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...
| Други автори: | Fisher, Melanie., Botterill, Linda Courtenay. |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Collingwood, Vic. : London :
CSIRO ; Eurospan,
2003.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=110122 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Beyond drought. |
| Резюме: |
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. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (1 volume) : color illustrations |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
0643090975 9780643090972 1283154293 9781283154291 |