cook, Margaret (author.)
Title	A river with a city problem : a history of Brisbane floods / Margaret Cook.
Publisher and/or associated date/s	St Lucia, Queensland : University of Queensland Press, 2019.
Publisher and/or associated date/s	©2019.
Description	xv, 232 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Bibliography	Includes bibiographic references (pages 204-226) and index.
Summary	'An engrossing account of the complex relationship between a river and the cities that grew up around it.' Nick Earls 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.
Subjects	Floods -- Queensland
	Rivers -- Queensland
	Flood dams and reservoirs -- Queensland
	Brisbane River (Qld.)
Call number	2019.371

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Barcode	Shelf Location	Collection	Volume Ref.	Status	Due Date
A00930551	2019.371	General Collection		. *, Long Overdue .	1 May 2023