We would be wise to get out of the way

“Perhaps with greater understanding of rivers, we will learn to adapt, and to manage human behaviour rather than attempt to control the river. At the very least, we must understand that future floods are inevitable and we would be wise to get out of the way. Nature will prevail.”

Margaret Cook (2019) A River with a City Problem: A History of Brisbane Floods, xiii

Image: Aerial of West End, 1974. Credit: QImagery.