Melbourne ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000
Physical Details
xiv, 306 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
ISBNs
9780195507492, 0195507495
OCLC
ocm44101329
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Pt. I. Overviews. 1. Still settling Australia: environment, history, and policy / Stephen Dovers. 2. The end, or new beginning? / Eric Rolls. 3. Snakes and cannons: water management and the geographical imagination in Australia / J. M. Powell -- Pt. II. Science and History. 4. Using environmental history and ecological evidence to appraise management regimes in forests / David B. Lindenmayer. 5. History for soil conservation and catchment management / Robert Wasson and Aleksey Sidorchuk. 6. Oral history, ecological knowledge, and river management / Jane Roberts and Geoff Sainty -- Pt. III. Communities, History, and Environment. 7. An environmental education for a local community: knowing the Border Ranges / W. Ross Johnston. 8. Community histories and participation in environmental management / Melissa Nursey-Bray. 9. Environmental history in museums: objects, subjects, and narratives / Ruth Lane -- Pt. IV. History, Law, and Policy. 10. Pastoral lease tenures as policy instruments, 1847-1997 / John Holmes. 11. Past and present: managing the Western Division of New South Wales / Michael Quinn. 12. An Australian public trust / Tim Bonyhady. 13. Soil conservation: history, law, and learning / John Bradsen