Nature's Line George Goyder, surveyor, environmentalist, visionary.

Goyder was the first European explorer to see great salt lakes in the inland in flood and to witness the amazing transformation that follows the breaking of drought. When he attempted to adapt the pattern of settlement to climatic reality by defining the border of the zone of reliable rainfall, his...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Sheldrick, Janis
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Adelaide : Wakefield Press, 2016.
Edición:2nd ed.
Temas:
Goyder, G. W. > (George Woodroffe), > 1826-1898.
Goyder, G. W. > (George Woodroffe), > 1826-1898
Architecture and climate > Australia > South Australia.
Environmentalists > Australia > South Australia.
Rain and rainfall > Australia > South Australia.
Surveyors > Australia > South Australia.
Architecture et climat > Australie > Australie-Méridionale.
Pluie > Australie > Australie-Méridionale.
Géomètres > Australie > Australie-Méridionale.
Architecture and climate
Environmentalists
Rain and rainfall
Surveyors
South Australia
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Goyder was the first European explorer to see great salt lakes in the inland in flood and to witness the amazing transformation that follows the breaking of drought. When he attempted to adapt the pattern of settlement to climatic reality by defining the border of the zone of reliable rainfall, his warnings about the threat of drought were scorned.
Notas:Description based upon print version of record.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (488 p.)
ISBN:9781743054673
174305467X

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