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Climate, Science, and Colonization: Histories from Australia and New Zealand (Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology) - Hardcover

Book 16 of 52: Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology

O'Gorman, Emily; Henry, Matthew

 
9781137333926: Climate, Science, and Colonization: Histories from Australia and New Zealand (Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1137333928 ISBN 13: 9781137333926
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 2014

Synopsis

Offering new historical understandings of human responses to climate and climate change, this cutting-edge volume explores the dynamic relationship between settlement, climate, and colonization, covering everything from the physical impact of climate on agriculture and land development to the development of "folk" and government meteorologies.

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About the Author

Andrew Lorrey, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, New Zealand Helen C. Bostock, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, New Zealand Kirsty Douglad, Australian Academy of Science, Australia Claire Fenby, University of Melbourne, Australia Joëlle Gergis, University of Melbourne, Australia Don Garden, University of Melbourne, Australia Peter Holland, University of Otago, New Zealand Stephen Legg, Monash University, Australia James Beattie, University of Waikato, New Zealand Ruth Morgan, The University of Western Australia Emily O'Gorman, University of Wollongong, Australia Christian O'Brien, Australian National University Matthew Henry, Massey University, New Zealand Meg Parsons, University of Auckland, New Zealand Jim Williams, University of Otago, New Zealand

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Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Publication date
2014
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1137333928
ISBN 13 
9781137333926
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
302
Editor
Beattie J.