10.4225/03/5a69323c9fa42
PAUL ANDREW SATUR
PAUL ANDREW
SATUR
Social Inequality and Water Sensitive Cities in Australia
Monash University
2019
Social Inequality
Water
Water Sensitive Cities
Australian Cities
liveability
resilience
urban
Melbourne
Perth
Practice theory
sustainability
climate change
Bourdiue
Shove
Environmental Science
Environmental Management
Social and Cultural Geography
Natural Resource Management
Water Quality Engineering
Sociology
Environment Policy
Urban Design
Environmental Humanities
2019-04-03 04:18:22
Thesis
https://bridges.monash.edu/articles/thesis/Social_Inequality_and_Water_Sensitive_Cities_in_Australia/5802273
This Thesis investigates the role and nature of social inequality in Australian cities and the implications it presents for the transition to more liveable, sustainable and resilient water sensitive cities. It offers new insights into urban water use practices in communities varying in social advantage and disadvantage and provides recommendations on how future water resource management initiatives can reduce inequalities in living conditions, sustainability and vulnerability experienced throughout urban areas in Australia.