Endurance: Australian Stories of Drought (Science in Society) - Softcover

Anderson, Deb

 
9781486301201: Endurance: Australian Stories of Drought (Science in Society)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1486301207 ISBN 13: 9781486301201
Publisher: CSIRO Publishing, 2014

Synopsis

Endurance presents stories of ordinary Australians grappling with extraordinary circumstances, providing insight into their lives., their experiences with drought and their perceptions of climate change.

The book opens with the physical impacts, science, politics and economics of drought and climate change in rural Australia. It then highlights the cultural and historical dimensions – taking us to the Mallee wheat-belt, where researcher Deb Anderson interviewed farm families from 2004 to 2007, as climate change awareness grew. Each story is grouped into one of three themes: Survival, Uncertainty and Adaptation.

Illustrated with beautiful colour photographs from Museum Victoria, Endurance will appeal to anyone with an interest in life stories, rural Australia and the environment.

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About the Author

Deb Anderson is a journalist and oral historian. She has published widely with Fairfax Media, principally for The Age, and recently joined Monash University as a lecturer, Australia. Deb’s fascination with nature and storytelling stems from her upbringing on a farm in one of the wettest parts of Australia, in tropical north Queensland, Australia.

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Publisher
CSIRO Publishing
Publication date
2014
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1486301207
ISBN 13 
9781486301201
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
248