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Old Land, New Landscapes.

Old Land, New Landscapes is the story of a farming community fighting to rehabilitate land degraded by more than a century of farming. Chris Williams tells of the trials and triumphs of the Sutherland family and other volunteers based around Peak Hill in central western New South Wales, as they set...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Williams, Chris
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Melbourne : Melbourne University Press, 2015.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 |a Old Land, New Landscapes; Contents; Acknowledgements; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Introduction; The biodiversity crisis; 1 Seeing Land, Seeking Landscape; The creation of Landcare; Researching Landcare; The Genaren Hill Landcare Group; 2 Genesis of a Landcare Group; Genaren Hill Landcare Group area; The creation of the present-day landscape; Ecological change; Genaren and the Sutherland family; The Sanctuary becomes a Landcare Project; 3 Bringing Back the Bettong; Advocating an adaptive approach: Can we have some bettongs?; 4 Creating Nature Conservation Farmers. 
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