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 ====== Control of the Commons ====== ====== Control of the Commons ======
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 +Control of the Commons explores the culture of water use. Building vessels from recycled and locally produced materials, three journeys are undertaken to meet with people who are on the waterways and talk with them about their actual uses and feelings toward the water. Avoiding lobbyists, politicians and other big voices, the project aims to hear about the actual usage rather than the loudest uses.
  
   * Project description: http://timesup.org/coc/   * Project description: http://timesup.org/coc/
   * Project Blog: http://coc.timesup.org   * Project Blog: http://coc.timesup.org
   * Project call: http://timesup.org/content/call-participation-control-commons   * Project call: http://timesup.org/content/call-participation-control-commons
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-=== Abstract for website === 
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-Control of the Commons explores the culture of water use. Building vessels from recycled and locally produced materials, three journeys are undertaken to meet with people who are on the waterways and talk with them about their actual uses and feelings toward the water. Avoiding lobbyists, politicians and other big voices, the project aims to hear about the actual usage rather than the loudest uses. 
  
  
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 Launching around Ned's point or Lock 9. Launching around Ned's point or Lock 9.
  
-Travel is expected to be between 20 and 40 kilometers per day, based upon experiences of 2 similar projects. Water currents will be important. The can be found [[here]http://riversmart.net.au/Flowtracker.htm], and it seems that if we take the river to be 150m wide and 4 meters deep, the flow at the SA border is around 0.5 kmh, compared to 4-6 on the Danube. Maps of the river are available here: http://www.rmboa.org.au/maps.html+Travel is expected to be between 20 and 40 kilometers per day, based upon experiences of 2 similar projects. Water currents will be important. The can be found [[http://riversmart.net.au/Flowtracker.htm|here]], and it seems that if we take the river to be 150m wide and 4 meters deep, the flow at the SA border is around 0.5 kmh, compared to 4-6 on the Danube. Maps of the river are available here: http://www.rmboa.org.au/maps.html
  
  
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 ==== Potential collaborators in towns on the river? ==== ==== Potential collaborators in towns on the river? ====
-  * McCormick Centre for the Environment in Renmark: +  * McCormick Centre for the Environment in Renmark: http://www.murrayriver.com.au/river-management/mccormick/ 
-http://www.murrayriver.com.au/river-management/mccormick/ +  * Country Arts in Murray Bridge: http://www.murraybridgegallery.com.au/ 
-  * Country Arts in Murray Bridge: +  * Wherever suits: http://www.rmboa.org.au  
-http://www.murraybridgegallery.com.au/ +  * Link with Just Add Water - Fringe in Goolwa? http://www.adelaidefringe.com.au/fringe-in-goolwa 
-  * Wherever suits +
-http://www.rmboa.org.au  +
-  * Link with Just Add Water - Fringe in Goolwa? +
-http://www.adelaidefringe.com.au/fringe-in-goolwa+
  
 +==== Brussels–Charleroi Canal ====
  
 +<html><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/foam/8429363896/" title="MiMelo_CoCMap2 by _foam, on Flickr"><img src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8513/8429363896_5648d528a7_c.jpg" width="779" height="800" alt="MiMelo_CoCMap2"></a></html>
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