Skip to content
Home/ Brisbane Breached: The Story of a Drought Defaulted Floodplain
Brisbane Breached: The Story of a Drought Defaulted Floodplain
Save Ask us

Brisbane Breached: The Story of a Drought Defaulted Floodplain

No customer reviews yet ISBN 9781922815781
Published
Jan 2024
Language
English
$27.99 $39.95 29% off
You save $11.96 · list price $39.95
In stock
Most orders arrive within 3 weeks. Shipping policy
Qty
Sign in to Add to Saved list
Free delivery over $35 · 15-day returns

Condition

Brand New

An unread, unused copy: no writing or highlighting, and no missing or damaged pages. Every book we sell is brand new, including our lowest-priced titles.

About this book

David Topp succinctly explains how a city built on a flood plain will never be flood free.

- Peter Spearritt: Emeritus Professor of History, The University of Queensland.


Brisbane Breached: The Story of a Drought Defaulted Floodplain delves into the intricate historical chronicles of Brisbane, meticulously exploring the city's enduring struggle against the dual forces of severe flooding and prolonged droughts.


The narrative unfolds, juxtaposing the recurrent major flood events between 1841 and 2022 with intermittent, yet impactful, periods of drought. Such occurrences, inherently linked to Brisbane's geographical position constructed within a flood plain, present profound policy challenges that have persisted over time.


In dissecting the prevailing beliefs in the efficacy of dam constructions as a panacea for Brisbane's water-related vulnerabilities, this book confronts the prevailing misconceptions. The inadequacies of solely relying on dam infrastructure become apparent in the face of the city's unique topographical limitations, prompting a necessary paradigm shift in policy considerations.


Foreseeing an imminent population surge, projected to add one million residents by 2032, this book's discourse posits the urgency of transcending traditional water management strategies. This paradigmatic shift becomes a pivotal policy proposition to avert the existential threat of complete water depletion in a city susceptible to both drought and flooding.



David Topp is a Queensland Barrister. His previous book Tennyson Breach was published in 2012.



Specifications

PublishedJan 31, 2024
ISBN-101922815780
ISBN-139781922815781
LanguageEnglish

Buying from Saanjhi

  • Ships from the USA. Delivery to US addresses only.
  • Free delivery on orders over $35.
  • 15-day returns. Unless we send the wrong book or it arrives damaged, you pay return shipping and a 15% restocking fee.
  • Secure checkout. We never store card details.

Readers who bought this also bought

More from Civil - Flood Control
See all
2013 Hydrographic Survey Maps-Mississippi River Black Hawk, Louisiana to Gulf of Mexico Mile 324 Ahp
<b>NOTE: NO FURTHER DISCOUNT FOR THIS PRINT PRODUCT--OVERSTOCK SALE -- Significantly reduced list price</b><br /><br /> This volume is packaged as a binder that consists of 74 loose leaf map sheets. These 74 map sheets are mapped to 1:20,000 publication scale and this volume also contains 12 map sheets mapped to 1:10,000 scale. This resource maps the Mississippi River from river Mile 324 AHP at Black Hawk, Louisiana (LA) to the Mile 23 BHP at Gulf of Mexico. These detailed maps are part of a comprehenisve mapping project produced by the United States (U.S..US) Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) that is developed to provide updated Flood Control and Navigation maps as well as Hydrographic Survey maps for the Mississippi River. The Mississippi River, at over 2,300 miles long is the longest river in the United States (when combined with its tributary Missouri River). It drains most of the area between the Rocky Mountains and the Appalachian Mountains.<br /><br /> American citizens, city and regional planners along the Missisippi River, along with emergency management personnel, flood control engineers, surveyors, and construction specialists may be interested in these maps, especially in flooding and flood prevention/control situations.<br /><br /> Related products: <b>Homeowner's Guide to Retrofitting: Six Ways to Protect Your Home From Flooding</b> is available here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/064-000-00070-5?ctid=528<br /><br /><b>Divine Providence: The 2011 Flood in the Mississippi River and Tributaries Project in paperback format</b> is available here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/008-022-00364-9<br /><br /><b>Floods: The Awesome Power </b>can be found here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/003-000-00692-1<br /><br /><br /><br />
$101.66