Title The salinity crisis : landscapes, communities and politics / Quentin Beresford ... [and others]

Published Crawley, W.A. ; [Great Britain] : University of Western Australia Press, 2001

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Description xii, 324 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps (some color), portraits ; 21 cm regular print Series Contemporary issues Contemporary issues (Nedlands, W.A.) Contents Salinity - a multidimensional crisis -- The spread of salinity and responses to it; 1900-1990s -- Contemporary issues posed by salinity -- Conclusion Summary Focuses on dryland salinity in W.A's wheatbelt Analysis Administration Agricultural development Biodiversity Control Federal issue Farms History Land clearing Government Land degradation Local government issue Salinity Policy State issue Salinization Western Australia Western australia. dept. of agriculture Notes Includes index Bibliography Bibliography: pages 298-321 Subject Biodiversity -- Australia. Biodiversity -- Australia -- Western Australia. Landscape changes -- Australia -- Western Australia. Salinity -- Control -- Australia. Salinity -- Australia. Salinization -- Control -- Political aspects -- Australia -- Western Australia. Salinization -- Control -- Australia -- Western Australia. Salinization -- Control -- Australia. Salinization -- Australia -- Western Australia. Salinization -- Australia. Landscape changes -- Australia. Soil salinization -- Australia -- Western Australia. Soil salinization -- Australia. Soils, Salts in -- Environmental aspects -- Australia -- Western Australia. Soils, Salts in -- Australia -- Western Australia. SUBJECT Australia http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79021326 -- Environmental conditions. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99005384 Australia http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79021326 -- Rural conditions. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00007670 Western Australia http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79089339 -- Environmental conditions. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99005384 Western Australia http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79089339 -- Rural conditions. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00007670 Author Beresford, Quentin, 1954- LC no. 2001536284 ISBN 1876268603

Other Titles Landscapes, communities and politics

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