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What are the 10 key issues that must be addressed urgently to improve Australia's environment? In this follow up to the highly successful book Ten Commitments: Reshaping the Lucky Country'sEnvironment, Australia's leading environmental thinkers have written provocative chapters on wha...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Lindenmayer, David (Editor), Dovers, Stephen (Editor), Morton, Steve (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Collingwood, Vic. : CSIRO Publishing, 2014.
Subjects:
Environmental protection > Australia.
Environmental protection > Decision making.
Environmental policy > Australia.
Conservation of natural resources > Australia.
Natural resources > Management.
Environnement > Protection > Australie.
Environnement > Politique gouvernementale > Australie.
Conservation des ressources naturelles > Australie.
Ressources naturelles > Gestion.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Real Estate > General.
Conservation of natural resources.
Environmental policy.
Environmental protection.
Australia.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:What are the 10 key issues that must be addressed urgently to improve Australia's environment? In this follow up to the highly successful book Ten Commitments: Reshaping the Lucky Country'sEnvironment, Australia's leading environmental thinkers have written provocative chapters on what must be done to tackle Australia's environmental problems - in terms of policies, on-ground actions and research.Chapters are grouped into ecosystems, sectors and cross-cutting themes. Topics include: deserts, rangelands, temperate eucalypt woodlands, tropical savanna landscapes, urban settlements, forestry management, tropical and temperate marine ecosystems, tropical rainforests, alpine ecosystems, freshwater ecosystems, coasts, islands, soils, fisheries, agriculture, mining, grazing, tourism, industry and manufacturing,protected areas, Indigenous land and sea management, climate change, water, biodiversity, population, human health, fire, energy and more. Ten Commitments Revisited is a 'must read' for politicians, policy makers, decision makers, practitioners and others with an interest in Australia's environment.
Physical Description:1 online resource (354 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781486301683
1486301681

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