The cultural relations of water in remote South Australian towns
Loading...
Date
2009
Authors
Wadham, Benjamin Allan
Willis, Eileen Mary
Pearce, Meryl Winsome
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
The Australian Sociological Association
Rights
Rights Holder
Abstract
Water is an increasingly scarce resource and the decline in rainfall presupposes people
and communities adapting to live in drier, and very different, social and
environmental conditions. In rural and remote South Australia residents have always
considered water a reflexive resource that requires them to consider their relationship
to water and its availability and access. These are material concerns. Yet, lifestyle,
identity, sense of place and community is profoundly shaped by the inclusion of
‘water’ in one’s habitus. ‘Water’ is also a social concern and its material management
arises within cultural relations.
Description
Keywords
Water, Culture, Commodification, Water flows, Sustainability
Citation
Wadham, B.A., Willis, E.M., & Pearce, M.W., 2009. The cultural relations of water in remote South Australian towns. The Future of Sociology. 2009 Annual Conference of the Australian Sociological Association, 1-12.