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Domesticating water: how initial choices shaped water networks in three Australian cities

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dc.contributor.authorFrost, L.
dc.contributor.authorShanahan, M.
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractThe options cities face in supplying safe water and disposing of wastes are affected by the long-lasting effects of initial network choices. This article outlines this path-dependent process through case studies of Sydney, Melbourne, and Adelaide. Each city was constrained by early choices that limited options as new challenges emerged. Each city soon outgrew natural water supplies, with differences in urban growth rates, governance structures, local skills and social aspirations impacting on the networks built. The quality of Australia’s urban water and sewerage was comparatively high by 1900, but the full benefit on living standards had not reached all residents.
dc.identifier.citationAustralian Historical Studies, 2021; 52(2):171-188
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/1031461X.2020.1862879
dc.identifier.issn1031-461X
dc.identifier.issn1940-5049
dc.identifier.orcidShanahan, M. [0000-0002-0405-2989]
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11541.2/146918
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherTaylor & Francis
dc.relation.fundingARC DP180100807
dc.rightsCopyright 2021 Taylor & Francis
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1080/1031461X.2020.1862879
dc.subjectwater networks
dc.subjectsupplying water
dc.subjectsewerage
dc.subjectdisposing of dirty water
dc.titleDomesticating water: how initial choices shaped water networks in three Australian cities
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished
ror.mmsid9916513911001831

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