Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0879786

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0879786

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

From the Tap to the Bottle: an international study of the social and material life of bottled water. Water is a critical resource in Australia yet little is known about water in bottles. This project will be the first comparative study of bottled water marketing, consumption and disposal. It will make a significant contribution to national and international understandings of changing practices in the consumption of drinking water. The research will produce an analysis of the rise of the bottle in relation to the tap. Specifically, how various anxieties associated with drinking tap water, in Australia and elsewhere, impact on bottled water consumption. The knowledge produced about bottled water collection, circulation and regulation will contribute to wider debates about sustainable water provision and access to safe water for all.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2008

End Date: 30-06-2012

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $236,186.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Cultural Theory | Cultural Studies | Consumption And Everyday Life

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Consumption patterns, population issues and the environment | Waste management | Studies in human society |

Other Keywords

Consumption And Everyday Life | Consumption patterns, population issues and the environment | Cultural Studies | Cultural Theory | Studies in human society | Waste management

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