Beyond drought : people, policy and perspectives /

Australia is the only country on the planet that has a non-annual climate cycle and this poses real challenges for an agricultural sector based on practices which were developed for the relative predictability of a European climate. Since 1989 official Government policy in Australia has moved toward...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Fisher, Melanie, Botterill, Linda Courtenay
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Collingwood, Vic. : London : CSIRO ; Eurospan, 2003.
Temas:
Droughts > Australia.
Droughts > Social aspects > Australia.
Droughts > Economic aspects > Australia.
Sécheresses > Australie.
Sécheresses > Aspect social > Australie.
Sécheresses > Aspect économique > Australie.
SCIENCE > Environmental Science (see also Chemistry > Environmental)
NATURE > Ecosystems & Habitats > Wilderness.
NATURE > Ecology.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Ecology.
Droughts.
Droughts > Economic aspects.
Droughts > Social aspects.
Australia.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Australia is the only country on the planet that has a non-annual climate cycle and this poses real challenges for an agricultural sector based on practices which were developed for the relative predictability of a European climate. Since 1989 official Government policy in Australia has moved towards acceptance of this reality and rejected the notion that drought is a natural disaster in favour of a policy approach based on risk management.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (1 volume) : color illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0643090975
9780643090972
1283154293
9781283154291
9780643069541
0643069542

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