An Environmental History of Australian Rainforests Until 1939: Fire, Rain, Settlers and Conservation

ISBN-13: 9780367086978 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 234 str.

Warwick Frost

Opis

This book provides a comprehensive environmental history of how Australia’s rainforests developed, the influence of Aborigines and pioneers, farmers and loggers, and of efforts to protect rainforests to help us better understand current issues and debates surrounding their conservation and use.

O autorze

Warwick Frost is Professor of Tourism, Heritage and the Media at La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia. His research interests include environmental history, comparative economic history and the history of national parks and zoos.