Flood country : an environmental history of the Murray-Darling basin / Emily O'Gorman
- Bib ID:
- 5785889
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- O'Gorman, Emily
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- Online full text access is restricted to licenced institutions.
- Description:
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- Collingwood, Vic. : CSIRO Publishing, ©2012
- x, 257 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 25 cm.
- ISBN:
- 9780643101586 (paperback)
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- Summary:
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This book examines the Murray-Darling Basin's flood history as well as contemporary national debates about climate change and competing access to water for livelihoods, industries and ecosystems. It provides an important new historical perspective on this significant region of inland eastern Australia.
- Notes:
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- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Also issued in various ebook formats.
- Subject:
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- Floodplain management -- Darling River (Qld. and N.S.W.)
- Floodplain management -- Murray River (N.S.W.-S.A.)
- Wetland management -- Darling River Watershed (Qld. and N.S.W.)
- Wetland management -- Murray River Watershed (N.S.W.-S.A.)
- Darling River Watershed (Qld. and N.S.W.) -- Environmental aspects
- Darling River Watershed (Qld. and N.S.W.) -- History
- Murray River Watershed (N.S.W.-S.A.) -- Environmental aspects
- Murray River Watershed (N.S.W.-S.A.) -- History
- Australian
- Other authors/contributors:
- CSIRO
- Also Titled:
- Environmental history of the Murray-Darling basin
- Copyright:
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- Until 2062 [Created/Published Date + 50 Years]
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- Literary Dramatic Musical
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- Publication date:
- 2012
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