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Australian Environmental HistoryJust two centuries after European settlement, the human impact on the land, massive species extinction, and climate change, pose serious threats to the continent's fragile ecology. Author: Professor Richard Broome and Professor Katie Holmes
Just two centuries after European settlement, the human impact on the land, massive species extinction, and climate change, pose serious threats to the continent's fragile ecology. Students will consider Australia's early geological history; Indigenous land use; the competing ideas of land and land use among early settlers; and how various forms of land use shaped, and changed the environment. Language: en Genres: Courses, Education, History Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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The History of a Dry Continent
Wednesday, 23 November, 2011
Michael Cathcart speaks to Pofessor Katie Holmes (History Program, La Trobe University) about his new book 'The Water Dreamers', and the history of Australia as dry continent. Copyright 2011 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.
