How Long to Read Wetlands in a Dry Land

How Long Does it Take to Read Wetlands in a Dry Land?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 48 minutes to read Wetlands in a Dry Land by Emily O'Gorman

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

In the name of agriculture, urban growth, and disease control, humans have drained, filled, or otherwise destroyed nearly 87 percent of the world’s wetlands over the past three centuries. Unintended consequences include biodiversity loss, poor water quality, and the erosion of cultural sites, and only in the past few decades have wetlands been widely recognized as worth preserving. Emily O’Gorman asks, What has counted as a wetland, for whom, and with what consequences? Using the Murray-Darling Basin—a massive river system in eastern Australia that includes over 30,000 wetland areas—as a case study and drawing on archival research and original interviews, O’Gorman examines how people and animals have shaped wetlands from the late nineteenth century to today. She illuminates deeper dynamics by relating how Aboriginal peoples acted then and now as custodians of the landscape, despite the policies of the Australian government; how the movements of water birds affected farmers; and how mosquitoes have defied efforts to fully understand, let alone control, them. Situating the region’s history within global environmental humanities conversations, O’Gorman argues that we need to understand wetlands as socioecological landscapes in order to create new kinds of relationships with and futures for these places.

How long is Wetlands in a Dry Land?

Wetlands in a Dry Land by Emily O'Gorman is 284 pages long, and a total of 72,136 words.

This makes it 96% the length of the average book. It also has 88% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Wetlands in a Dry Land Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 34 minutes to read Wetlands in a Dry Land aloud.

What Reading Level is Wetlands in a Dry Land?

Wetlands in a Dry Land is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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