Climate, Science, and Colonization: Histories from Australia and New Zealand

by Emily O'Gorman and Matthew Henry

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349462454
• ISBN13: 9781349462452
• Release Date: September 2014
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"