Speculative Harbouring at Blackwattle Bay

Johnson, K; Pratt, S

Speculative Harbouring at Blackwattle Bay

Johnson, K Pratt, S

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Citation:: Sustaining Seas Oceanic Space and the Politics of Care, 2020, pp. 43-57
Issue Date:: 2020-04-21

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dc.contributor.author	Johnson, K
dc.contributor.author	Pratt, S https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4148-5337
dc.date.accessioned	2020-09-06T21:07:02Z
dc.date.available	2020-09-06T21:07:02Z
dc.date.issued	2020-04-21
dc.identifier.citation	Sustaining Seas Oceanic Space and the Politics of Care, 2020, pp. 43-57
dc.identifier.isbn	1786612844
dc.identifier.isbn	9781786612847
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/142554
dc.description.abstract	A shared pathway wraps around Blackwattle Bay and makes for a smooth and pleasurable walk. Beyond the Bay is the vast estuary of Sydney Harbour, a drowned river valley known as a ria. In many ways this is an idyllic scene—runners, picnickers, kayakers, and dog walkers move against the backdrop of the Sydney Harbour. Yet urban harbors are troubled harbors as a consequence of intense urbanization and population growth over the last two centuries (Banks et al. 2016, 217). Degradation of water and sediment quality, overexploitation of resources, hardening of shorelines, habitat loss, climate change, competing economic interests, and conflicts among the many users are just some global issues facing harbors (218). Sydney Harbour is no exception. Although it is often cited for its beauty, areas are still glutted by pollution from industrial and domestic waste (Dafforn et al. 2016; Davies and Wright 2014, 458), conservationists suggest its ecosystems are disrupted by invasive species (see Banks et al. 2016, 356; Bugnot et al. 2014), and its colonial history means that many Aboriginal people who use the Bay still experience injustices.
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dc.publisher	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
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dc.title	Speculative Harbouring at Blackwattle Bay
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A shared pathway wraps around Blackwattle Bay and makes for a smooth and pleasurable walk. Beyond the Bay is the vast estuary of Sydney Harbour, a drowned river valley known as a ria. In many ways this is an idyllic scene—runners, picnickers, kayakers, and dog walkers move against the backdrop of the Sydney Harbour. Yet urban harbors are troubled harbors as a consequence of intense urbanization and population growth over the last two centuries (Banks et al. 2016, 217). Degradation of water and sediment quality, overexploitation of resources, hardening of shorelines, habitat loss, climate change, competing economic interests, and conflicts among the many users are just some global issues facing harbors (218). Sydney Harbour is no exception. Although it is often cited for its beauty, areas are still glutted by pollution from industrial and domestic waste (Dafforn et al. 2016; Davies and Wright 2014, 458), conservationists suggest its ecosystems are disrupted by invasive species (see Banks et al. 2016, 356; Bugnot et al. 2014), and its colonial history means that many Aboriginal people who use the Bay still experience injustices.

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