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...

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Weitere Verfasser: Fisher, Melanie, Botterill, Linda Courtenay
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Collingwood, Vic. : London : CSIRO ; Eurospan, 2003.
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Zusammenfassung: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.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (1 volume) :)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0643090975
9780643090972
1283154293
9781283154291
9780643069541
0643069542