Climate, Science, and Colonization: Histories from Australia and New Zealand - Brossura

O'Gorman, Emily; Henry, Matthew

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1349462454 ISBN 13: 9781349462452

Casa editrice: Palgrave Macmillan, 2014

Riassunto

Offering new historical understandings of human responses to climate and climate change, this cutting-edge volume explores the dynamic relationship between settlement, climate, and colonization, covering everything from the physical impact of climate on agriculture and land development to the development of "folk" and government meteorologies.

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Informazioni sull'autore

Andrew Lorrey, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, New ZealandHelen C. Bostock, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, New Zealand Kirsty Douglad, Australian Academy of Science, AustraliaClaire Fenby, University of Melbourne, AustraliaJoëlle Gergis, University of Melbourne, AustraliaDon Garden, University of Melbourne, AustraliaPeter Holland, University of Otago, New ZealandStephen Legg, Monash University, AustraliaJames Beattie, University of Waikato, New ZealandRuth Morgan, The University of Western AustraliaEmily O'Gorman, University of Wollongong, AustraliaChristian O'Brien, Australian National UniversityMatthew Henry, Massey University, New Zealand Meg Parsons, University of Auckland, New ZealandJim Williams, University of Otago, New Zealand

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Palgrave Macmillan
• Data di pubblicazione: 2014
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1349462454
• ISBN 13: 9781349462452
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 304
• Redattore: Beattie J.
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