Book chapter
Coasts
Ten Commitments: Reshaping the Lucky Country's Environment, pp.87-94
C S I R O Publishing
2008
Abstract
In Ten Commitments: Reshaping the Lucky Country's Environment, leading environmental thinkers in Australia have written provocative chapters on environmental issues facing the nation. Each chapter includes 10 key issues that must be urgently addressed to improve Australia's environment. The book is organised by ecosystem, by sector and by cross-cutting themes. Topics include: deserts, rangelands, woodlands, tropical savannas, urban settlements, forestry, tropical and temperate marine ecosystems, tropical rainforest, alpine and aquatic ecosystems, coasts, fisheries, agriculture, mining, grazing, tourism, climate change, earth systems, water, biodiversity, policy and institutional reforms, the private sector, human population, health, fire, emergency management, Indigenous land management and energy. With over 40 experts weighing in on Australia's most pressing issues, this is a must-read for anyone interested in the environment. [Book Synopsis]
Details
- Title
- Coasts
- Authors
- N S Lazarow (Author) - Griffith UniversityTimothy F Smith (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health and EducationB Clarke (Author) - Flinders University
- Contributors
- David Lindenmayer (Editor)Steve Morton (Editor)Stephen Dovers (Editor)
- Publication details
- Ten Commitments: Reshaping the Lucky Country's Environment, pp.87-94
- Publisher
- C S I R O Publishing
- Date published
- 2008
- ISBN
- 9780643095854
- Organisation Unit
- School of Social Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Law and Society; Sustainability Research Cluster
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99449541602621
- Output Type
- Book chapter
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