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

by Warwick Frost

Book Overview

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.

While interest in rainforests and the movement for their conservation are often mistakenly portrayed as features of the last few decades, the debate...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367530198
• ISBN13: 9780367530198
• Release Date: January 2023
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 234 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"